Round Themes

One of these themes will be used in any round of Net Poker until the Poker Run...

\ Change One Letter: The round starts with one particular word -- and a clue is given for another word.  To reach the other word, a player must change one letter into another.  For example, if the starting word were "POKER" and the clue were "name a wild card in a deck of cards", the player must respond "change the P to a J".  This theme will be used in Video Poker only -- and we'll play one clue at a time.

\ Double Meanings: Two definitions of a single word will be revealed.  Players must guess the word.  (Example: "Metal rod used for stirring fire" and "Card game where you try to make the best hand" would define "poker".)

\ The Frame Game: With each question, there are three frames.  We'll reveal the words in the first and last frame.  Players must identify the mystery word in the center frame.  A correct identification will lead to two different two-word phrases; either two-word phrase could be the identity of a person, place or thing.  (Example: If "Happy" is in the first frame and "Bunny" is in the last frame, the mystery word that belongs in the center frame is "Easter" -- for "Happy Easter" and "Easter Bunny".)

\ In Other Words: We'll list a phrase or title and express it in other words. (Example: "Toss My Maternal Parent Off That Locomotive" is the movie title "Throw Mama From The Train" in other words.  Titles expressed in other words must be rephrased back to its original, exact form.  Some leniency will be given on questions not involving titles -- on a case-by-case basis.)

\ Initial Descriptions: We'll reveal the initials of a famous person and then describe the person using words that begin with the person's initials.  Unless the host directs otherwise, the player must identify the famous person based on the provided initials.  (Example: The person with the initials B.S., described as a "Baby Specialist", would be Benjamin Spock. Only responding "Spock" would be deemed incorrect automatically.)

\ The Last Word: We'll give the players a false statement.  The players must correct the statement by substituting the last word with only one word that makes it true.    (Example: If the statement were "The number 1 on a roulette table is colored pink", all the player has to do is respond with "red".  If  the player responds with more than one word -- "dark red", for example -- then the player would automatically be ruled incorrect.  Also, if the latter word or words in a statement is/are a title, indicated by surrounding quotation marks, the exact last word must be given.)

\ Love & Marriage: We'll name a famous person and the players identify his/her spouse. 

\ The Name Game: Each question in this theme involves a pair of famous people.  We'll also partially list their names and ask the question as if they're related by blood, marriage or adoption.  For example:...

If this actress from the television series "Monk" were married to
this professional auto racer, what would her name be?

...the actress's name is Traylor Howard and the racer's name is Steve Park.  So a player would fill in the question marks and respond "Traylor Park".

\ The Numbers Game:  Each question is a statement that begins with a number and continues with a series of initials and often, but not always, small words.  The players must repeat the statement while determining what the initials stand for.  For example, if the question were "24 H in a D", the correct response is "24 Hours in a Day".

\ Parentheitical Jukebox: Words in certain titles of songs are, for whatever reason, surrounded by parentheses.  Each question in this theme displays the song's artist and title -- with the parenthetical words replaced by three question marks.  The player must identify the word(s) that belong in the parentheses.

\ The Rebus Game:  We'll show players a rebus, which consists of pictures and/or letters that add up to the identity of a person, place, thing, word or phrase.  This theme will be used in Video Poker only.

\ Time Machine: When the round starts, a base year will be given (example: 1972).  Each question will be the identity of a specific event.  The players must identify if the event happened before, during or after the base year (staying with this example, if the event happened earlier than January 1, 1972, the correct answer is "before"; if the event happened on January 1, December 31 or any other date of 1972, the correct answer is "during"; if the event happened later than December 31, 1972, the correct answer is "after").

\ What's In A Name?: We'll show players a famous person's name -- such as "Chuck Woolery" -- and then ask a series of questions.  An answer to a question uses letters in the person's first and/or last name.  (Example: If we asked, "In professional sports, the 'H' in 'NHL' stands for what?", the answer is "hockey" since an H, an O, a C, a K, an E and a Y appear somewhere in Chuck Woolery's name.)  This theme will be used in Video Poker only.  Correct spellings of answers are required.

\ What's Missing?: We'll list items that fit a certain category and intentionally not list one.  The player must idenify what's missing.  (Example: A list of suits in playing cards -- Spades, Clubs, Hearts -- has "Diamonds" missing.)  Unless the question notes otherwise, the items of the list are arranged in no particular order.

\ Who And The Whats?:  We'll name a famous musician/singer and you name his/her supporting group.  (Example: If the question was "Howard Melvin and the...", you'd say "Bluenotes".)

...and we have a few other themes in development.  Some themes may only be used sparingly or only once and would appear in Video Poker only.  

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