Jeopardy. All the Challenge & Fun of the TV Game Show!

by Hasbro

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• ASIN: B00000JPU3
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,807 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Answer: "It borders every other country in South America except Ecuador and Chile." Question: "What is Brazil?" Just like the TV version, Parker Brothers' Jeopardy game features an upright board with 30 hidden answers to questions contestants must ask correctly. And just like on TV, there are three rounds of play, with the stakes--and the butterflies--increasing with every round. A restyled 10-inch game board features sturdy school-bus-yellow plastic and tip-proof supports. Credit-card-thin plastic "value tabs" fit into slots in the board's red inset panel, and a camouflaged "clues" page slips behind it. The transparent red plastic reveals the hidden answers on the page when the value tabs are removed. Because the subject matter is widely varied, it offers a medley that works well even with a mixed age group. There are fun plastic clickers for three players and clues enough for a total of 48 games (we did find that when playing with younger gamesters the clickers proved more hindrance than help: they're pretty darn tempting). --Julie Ubben

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loads of fun and loads of frustration!, December 6, 2000

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Michael A. Brown "maniacmedia" (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Jeopardy. All the Challenge & Fun of the TV Game Show! (Board Game)

People who play "Jeopardy" fall into two catagories... Those who play to prove how smart they are. And, those who play and fail to show how smart they are. Hasbro has done a good job of putting together a decent home version of this classic. The board is well done and the questions give a good range of general knowledge so everyone can play without feeling too intimidated.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly like the TV game, December 17, 2000

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Robert Gillis (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Jeopardy. All the Challenge & Fun of the TV Game Show! (Board Game)

This game has six categories, instead of five; pre-selected Daily Doubles; and a unique and separate Final Jeopardy clue; plus three clickers. This is quite an improvement over most previous versions which the MC had to select one spot on the Jeopardy round for the Daily Double, plus the MC having to select 3 spaces for the two Daily Doubles and the FJ round. There were 4 clickers also.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Close to what I expected, August 5, 2009

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Observer Phyton - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Jeopardy. All the Challenge & Fun of the TV Game Show! (Board Game)

I bought this game as a gift, and haven't yet heard how the recipient likes it, but after looking over the game myself, I am rather satisfied with what it is.

This particular version is a few years old and you can tell in the design, but it still functions like a Jeopardy game. The setup is quite straight forward, and while resetting in between rounds might be a slight hassle, overall it's rather user-friendly. The little thumb clickers for "buzzing in" are kind of cheesy because they are a glorified version of a bottle cap, and while I have not witnessed how well they work in-play, they would be my only harsh critique of the game.

If you are a Jeopardy lover and enjoy playing along with the show, then you will enjoy this game, especially if you can get a few friends who love it to play with you.