Richard Osman's House of Games is a British quiz show produced by Endemol UK for the BBC, hosted by Richard Osman.
The show is played on a weekly basis, with 4 celebrities playing on 5 consecutive days to win not only daily prizes, but the weekly prize of being crowned as "House of Games" champion. Points are accrued depending on where each celebrity finishes on each day, and the points are doubled on Friday's show.
On 21 November 2017, it was recomissioned for a second series of 50 episodes.
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Format
Osman sits on a chair to the left of the screen, while the 4 celebrities sit on adjoining chairs. Osman hits a button on his table which activates a round generator, which is displayed on a big screen. He then explains what the round is about and in what format it will take place (i.e., whether it's a buzzer round, a pairs round, or one where the players require use of their tablet computers.). Five rounds are played each day, with the final round always being "Answer Smash". In most games, a point is awarded for a correct answer, but in "Answer Smash", points are also deducted for incorrect answers.
At the end of each day, the scores are announced, and the winner wins a daily prize, which is usually a normal everyday object of some description with the "House of Games" logo imprinted on it (the logo being a turquoise-blue background with a depiction of Osman's hair, eyebrows and glasses.) The points are then converted to 4 points for the winner, 3 for 2nd place, 2 for 3rd place and 1 for 4th place onto the weekly leaderboard, with the points doubling to 8, 6, 4 and 2 for Friday's "Double Points Friday" editions. The weekly winner receives the "House of Games" trophy (a silver cup, with the Osman depiction on it) from Osman.
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Games
Buzzer games
Rhyme Time (first played on Episode 1): The celebrities are shown 2 statements which rhyme. They buzz in with the correct answers. On some questions, one of the statements are replaced with either a picture or a song (in which the singer is the rhyming answer they require.)
Broken Karaoke (first played on Episode 1): The "House of Games" karaoke machine is broken, and can only show the first letters of each word of a particular song. The celebrities must buzz in when they know the answer. The only clues the players get are the year the song was released, and that the letters come up in time with the tune of the song.
What's in a Name? (first played on Episode 2): The players are given statements, of which the answer comes from the full name of the celebrities. Each celebrity has 2 answers come from their name, and a point is given for a correct answer, but if the celebrity gets a correct answer from their own name, they get 2 points.
This Round Is in Code (first played on Episode 3): The players are given a category, and answers are shown in alpha-numeric code (i.e. A=1, B=2, C=3, etc.). The players have to unscramble the codes to get a point.
Z-A (first played on Episode 4): The teams are shown three blanked out words, with the letters being filled in reverse alphabetical order (i.e., Z, then Y, then X, etc.) The players have to buzz in when they know what connects all three words.
Individual games
Correction Centre (first played on Episode 2): The players are shown statements in which one word is incorrect, and needs to be amended. Each player gets their own statements, and get a point for each correct answer, but an incorrect answer opens the statement to everyone else on the buzzer.
Mouse of Games (first played on Episode 4): The team are shown a short description of a film, which has had one letter from its original title changed. The players have to give the answer to the description of this changed title for a point. They're also given the year of the release of the original film.
The Answer's in the Question (first played on Episode 5): The players are shown a statement based on a category. Part of it is in capitals, that needs to be rearranged to create an answer that is relevant to the category in question.
And The Answer Isn't (first played on Episode 5): Each player is given a question with 4 possible answers. One is correct, but the other 3 are false answers created by the celebrities who aren't answering this question. They need to find the correct answer for a point.
Cine-Nyms (first played on Episode 7): The players are shown a quote from a film, but its words have been replaced with synonyms of the actual words used. They need to work out the film for a point.
Pairs games
Note: All pairs games are played in the second round, and on each show, the person who is last place after the first round gets to choose which of the other celebrities they want to be their partner for this round.
Distinctly Average (first played on Episode 1): The pairs are given questions which they must write answers to on their tablet computers, and the average of their answers is taken as their answer, and the closest pair to the correct answer win themselves a point.
Build Your Own Question (first played on Episode 2): The pairs are given a left and a right hand set of options, one member chooses from the left and one chooses from the right. The choices chosen are then used to make a question, to which a correct answer gives each player a point.
Dim Sums (first played on Episode 4): The pairs are given a sum, and they need to find 2 numbers that could be used to make the answer (e.g. the sum could be ? x ? = 18.) The pairs are then given 4 options that they could use, but they have to work out what the numeric values of those options are as well. A correct sum earns the players a point.
Random games
Is It Me? (first played on Episode 1): Each team member is given a card with something specific on it. Osman asks questions and each player must raise their card up if they think that the answer on the card is correct to the statement, and lower their card if they don't think it relates to them.
Tablet games
Put Your Finger on It (first played on Episode 2): The players are given a picture question and have to point out who or what they think is the correct answer. (i.e. it could be a specific person or maybe an unusual item.) Everyone plays on their own tablet.
Where Is Kazakhstan? (first played on Episode 3): The players are given a map of a certain part of the world on their tablets. They are given a question and have to point on their map where they think it is. The closest to the correct place wins a point.
The Rich List (first played on Episode 4): The players have to write down an answer that is correct based on a statement given by the computer (there are multiple correct answers to each question). The players only get points for a correct answer that is unique, but as an added twist, Osman will also write down an answer to make it even harder.
Final round
Answer Smash: The teams are given a category and a picture relating to that category appears on the screen. Below the picture is a general knowledge question. The players have to "smash" the answers together to create the answer. (e.g. A picture of Michael Fish and if the answer to a question was Fisherman's Wharf, the answer the players would have to give is "Michael Fisherman's Wharf".) A point is given for a correct answer, but a point is deducted for an incorrect answer.
Daily prizes
On each day, the celebrities play for "daily prizes", with the "House of Games" logo on them. So far, each day has its own set of prizes, which are as follows:
- Monday: Cushion, dressing gown, pasta maker, dartboard, candle
- Tuesday: Picture frame, towel, driving gloves, tankard, alarm clock
- Wednesday: Lamp, binoculars, water bottle, shoe horn, golf umbrella
- Thursday: Thermos flask, Teasmade, coasters, tote bag, football
- Friday: Calculator, onesie, jigsaw puzzle, punchbag, slippers
Contestants
- Weekly winners in bold.
- Week 1 (4-8 September 2017): Nish Kumar, Anneka Rice, Clara Amfo, Al Murray
- Week 2 (11-15 September 2017): Angela Scanlon, Clive Myrie, Sara Pascoe, Rick Edwards
- Week 3 (18-22 September 2017): Anita Rani, Chris Ramsey, Janet Ellis, Jamie Theakston
Transmissions
Episodes of Richard Osman's House of Games are shown daily during weekdays:
References
External links
- Richard Osman's House of Games at BBC Programmes
- Richard Osman's House of Games on IMDb
- Richard Osman's House of Games at UKGameshows.com
- BBC Press Release
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