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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2018 15:50:09 GMT -5
Hey, everyone! Today, I would like to talk about the two different versions of Fastest Finger First, which had been implemented into the show since the beginning of the history of Millionaire. Before I get to the main topic of the thread, I would like to explain these two versions of Fastest Finger, which were featured in UK Millionaire and were later shown in other international formats of WWTBAM:
In the first version of Fastest Finger First, which was only used for the first season of WWTBAM, there were some major differences compared to the one that we know today. The contestants were given a question, and they had to give the correct answer in the fastest time - when the time to answer the question was over, the correct answer would be revealed and the contestant who got it right in the fastest time would enter the hot seat.
The second version we know quite well, which was also implemented since the second season of UK WWTBAM and is continued to be shown in other international versions, doesn't need much explanation, but I would indeed like to mention the differences that were made compared to the first FFF version of Millionaire:
1. There was no longer a question, but rather a specific assignment in the Fastest Finger First round, where all 4 possible answers had to be used in order to succeed and play in the hot seat.
2. The requirement to get everything right in the fastest time to win the Fastest Finger First round was still present, however, the times were far longer than they usually used to be in the first version of FFF.
In my personal opinion, the first version of FFF is better, since it is more associated to the actual gameplay of Millionaire happening in the hot seat, which could give contestants a preview on what kind of questions they would face and how they could develop a strategy in order to get as far as possible.
So what do you think - which one of the two FFF versions do you prefer? And if you could improve one of them, what changes would you personally make?
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Post by DoreK on Oct 25, 2018 17:48:39 GMT -5
I think that the second version of the FFF elimination is better.
It requires more reflex and is more interesting to me.
There is a greater chance that the player will be chosen the first time, although on the other hand there is also a greater chance that no player will be selected and the elimination will have to be repeated.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2018 13:52:01 GMT -5
I think that the second version of the FFF elimination is better. It requires more reflex and is more interesting to me. There is a greater chance that the player will be chosen the first time, although on the other hand there is also a greater chance that no player will be selected and the elimination will have to be repeated. Yes, that is true. It is mostly unique compared to the first version, maybe not as authentic to the question gameplay of Millionaire, but certainly quite interesting.  By the way, may I ask you: Which one of them do you personally consider more difficult? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2018 15:23:07 GMT -5
I find the second version of FFF to be much more efficient. The first FFF anyone could guess on and have a 1 and 4 chance of getting it right. In addition to this, people would be answering in less than a second, meaning that someone who guessed correctly would get into the hot seat as opposed to someone who actually knew the answer. With the second version of FFF a contestant has a much less chance of getting into the hot seat by guessing. When this version is implemented, you will likely have a contestant who knows the answer and deserves to be in the hot seat.
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Post by DoreK on Oct 28, 2018 5:18:40 GMT -5
By the way, may I ask you: Which one of them do you personally consider more difficult? Personally, I think the second version of FFF is more difficult. Arranging four answers in the correct order requires knowledge (or luck) and reflexes - remember that there are also 6 or 10 participants in the studio who can do it better and faster. Interesting fact: In the Polish version of WWTBAM from 2008-2010 there were problems with tablets, so the answers were not always marked, so this was an additional difficulty. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2018 7:30:34 GMT -5
Yeah, there is indeed some more difficulty in the elimination of the Fastest Finger First that we know - the elimination for the first version of FFF provided a bigger chance for people guessing the answer to become a contestant in WWTBAM, but it did not really promote the knowledge of the participating contestants and mostly relied on being fast, which was kind of a disadvantage for the first FFF version. But on the other hand, there was a greater chance that more contestants could answer the question correctly and that other people could possibly have the opportunity to play for the million.
But I would like to add another question to the discussion: In Fastest Finger First, the questions/assignments were usually different from their level of difficulty. So I would like to address the following question: What level of difficulty should the questions of FFF be in?
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Post by hadouken85 on Oct 28, 2018 9:58:18 GMT -5
I prefer the second version.
It feels more familiar(used in almost every international version, so why not?) and is fun. Arranging answers in order also requires knowledge, which actually fits the show more.
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Post by DoreK on Oct 28, 2018 10:58:42 GMT -5
So I would like to address the following question: What level of difficulty should the questions of FFF be in? FFF questions should be quite simple. In case they are too difficult, it may be that only one person or no one will mark the correct order. In my opinion, in Poland, FFF questions are a bit too difficult lately. Fastest Finger First should not be a big problem for players. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2018 14:56:23 GMT -5
So I would like to address the following question: What level of difficulty should the questions of FFF be in? FFF questions should be quite simple. In case they are too difficult, it may be that only one person or no one will mark the correct order. In my opinion, in Poland, FFF questions are a bit too difficult lately. Fastest Finger First should not be a big problem for players. I mostly agree with your opinion, but I personally believe the best thing to do is to set the level of difficulty in the same level as the first five questions, since it would create a rather appropriate order to the gameplay and be more beneficial for the contestant. But I would like to talk one thing that concerns the Fastest Finger First elimination: In case someone does not know the answer, what would you consider the best solution in order to make the assignment easier and possibly get the answers in the correct order? |
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Post by DoreK on Oct 31, 2018 10:24:25 GMT -5
The fact that all contestants do not know the answer to the question FFF happens. In this case, simply re-FFF - that's all  And I also agree with you that the Fastest Finger First questions should have the same difficulty as the first five (or two) questions. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2018 12:57:49 GMT -5
Well, that is indeed where we can see the simplicity in Fastest Finger First - when contestants did not manage to answer the question correctly or in the fastest time, they usually gave them a chance to play again. However, this is where it gets interesting: In case more contestants got the question right in the exact same time, it would count as a tiebreaker, and those contestants only were given another chance to determine the fastest one of them. Conveniently enough, those FFF questions were made easier than the previous ones.
If it is alright, may I ask a different question for the discussion: How do you personally consider Fastest Finger First to have generally impacted WWTBAM?
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Post by DoreK on Nov 6, 2018 17:40:27 GMT -5
In my opinion, Fastest Finger First has a positive impact on WWTBAM. I really like FFF and I think it's pointless to remove this from an increasing number of WWTBAM editions in the world. FFF has become popular for many (sometimes funny) mishaps, for example when nobody answers a simple question (known example - a question about the order of lights in the UK  ). I also have a question - has it ever happened that everyone answered correctly to the FFF question at the same time? It seems to me impossible, although WWTBAM has been around for 20 years. |
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