


I felt really sorry for this man, because with an attitude like that, he had better enjoy his winnings, because he’s not going to get to many opportunities, if he goes through life treating others that way. Did his partner feel bad for cheating him out of what was rightfully his? No, he jumped up and down and was happy to cheat his partner out of his winnings. It would have been easy for both of them to vote friend and go home eight thousand dollars richer, but even though he did the decent thing and voted friend his partner, voted foe and took all the money. He made it to the final round and his partner and they won around sixteen thousand dollars. I remember one contestant, who will always be a winner to me. I know that there’s a risk of going home empty handed and feeling like I have been duped, but I would rather go through that, then cheat someone out of their share of the winnings. I would always go friend, if I were a contestant.

I generally had a great deal of respect for those who chose to go friend. There were a few people, who seemed to be fair in their dealings and actually went foe. You can’t really trust anyone on this show. On the other hand, there were a few surprises. I usually guessed pretty well, who was going to foe and when both would leave happy or empty handed. That made Friend or Foe unique and interesting. I generally like game shows, but for me, Friend or Foe went beyond your usual game show, because it involved the element of choice. Friend or Foe is interesting to watch, because you get to see the best and worst of human nature, you even get to see some hypocrisy. I know what you’re thinking, life isn’t fair and neither is this arrangement. If one person chooses friend and the other chooses foe, then foe keeps all the money and friend goes home empty handed. If both members decide to choose foe, neither of them gets any of the money, which means they both go home empty handed. If both members choose friend then they split the money evenly. Each team is then taken to the trust box where they must choose to vote either friend or foe. And when you're bamboozled, you are eliminated.At the end of each round one team is eliminated.The hopping bonus - you receive the bonus if you hop while you answer the question, BUT you have to change legs each question.The wheel of fury - this determines the category of the next round.The ladder of chance to the golden mud-hut - We're not quite sure about that one.The possible backwards bonus - if you can answer a question correctly, and then repeat the answer backwards, you get bonus points.The gimme card - this enables you to take all of your opponent's points.The angel pass - which gives you a free turn.You have to hold your breath for one round, until the question is asked.We never learn what exactly it allows you to go higher or lower than, but that's beside the point. The wicket wango card - which determines whether you go higher or lower.Here they are, in all their glory: Rules of Bamboozled Because the episode is such an undeniable classic, we have decided to take a look at the rules just to highlight how absolutely bonkers they were, but if you're confident enough as it is, prove it by taking our Bamboozled quiz.
