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Re: Does anyone know......

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nylon netOct 22, 2011
 

 

Ah, those penalty rounds. I think *everyone* hated those - especially the panellists - and they contributed nothing to the game.

I think Kenneth nuzzling his neighbours, or Clement glowering at his opponents was quite penalty enough

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What constitutes "repetition" seems to change over the course of the series too. Nicholas was quite relaxed at the start, then they allowed only two or three repetitions, then they allowed repetition of (some) of the words in the topic. Then he started allowing challenges about an action or event which is repeated -- something like "Every morning I have a cup of coffee" could be successfully challenged as repetition.

I've also noticed that "deviation" seems to be somewhat loosely adjudicated as well. Strictly I imagine it should be deviation from the topic, but quite often Nicholas allows challenges where the "deviation" is very minor or trivial or, sometimes, not even there.

I'm glad that the "penalty" rounds didn't last long. The game is difficult enough as it is :)

--- In just-a-minute@..., "Dean" <dbedford@...> wrote:
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> I enjoyed this post.
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> the longer I listen to JAM, the more I think to try and chart points where rules changed is a pointless (intentional pun) exercise. Nicholas is inconsistent. Always has been, always will be, bless him. But there is usually an element of rough justice to his decisions...
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> Tis easier to chart changes in the programme by panellist. The arrivals of Peter Jones and Paul Merton are turning points in the style of the humour, I think.

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