Family Feud (home game)

"Family Feud" is the classic home game version based on the TV version of the same name, that was first published by Milton Bradley in 1977. Much like the actual show, family contestants must answer survey questions in order to win the game.

Milton Bradley (1977-1985)

Milton Bradley made eight editions of the ABC version starting in 1977. Each game would contain 60 games, play money, instructions, Fast Money tally sheets, gameboard (that looks almost like the actual gameboard) and strike indicator.

Main Game

Each main game contains three survey questions. The first two rounds were "single" rounds, while the third round was worth double the values. Questions in earlier editions of the Milton Bradley game had up to 10 answers each, although later editions limited front-round answers to five per question.

Two players/teams faced off to determine control of the question. The rules were identical to the main game of the television series (i.e., whomever guesses the more popular answer decides to either play or pass, strikes for answers not on the survey, three strikes relinquishing control of the question and allowing the opposing team to steal the current cash value of the bank, etc.).

Unlike some game show adaptations, the questions and answers from the main game and "Fast Money" are the actual ones used on the television series.

The player or team with the most cash after three questions advances to the Fast Money round to play for a $5,000 bonus.

Fast Money Round

The rules of the Fast Money bonus round were slightly altered for the home version. As in the television series, five questions were played. The main differences were:

* Each question had up to six possible answers (for most of the Milton Bradley editions; some early editions had questions with fewer than six answers). The contestant was shown these answers and chose the one he thought was the most popular answer (if he was part of a team, the second player picking another answer) or the two top answers (if he played solo). The objective, as in the television version, is to score 200 points or more to win.

If one or both team members accumulate 200 or more points, the team wins the top prize of $5,000; if they score less than 200, they earn $5 for every point "(Example: 198 x $5 = $990)".

Variations

The game could be played with two players involved with a different set of rules. In essence, the rules were thus:

* The game sheet is inserted into the gameboard. The game rules encouraged covering the sheet with a piece of paper during the inserting, so as not to spoil the game (by accidentally viewing the answers beforehand).

* The contestants referred to a booklet containing the questions and number of answers. With that knowledge, each player wrote down answers which they thought were contained in the survey.

* After both players have finished, they compare their lists with the answers on the game sheet and tally their score.

The player with the most points after three rounds played Fast Money; the loser was the emcee for this round. The winner gives two answers to each survey question. Rules are otherwise identical to the multi-player version.

A four-player version was also billed, with each player taking turns playing two games and serving one game each as banker and emcee. With rules otherwise identical to the multi-player version, the player with the most cash after four games was considered the winer.

Pressman (1989-1993)

Pressman Games made 2 editions of the CBS version starting in 1990. The game was actually very similar to the Milton Bradley versions; however, the second edition, released in 1993, was called "The New Family Feud" which added the "Bullseye" Round seen on the later series in the game. Other than that, the rest of the game are virtually the same. Each edition would contain games, play money, instructions, Fast Money tally sheets, gameboard and strike indicator.

Endless Games (1998-present)

Endless Games brought the game back to life in 1998 with a new look and made two extra editions after the 1999 revival. Each game would contain 60 games, play money, instructions, gameboard and strike indicator. One game even included the "Bullseye" Round. One of major the changes from the MB/Pressman version is you have to write the answers with a dry erase markeron a dry erase game board.