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The show belongs to the trend of Massive Games, i.e. game shows with a very large number of participants. In fact, in each episode of Yes or No Games, 128 contestants compete against each other for the chance to win €100,000. On set, contestants are in the Magic Cube, which is the centrepiece of the show – a set with 4-metre-high LED walls on a 12x12-metre stage. State-of-the-art virtual production technology creates 24 virtual worlds that are brought to life through augmented and virtual reality. The candidates and viewers experience 24 different game worlds, including: a magical library with flying books, a fast-paced journey through the human bloodstream, a spectacular walk on the moon, ancient Rome, and so on.
Participants must solve puzzles and master tasks to collect clues for the decisive question. The host, Steven Gätjen, guides the games and asks a question at the end of each round that can only be answered with ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.
However, it is also part of the Creatorsphere trend: Prime Video has announced a spin-off of the show called Yes or No Games: Creator Edition. Scheduled to air next week, it will see nine content creators test the Magic Cube before the official launch of the quiz show, with the chance to win £10,000 for their community. The show itself is set to premiere on 16 January, with the creator spin-off airing beforehand. Two episodes will be released on Prime Video Germany’s YouTube channel: one on 12 January and another on 15 January. This is a clear sign of the shifting balance and centre of gravity of the global television system.
The very last detail. The platform’s website states that the series will be available worldwide in ‘240 countries and regions’. However, currently, only 195 countries are officially recognised by the United Nations (including Vatican City and other tiny states…). Introducing the concept of ‘regions’ (which are potentially infinite and a very vague term) does not make much sense…
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