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It's Your Move was another creation from Art Baer and Ben Joelson. The show originally aired on the CTV network in Canada from 1964 to 1967 with Paul Hanover as the host. In 1967 a syndicated version was sold to stations for airing in the United States. Jim had just finished his run on the game show Words and Music which he had commuted to Canada from New York to host. The new version of It's Your Move taped in New York and reunited Jim with his mentor, Howard Felsher, who produced the show. This was Jim's first American game show.
It's Your Move was another creation from Art Baer and Ben Joelson. The show originally aired on the CTV network in Canada from 1964 to 1967 with Paul Hanover as the host. In 1967 a syndicated version was sold to stations for airing in the United States. Jim had just finished his run on the game show Words and Music which he had commuted to Canada from New York to host. The new version of It's Your Move taped in New York and reunited Jim with his mentor, Howard Felsher, who produced the show. This was Jim's first American game show.
The game was based on the parlor game Charades and featured two teams of two players each. To start the game, one member from each team joined Jim at the center of the stage. Jim secretly showed the two players a phrase and a time limit in which the players could guess the phrase. For example, the phrase could be "Falling In Love With You." The two players then took turns bidding on how much time they needed to guess the phrase. Starting with the base time on Jim's card, the players alternated bidding a lower amount of time until one of them challenged the other to play the phrase. The player who won the bid then pantomimed the phrase to his/her teammate using the time they bid. If the teammate guessed the phrase, they won the word but if time ran out, their opponents scored the word. Each word won was placed on the team's score board. The first team to score three words won the game.
The game was based on the parlor game Charades and featured two teams of two players each. To start the game, one member from each team joined Jim at the center of the stage. Jim secretly showed the two players a phrase and a time limit in which the players could guess the phrase. For example, the phrase could be "Falling In Love With You." The two players then took turns bidding on how much time they needed to guess the phrase. Starting with the base time on Jim's card, the players alternated bidding a lower amount of time until one of them challenged the other to play the phrase. The player who won the bid then pantomimed the phrase to his/her teammate using the time they bid. If the teammate guessed the phrase, they won the word but if time ran out, their opponents scored the word. Each word won was placed on the team's score board. The first team to score three words won the game.
The winning team then selected one of the three phrases on their board. Each phrase concealed a small prize such as cash or merchandise. The two teams then played another game against each other in the same manner as before. Teams played a best two out of three match. Any team winning five matches won a large prize.
The winning team then selected one of the three phrases on their board. Each phrase concealed a small prize such as cash or merchandise. The two teams then played another game against each other in the same manner as before. Teams played a best two out of three match. Any team winning five matches won a large prize.
It's Your Move started taping on August 28, 1967 and the show began airing on U.S. stations on September 18. However, 13 weeks later, a television strike halted production and the show was canceled in December 1967. It's Your Move returned to the airwaves on CTV in Canada in 1974 with George Balcan as the new host. The original host Paul Hanover succeeded Balcan as host in 1975. This version was more successful and lasted until 1979.
It's Your Move started taping on August 28, 1967 and the show began airing on U.S. stations on September 18. However, 13 weeks later, a television strike halted production and the show was canceled in December 1967. It's Your Move returned to the airwaves on CTV in Canada in 1974 with George Balcan as the new host. The original host Paul Hanover succeeded Balcan as host in 1975. This version was more successful and lasted until 1979.
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