Blu HelPig The Adventure - Brainstorming

2012-12-08T00:21:30Z

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Game in development with Platinum Arts Sandbox coming out in 2013
===Story===
A mysterious dark storm happens one night which means toxic waste (purple stuff) is everywhere. Everyone had to go inside. HelPig and the unknown reporter head to Gold City Palace the next day to see the leader to investigate the storm. They waited ages for a train. While they had to jump moving trains to hop on a train to Gold City they discovered a fleet holding materials for the constructions of Gold City has been robbed and the materials were stolen. When they got to Gold City they had to walk to the palace to see their leader. (more story coming soon)
===Screenshots===
*Coming soon
===Videos===
[http://youtu.be/RP3FAFZczaA 30 second Commercial]

Blu HelPig The Adventure - Brainstorming

2012-12-05T11:38:28Z

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Game in development with Platinum Arts Sandbox coming out in 2013
===Story===
A mysterious dark storm happens one night which means toxic waste (purple stuff) is everywhere. Everyone had to go inside. HelPig and the unknown reporter head to Gold City Palace the next day to see the leader to investigate the storm. They waited ages for a train. While they had to hump moving trains to hop on a train to Gold City they discovered a fleet holding materials for the constructions of Gold City has been robbed and the materials were stolen. When they got to Gold City they had to walk to the palace to see their leader. (more story coming soon)
===Screenshots===
*Coming soon
===Videos===
[http://youtu.be/RP3FAFZczaA 30 second Commercial]

Main Page

2012-12-05T11:24:09Z

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'''Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker''' is a 3D game maker based on the Cube 2 engine that allows users to quickly and easily create and edit their own worlds in game, even cooperatively. It is free, open-source, and easy to use for Kids and Adults. Sandbox logo by [http://sashazavisha.deviantart.com/art/young-creator-120946941 sashaZavisha].

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== General information ==

* [[Platinum Arts Sandbox|About Platinum Arts Sandbox]]
* [http://SandboxGameMaker.com Project homepage]
* [[FAQ]]
* [http://www.svn.kids.platinumarts.net/32pas32/trunk/LICENSE.txt License]
* [[Contact The Team]]
* [[cmdline arguments|Command line Arguments]]
* [[packaging guide|The Packaging Guide]]
* [[server list|List Of Sandbox Servers]]

== Installation ==
* [[Installing Platinum Arts Sandbox]]
* [[Compiling the source code]]
* [[package managers|Some Notes for package managers]]

== Development ==

* [[bug reports|Bug Reports]]
* [[Coding Style]]
* [[Contributing]]
* [[development|Obtaining the development version]]
* [[Todo|To do list]]
* [[content request| Content Request - Help us out!!]]

==Commercial Projects==
===[[Blu HelPig The Adventure]]===

== Other Projects ==
=== Kid Friendly RPG ===

* [[Concept Document]]
* [[Brainstorming area]]

=== Master Chef Ogro 2 ===
* [[Brainstorming]]

=== Undercover Kids Game ===
* [[To Do List]]

</div>
<div style="width:49%;float:right;">

== Getting started ==

* [[Map Editing Basics]]
* [[Mapping Taboos]]
* [[Tips on Making a Good Map]]
* [[Water Wars Guide]]
* [[Tutorials List | Text Tutorials List]]
* [[Video Tutorials List]]

== Advanced topics ==

* [[Cooperative Editing]] (General Server set up)
* [[Cooperative Editing 2]] (Easier way using Hamachi)
* [[Adding Models to Sandbox]]
* [http://sandboxgamemaker.com/platinumartssandboxeditref.html Editing Reference Guide]
* [http://sauerbraten.org/docs/models.html Model Reference Guide]
* [[Configuration Reference Guide]]
* [[Cubescript]]
* [[Menu Editing]] ([[New menu editing|newui]])
* [[map_config|Map Configuration]]

== Modules ==

* [[FPS|FPS - First Person Shooter ]]
* [[RPG|RPG - Role Playing Game]]
* [[SSP|SSP - Side Scrolling Platformer]]
* [[MovieCube|MovieCube - Machinima Tool]]
* [[Vehicle Simulator]]

== Other ==
*[[Soundtrack]]
*[[PAS related websites]]
*[[Custom Content Websites]]

Main Page

2012-12-05T05:35:29Z

It9999:

'''Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker''' is a 3D game maker based on the Cube 2 engine that allows users to quickly and easily create and edit their own worlds in game, even cooperatively. It is free, open-source, and easy to use for Kids and Adults. Sandbox logo by [http://sashazavisha.deviantart.com/art/young-creator-120946941 sashaZavisha].

<div style="width:49%;float:left;">

== General information ==

* [[Platinum Arts Sandbox|About Platinum Arts Sandbox]]
* [http://SandboxGameMaker.com Project homepage]
* [[FAQ]]
* [http://www.svn.kids.platinumarts.net/32pas32/trunk/LICENSE.txt License]
* [[Contact The Team]]
* [[cmdline arguments|Command line Arguments]]
* [[packaging guide|The Packaging Guide]]
* [[server list|List Of Sandbox Servers]]

== Installation ==
* [[Installing Platinum Arts Sandbox]]
* [[Compiling the source code]]
* [[package managers|Some Notes for package managers]]

== Development ==

* [[bug reports|Bug Reports]]
* [[Coding Style]]
* [[Contributing]]
* [[development|Obtaining the development version]]
* [[Todo|To do list]]
* [[content request| Content Request - Help us out!!]]

==Commercial Projects==
== Other Projects ==
=== Kid Friendly RPG ===

* [[Concept Document]]
* [[Brainstorming area]]

=== Master Chef Ogro 2 ===
* [[Brainstorming]]

=== Undercover Kids Game ===
* [[To Do List]]

</div>
<div style="width:49%;float:right;">

== Getting started ==

* [[Map Editing Basics]]
* [[Mapping Taboos]]
* [[Tips on Making a Good Map]]
* [[Water Wars Guide]]
* [[Tutorials List | Text Tutorials List]]
* [[Video Tutorials List]]

== Advanced topics ==

* [[Cooperative Editing]] (General Server set up)
* [[Cooperative Editing 2]] (Easier way using Hamachi)
* [[Adding Models to Sandbox]]
* [http://sandboxgamemaker.com/platinumartssandboxeditref.html Editing Reference Guide]
* [http://sauerbraten.org/docs/models.html Model Reference Guide]
* [[Configuration Reference Guide]]
* [[Cubescript]]
* [[Menu Editing]] ([[New menu editing|newui]])
* [[map_config|Map Configuration]]

== Modules ==

* [[FPS|FPS - First Person Shooter ]]
* [[RPG|RPG - Role Playing Game]]
* [[SSP|SSP - Side Scrolling Platformer]]
* [[MovieCube|MovieCube - Machinima Tool]]
* [[Vehicle Simulator]]

== Other ==
*[[Soundtrack]]
*[[PAS related websites]]
*[[Custom Content Websites]]

Contributing

2012-10-15T06:12:15Z

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=Code=

examples of code contributions
* bug fixes
* additional features
* cleanups

if you've any of the above, send them to Hirato, the code will be included if he approves. He can be contacted through the [http://forum.sandboxgamemaker.com forums] (the PM system) or via [irc://irc.oftc.net/sandbox IRC] (the latter is recommended).<br>
If you desire any feedback on your code, post it in the "Show of Your Work in Progress" forum, and tag it with [patch] - eg "[patch]continuous jumping", for a patch that makes you jump nonstop.

If you lack any ideas of what to implement, should you wish to contribute in this way, there are various todo lists that should help you out
* http://www.svn.kids.platinumarts.net/32pas32/trunk/src/rpggame/rpgtodo.txt
* http://www.svn.kids.platinumarts.net/32pas32/trunk/src/sspgame/ssptodo.txt

Making several good patches, which are accepted, is a good way of convincing us you have what it takes to be on the development team.

==Style==
The files in the engine and the respective game modules use slightly differing styles... The easiest way is simply to remain consistent with the style present in the file.

For more detailed information, see [[Coding Style]]

==licensing==

By sending in your code, YOU give US permission to relicense the code under the zlib/libpng license and include it as part of our source distribution(s), irregardless of the code's original license. By extension, this means you're NOT PERMITTED to REVOKE permission for us to use the code, should you decide you no longer wish for your code to be inside sandbox

=Art=

This category includes custom maps, models and textures. Just send them in, if they're of acceptable quality, and of an acceptable license, we'll add them right in.<br>
You can also post them on the forums, we tend to look there occasionally, and the community would doubtlessly be excited to see what people are making/working on for sandbox

==licenses==

These are a listing of licenses we recommend for art assets included in sandbox.

* Creative Commons - Attribution
* Creative Commons - Attribution + Share-Alike
* MIT/X11
* Public Domain

=Other=

==Testing==

As a rule of thumb, there are '''ALWAYS''' bugs, if you're up to it, just use sandbox as you normally would, and keep an eye out for any oddities, and put extra effort into trying to break things. Should something go wrong, give us the exact steps you took, and we'll do out best to fix it. We recommend using the [[Development|SVN version]].

See Also
* [[Development]]
* [[Bug reports]]

Content request

2012-10-15T06:10:16Z

It9999:

==Models Wanted List==

NEED <br>
* Vegetable extractor (a vegetable type pump) - serves as the kid friendly rpg melee attack
* A frog with animations to be The Master Chef's companion
* (DONE) Treasure chest with open and close animation. (Captain Ahab made one.)
* Cabbage - Assigned to Mike/calimer <br>
* Monsters for the sidescroller - Mike/calimer working on one <br>
* doors with opening, and mapmodel animations. kinda sci-fi ish. see door1.jpg for a messy concept drawing. Also one to fit in an rpg and one for modern times
* Elevator/Platform models, something like out of jak and daxter (a round thing that hovers or has some fire or something underneath it) would be quite cool. (Captain Ahab made one.)
* More Varieties of trees, from small ferns to huge overgrown oaks and willows. (preferably with licence no stricter than CC-BY-SA)
* (DONE) A waterwheel, like those medieval kind that spins around as a stream pushes it. (Captain Ahab made one.)
* A player character for sandbox lite (it needs to meet debian free, so CC3 BY SA at the most)
* Map Models for weapons. vegetable pump, Carrot Launcher, snow ball projectiles, and other weapons.
* More models safe for commercial use
WOULD BE NICE <br>

* master chef ogro model with chef hat and potentially pots and pans that can be used for armor
* Squirt gun models for the water wars mode <br>
* Kid player models for water wars mode <br>

* vegetable related creatures <br>
* evil king for the RPG <br>
* Animals - Deer (eats grass, drinks water),
* bunnies hopping around
* Npcs - miner, fishing dude
* bird(s)
* frogs
* more fish? whales? dolphins?

==Levels==
* an eye candy map to show off the graphics

Would be nice <br>
* levels for the sidescroller, though it is getting a lot of updates.
* any levels with fun and unique gameplay/quests
* levels for the RPG
* a big metro style city

==Other==
* Better variety of textures arranged in folders (cc-by-sa at most)
* More music and sounds (must be commercial use friendly)

It9999:

to anyone who makes a tutorial in the text tutorials section:
Please add your name here.

Note: This list is moderated. If you havn't made a tutorial and you put your name on the list. It will be removed and your account may be suspended.

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*Chocolatepie33

*Siimvuss

*JSoftApps

*Lzrstrm

*Arcones

*PizzaLover101

*Daniel_San

*Chaze007

*It9999

*OwenisRed

*justanother1

*Calimer

*Hirato

*Offtools...?

Deal or No Deal (Australian game show)

2012-04-21T11:36:42Z

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| show_name = Deal or No Deal
| image = [[Image:Deal or No Deal logo Australia2.jpg|250px|The logo for ''Deal or No Deal'' Australia]]
| caption = The logo for ''Deal or No Deal'' Australia
| genre = [[Game show]]
| format =
| creator = [[Endemol]]
| developer =
| presenter = [[Andrew O'Keefe]]
| starring = The Dealettes<br>Walter P. Smyte (The Bank)
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| location = Global Television<br />Southbank, Victoria
| country = [[Australia]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| num_seasons = 10
| num_episodes = 1,755 (as of 20 April 2012)
| list_episodes =
| runtime = 30 minutes per episode<br>(inc. commercials)
| company = [[Endemol Southern Star]] (2003-2009)<br />[[Southern Star Group]] (2009-present)
| distributor =
| channel = [[Seven Network]]
| picture_format = [[576i]] ([[SDTV]])<br />[[1080i]] ([[HDTV]])
| audio_format = [[Dolby Digital]] 5.1
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'''''Deal or No Deal''''' (also known as '''''The Deal''''') is an Australian game show airing on the [[Seven Network]] and in New Zealand on [[Prime Television New Zealand|Prime]] (though New Zealand launched [[Deal or No Deal (New Zealand)|its own version]] for [[TV3 (New Zealand)|TV3]] in June 2007). It was the first international version of the game show, after the original [[Miljoenenjacht (Netherlands)|Dutch version]]. It was the first of the versions to use the ''[[Deal or No Deal]]'' name. The show is recorded at the studio facilities of Global Television located in the Melbourne suburb of [[Southbank, Victoria|Southbank]]. The current top prize of $200,000 has been won by 4 contestants.

Many changes have been made to ''Deal or No Deal'' since its debut in 2003. These included changing from a weekly format to a daily format; interactive features inviting home viewers to play along with "Double Deal Friday"; and additional special features added to the game (such as "Double or Nothing" and "Supercase"). The show has included many special episodes including several hour-long prime-time specials (such as the Psychics Special and the Unluckiest Players) and the successful ''Dancing with the Deals'' which occurs in conjunction with ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''. New episodes of Deal or No Deal are currently airing 5.30pm weeknights, repeats have aired on weekday mornings on [[7Two]], and early morning on [[7mate]].

The program celebrated its 1,000th episode on 8 September 2008; that day's contestant won $43,000.<ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=1000th Deal for AOK|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/09/1000th-deal-for-aok.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=2008-09-08|accessdate=2008-09-17}}</ref>

The voice-over introducing the show since 2006 is Marcus Irvine, notable for being the voice of past game show ''[[The Weakest Link (Australian game show)|The Weakest Link]]''.

==Format==

The show begins in a studio with six groups of 26 people sitting in stands. One group is then [[random]]ly selected, who move onto the podium. In the chosen group, one person, based on personality, is picked to be the main contestant. The contestant selects one of the briefcases to be placed at the front, and the other briefcases are distributed to the other 25 contestants on the podium. Each briefcase contains a hidden amount of money (see table on right).

The contestant begins the game by opening six cases. To open the case, the podium player holding the case must first guess the amount that they have in their briefcase, winning $500 if their guess is proved correct upon opening the briefcase. This process is repeated for the next five cases. After the first six cases, the major contestant is given a "Bank Offer," based on (but not equivalent to) the [[arithmetic mean]] of the remaining briefcases: the higher the values in the remaining briefcases, the higher the offer. The contestant now has to decide between a "Deal" or "No Deal". If the contestant says Deal, they win the money that is offered, and they must open the rest of the cases to see if they made the right decision. If the contestant says No Deal, then gameplay continues. The contestant chooses another five cases, followed by another bank offer, then four cases. This pattern continues until all briefcases have been opened. If the player continues to the end without making a "Deal", the game ends with their own briefcase being opened and the amount in that briefcase being won. Exceptions to the end of the game include the introduction of either a Supercase, Double or Nothing cases or a second Chance. See [[Deal or No Deal (Australian game show)#Special features|below]] for more info on them. After every game a large dark blue fake cheque is given to the contestant displaying the amount won but sometimes the cheques are light blue (for 50c) and green (for amounts of $50,000, $75,000, $100,000 and $200,000 only). Occasionally, the money is given directly to the contestant, such as a single $1 coin if somebody wins $1.

{| class="wikitable" style="width:150px; float:right; color:#fff; margin-left:1em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="color:#000;"| Briefcase values (as of 2006–Present)
|-
| style="background:#2058eb; width:65px;"| '''50c'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''$1,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$1'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''$2,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$2'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''$3,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$5'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''$4,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$10'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''$5,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$20'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''$10,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$50'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''$15,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$100'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''$20,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$150'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''CAR'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$200'''
| style="background:#06bd03;"| '''$50,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$250'''
| style="background:#06bd03;"| '''$75,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$500'''
| style="background:#06bd03;"| '''$100,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$750'''
| style="background:#06bd03;"| '''$200,000'''
|}
==Features==

The Australian version of ''Deal or No Deal'' has a number of special features to make the show entertaining:

Supercase, Chance, Double or Nothing and Risk it All all occur at the end of the game. Due to time restrictions, these four occur rarely. Also, only one of these features is used per episode.

===Supercase===
Occasionally at the end of the program a Supercase is brought out. This feature was introduced in 2004. Contestants have the opportunity to either keep the deal they made or take whatever value is hidden in the Supercase. The supercase contains one of the following values: 50c, $50, $500, $5,000, $10,000, $20,000, $30,000, $50,000. Supercases appear in most episodes when contestants take a deal of approximately $10,000 when there are at least five cases left on the board, and rarely appear in any other circumstances. This means that the Supercase offers a 50/50 chance at bettering or equalling the $10,000 deal. If contestants take a $10,000 deal with fewer than four cases left on the board, Supercases are rare because there is not generally time left in the show to run it. During the 2006 season, the way of telling the contestant that a Supercase will be brought out changed, where instead of the Supercase panel flashing, a Supercase alert flashes beside the 'Cases remaining' panel, and remains there until it is actually brought out. In 2010 the Supercase has been introduced more frequently.

===Chance===
This feature was introduced in 2004. A Chance is an opportunity for the contestant to exchange the deal they took during the game for whatever is in their briefcase. It happens rarely, and only when the two remaining unknown case values are an extremely small amount and an amount of at least $5,000. For example, the contestant takes a deal of $8,000, but is offered a Chance with the remaining unopened briefcases being $500 and $20,000. If the contestant takes the Chance, they win either $500 or $20,000, depending on which value is in their selected case. If they don't take the Chance, they keep their $8,000 deal.

===Double or Nothing===
Double or Nothing was added in 2006. If a contestant is lucky enough to play it, two suitcases (labeled '''I''' and '''II''') are offered to the contestant; one has the word "Double" inside, the other has "Nothing". The contestant must pick one of the cases. If Double is in the chosen case, the contestant doubles their winnings. If Nothing is in the chosen case, they lose their winnings.

The format for Double or Nothing has been altered several times. When it was first introduced, there was only one case brought out (which was the same size as the Supercase). It had only either "Double" or "Nothing" inside, and the contestant could choose how much to gamble. If "Double" was inside, the contestant wins how much they gambled as a bonus. If "Nothing" was revealed, they would lose how much they gambled from their Deal. The "two cases" format was introduced on June 23, 2006. During the 2007 season, Double or Nothing returned, though the contestant could no longer choose how much to gamble, instead having to risk their entire Deal if they wanted to play DoN. If the contestant opens the case with "Nothing", they do not win any money.

===Risk it All===
Risk it All was introduced in 2010. This feature allows the contestant who took a deal for under $10,000 and has only two amounts smaller than their deal in play, to win $15,000. If the contestant takes the Risk it All, they can guess which amount is in their case. If they get it right, they win $15,000. If they get it wrong, they lose all their winnings.

===Switch Case===
Switch Case was introduced in 2010. At any point during the game, the banker may offer this switch. If the contestant takes it, they can swap their chosen case for any unopened case on the podium. It usually occurs during the middle of the game.

===Megaguess===
This feature was introduced in 2004. At random intervals during the game, the bank will offer a "Megaguess", which increases the "correct guess" bonus for the next case to either $2,000, $5,000, or $10,000. The Megaguess is usually used at the end of the game to fill in remaining time. This generally happens when the podium player is a friend or relative of the main contestant. The end of game Megaguess has adopted a small gag where either the podium player, main contestant, or O'Keefe himself must beg the banker to give the player a Megaguess.

The Megaguess feature has been altered several times during its history. When first introduced, during the ''$12 Million Month'' special, it had a fixed amount win of $10,000. When it returned in the 2005 season, the amount won was reduced to $5,000. In the 2006 season, it was altered to its current format, where either $2,000, $5,000 or $10,000 could be won. The $5,000 Megaguess has the most common appearance, sometimes showing up several times during a game, followed by the $10,000 Megaguess which would appear once early during the game, and sometimes at the end, and the $2,000 Megaguess has the rarest appearance.

In July 2008, a $25,000 Megaguess was offered for the 25,000th case opened in the show's history, but it wasn't won.

===Daily Prize===
This feature was introduced in 2004, but was removed in 2006. One of the briefcases (except for the CAR, $100,000 or $200,000 cases) contained gold-coloured dollar signs around the cash value inside the case. The person who was holding this case (be it a podium player or the contestant) received the Daily Prize of $500. The Daily Prize was removed in 2006, although prizes were still awarded several times during that year: in a special [[Saint Patrick's Day]]-themed episode; on Mother's Day; and during the last week of the 2006 season.

===Double Deal Friday===
Home viewers are invited to ring a phone number charged at $0.55 and register their details. Every Friday, a home viewer is randomly selected to win the same prize as the studio contestant each Friday. Host O'Keefe had mentioned that Double Deal Fridays receive over 100,000 calls each week. This generally runs for the entire season (not including repeat dates), though has been known to change start and end dates. ''[[#Dancing with the Deals|Dancing with the Deals]]'' (the celebrity version of DoND) follows a similar format to Double Deal Friday, except that the celebrity doesn't win the prize. Double Deal Friday ran in 2007 but was dropped after 2008.

==History==
The first incarnation of ''Deal or No Deal'' originally debuted in late 2003 as an hour-long program. Screening on Sunday night, it indirectly competed with the [[Nine Network]]'s ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Australian game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' by offering a maximum prize of $2,000,000. In order to fill the longer timeslot, the initial stages of the game were significantly longer than in the current half hour format. This included an interview with the man who supposedly placed the values into each briefcase, assuring that selection were indeed random. The preliminary round was also longer than the more recent format. Due to poor ratings, this incarnation of the show only lasted for one season. In the second episode, a contestant won $515,000, which currently stands as the biggest amount of money ever won on the Australian version of Deal or No Deal <ref>http://au.tv.yahoo.com/deal-or-no-deal/features/article/-/article/5198705/nathan-cochrane-515-000/</ref>, and at the time was the biggest amount of money won on any Australian TV show.

[[Image:Former Deal or No Deal logo Australia.jpg|thumb|right|The DoND logo used from 2003 to 2006.]]

In 2004 ''Deal or No Deal'' was shortened to a half-hour format and moved to weeknights at 5:30pm, directly competing against the Nine Network's ''[[The Price Is Right (Australian game show)|The Price Is Right]]''. This incarnation of the show was more successful than the first. Due to the increased number of episodes airing (5 per week over the course of the ratings period rather than 1 per week) the maximum cash prize was lowered from $2,000,000 to $200,000 and the number of blocks reduced from eight to six (200 potential contestants to 150). ''Deal or No Deal'' received high ratings in its newly revised format. Shortly after the popularity of ''Deal or No Deal'' began to rise, ''The Price Is Right'' altered its showcase round to a similar format, where contestants were forced to choose between cash incentives or the showcase periodically as the prices were lit up. Despite this ''Deal or No Deal'' continued to grow in popularity, and is believed to be a factor involved in the ratings resurgence of ''[[Seven News]]'' (which follows directly after ''Deal or No Deal''). The popularity of the show led to [[Nine Network]] game show rivals ''The Price Is Right'', ''Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune'' and the half-hour version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' being cancelled. However since 2009, the ratings in Deal have started to drop off slightly due to the popularity of the rival [[Nine Network]] show ''[[Millionaire Hot Seat]]''.

Rival [[Nine Network]] for many years has produced various game shows for the 5:30pm timeslot, notable game shows include [[Burgo's Catch Phrase]] hosted by [[John Burgess (TV host)|John Burgess]], and [[The Price Is Right]] Hosted by [[Larry Emdur]].
Both game shows were successful in the ratings, in 2005 [[The Price Is Right]] was cancelled, due to [[Larry Emdur]] signing a contract with the [[Seven Network]], Emdur hosted [[Wheel of Fortune (Australian game show)|Wheel of Fortune]], which was cancelled only a few months later due to declining ratings, after Wheel of Fortune was axed, the [[Seven Network]] introduced [[Deal or No Deal]] in the 5:30pm timeslot, Which was a high success in the ratings, and overtaking the [[Nine Network]]'s [[Bert's Family Feud]], which was axed in 2007.
In 2008 the [[Nine Network]] revived Wheel of Fortune, it was renamed as [[Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune]], which did poorly in the ratings, and resulted in the show being axed.
After [[Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune]], the [[Nine Network]] introduced [[Millionaire Hot Seat]], which has resulted in much higher ratings, and since 2010, has started to overtake [[Deal or No Deal]].

The game shows ratings mainly contribute the 6pm news bulletins ratings that air immediately after the game shows.

[[Image:Deal or No Deal Australia Questions.jpg|thumb|right|Multiple choice questions being asked on ''Deal or No Deal'', 2006.]]

Many alterations to the game have been made throughout the years, mainly to entice viewers against the game show rivals, including the briefcase values (see below), and the addition of many new gameplay features (see [[#Features|Features]]). During the 2004 ''$12 Million Month'', the [[#Supercase|Supercase]], [[#Chance|Chance]] and [[#Megaguess|Megaguess]] features were introduced for the first time, and have become recurring segments ever since. In 2005, a car was introduced as a prize (replacing the $25,000 amount on the 2004 amount board). The cars have been the [[Peugeot 307]] from 2005-2007 (briefly replaced by the [[Renault Mégane|Renault Mégane II]] in 2005, valued at $33,000), the [[Peugeot 306]] in 2008, the [[Peugeot 207]] in 2009, the [[Peugeot 206]] in 2010 and the Peugeot 207CC from 2011 onwards, all valued at $30,000. In 2006, [[#Double or Nothing|Double or Nothing]] was introduced to the show. Since the 2007 season, the game's format has remained the same. The only changes in the 2007 and 2008 seasons were the logo change, which occurred in 2007, the removal of the preliminary quiz (which determined who would be the main contestant) and onscreen graphics and music have been updated several times. Double Deal Friday was dropped in 2008. In 2009, not only was the layout of the money board and the cases changed, but also, once a case is opened, instead of closing it and putting it on the table, the case is remained opened to let the contestant know what cases still remain.

To date, there have been four winners of the $200,000: Dean Cartechini on 17 June 2004, [[Anh Do]] in a celebrity special on 19 September 2007, Leanne Benbow on 2 June 2010 and Chris Doyle on 23 August 2011.

The biggest ever winner is Nathan Cochrane who took out $515,000 on The Deal in 2003, in just the second episode ever. At the time, the top prize was $2,000,000.

{{col-begin|width=550px}}
{{col-break}}
'''2003'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:150px;"
|-
! colspan=2 | '''Value'''
|- style="background:#feff4c;"
| style="width:65px; "| '''$0.05'''
|| '''$1,000'''
|- style="background:#feff4c;"
|| '''$0.25'''
|| '''$2,500'''
|- style="background:#feff4c;"
|| '''$0.50'''
|| '''$5,000'''
|- style="background:#feff4c;"
|| '''$0.75'''
|| '''$7,500'''
|- style="background:#feff4c;"
|| '''$1'''
|| '''$10,000'''
|- style="background:#feff4c;"
|| '''$5'''
|| '''$25,000'''
|- style="background:#feff4c;"
|| '''$10'''
|| '''$50,000'''
|- style="background:#feff4c;"
|| '''$25'''
|| '''$75,000'''
|- style="background:#feff4c;"
|| '''$50'''
|| '''$100,000'''
|- style="background:#feff4c;"
|| '''$75'''
|| '''$250,000'''
|- style="background:#feff4c;"
|| '''$100'''
|| '''$500,000'''
|- style="background:#feff4c;"
|| '''$250'''
|| '''$1,000,000'''
|- style="background:#feff4c;"
|| '''$500'''
|| '''$2,000,000'''
|}
{{col-break}}
'''2004'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:150px; color:#fff;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="color:#000;"| '''Value'''
|- style="background:#d77600;"
| style="width:65px; "| '''$0.50'''
|| '''$1,000'''
|- style="background:#d77600;"
|| '''$1'''
|| '''$1,500'''
|- style="background:#d77600;"
|| '''$2'''
|| '''$2,000'''
|- style="background:#d77600;"
|| '''$5'''
|| '''$3,000'''
|- style="background:#d77600;"
|| '''$10'''
|| '''$5,000'''
|- style="background:#d77600;"
|| '''$25'''
|| '''$7,500'''
|- style="background:#d77600;"
|| '''$50'''
|| '''$10,000'''
|- style="background:#d77600;"
|| '''$75'''
|| '''$15,000'''
|- style="background:#d77600;"
|| '''$100'''
|| '''$25,000'''
|- style="background:#d77600;"
|| '''$150'''
|| '''$50,000'''
|- style="background:#d77600;"
|| '''$250'''
|| '''$75,000'''
|- style="background:#d77600;"
|| '''$500'''
|| '''$100,000'''
|- style="background:#d77600;"
|| '''$750'''
|| '''$200,000'''
|}
{{col-break}}
'''2005'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:150px; color:#fff;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="color:#000;"| '''Value'''
|-
| style="width:65px; background:#d77600;"| '''$0.50'''
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$1,000'''
|-
| style="background:#d77600;"| '''$1'''
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$1,500'''
|-
| style="background:#d77600;"| '''$2'''
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$2,000'''
|-
| style="background:#d77600;"| '''$5'''
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$3,000'''
|-
| style="background:#d77600;"| '''$10'''
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$5,000'''
|-
| style="background:#d77600;"| '''$25'''
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$7,500'''
|-
| style="background:#d77600;"| '''$50'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''$10,000'''
|-
| style="background:#d77600;"| '''$75'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''$15,000'''
|-
| style="background:#d77600;"| '''$100'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''CAR'''
|-
| style="background:#d77600;"| '''$150'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''$50,000'''
|-
| style="background:#d77600;"| '''$250'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''$75,000'''
|-
| style="background:#d77600;"| '''$500'''
| style="background:#06bd03;"| '''$100,000'''
|-
| style="background:#d77600;"| '''$750'''
| style="background:#06bd03;"| '''$200,000'''
|}
{{col-break}}
'''2006 – Present'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:150px; color:#fff;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="color:#000;"| '''Value'''
|-
| style="width:65px; background:#2058eb;"| '''$0.50'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''$1,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$1'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''$2,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$2'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''$3,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$5'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''$4,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$10'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''$5,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$20'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''$10,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$50'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''$15,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$100'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''$20,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$150'''
| style="background:#d9006d;"| '''CAR'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$200'''
| style="background:#06bd03;"| '''$50,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$250'''
| style="background:#06bd03;"| '''$75,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$500'''
| style="background:#06bd03;"| '''$100,000'''
|-
| style="background:#2058eb;"| '''$750'''
| style="background:#06bd03;"| '''$200,000'''
|}
{{col-end}}

==Special shows ==
{{Main|List of Deal or No Deal Special shows}}

==References in popular culture==
[[Andrew O'Keefe]] appeared as himself in the Australian comedy ''[[Kath & Kim]]'', reprising his role as host of ''Deal or No Deal''. Character [[Sharon Strzelecki]] (portrayed by [[Magda Szubanski]]) appeared as the main contestant and [[Kim Craig]] ([[Gina Riley]]) appeared as the podium player. Sharon wins the $20,000 directly from her case (though the footage of her winnings was never shown). Several changes are made to the fictional gameplay compared to the real life gameplay, as Kim was never given an opportunity to make a guess for her case, and Sharon claims in the episode that she became the contestant by having the "fastest fingers" (the preliminary quiz was dropped from the 2007 season, and the fictional game shown was clearly the 2007 version). References to the real life version are made, as Andrew tells the girls that it's "[[Seven News|almost news time]]", as the real life show is broadcast before the news.

==Products==
Products based on the Australian Deal or No Deal include a board game, electrionic game, and DVD game.

The board game, made by [[Crown and Andrews]], is a game that features all parts of the game show. The contents include the 26 briefcases (a flat item that has a number and a slot to put the card of the cash amounts), the board showing the amounts, 26 covers, host and contestant cards, amount cards, instructions, and money.

A Nintendo DS version of the game is available in Australia and contains Andrew O'Keefe on the cover. The game is very similar to the UK's versions, with the same character sprites but with Australia's cases from 2007.

== See also ==
* [[List of Seven Network programs]]
* ''[[Deal or No Deal]]''

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://au.tv.yahoo.com/deal-or-no-deal/ Official website]
* [http://www.southernstargroup.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productid=01086 Southern Star Productions – Deal or No Deal]
* [http://www.paulcorfiatis.com/deal2008.htm Deal or No Deal (Australia) 2008 Results]
* [http://www.paulcorfiatis.com/deal2009.htm Deal or No Deal (Australia) 2009 Results]
* {{imdb title|0407380|Deal or No Deal}}
* {{tv.com|26765|Deal or No Deal}}

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