Friend or Foe? (TV series)
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| Presented by | Kennedy |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 130 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original network | GSN |
| Original release | June 3, 2002 – April 1, 2003 |
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Friend or Foe? is an American game show based on knowledge and trust which aired on Game Show Network. Three teams of two strangers attempted to persuade their partner into sharing their accumulated winnings rather than stealing it for themselves.
The show premiered June 3, 2002, and aired for two seasons totaling 130 episodes. It was hosted by Kennedy, except for the April Fool's Day 2003 episode (the final first-run episode), in which Mark L. Walberg hosted.
The show "re-debuted" in 2008, re-airing episodes from the series during that year.
Rules
At the start of the game, three of the six contestants secretly choose one of the other three contestants as their teammates. If two contestants choose the same contestant as a potential partner, the potential partner decides which team member he or she wants. A second round of voting is held if necessary until all three teams have been formed. Each team is then given a "trust fund." In season one, each team's fund began with $200.
The main game is played in two rounds. In each round, Kennedy asks a series of four multiple-choice questions and teams have fifteen seconds to work together and mutually lock-in the same answer. Correct answers add $500 to the trust fund in round one and $1,000 in round two. If teammates fail to agree on the same answer or do not each lock in the correct answer within the time limit, no money is awarded.
At the end of each round, the lowest-scoring team is eliminated. If more than one team is tied for the lowest score, the team who took the most time to answer the questions is eliminated.
Both eliminated team members face a variation of the prisoner's dilemma. They approach the "trust box" and make their arguments as to why their partner should vote "friend." Both team members then secretly vote either "friend" or "foe." If both team members vote friend, they split the trust fund evenly. If one member votes friend and the other votes foe, the team member who voted friend receives nothing and their teammate who voted foe wins the entire trust fund. However, if both team members vote foe, neither team member wins anything.
Bonus round
In the "Right or Wrong?" bonus round, the partners attempt to answer ten questions within 60 seconds. Each correct answer adds $500 to the trust fund and every incorrect answer gives the team a strike. The team can continue answering questions until time expires or they receive three strikes, and the game is over. If the team answers all ten questions correctly, their entire trust fund is doubled for a possible total of $22,400. The team then advances to the trust box in the manner described above.
Season two changes
In season two, contestants were randomly assigned to teams instead of secretly selecting partners. Also, trust funds started at $0 instead of $200. If an eliminated team's trust fund was still at $0 after being eliminated, $200 was added prior to the trust box segment. Due to this change, the top prize decreased to $22,000.
See also
- Shafted (British game show similar to Friend or Foe?)
- Golden Balls (British game show that used the same payout structure as Friend or Foe?)
- Take It All (American game show with the final round similar to Friend or Foe?)
External links
- Social Learning and Coordination in High-Stakes Games: Evidence from Friend or Foe, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Joel Waldfogel, Matthew White NBER Working Paper No. 9805 Issued in June 2003 NBER Program(s)
- Friend or Foe? A Natural Experiment of the Prisoner's Dilemma John A. List NBER Working Paper No. 12097 Issued in March 2006
- Friend or Foe? Cooperation and Learning in High-Stakes Games Felix Oberholzer-Gee Harvard Business School Joel Waldfogel The Wharton School and NBER Matthew W. White The Wharton School and NBER March 2008
