Aaron's DoND: RulesEach game begins with the standard UK board:
At the beginning of the game, Box 23 has the following setup:
DOUBLE
+£15,000
MONEY BACK
HALF
NOTHING
Then, we have the following features:
THE TWISTAfter being randomly assigned a box, you will randomly select one of 6 twists that will apply to your game:
- A TALE OF TWO BOXES: Pick a second box to bring to the table. You receive your final offer at 3-box. If you are still in live play after that offer, you will win the higher of the two boxes. A SWAP offer allows you to swap one of your two boxes for one remaining in the wings.
- KNOWING BANKER: At 11-box, the Banker looks in your box and two other boxes of his choosing.
- UNLIMITED MINUTES: The Banker will no longer make offers at the usual places, and instead, you can request an offer whenever you like, as often as you like (but at least twice).
- PREDICTION PLAY: We revert to the old Season 1 rules - you make three offer predictions throughout your game in order to strengthen your Box 23 and to bring the Offer Button into live play - not forgetting the Offer Box, of course. Instead of followng the rules outlined below, these rules will be followed.
- RE-REPLAY: Did you not like the round you just had? This twist will allow you to REPLAY the round you just had and reshuffle all of the boxes for you to play the round again. However, the Banker also gets the chance to force you to REPLAY a round.
- SUPER 6: The largest six amounts are removed from the game, and you get to choose a new Top 6 from a set of 22 boxes, containing amounts ranging from £25,000 to £500,000.
THE PREDICTIONYou need to make TWO offer predictions in your game. Your first prediction needs to be made at your first offer. Once this prediction is made, the median value on the board and the two values either side of it are removed, and are replaced by three new 'yellow' values. There are three sets of five yellow boxes, five small boxes (containing amounts from 2p to £200), five medium boxes (containing amounts from £2,000 to £26,000) and five large boxes (containing amounts from £40,000 to £200,000). Three boxes are selected and they replace the aforementioned values. The better the prediction, the larger the amounts that are added to the board:
On the nose: Three large amounts
≤ 5%: Two large and one medium amount
≤ 10%: One large and two medium amounts
≤ 15%: One large, one medium and one small amount
≤ 20%: Two medium and one small amount
≤ 25%: One medium and two small amounts
> 25%: Three small amounts.
It is then up to you as to when you would like to make your second prediction. There are three types of prediction you can make, and you must state which type of prediction you're making when you lock in your prediction. The three types of prediction are as follows:
THE OFFER BUTTON PREDICTION: Making this prediction gives you the chance to activate the offer button in your game. If your prediction is particularly good, the Banker's button offer will have to be a minimum percentage of the average:
On the nose: LIVE Button, Offer = 100% of the average
≤ 5%: LIVE Button, Offer ≥ 75% of the average
≤ 10%: LIVE Button, Offer ≥ 50% of the average
≤ 15%: LIVE Button only.
> 15%: NO Offer Button.
Any Offer Button prediction within 10% is also guaranteed to produce an offer above the Fair Deal. In
A Tale of Two Boxes, the average percentages are that of the 'Two Boxes' average, which is weighted on the probability of winning each the remaining amounts on the board.
THE 23 BOOST PREDICTION: Making this prediction can alter your Box 23 setup with the introduction of a new card (if you're within 20%). The better the prediction, the better the card. If you guess within 15%, you get to choose between one of two cards, an addition card or a multiplier:
On the nose: Add +£75,000 OR replace HALF with QUADRUPLE
≤ 5%: Add +£35,000 OR replace HALF with TRIPLE
≤ 10%: Add +£20,000 OR replace HALF with DOUBLE
≤ 15%: Add +£10,000 OR replace HALF with ADD HALF
≤ 20%: Add +£5,000
> 20%: No card is added.
THE BONUS BOX PREDICTION: Making this prediction gives you the opportunity to bring the Bonus Box into live play (to be opened after Box 23). The Bonus Box is loaded with six cards:
MONEY BACK,
+10%,
+20%,
+30%,
+50%,
DOUBLE. This prediction determines the minimum amount that is needed to be won from the main game to activate the Bonus Box. The better the prediction, the lower the threshold:
On the nose: No Threshold (£0)
≤ 5%: £20,000
≤ 10%: £35,000
≤ 15%: £50,000
≤ 20%: £75,000
> 20%: Bonus Box not activated.
Remember, in Aaron's DoND the SWAP is ALWAYS offered at the end of the game.