i do a lot of quiz and game nights in the London region and I want countdown to feature in the fun, but those cards in the board games are so damn small
so where do the cards come from that are used on the show? - i suppose the material is more than just cardboard?
id love to have my own "real" countdown cards - maybe even in different colours to recreate all the eras of countdown - including the dreaded red and white era of 1989!!!!
yes i have never forgot those red letter days of series 18 and i was only age 9 at the time
the letters and numbers cards used on the programme
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Re: the letters and numbers cards used on the programme
I believe the letters are made of linoleum and I seem to recall they're either 6" x 6" or 9" x 9" - can't remember which.
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Re: the letters and numbers cards used on the programme
3.5 inches square.
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They look bigger on TV.Countdown Team wrote:3.5 inches square.
EDIT: Ah, isn't that the numbers tiles; what size are the letters tiles?
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Re: the letters and numbers cards used on the programme
Sorry - should have been 5.5 inches square. Letters and numbers same size.
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Re: the letters and numbers cards used on the programme
just thought
what ever happened to the old cards that were used in previous eras of the show, are they kept or are they thrown in the bin?
what ever happened to the old cards that were used in previous eras of the show, are they kept or are they thrown in the bin?
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Re: the letters and numbers cards used on the programme
Got one on my front door.
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