Diamond Head Game

Based on the short-lived 1975 game show taped on location in Hawaii. The last contestant remaining moved to the Money Volcano. This was a wind tunnel in which the contestant had 15 seconds to grab as many paper slips as possible and place them in a pouch placed around their waist. Paper slips represented prizes, cash or $1 bills. When time expired, the host pulled out up to 10 paper slips (later 5 slips) from the pouch. There was a significant "push your luck" element as the player could stop at any time, but lost everything if the host drew a $1 bill. That particular risk is NOT recreated in this home game, and only peripherally follows the original gameplay from the show. (The show went through two versions of gameplay that can be seen in more detail here.)

The game is played in three rounds. The player who wins each round gets the greatest reward and the reward for finishing decreases the further behind a player finishes.

Round one: Players answer multiple choice trivia questions to advance on the gameboard. The person who gives the correct response acts as quizmaster for the following question. (With the show's original gameplay, pairs of contestants played a best two-out-of-three question test to progress to the next round.)

Round two: After hearing a list of items of a given category, the players must recall item from the list. Players alternate taking turns until one fails to call out a yet unnamed item. The other players advance when one fails to respond. (This somewhat mirrors the gameplay from both versions of the Round 2 rules.)

Round three: Players get the prize discs earned in the previous rounds. The player who earned the most in cash and prizes is the winner. (On the show, only the winner of Round 2 went to the "Money Volcano" for possible prizes.)