Games Republic was a 30-minute TV

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which was broadcast on BSkyB's

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channel from 1999 to 2000. It had an

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theme and was hosted by

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. The first round consisted of the 'punch up quiz' in which two contestants battled against each other to get a chance at playing a bronze, silver or gold challenge. If the contestant won the bronze challenge then on the next show, the contestant would get a chance to play a silver challenge and the same for the gold challenge. For the challenges, a character called 'the Pundit' (a hooded

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) was brought on to give advice to the contestant and to inform the viewers about the game. The show was criticised by contestants for the lack of research into its questions. Contestants often questioned the presenters on air regarding answers which were in fact correct but were still given as false.

References

*http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Games_Republic *http://shiftrunstop.co.uk/2010/09/23/episode-45-simon-hickson/ *Clip from show with magic fro
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External links

*{{IMDb title, id=1822548, title=Games Republic 1999 British television series debuts 2000 British television series endings 1990s British children's television series 2000s British children's television series 1990s British game shows 2000s British game shows Sky UK original programming English-language television shows