Round 1
The teams were asked very difficult questions and 3 members of each team had a series of reference books to look up the answers. The captain was wearing headphones so they can only hear their teammates. The team would give the answer through the headphones. Once they had the answer the captain would press the buzzer and give the answer. If they were correct they scored some points, whereas if they were wrong the other 2 teams continued to search for the correct answer.Round 2
This was basically a 'finger on the buzzer' round were the team captains were asked questions and whoever buzzed in and gave a correct answer scored the points. An incorrect answer meant the question was offered to the other teams. This was replaced in series 2 by a round where a team member was blindfolded and guided through an intergalactic assault course by the other team members.Round 3
This round had 1 member of each team riding on a rodeo style item (called the Grunderhunter) as used on the fairground while answering questions to score points for their teams. In series 2 this was relegated to Round 4, as in that series a new round was introduced where the teams had to identify a famous person or landmark in a distorted image which revealed a small piece every 5 seconds. After 15 seconds, the host would read a clue to the teams. The scoring was if a team guessed correctly in 5 seconds they would score 20 points, 15 points after 10 seconds, 10 points after 15 seconds and finally 5 points if the whole image was revealed.Round 4
This was a round called the 'Light Maze' in which a team member was blindfolded and was guided through the maze by the other team members, the maze had red squares and white squares on the floor and if they stepped on a white square they scored 10 points for their team but if they stepped on a red square they lost 10 points. This was replaced in series 2 by what was Round 3 in series 1.Round 5
The final round was another fingers on the buzzer round where the team captains were yet again asked General Knowledge questions but this time the round lasted 2 minutes and the team with the most points at the end of the round were declared the winners.Trivia
In Series 2 the presenters entered the studio through a laserlight tunnel which you see in nightclubs and also in that series the scores were shown using a laserlight. There were not any prizes as such on the show but the teams did take home a Starstrider goody bag, including a pin badge, a sweatshirt and a mug. Both series of Starstrider were repeated onTransmission guide
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