Play Deal Or No Deal – DOND
The latest craze that seems to be sweeping the internet is Deal Or No Deal also known as DOND. The game started with a UK TV show broadcast by Channel 4 from October 31st 2005 and is still going strong today. The show has captured the imagination of the v public and has enjoyed increasing popularity ever since. Deal Or No Deal even has its own fan club which the shows presenter Noel Edmonds has fondly named the 'Red Box Club'.
Each show sees one contestant take on the banker in a battle of nerves, courage, risk and reward. The game is played with 22 identical sealed boxes which contain from 1p to £250,000, the contestant firstly picks a box and then chooses one by one which of the other boxes to eliminate from the game. The aim of the game is not to discard the 'Power Five' boxes which contain £35,000, £50,000, £75,000, £100,000, £250,000. No one knows what is in the boxes and each game varies wildly. As the game progresses the banker offers the contestant a cash amount to end the game. The amount offered varies depending the value of the remaining boxes left in the game. The game show has now be sold around the world, so no matter where you live the game will be coming to your TV screen very soon.
Perhaps a surprise too many is that DOND has started to become popular online. You can now play deal or no deal for free or even for real cash. The online game in many ways is similar to the TV game apart from the prize money which depends on your stake. The same principle applies as so does the general game play. You simply select a box and then one by one you pick boxes to eliminate from the game.
As with the game show there are many different strategies that players use to play deal or no deal. Some prefer to lock in their profit and accept the bankers offer as soon as they are in profit. Other prefer the thrill of the big gamble and go for the big win. To date the biggest amount won online playing DOND is £965,728 which was won by one lucky lady called Emira B.
For anybody though starting out with DOND I would suggest that you start with the free game to gain a good understanding of how the game works plus develop a decent strategy. As with all games practise makes perfect! Many of the leading UK online gaming sites now offer you to play deal or no deal for real money for as little as one UK pound.
Your decision to take the bankers offers should always depend on the amount of cash remaining in the unopened boxes. As I have already said there is no optimum strategy but I can tell you that many have been successful banking when they have been offered a profit of 30% or more when only 3 or less of the top 5 prices remain.
