Game of Pawns (game show) Dealing in everything from celebrity cars to antique guns, they never know just what – or who – will walk through the door next. At Branson Pawn, every day’s a gamble. Scott and Brian give each customer three questions. If they get two of the three right, the customer gets their price. If not, the house wins and Brian and Scott get their price. This show runs on the Discovery Channel globally as re-runs and had its debut in 2013 with eight original episodes. Game of Pawns was produced by Highnoon Entertainment, a production company in Denver, Colorado, that has
Apocalypse (chess variant) Apocalypse (chess variant) Apocalypse is a chess variant invented by C. S. Elliott in 1976. The players each start with two "horsemen" and five "footmen" on a 5×5 board. The two sides make their moves simultaneously. The game was featured in Issue 53 of "Games & Puzzles" magazine. The starting setup is as shown. Horsemen and footmen move and capture the same as knights and pawns in chess, except footmen do not have a double-step option on their first move. For each turn, each player secretly writes down his move, then the players simultaneously declare them. The following rules apply: