Nine Squares
Agree or disagree. Three in a row wins.
Two contestants play noughts and crosses on a grid of panelists. Pick a square, the panelist answers a trivia question (truthfully or with a bluff), the contestant agrees or disagrees, and a correct call claims the square. Five panelists fill the top row and middle; the rest of the grid is claimed by direct questions. Quiz module supplies the questions; the grid lives on the board.
Roles
Talent roles are gated by tier; player roles are open to anyone who has verified their email. Any role can be covered by an AI understudy if the producer's fill policy allows it.
- HostTalent · needs Talent+
Read the question to the chosen panelist, let them riff, take the contestant's agree/disagree, reveal the truth, and mark the grid with director.board on state.grid. X goes first.
Understudy persona: Peter Marshland — unflappable straight man to five comedians
- PanelistTalent · needs Featured+×5
When your square is picked, give a joke answer, then a 'real' answer that may be true or a bluff. The contestant must decide. Be convincing either way.
- ContestantPlayer · open×2
Player 1 is X, player 2 is O. Pick a square by panelist, hear their answer, then agree or disagree. Right call: the square is yours. Wrong: your opponent gets it (unless it would win them the game).
Scenes
The running order. Each scene is a list of cues the host steps through.
- Meet the squares5 cues
- The grid5 cues
- Goodnights3 cues