Practice Game Mode
In the Practice Game the player has no opponent. The family simply plays until they amass 300 points, and then goes for the big "money" in the Fast Money Round.
This game is a good way to learn the way the game plays, or to relax and answer questions without the competition.
Selecting Your Family
After choosing your type of game and pressing the START button, you will select your family. Pressing SELECT will toggle through each of the four different families in Family Feud. Entering Your Family Name
Enter your family name (up to 10 letters) by using the CONTROL PAD to move the cursor over the appropriate letter in the alphabet box.
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To move the cursor at a faster rate, hold down the L or R button while directing the cursor with the CONTROL PAD.
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When the correct letter is highlighted, press the A or B button to select it.
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Pressing the X or Y button will delete the previous letter chosen.
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When you are done entering letters, press the START button, or move the cursor over END and press button A or B.
Returning Champions Pass Code
After the family name has been entered, the Returning Champions? prompt will appear. If your family has won before and played less than five games, you may enter the pass code given to you at the end of the game to return with your previous earnings.
Enter the pass code as you did the family name. When done, move the cursor to END and hit buttons A or B. If you do not want to use a pass code, just hit START.
Opponent Setup
In the Two Family Game, Family #2 will now repeat the family selection, name entry, and pass code steps.
In the One Family Game, the computer will now select its name and members. In the Practice Game there is no opponent. The game automatically starts when both family names and pass codes have been entered.
The Bull's-Eye Round Rules
Before the Bull's-Eye Round, each family is given $5,000 to their Fast Money Jackpot. To win the Jackpot they must defeat the other family and score 200 or more points in the Fast Money Round.
During the Bull's-Eye Round the families try to add wealth to their Jackpot by guessing the Number One answers to questions.
Starting with the Fathers, a member of each family is squared off against his or her counterpart from the opposing family. The first question is worth $1,000, the second $2,000, etc. until the fifth and final question is worth $5,000. If a contestant gets the Number One answer, the Bull's-Eye, his or her family adds that amount to the Jackpot.
The Bull's-Eye Round Play
A Bull's-Eye Board and a window with the host and two contestants are shown on the screen. The question box will then appear. The question will now print out letter by letter.
A player who buzzes in before the question has completely printed out, must answer the question while it is in incomplete format. The contestants then have three seconds to buzz in.
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Two Family Game: The first contestant to press any button on his controller wins the chance to answer first.
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One Family Game: The human contestant must press any button before the computer contestant does in order to win the chance to answer first.
The Toss-Up Question
The first question is a toss-up for the two fathers to begin the family feud. This question determines which family gets to guess the answers to the survey question.
The left window on the screen announces the number of answers provided from the survey, the right window shows the host and the two fathers. The answer board is seen in the background.
The question is then asked from the left window, printing out letter by letter. The players then have three seconds to buzz in by pressing any button on his or her controller.
Like in the Bull's-Eye Round, the first player to buzz in wins the chance to answer first. Answer the question the same as you did in the Bull's-Eye Round.
Toss-Up Outcomes
If your answer was one given in the survey, it is shown on the answer board in the order of the survey results.
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If it is the number one answer people gave, your family automatically wins the toss-up and gets the option to play or pass.
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If it is a survey answer, but not the top one, or it is an incorrect answer, the other family's father gets to provide an answer.
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If neither father enters a correct answer, then the mother of the first family to buzz in gets a chance to answer. If she is wrong, the mother from the second family to buzz in gets a chance to answer, and continues this way through both families until there is a correct answer. If no member of either family can enter a correct answer, a new question is posed.
The winner of the toss-up is given the option of playing (answering) the question or passing to the other family. Press any button to toggle between Play and Pass. Press START to make your selection.
Playing the Main Rounds
If your family has chosen to play or if the other family has passed the question to you, you must provide the remaining answers to the survey question in 45 seconds each.
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Enter your answers in the same manner as the toss-up question, except that Select will show you the Answer Board.
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Hit any button to return to the alphabet box. Note