And the press-your-luck element of Deal or No Deal reminds me of games like Can't Stop and Diamant.
Fox's Unan1mous, in which nine strangers must decide which one of them should win $1.5 million, is the most pure negotiation game ever to air on television.
The contestants are given some time to get to know each other, and then they vote on who should win the prize. If the first vote is not unanimous, the prize starts to decline. Eventually, everyone could be left with nothing.
Among those trying to win are a minister, an atheist, a professional Poker player, a teacher, a gay activist, a writer, a choreographer, a truck driver, and a self-described womanizer. As the game moves forward, contestants are eliminated from winning the cash prize, but they all continue to live in the bunker and vote.
In the first episode, several players were very clear about the fact that they would lie to win the money: one player made up a story about having testicular cancer in order to win sympathy from his opponents.
At the end of the first episode, the contestants cast their first vote. It was not unanimous, so the game -- and the negotiation -- continue.
