- It starts on 10th July on France 2 at 8:35.
- Three teams will compete in each episode. Two teams will face off in a number of duels and individual challenges to earn keys – the team with the fewer is kicked off the Fort immediately.
- The winners will, as Lee suggested, face against the current champions in a battle for clues. When it gets to the treasure room, the teams will write what they think the codeword is on a bit of slate before collecting gold, but it sounds like the correct answer won’t be revealed until after the treasure run. The winners being the team who a) get the codeword right and b) collect the most gold (presumably if both get it wrong then it goes on gold). This is a bit more involved and interesting that I was expecting. The winning team collect €10,000 on top of their collected winnings and come back the next week, at the end of the series the three best teams come back to win the €40,000 top prize.
Interesting. And – and here’s some fan service – the people who are champions for episode one? Well if my interpretation is correct, they’re going to be part of a team from the show’s first season twenty years ago.
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Seems like Passe Partout got a new shirt to wear. sorta like the Denmark one which hasnt got Fort boyard written over it.
Interesting… should mention by what I read elsewhere that this is indeed is a “tournament” style set of 8 episodes. Teams are drawn at random two play in the key games (hello, Pat Sharp, it’s been a while) and the top three teams at the end of the seventh episode go straight into the three team final to win that bonus 40 000 Euro.
Pictures prove that there are 13 teams. Hold on, that’s really crummy if you get drawn late!
Also, it’s a flat 10 000 Euro if you win the treasure room go.
Maitres de tenebres is somewhat tenebres-less… the two players go at it against each other.
Looking forward to this, but slightly hesitant…
(Does this mean they’re not calling me?)
There only 7 epsiodes this year Ryan.
You’re right Lee – my mistake!
Still though, while everyone gets a go, it seems a tad unfair that although it’s done by lot, one team will have one chance while others might run through all seven episodes. Perhaps they could have had some kind of “qualifying” round?
i dont think its unfair. because it all depends on the games they get.
Speaking of fort boyard. apprently there been an Injury during the Sweedish Filming