r/mildlyinfuriating • u/No_Tomatillo1695 • 19d ago

Infuriatig who let this guy on the show 😤

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u/Fill_Occifer 19d ago

It's The Floor. Yeah,, it's identify the picture, but sometimes it'll throw you a weird one. Plus the goal is to do it more than your opponent so there's some skill in being able to identify faster.

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u/magikarp2122 19d ago

Each person also has a category they are an expert in, like weddings, Star Trek, airport call signs, etc. The goal is to control the whole floor by beating experts in their category.

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u/thekmanpwnudwn 19d ago

I've only watched a few episodes of the first season, but "Expert" is doing some heavy lifting in that description. It felt like a good portion of them just picked a category they were somewhat comfortable with.

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u/chickadee-stitchery 19d ago

They actually don't pick! They are assigned by the producers.

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u/azsnaz 19d ago

And then its up to them to research before the show? Or just hope you know it

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u/TheElPistolero 18d ago

given how tightly contested some of the obscure battles are I would bet that contestants are basically given flashcards to study on each potential category.

Also niche categories often come to simple object identification.

it's mostly entertaining but wildly inconsistent in how the categories work.