Match Game/Merchandise

These are the many products/merchandise/goods that were brought to us due to the success of Match Game.

Board Games
Home versions of The Match Game were made by Milton Bradley from 1968 to 1978. The first eight were based on the 1960s edition of the show (six standard boxed editions, as well as a "Fine Edition" and a "Collector's Edition"), and the latter three were based on the 1970s version. The 1960s versions and first two 1970s versions had the same non-comedic answers as the '60s show; the third '70s edition finally started using the more innuendo-laden questions of the '70s show.

Plans for a CD-ROM version of the game for PCs were made by Sierra Software in 2001, but the game was never released.

Online Games
After success with their online version of Family Feud, Uproar.com released a single-player version of Match Game in 2001. However, as of September 30, 2006 the website has been temporarily shut down, no longer offering any game show based games of any kind.

Slot Machines
A five reels video slot machine based on the 1970s version was released by WMS Gaming in 2003. featuring simulated caricatures of Jimmie Walker, Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, Morgan Fairchild, Rip Taylor, and Vicki Lawrence as the panelists and a simulated Gene Rayburn as the host. the slot machine's bonus round is also faithful to the original game format--one round is adapted from the main game, the second from the Super-Match bonus round.(NOTE:Morgan Fairchild never appeared on any incarantion of Match Game.)

DVDs
A DVD set featuring 30 episodes of the 1970s version and the original 1960s pilot was released in 2006. An additional "Dumb Dora" edition came out with only eight episodes.