Wizard's Challenge

Lots happening behind the scenes on Wizard’s Challenge. 1) We’re exploring whether we can enhance the first pilot with VFX fog (and other magical touches) in post instead of shooting a full second pilot. Could look more atmospheric and on-theme. Producer is looking into it now. 2) The show has drawn interest from beyond Las Vegas. Some interesting conversations are underway with other destinations. Nothing locked in, but it’s clear the concept has appeal in more than one place. 3) Holding off on starting the Las Vegas BTS vlogs I mentioned earlier while we look into these other options. Always interesting to see how different cities approach destination entertainment. @LVCVA @renotahoe @Visit_AC @VisitSingapore @VisitMonaco @TourismPHL @Melbourne @Nassau_Bahamas @macaousa

I'm in the pony express camp.

Foutainebleau @fblasvegas, as the bow tie is apparently your corporate logo and you have a slick black/blue building, why don't you reward male players who come dressed in classic tuxedos? Something like "Come dressed to the nines and get $9 in comp chips at table games each night that you do."😎 Think about it. As more and more men come dressed in tuxes, the classiness of Fountainebleau would increase and make your place stand out on The Strip. All they need to do is get a player's card and you give instructions to the pit bosses to approach them asking for their player's card when they pull up to a table game. You could do it for a limited time and if it becomes popular, it make permanent.

BUSINESS MANAGER JOINS THE TEAM! Big development: We’ve added a business manager to Raging Viking Productions and its “Wizard’s Challenge” game show. He’s now taking the lead and will be reaching out to the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority @LVCVA, then the Las Vegas casinos. As the show is meant to be filmed in a casino’s live theater (not a sound stage), we’re exploring shooting the second pilot in one — or, if LVCVA feels the first pilot is already strong enough, moving straight into pitching the casinos to become one of the eight rotating hosts. The casino hosts will serve as both the rotating film locations and the rotating daily prize-pool providers (gift certificates for their hotels, day pools, spas, steakhouses, etc.). @MGMResortsIntl @Bellagio @CaesarsEnt @CaesarsPalace @WynnLasVegas @VenetianVegas @ResortsWorldLV @stationcasinos @boydgaming @redrockcasino @GoldenNuggetLV @stratvegas @SAHARALasVegas @Palms @southpointlv @CircaMaestro @theDlasvegas @WestgateVegas @RioVegas @fblasvegas @FSELV @lvchamber @CityOfLasVegas @VitalVegas @LasVegasMag @SinCityLVLocals @torawoloshin @chuckychuckdgaf @roadtrip8films @thisishowivegas @jedirich_ @m6drop @SCVegas @Cocolasvegass @LasVegasLocally @JacobsVegasLife @JasmineWolf702 @renotahoe @Visit_AC

Just set up YouTube and Rumble channels for the Wizards Challenge Game Show: YouTube: youtube.com/@WizardsChalleng… Rumble: rumble.com/c/c-7937968 I’ll be posting development & launch vlogs here and on both channels (same content). Subscribe to whichever you prefer — or grab early-subscriber bragging rights on the new ones. 😉

Here’s the first pilot episode of Wizard’s Challenge — a new daily 10-minute online game show based on “20 Questions.” Three contestants ask yes/no questions to deduce mystery topics. First to correctly deduce three wins. We’re filming a second pilot soon to fix a long list of issues from the first attempt, including: 1) Better sound (lav mic on the host) 2) Proper fog machines with chiller units so the fog stays on the floor 3) Bigger studio audience plus dedicated camera on them 4) Better framing so the host and assistant can be seen conferring 5) A stand for the gong 6) Air conditioning Starting tomorrow we’re approaching every Las Vegas casino with a live theater to find one we can rent for the second pilot. The goal is to film on an actual theater stage (not a sound stage) and produce a pilot strong enough to present to the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority (@LVCVA) and the casinos. The larger goal: eight Las Vegas casinos rotating as film locations and daily prize-pool providers, promoting Las Vegas as the destination for people who love games. @MGMResortsIntl @Bellagio @CaesarsEnt @CaesarsPalace @WynnLasVegas @VenetianVegas @ResortsWorldLV @stationcasinos @boydgaming @redrockcasino @GoldenNuggetLV @stratvegas @SAHARALasVegas @Palms @southpointlv @CircaMaestro @theDlasvegas @WestgateVegas @RioVegas @fblasvegas @FSELV @lvchamber @CityOfLasVegas @VitalVegas @LasVegasMag @SinCityLVLocals @torawoloshin @chuckychuckdgaf @roadtrip8films @thisishowivegas @jedirich_ @m6drop @SCVegas @Cocolasvegass @LasVegasLocally @JacobsVegasLife @JasmineWolf702 @renotahoe @Visit_AC

UPDATE: Today’s the day. This account is now officially the home of Wizard’s Challenge — a daily 10-minute deduction game show filmed in Las Vegas. New handle: @WizardsChall (The full @WizardsChallenge was already taken) I’m clearing out all non-game-show posts. New banner and avatar are being designed and will go up soon. Coming Monday, August 3rd: 1) I’ll post the first pilot episode 2) I’ll begin posting location-scouting vlogs of Las Vegas casino theaters The first pilot was solid, but not strong enough to present to the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority @LVCVA or the casinos. We’re filming a second pilot that will fix the issues and, importantly, be shot on an actual theater stage (not a sound stage). To the Las Vegas casinos: If your stage manager would be willing to show me your theater for one of these vlogs, please reply here, DM me, or email me at: [email protected] I’d love to film the walkthrough. Tagging the major players below. Looking forward to connecting. @MGMResortsIntl @Bellagio @CaesarsEnt @CaesarsPalace @WynnLasVegas @VenetianVegas @ResortsWorldLV @stationcasinos @boydgaming @redrockcasino @GoldenNuggetLV @stratvegas @SAHARALasVegas @Palms @southpointlv @CircaMaestro @theDlasvegas @WestgateVegas @RioVegas @FSELV @lvchamber @CityOfLasVegas @VitalVegas @LasVegasMag @SinCityLVLocals @torawoloshin @thisishowivegas @jedirich_ @m6drop @SCVegas @Cocolasvegass @LasVegasLocally @JacobsVegasLife

UPDATE: The pilot episode of my game show is done.👍😁 Time to reshoot the pilot episode.🙄😜 😂 The pilot episode is finally done and I sent it out to family, friends, and colleagues for input. They all loved the game of the game show but the overwhelming majority feel the pilot needs to be reshot to be good enough to present to the Las Vegas Convention & Visitor Authority @LVCVA and Las Vegas casinos to get them to be the show's rotating film location and prize pool givers. I was hoping for the best but was always expecting to have to do this. We've got a list of sixteen issues that the next pilot will hopefully resolve and/or do better. When we have a film date for the second shoot, I will post it here and hopefully some of you will come and be part of the studio audience. A bigger studio audience being one of the sixteen things the reshoot will have. The reshoot will be done on either an upcoming Saturday or Sunday so if you would be interested in being part of the studio audience, reply to this post saying you'd like to be part of it (be sure to follow me) and I'll then follow you back and DM you. We have to follow each other for me to DM you. If we already follow each other, just send me a DM.

UPDATE: This X account will soon be rebranded as the official home of a new Las Vegas-based game show. All non-show tweets will be deleted, and future posts will focus exclusively on the daily 10-minute episodes, behind-the-scenes vlogs, and announcements of which casino day-pool clubs the game show hosts will be visiting (part of the contracts with the eight participating casinos providing the rotating daily prize pools). This X account's profile has been updated to reflect the upcoming change. Pilot episode was filmed on June 25, 2026 and is currently in editing. Once complete, I’ll approach the Las Vegas Convention & Visitor Authority to help pitch the show to Las Vegas casinos. Goal: Promote the whole city by having eight casinos rotate offering daily prize pools (which are essentially minute-long ads for their casinos, hotels, restaurants, shops, etc.). Non-casino prizes (helicopter tours, Area 15, exotic cars, etc.) will round out the “full Las Vegas” experience in the prize pools. Additionally, one of the casinos will be the film location for the game show, which will generate huge traffic for every other weekend’s Saturday morning contestant auditions and the Sunday noon filming of the 14 episodes. If Vegas passes, fallback is Reno → Laughlin → Atlantic City → cruise ships as a “last sea day” activity. But I’d much rather launch it here! (If @LVCVA isn’t the right fit, I’ll reach out to @FSELV to see if they’ll help pitch their eight casinos.) DMs open to verified accounts. #VegasGameShow @MGMResortsIntl @Bellagio @CaesarsEnt @CaesarsPalace @WynnLasVegas @VenetianVegas @ResortsWorldLV @stationcasinos @boydgaming @redrockcasino @GoldenNuggetLV @stratvegas @SAHARALasVegas @fblasvegas @Palms @southpointlv @CircaMaestro @theDlasvegas @BinionsLV @WestgateVegas @RioVegas @HardRockHolly @DTLVAlliance @SinCityLVLocals @JosephMLombardo @VitalVegas @LasVegasMag @lvchamber @CityOfLasVegas @SenCortezMasto @SenJackyRosen @repdinatitus @RepSusieLee @RepHorsford @AREA15official @8NewsNow @LasVegasSun @PatrickE_Vegas @KTNV @News3LV @FOX5Vegas @reviewjournal @TravelNevada @KNPRnews

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