
Gameplay- 9
Show Flow- 9
Potential Viewer Ratings- 7
Play-Along Factor- 10
Host- 7
Overall Rating- 8.1
Premise: Two pairs of teams face a series of three rounds where they will have to decipher famous names, places, events, TV shows and other pop culture references solely based on the emojis shown on the screen. Here’s how each round is played:
Round 1: Get The Message
Teams view screenshot of a conversation and have 15 seconds to decode the emoji response based on the context clues from the question in the message above. Correct answers are worth $100 and if a team’s time expires, their opponents have five seconds to solve the same response for $50. Four conversations are played with each team solving two while alternating turns.
Round 2: In-App Purchase
Teams are given a category followed by an emoji-coded clue. If they are stumped by the first clue, they are allowed to make “in-app purchases” and buy up to two more clues. Guessing the puzzle in one clue is worth $300, using two clues is worth $200 and using three clues drops the value down to $100. Teams will have 20 seconds to solve the category. If time expires, the opposing team has five seconds to guess for the remaining value of the category. Similar to the previous round, four categories are played.
Round 3: Hit Send
On each team, one contestant is the clue-giver and has 45 seconds to get their teammate to guess as many words as possible by sending them a message using a keyboard filled with 14 preselected emojis. The emojis change with every new word that appears. Each correct answer is worth $400. The team with the highest total at the end of the round wins the game, keeps their winnings and advances to the bonus round
Round 4: Masters of Text
The end game is similar to the third round except both teammates alternate as the clue-giver. The team has one minute to solve five messages correctly. If successful, the team’s winnings are boosted up to $10,000.


Other than the aforementioned minor critiques, Emogenius is a solid game show with a good host in Hunter March (his grandfather Hal March, famous former host of The $64,000 Question, would be proud) and a fun, interactive concept that is perfect for today’s social media-savvy society. As good as this show is, I have a hunch that Emogenius won’t be sticking around GSN past this season.
Stay tuned for new episodes of Emogenius every Wednesday at 8:00 & 8:30pm on GSN!
**Photos courtesy of GSN**
**Photos courtesy of GSN**
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