It was decided that Hit Me's rules were becoming a bit too complicated for some contestants to understand, which became a bit frustrating.

Hit Me's last playing was October 13th.

R.I.P. 1980-2006

http://gscentral.net/hitme.htm

i can understand that ive watched them play that game for years and i never could understand the rules so i can only imagine how the contestants felt getting stuck playing that game.

Hit Me had to be one of the easiest games on the show! lol All you had to do was pick a product that was a multiple of ten, then pick a product that was the exact price, and you'd won the game. It's simple elementary math! :p

It was decided that Hit Me's rules were becoming a bit too complicated for some contestants to understand, which became a bit frustrating.

lol, it took them 26 years to figure this out?!

lol, it took them 26 years to figure this out?!
Exactly! I understood the game, but I think it was the way the rules were TOLD to the contestants that made it seem confusing. The first time I heard the rules I was like...WHAT????? but seeing how the game was played was how I figured it out. Dang, I didn't realize the game was that old!

I am surprised by this, along with the claim that it was too complicated. All you had to do was pick one exact price (a prime number, perhaps) and one dollar amount ending in zero for a face card, hence blackjack.

I've heard worse complaints about people not knowing how to play "Check Game," in which one has to write a check which, when added to the value of the prize, totals between $5000 and $6000. (I remember when the range was $3000-$3500! I also remember it sometimes being called "Blank Check"!)