Matches 'n Mates was an American

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 syndicated game show

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 created and produced by Nick Nicholson

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 and E. Roger Muir

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 that aired from 1967-1968, and was taped at both WJW-TV in Cleveland, Ohio

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 and WAGA-TV

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 in Atlanta, Georgia

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. It was a Nicholson-Muir Production in association with 20th Century Fox Television

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The show was hosted by Art James

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, with Dave Michaels

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and Bob McClain announcing.

Matches 'n Mates was a word game in which two Husband and Wife teams attempted to match questions to answers in order to reveal letters of a mystery word called the "Hidden Item".

Gameplay

One member of each couple, in turn, calls out a letter between "A" and "I" and an incomplete statement was read ("To paint a fence you would use..."). The other member called out one of twelve numbers, each representing a different answer. If the statement and answer matched, a letter or space was revealed on the nine-space Hidden Item Board. The first team to identify a Hidden Item won the round, and the first team to win three rounds won the game and a bonus prize.

External links

• Matches 'n Mates photograph with host Art James