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The exact nature of the change, such as by allowing more time or increasing the size of a target zone, is not revealed until the contestant chooses to use Simplify.

'Simplify' reduces the difficulty of a game, and may be used after any unsuccessful attempt. The contestant is given two forms of assistance, each of which may be used once. If the contestant violates any such restriction, they immediately lose a life. Certain games have specific restrictions added to increase their difficulty, such as a time limit or allowing the use of only one hand. Friends and family members in the audience may offer advice on decision-making and techniques for playing the games. Schofield occasionally comments on the difficulty that past contestants have had with a game and notes the average number of lives lost while playing it, in order to help the contestant decide whether to continue or stop. In the original series, McFarlane described the Body as 'an expert in all games played within the Cube' her real name is never stated on camera or listed in the credits. During a preview, the game is named and described by a male computer voice (provided by McFarlane) and demonstrated by 'The Body,' a woman dressed in a full-body jumpsuit and featureless metal mask. When a contestant succeeds, they are shown a preview of the next game and can decide to either stop playing and keep their winnings or continue and risk the money.

The contestant must repeat the game until they either complete it or run out of lives in the latter case, the game ends and all money is forfeited. The contestant begins with nine lives and loses one for every unsuccessful attempt at a game. A typical episode consists of two contestants' games depending on how successful the contestants are and on editing, a contestant's game may split across two episodes. Games are preselected for each individual contestant before the show to test their mental and physical faculties in various ways.

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The goal is to complete a series of seven games, each of which awards an increasing amount of prize money, before failing a total of nine times. The game is played by a single contestant within a transparent Perspex cube that measures 4 metres along each edge. The show ran from 2009 to 2015, before returning as The Million Pound Cube in 2020, and again under its original title in 2021. Colin McFarlane provides the disembodied voice of The Cube, who explains the rules of the games. The challenges involve physical and mental tasks including catching, throwing, estimation, reacting, memorisation, and balancing.

Using 'state-of-the-art filming techniques', the show aims to demonstrate the intense anxiety which contestants undergo as they progress through each task. Once inside, contestants could feel both claustrophobic and disoriented, affecting their concentration and abilities. It was based on the idea that even straightforward tasks become extremely challenging when confined and put under pressure inside a small, enclosed area whilst surrounded by a live studio audience. The original series offered contestants the chance to win a top prize of £250,000 by completing challenges from within a 4m × 4m × 4m perspex cube. The Cube is a British television game show that aired on ITV from 22 August 2009 to 23 December 2021.

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