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HIGH ROLLERS

Japan Flag   Roller Game   

Green tick  Cross the rollers and reach the finish platform
Red X  Fall into the water
Skull icon  The rollers are very easily spun

The contestant has to make their way over a row of cylinders that are positioned above water, each slightly higher or lower than the previous one, to reach the platform on the other side.
The rollers aren't fixed still, so will spin around when stepped on. The contestant needs to move quickly, and have good balance, so that they're not rolled off.

Played   54  times;  in episodes:
41, 44, 47, 50 51, 53 54, 56-59, 61-63, 65-73, 75, 77, 80, 82, 84, 87-94, 97, 100, 102, 105, 106, 110, 112, 116, 117, 119-121, 125, 127, 130, 131, 133

Variations
Ep#
41 The Ladybird Book of Rollers
There are just three rollers to cross
44 Roll Two More
Another two rollers are added - making a total of five to cross.
47+ Big Roller
From now on there are seven rollers to cross.
131 Roller Ball
As a one-off for the obstacle course special, a group version of Mud Ball was added before the High Rollers themselves.
All contestants waited in a mud pit to catch a ball, which was shot into the air from a cannon. A contestant could only move on to the Rollers once they'd caught a ball.

 BGM:  "Voyage To Dream Quest" - Godzilla Legend II

The set for this game was actually a dinosaur fossil. Contestants start running up the tail, before crossing its ribs (the rollers) and finishing by leaping onto the skull.
In episode 130, the game was played on the set of "Ever Victorious" - the Taiwanese version of Takeshi's Castle. Here the Rollers are crossed backwards, from left to right, and seem to roll less freely than the original versions.
The BGM used in the obstacle course version of High Rollers, in episode 131, is Track 3 from the OST of "Fearless Hyena 2".