Author Topic: Minor Wheel of Fortune Gameplay Change for Season 27 (Read 45749 times)

BrandonFG · « **Reply #75 on:** July 30, 2009, 04:05:59 AM »

[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'221456\' date=\'Jul 30 2009, 12:34 AM\']Here's the first visual look at the Free Play wedge.

Even if it turns out to be a bomb, it cannot be denied that that is one good looking wedge. Props to the Wheel crew on keeping the "Free" font from the old Spin.[/quote]
When I worked on the yearbook staff, that was called "dead space", I believe. A big copy no-no. Even the old-school wedge had SPIN in large enough letters to where the space was used to its fullest potential. PLAY should be printed vertically.

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #76 on:** July 30, 2009, 04:31:22 AM »

I was hoping for a random play space, myself.

TimK2003 · « **Reply #77 on:** July 30, 2009, 08:57:32 AM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'221470\' date=\'Jul 30 2009, 04:05 AM\']When I worked on the yearbook staff, that was called "dead space", I believe. A big copy no-no. Even the old-school wedge had SPIN in large enough letters to where the space was used to its fullest potential. PLAY should be printed vertically.[/quote]

Another remedy:

Just like on the old Free Spin wedge, just have the $500 dollar amount in the background....The $5 would be covered/obscured by the Free Play text, and the zeros would be "lightened up" so as not to be as bold as it's neighboring wedges.

pacdude · « **Reply #78 on:** July 30, 2009, 11:05:25 AM »

Let's make this Free Play space as loud and obnoxious as the rest of Wheel of Fortune's presentation.

It should actually be dressed in flames, like an old hot rod, then whenever someone lands on it, it should have sparklers shoot from it. There should be a monitor on it showing clips of WKRP in Cincinnati and the background should be rainbow glitter.

clemon79 · « **Reply #79 on:** July 30, 2009, 11:47:59 AM »

[quote name=\'pacdude\' post=\'221476\' date=\'Jul 30 2009, 08:05 AM\']Let's make this Free Play space as loud and obnoxious as the rest of Wheel of Fortune's presentation.

It should actually be dressed in flames, like an old hot rod, then whenever someone lands on it, it should have sparklers shoot from it. There should be a monitor on it showing clips of WKRP in Cincinnati and the background should be rainbow glitter.[/quote]
You, sir, may step forward and collect not one (1) but TWO (2) Intarnets at any open window.

Offshored2007 · « **Reply #80 on:** July 30, 2009, 12:48:00 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'221481\' date=\'Jul 30 2009, 11:47 AM\'][quote name=\'pacdude\' post=\'221476\' date=\'Jul 30 2009, 08:05 AM\']Let's make this Free Play space as loud and obnoxious as the rest of Wheel of Fortune's presentation.

It should actually be dressed in flames, like an old hot rod, then whenever someone lands on it, it should have sparklers shoot from it. There should be a monitor on it showing clips of WKRP in Cincinnati and the background should be rainbow glitter.[/quote]
You, sir, may step forward and collect not one (1) but TWO (2) Intarnets at any open window.

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But all the "WKRP" music would be generic as the licensing fees would be too high

No "Free Play" there.

RyanCDN · « **Reply #81 on:** July 30, 2009, 12:51:39 PM »

[quote name=\'pacdude\' post=\'221476\' date=\'Jul 30 2009, 10:05 AM\']Let's make this Free Play space as loud and obnoxious as the rest of Wheel of Fortune's presentation.

It should actually be dressed in flames, like an old hot rod, then whenever someone lands on it, it should have sparklers shoot from it. There should be a monitor on it showing clips of WKRP in Cincinnati and the background should be rainbow glitter.[/quote]

Heh, this made me LOL. Nice.

-Ryan

MSTieScott · « **Reply #82 on:** July 30, 2009, 01:14:02 PM »

[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'221460\' date=\'Jul 30 2009, 01:00 AM\']it's a slightly raised wedge featuring a monitor, like the current Jackpot wedge[/quote]
But the Jackpot wedge isn't a monitor, is it? All of those blue dots light up in sequence, which would imply a series of wired LEDs. They could still write "PLAY" vertically without losing the ability to make the letters light up or blink or whatever they're supposed to do.

(Though I agree that the wedge in the Free Play picture does not look at all like a photograph, so I'm not going to yet assume that that's what the wedge will look like. Knagl?)

BrandonFG · « **Reply #83 on:** July 30, 2009, 03:02:28 PM »

[quote name=\'pacdude\' post=\'221476\' date=\'Jul 30 2009, 11:05 AM\']Let's make this Free Play space as loud and obnoxious as the rest of Wheel of Fortune's presentation.

It should actually be dressed in flames, like an old hot rod, then whenever someone lands on it, it should have sparklers shoot from it. There should be a monitor on it showing clips of WKRP in Cincinnati and the background should be rainbow glitter.[/quote]
WKRP?! Wheel just got me back as a viewer!

/And well played

knagl · « **Reply #84 on:** July 30, 2009, 06:51:33 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'221457\' date=\'Jul 29 2009, 11:41 PM\']Bright friggin' blue with a little writing at the top? Unless they're planning on selling that blue space as an adspons space (like they do with the Jackpot), it's a waste of space.[/quote]

[quote name=\'MSTieScott\' post=\'221487\' date=\'Jul 30 2009, 12:14 PM\'](Though I agree that the wedge in the Free Play picture does not look at all like a photograph, so I'm not going to yet assume that that's what the wedge will look like. Knagl?)[/quote]

Well, that is indeed an accurate picture of what the wedge looks like -- no photoshopping there. The thing to note, though, as I mentioned in the first post, it's a "trippy flashing-colored wedge" -- the wedge does not remain blue, but is a video monitor of some kind (or has multi-color LEDs under it and the top of the wedge diffuses the light). The wedge changes colors -- the new color "wipes" on if memory serves correctly, and it's constantly changing.

I don't remember any WKRP clips on the wedge, but perhaps I didn't look closely enough. ;-)

pacdude · « **Reply #85 on:** July 30, 2009, 08:32:48 PM »

Looking closer at the wedge, I can kind of see how the multi-color LED/diffusion idea would work. The brightness of the LEDs would certainly make it look shopped, but My Professional Opinion™ follows Knagl's description.

Sodboy13 · « **Reply #86 on:** July 30, 2009, 08:34:43 PM »

[quote name=\'knagl\' post=\'221508\' date=\'Jul 30 2009, 05:51 PM\']The wedge changes colors -- the new color "wipes" on if memory serves correctly, and it's constantly changing.[/quote]

Wheel's producers have apparently decided to give Pokemon a run for its money in the "viewer seizures" department.

TimK2003 · « **Reply #87 on:** July 30, 2009, 10:30:01 PM »

[quote name=\'Offshored2007\' post=\'221483\' date=\'Jul 30 2009, 12:48 PM\'][quote name=\'pacdude\' post=\'221476\' date=\'Jul 30 2009, 08:05 AM\']Let's make this Free Play space as loud and obnoxious as the rest of Wheel of Fortune's presentation.

It should actually be dressed in flames, like an old hot rod, then whenever someone lands on it, it should have sparklers shoot from it. There should be a monitor on it showing clips of WKRP in Cincinnati and the background should be rainbow glitter.[/quote]
But all the "WKRP" music would be generic as the licensing fees would be too high

No "Free Play" there.
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...unless the particular music selection is within the Sony Music catalog, then it would be played. Then of course, Wheel & Sony would plug the hell out of their myplay.com site so people could download the songs they heard!

/Wheel of Fortune is the home of the mo' sponsorship syndrome!

Offshored2007 · « **Reply #88 on:** July 31, 2009, 12:43:11 PM »

"Baby if you've ever wondered, wondered whatever became of me"
"I'm living on the Wheel of Fortune"
"Wheel of Fortune, F-R-E-E"

Groan...
No copyright infringment intended.

Jeremy Nelson · « **Reply #89 on:** September 14, 2009, 11:33:25 AM »

Well, it looks like the electric blue Free Play wedge was just concept art. From the pic on this new press release, they decided to give it the Free Spin color motif. Nice.

http://www.wheeloffortune.com/announcement...efreeplay_image