Minor Wheel of Fortune Gameplay Change for Season 27

[Sodboy13]

Unfortunately, there's still dead space aplenty.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'225836\' date=\'Sep 14 2009, 08:44 AM\']Unfortunately, there's still dead space aplenty.[/quote]
My precise reaction, sir.

[Kevin Prather]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'225842\' date=\'Sep 14 2009, 10:21 AM\'][quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'225836\' date=\'Sep 14 2009, 08:44 AM\']Unfortunately, there's still dead space aplenty.[/quote]
My precise reaction, sir.
[/quote]
My initial reaction: what changed? Then I looked back. Kind of like putting barbecue sauce on a moldy hot dog. Sure it'll taste a little better, but not good.

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'Kevin Prather\' post=\'225845\' date=\'Sep 14 2009, 02:10 PM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'225842\' date=\'Sep 14 2009, 10:21 AM\'][quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'225836\' date=\'Sep 14 2009, 08:44 AM\']Unfortunately, there's still dead space aplenty.[/quote]
My precise reaction, sir.
[/quote]
 Kind of like putting barbecue sauce on a moldy hot dog. Sure it'll taste a little better, but not good.
[/quote]
Remind me never to go to a cookout at your house. ;-)

Whoever designed that space needs a good refresher in Photoshop. 30% content, 70% space=s**t

/They tell you about dead space in middle school, people!

[Clay Zambo]

[quote name=\'abba\' post=\'220800\' date=\'Jul 22 2009, 12:10 AM\']Oh and let,s say someone wants to solve the puzzle instead of calling a letter and get,s it wrong,do they get another turn?[/quote]

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.  That'll be next season, when they add the chase-light-ridden "Double Dip" wedge.  Sponsored by Haagen-Daas.

[Mr. Armadillo]

Unlike “Free Spin”, which had no value when landed on, each correct consonant called during a “Free Play” is worth $500.

The $300/letter they gave you the last couple seasons when you landed on that space is forgotten that quickly?

[knagl]

[quote name=\'rollercoaster87\' post=\'225831\' date=\'Sep 14 2009, 10:33 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.[/quote]

I don't know how I can be more clear about this.  IT. CHANGES. COLOR.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'knagl\' post=\'225891\' date=\'Sep 14 2009, 02:41 PM\']I don't know how I can be more clear about this.  IT. CHANGES. COLOR.[/quote]
Oh thank god!!!

(At least the painfully badly designed dead space will be colorful, then.)

[Lirodon]

[quote name=\'knagl\' post=\'225891\' date=\'Sep 14 2009, 05:41 PM\'][quote name=\'rollercoaster87\' post=\'225831\' date=\'Sep 14 2009, 10:33 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.[/quote]

I don't know how I can be more clear about this.  IT. CHANGES. COLOR.
[/quote]

It sure does.

And also, I see some of the lighting on the board/lecterns got upgraded too. They gloooooooow

[Chelsea Thrasher]

[quote name=\'knagl\' post=\'225891\' date=\'Sep 14 2009, 04:41 PM\']I don't know how I can be more clear about this.  IT. CHANGES. COLOR.[/quote]

Because if there's one thing Wheel didn't already have enough of, it was things that change color.

[Joe Mello]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'225898\' date=\'Sep 14 2009, 06:37 PM\'][quote name=\'knagl\' post=\'225891\' date=\'Sep 14 2009, 02:41 PM\']I don't know how I can be more clear about this.  IT. CHANGES. COLOR.[/quote]
Oh thank god!!!

(At least the painfully badly designed dead space will be colorful, then.)
[/quote]
And of course, it's a painfully badly designed color change, so it's consistent.

/Most of my WoF viewing experience was trying to figure out what was real and what was CG or art.
//And the 5k space is next to a Bankrupt

[wheelloon]

[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'225925\' date=\'Sep 14 2009, 08:03 PM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'225898\' date=\'Sep 14 2009, 06:37 PM\'][quote name=\'knagl\' post=\'225891\' date=\'Sep 14 2009, 02:41 PM\']I don't know how I can be more clear about this.  IT. CHANGES. COLOR.[/quote]
Oh thank god!!!

(At least the painfully badly designed dead space will be colorful, then.)
[/quote]
And of course, it's a painfully badly designed color change, so it's consistent.

/Most of my WoF viewing experience was trying to figure out what was real and what was CG or art.
//And the 5k space is next to a Bankrupt
[/quote]

Not to mention the 2500 is also now next to that bankrupt (making it 2 now, there was previously only one, in R1, along with every round). 3 spaces away from that now in R1, the JP. Looks like part one of a budget cut, or *heaven forbid* another gimmick coming soon to a now NORMAL R2...

AND, did I also not see any cars on that set either? So has Friedman or Sony or w/e axed those too?

I never thought I'd see the day when WOF would not be offering any cars at all. I really hope I'm wrong, or if it has happened, it's solely because the auto companies aren't as willing to dish them out in that manner in this kind of market (even though that would go against some economist's basic line of thinking)...

Well, at least the set changes are nice. Same goes from J!, VERY MUCH for J!...

/Should change his SN to "Disgruntled Wheelloon"

[xavier45]

AND, did I also not see any cars on that set either? So has Friedman or Sony or w/e axed those too?

Pat told the contestant that there was "$100,000 on the wheel and lots of cash all over". He made no mention of a car.

[knagl]

There was not a car on the set for the three episodes I attended the taping of (the first three episodes of the season).

[MTCesquire]

Could it be because they're taping on location?  I don't seem to remember any cars on stage whenever they taped away from Culver City.  Of course I haven't watched the show regularly in almost a decade so maybe I'm missing something.