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[snowpeck]

Found the Supermarket Sweep game at one of the Atlanta-area Ollie's locations, $4.99 as mentioned above. It was on the board game aisle and not in the seasonal section, so look in both places if you need to.

If I recall, the companion app is no longer supported for SS.

It looks like it's still there. They did move Press Your Luck, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy to a different "legacy" app, but they seem to still be functional as well.

[MikeK]

The SS app still scans the product cards.  It is not working with the bonus item cards.  Since bonuses are random amounts from $50-300, multiplying the roll of a d6 by 50 does similar.

[bwood]

Found the Supermarket Sweep game at one of the Atlanta-area Ollie's locations, $4.99 as mentioned above. It was on the board game aisle and not in the seasonal section, so look in both places if you need to.

If I recall, the companion app is no longer supported for SS.

The App still works, they updated it in July and changed a few things. The only thing we have issues with are the Bonus Inflatables, they seem to be a different style of UPC barcode and will not focus and scan. We just make our own rules there.
I asked the company about it and they said they were working on another refresh of the App and that was on the list, but I dont think they have fixed that aspect yet, if they even plan to at all still. However, the regular products scan just fine!

[Bob Zager]

Walmart's website is now showing the "Gold," edition of Family Feud available on line for shipping (w/arrival date of November 29).  The online purchase price is $16.99.  Since I already showed a picture of the box cover art, here is one of the game contents:

https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/f261d1d3-eda0-47c3-85f0-93b7e91eb547.c898285819a140fe768d0e779a913f0e.jpeg?odnHeight=2000&odnWidth=2000&odnBg=FFFFFF

When reading the description, this version, like the "Big Buzzer," from Target, mention "One Steve Harvey Card."  I believe that is to cover one side of the "Fast Money" survey cards.  But you'll notice in the picture a card depicting a "buzzer" button, apparently to simulate who's first on a "Face Off."

[MSTieScott]

Walmart's website is now showing the "Gold," edition of Family Feud available on line for shipping (w/arrival date of November 29).  The online purchase price is $16.99.  Since I already showed a picture of the box cover art, here is one of the game contents:

https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/f261d1d3-eda0-47c3-85f0-93b7e91eb547.c898285819a140fe768d0e779a913f0e.jpeg?odnHeight=2000&odnWidth=2000&odnBg=FFFFFF

The front of the pictured Fast Money card lists only three or four answers per question, even though there clearly would have been more lower-point answers given. That's no fun.

[clemon79]

When reading the description, this version, like the "Big Buzzer," from Target, mention "One Steve Harvey Card."  I believe that is to cover one side of the "Fast Money" survey cards.  But you'll notice in the picture a card depicting a "buzzer" button, apparently to simulate who's first on a "Face Off."

Since a card has two sides, I have to assume Endless is gonna Endless and the obverse side of that card has a picture of Steve Harvey's schwanz or whatever to cover up the Fast Money question backs.

[Bob Zager]

Walmart is now showing a new FF "Jumbo Card Game" (Priced at $3.97):

https://i5.walmartimages.com/seo/FOG-FOF-Family-FeudJumboCards-GEC_76ccfc5d-15f4-4324-81ea-22a022eb7f24.dbc7f0315a93c84fbb42b0413a73592d.jpeg?odnHeight=117&odnWidth=117&odnBg=FFFFFF

[Jeremy Nelson]

Walmart is now showing a new FF "Jumbo Card Game" (Priced at $3.97):

https://i5.walmartimages.com/seo/FOG-FOF-Family-FeudJumboCards-GEC_76ccfc5d-15f4-4324-81ea-22a022eb7f24.dbc7f0315a93c84fbb42b0413a73592d.jpeg?odnHeight=117&odnWidth=117&odnBg=FFFFFF

Through no fault of your own, this thread has unfortunately become the "New Variant of Family Feud is out" thread.

If you'd like a no-frills buzzer software for your home use, our boy Travis has you covered- Buzzer Grid is available on Etsy for $5. Accomodates up to eight players, various scoring, and a game clock.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1811035344/buzzer-grid-general-lockout-score?click_key=d19789ba257d9a3b96ae732c24246b0dcaf12248%3A1811035344&click_sum=059cea11&ref=shop_home_active_25&pro=1&sts=1

[TimK2003]

Looks like it's now down to $3.74 for Wednesday 11/27 only if you click on the link above.

[Sodboy13]

Make that two dollars and forty-nine dang cents through the weekend.

[Bob Zager]

We've already heard talk about new Talk About board/card games coming in 2025.  Also planned for 2025 is a new electronic WOF game from Educational Insights.  Here is a catalog entry picturing what's at least a prototype:

https://image.isu.pub/241104224418-2545aac9db765597dac9e9e5ec1cf455/jpg/page_63_thumb_large.jpg

[Jeremy Nelson]

We've already heard talk about new Talk About board/card games coming in 2025.  Also planned for 2025 is a new electronic WOF game from Educational Insights.  Here is a catalog entry picturing what's at least a prototype:

https://image.isu.pub/241104224418-2545aac9db765597dac9e9e5ec1cf455/jpg/page_63_thumb_large.jpg

So....it's essentially a repackage of the '95 LCD game? Even if you angle this as a classroom aid (which, considering how many people learned words and letters by watching, seems long overdue), this comes off as outdated.

[bwood]

As of 12/2/24, Gamestar App and Play is now subscription based at a price of $3.99/YR. They said the reason is to fund future development.
Not sure how that's going to go. Nothing really on there to justify a subscription (yet), but it's only $4/yr.

SS has not been updated yet as promised, as Bonuses still don't scan in app.

Hopefully they have some new items in the pipeline to justify a subscription

[Hastin]

We've already heard talk about new Talk About board/card games coming in 2025.  Also planned for 2025 is a new electronic WOF game from Educational Insights.  Here is a catalog entry picturing what's at least a prototype:

https://image.isu.pub/241104224418-2545aac9db765597dac9e9e5ec1cf455/jpg/page_63_thumb_large.jpg

I see any sort of handheld game release as a win in 2025, given how rare it feels now.

I wonder if this means we'll see a return of Classroom Jeopardy! in some form, now that they are working Sony again in some capacity.

[Bob Zager]

As of 12/2/24, Gamestar App and Play is now subscription based at a price of $3.99/YR. They said the reason is to fund future development.
Not sure how that's going to go. Nothing really on there to justify a subscription (yet), but it's only $4/yr.

This year, I've felt rather skeptical about the partnership between Imagination Gaming and Gamestar+, and now wonder, if there is some kind of trouble and that it may be related to the above mentioned move.

Partnerships have gone one way or another in the last three/four years.  After a partnership with IG/Spin Master, the last couple of years have been IG/Gamestar.  An early 2024 catalog was showing a lot more products were planned, Including "Generations" editions of FF, WOF, and J! in the smaller boxes, plus a FF Office _______ Edition (Party?) (shown below. at far left--2023 Toy Fair):

https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D5622AQFLwqkNP1CSdA/feedshare-shrink_800/feedshare-shrink_800/0/1696711941272?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=vsa2wjz1F1KuNUSs7_qCUrsDSms3IT_GJ8Bl3XgAxTM

Although I recently showed the website listings for two new FF games, they are both branded by Spin Master, and do NOT mention Gamestar+.

BTW, the guy, second from the far right, is Dan Rowen, who earlier this year left IG, and made the annoncement about the new project involving Talk About.