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Re: Game Show Home Games/Video Games Thread
« Reply #990 on: August 31, 2024, 04:33:46 PM »
In a recent posting I wrote, I mentioned how I've felt rather pessimistic about any new home games coming out this year.  There is soon going to be a new version of WOF in the UK:

https://www.game.co.uk/big-sky-games-wheel-of-fortune-54-893041#colcode=89304199

Would this make it the first box game of Wheel to have a proper bonus round?

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Re: Game Show Home Games/Video Games Thread
« Reply #991 on: August 31, 2024, 11:23:40 PM »
In a recent posting I wrote, I mentioned how I've felt rather pessimistic about any new home games coming out this year.  There is soon going to be a new version of WOF in the UK:

https://www.game.co.uk/big-sky-games-wheel-of-fortune-54-893041#colcode=89304199

Would this make it the first box game of Wheel to have a proper bonus round?

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The version that used cards instead of a wheel had a bonus round.
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Re: Game Show Home Games/Video Games Thread
« Reply #992 on: September 03, 2024, 06:14:51 PM »
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It looks like he made them himself with construction paper and brads. I'm sure there's several printables for them out there.
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Re: Game Show Home Games/Video Games Thread
« Reply #993 on: September 04, 2024, 07:01:06 PM »


Vinegar. And they wonder why we make fun of their cooking.
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« Reply #994 on: September 04, 2024, 08:45:58 PM »
Vinegar. And they wonder why we make fun of their cooking.

To be fair, I had an excellent ribeye with bearnaise not long ago at a steakhouse here in town. :)

/though I do prefer a nice au poivre
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Re: Game Show Home Games/Video Games Thread
« Reply #996 on: September 05, 2024, 12:00:46 AM »
If anyone's interested in a do-it-yourself wheel project, I suggest getting one of these.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/266409430584

It has 72 spokes, and I've seen people turn these into Wheel of Fortune wheels with very nice results.
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Re: Game Show Home Games/Video Games Thread
« Reply #997 on: September 05, 2024, 12:10:44 AM »
I was going to say, that looks more Instant Riches than TPIR.
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Re: Game Show Home Games/Video Games Thread
« Reply #998 on: September 05, 2024, 03:16:42 PM »
If anyone's interested in a do-it-yourself wheel project, I suggest getting one of these.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/266409430584

It has 72 spokes, and I've seen people turn these into Wheel of Fortune wheels with very nice results.

I love how they jump between "mathematically completely fair" and "holy crap PLEASE open a casino with these" on the odds chart.

EDIT: No, it's only the singleton bets that are broken. The math on the six-box (if you played every possible six-box) is more work than I care to do but it seems more or less right. But on both of the singletons you're making a buck on every bet. And yes, I'm putting way too much thought into this. :)
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Re: Game Show Home Games/Video Games Thread
« Reply #999 on: October 21, 2024, 02:31:22 PM »
I know it's come up a few times how so many sellers of giant playing cards only offer a red deck or a blue deck, not both. Well, here's both, packaged together, and a massive 11"x17" size that would make them pretty dang close to what Jim Perry flipped. Reviews point to the cards being fairly heavy and sturdy. The downside is that the card faces aren't especially attractive.

https://a.co/d/061zPRIo

Update on this: The price on Amazon dropped to $34.99 for the two-deck set, the same price as just a single deck. I'm just a man, I can only hold out so long, so I gave in and bought them.

These cards are worth the money. Each deck weighs in at just under seven pounds. The card stock seems pretty thick and durable, and has a glossy coating on both sides. They were packaged well, with both decks wrapped together in thick clear plastic, and the cards wrapped in cellophane inside each box. No damage, quality printing, and the faceless face cards actually work pretty well.

Get 'em if you're into that sort of thing.
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Re: Game Show Home Games/Video Games Thread
« Reply #1000 on: Today at 05:23:42 PM »
No damage, quality printing, and the faceless face cards actually work pretty well.

Okay, so I'm super confused. So the actual accurate design is the image I'm seeing in the review from "Beth" in Reviews With Images? I was going to be unreasonably pissed that the Jack of Hearts wasn't one-eyed, but it appears that the no-face design kinda rectifies that and is appropriately modernized for a Card Sharks deck.
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