While Super Password kept the progressive jackpot, I still have to give a slight nod to Alphabetics because I felt the penalty for illegal clues was, to me, the fairer one (reducing the value of the pot instead of an outright forfeit of the jackpot).
I do agree, but I also think the stiff penalty was a way to balance something that, to me, gave the overall gameplay aspect advantage to Password Plus: the prohibition of opposites.
In Alphabetics, if all you could do was give an opposite at the cost of one-fifth of the jackpot, at least the prize is still appealing. In “The Endgame,” you can give opposites again, but any other goof will cost you severely. I felt the balance was justified to a degree.
The Inquisitive One
