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[alfonzos]

The only thing that is Endless is their lackof energy when designing products.

I decided to make my own aids to make the home game more like the television show. Digital readouts (one for the guesser, one to reveal the correct answer), freeze bars, one "higher/lower" sign for each player.

[TLEberle]

Did you get the life trackers from Game Crafter?

[clemon79]

Did you get the life trackers from Game Crafter?

It looks like he made them himself with construction paper and brads. I'm sure there's several printables for them out there. I've already 3D printed like three myself trying to find one I really like.

[Bob Zager]

Here's a look at Jeopardy! for the Infinity game table:

https://infinitygametable.com/game/jeopardy/

No release date set, yet

[Hastin]

Here's a look at Jeopardy! for the Infinity game table:

https://infinitygametable.com/game/jeopardy/

No release date set, yet

I wonder if this is gonna be like the Wheel of Fortune where (seemingly to save money) they didn't license the music, based on the video clip they posted.

[nowhammies10]

How do you license Jeopardy!'s IP and not the think music? That'd be like licensing Press Your Luck, but instead of the Whammy, you have to avoid goblins or something.

/we resemble but are legally distinct from the Lollipop Guild...

[SuperMatch93]

How do you license Jeopardy!'s IP and not the think music? That'd be like licensing Press Your Luck, but instead of the Whammy, you have to avoid goblins or something.

/we resemble but are legally distinct from the Lollipop Guild...

I believe Griffin's estate still gets paid every time "Think!" is played, so I'd imagine they'd want to avoid the royalty.

[nowhammies10]

I believe Griffin's estate still gets paid every time "Think!" is played, so I'd imagine they'd want to avoid the royalty.

So you cut them a cheque and bite the bullet. If there's one thing Jeopardy! is known for, it's "Think!". Excluding it from a home video game where you've gotten the license to everything else -- name, format, graphics, etc. -- is baffling.

I notice the clues aren't rendered in Korinna either. That's a little more excusable, but again, it's a minor detail that seems effortless to get right if they really wanted to.

[BrandonFG]

So you cut them a cheque and bite the bullet. If there's one thing Jeopardy! is known for, it's "Think!".

Is this officially being made by Sony or Infinity? If it's the latter, it could come down to licensing costs. I don't know much about Infinity, but I wouldn't be surprised if the rights are more than they want to spend right now. If you really want the authentic experience, you could always do a soundalike think cue, or have someone play the think music from his or her phone.

Case in point: there was a movie called Hall Pass that used the "DUN DUN!" from Law and Order. It cost the producers $150K to use a gavel thump. I imagine that cue cost even more.

/Not a movie I recommend FWIW

[TLEberle]

Is this officially being made by Sony or Infinity? If it's the latter, it could come down to licensing costs. I don't know much about Infinity, but I wouldn't be surprised if the rights are more than they want to spend right now. If you really want the authentic experience, you could always do a soundalike think cue, or have someone play the think music from his or her phone.

Part of the "Jeopardy" experience is the name. If you're making Jeopardy, you have the big blue board with categories, escalating dollar values and the DDs.

If they don't want to pay for Think! they should be making a different game, or putting a generic skin on it.

/that 30 second piece of music made Merv roughly $2 million annually if Reddit is to be believe. I would imagine it to be a great deal more, given that it is heard at sporting events as well as various video games. And that's to say nothing of the profits from just the show itself.

(Monsieur Long/Sans Whammies covered the same ground. You pay the fee to use the music.)

[Bob Zager]

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

Judging by the design, it looks like it might be designed by the people behind Imagination Gaming.  IG has done mini-versions using similar dry-erase cards and markers, plus the color of the packaging and instructions give me the impression, it would look nice on a 50th anniversary edition (only imagining that, right now!)

I don't see any hints from Pressman of such games, but while I was trying to search for anything, I found a website archiving Pressman's past catalogs.  Here from 1987:

https://www.parrygamepreserve.com/images/features/catalogs/pressman/1987_catalog/1987_pressman_13_M.jpg

https://www.parrygamepreserve.com/images/features/catalogs/pressman/1987_catalog/1987_pressman_16_M.jpg

The actual products had different looks to certain ones shown, such as their "The New Dating Game," the actual show title "The All-New Dating Game."  Also a blue box for the Junior edition of WOF, and "Deluxe" Jeopardy! was called "Electric" Jeopardy!

I'd never heard of any such item being released (and I don't think it was), but here from 2002 is a very interesting game (WWTBAM Entertainment edition):

https://www.parrygamepreserve.com/images/features/catalogs/pressman/2002_catalog/2002_pressman_31_M.jpg

[Nick]

I believe Griffin's estate still gets paid every time "Think!" is played, so I'd imagine they'd want to avoid the royalty.

My question is has there ever been a legal test that's determined Think! "resembles but [is] legally distinct" from I'm a Little Teapot?

Because if there hasn't or the answer is in the affirmative, then use the kiddy tune for the game and see who notices.  It's hit the public domain by now, right?  I suppose if not, the rights would be cheaper and then you get something that at least sounds like the TV show.

[SuperMatch93]

If I were them and didn't want to pay to license the actual tune, I'd use this:

[Bob Zager]

I believe Griffin's estate still gets paid every time "Think!" is played, so I'd imagine they'd want to avoid the royalty.

That highly likely is why when Pressman released ESPN Jeopardy! they used the theme to ESPN Sports Center, instead of the "Think," music!

[Jeremy Nelson]

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

Judging by the design, it looks like it might be designed by the people behind Imagination Gaming.

The dry erase contestant scoreboards look so jarring after using play money for decades, but I guess that if you're not Pressman, who've been cranking out the same plastic molds for 40(!) years, the most economical way to profit from this license is to cut down on manufacturing costs.

I'd never heard of any such item being released (and I don't think it was), but here from 2002 is a very interesting game (WWTBAM Entertainment edition):

https://www.parrygamepreserve.com/images/features/catalogs/pressman/2002_catalog/2002_pressman_31_M.jpg

Interesting to me that the Millionaire license didn't get used to crank out specialty game packs like this more often. especially at the height of the show's popularity.