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[Bob Zager]

It was first "Talked About," over a year ago, and I stumbled across this picture (NOTE: also from last year):

https://scontent-det1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/489877554_1068453475304479_5862899749589921744_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=833d8c&_nc_ohc=IvOHKdOBnOgQ7kNvwE6M84V&_nc_oc=AdmFyUS1kzr25dab8saFrefk96lapOADsZY-BGubL9jVOa4S5VWPf-8uAw0iMEiglhU&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-det1-1.xx&_nc_gid=RNEkcOjW-6_EJ3NQWn_n_g&oh=00_AfR2Oj8ACyQSty-32t5hK5FW54wJdEEgvbShGczZwFnqNQ&oe=6875A146

Pretty cool prototype boxes!  There has been a trend of marketing games in slimmer size boxes like these!

I wonder if these games will still come out? 

Sorry, but I see the link no longer works!

[Bob Zager]

A source at buyavowel.boards showed that Just Play Products now has a page set up for its new WOF board game:

https://justplayproducts.com/products/wheel-of-fortune-deluxe-game/

Nothing yet about the PCJ! game coming soon.

[TLEberle]

Nice to see they’re going with an actual peg wheel at long last.

[Sodboy13]

Some unusual choices there, which perhaps can be chalked up to "images do not necessarily indicate finished product":

1. No Lose A Turn or Free Spin spaces on the wheel.
2. One stray $300 space. When was the last time that appeared on the show? Mind you, I'd like a wider range of dollar amounts on the wheel instead of what's become the standard range of $500-$900 plus the one biggie.
3. $400 bills in the play money, which make sense for Jeopardy, but just make then $500 here and it's fine. Especially if you're including such a small pack of bills.

[Joe Mello]

2. One stray $300 space.

FWIW I believe there's a purple one on the other side of the wheel but it's being obscured by a speed line. Are they were LAT and the MDW normally sit?

[aaron sica]

Holy small puzzle board.

[Jeremy Nelson]

Holy small puzzle board.

Actually...the current Pressman board is 30 spaces (the old school one is 33), so this is right in line with the status quo; that said, the puzzle they use in the press images makes the board look more crowded. I'm actually not mad at the decision to go four rows; save a few, most of the puzzles included in Wheel games (and on the show, for that matter) will fit in here.

I'm digging the letter distribution on the back of the card for the host- that's actually really clever. Not Tyco '92 clever, but clever nonetheless.

Maybe it's me, but it doesn't seem like too much to ask for a second wheel configuration- just make the layout a cardstock piece that you can flip over. Also, bonus round cards. But Pressman set those precedents long ago.

[TLEberle]

I have to think that the game will do more time sitting in the closet and most are content to watch the show (says the proud owner of Millionaire for Game Boy z color) so it would be more stuff that doesn’t enhance the experience and cuts into the margin.

I would probably throw a pile of cards from Probe in with my wheel and Bradley bucks, or laminate a sheet of graph paper/printout of the board for my own DIY set.

I guess lose a turn isn’t enough of a penalty??

[Jeremy Nelson]

I have to think that the game will do more time sitting in the closet and most are content to watch the show (says the proud owner of Millionaire for Game Boy z color) so it would be more stuff that doesn’t enhance the experience and cuts into the margin.

I'm sorry, but I mostly don't accept that. I'm watching the UK Wheel, a non-daily series, release a version with bonus round cards at the very least. I'd also argue that all that stuff does add to the experience when done right, if not simply attempted.

I'm not asking for a Frosthaven level of quality here. I'm asking that we don't just slipstream behind Pressman's level of effort. They've made some solid changes here; I simply believe there's another half step that could be taken to enhance what's in the box.

[Sodboy13]

Wipeout (Tomarken/Daniels) meets Kerplunk in what seems like a fun time.

https://a.co/d/cqFy1Zb

[Brig Bother]

It is fun enough, although we did find (in the UK one anyway) some of the question writing was a bit... loose.

[Bob Zager]

Although nothing new in stock at stores, I'd seen a couple of retailers in my area have setup and relabeled their counters with a few interesting/surprising things listed.

First, at my area Walmart, it showed, for the first time to be in store, the Family Feud Gold Edition.  It has been available on-line for awhile.  They also showed a spot for Wheel of Fortune, but by all detail on the counter, it was for the Pressman (or Goliath) Brand version. It did not specify any edition number.

Then, over at Meijer, after similar re-settings, they, too, showed WOF by Pressman (or Goliath) Brands.  They had just one copy of the "6th," edition, so I wouldn't be surprised a "7th," is in the near future.  The other "new" product listed on the counter was The Traitors from Goliath games.  Some may not consider it to be a game show title, but it's as close to one, like Survivor.

There, so far, hasn't been any sightings by me of any retailer carrying WOF or PCJ! from Just Play Products.

[Jeremy Nelson]

I’ve been checking Plinko’s price when I’m at Costco and it’s rather up and down: originally $99.99, a couple weeks ago $79.99, yesterday up to $89.99.

Wal Mart now has it on sale, but for $112. So without a membership, you're basically coming out of pocket for the same cost.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Plinko-All-Weather-Game-Board-Set/16559070774?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=102511694&wmlspartner=wlpa&cn=FY25-ENTP-PMAX_cnv_dps_dsn_dis_ad_entp_e_n&gclsrc=aw.ds&adid=2222222229716559070774_102511694_0000000000_21407473164&wl0=&wl1=x&wl2=c&wl3=&wl4=&wl5=1016367&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=5426128861&wl11=online&wl12=16559070774_102511694&veh=sem&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21690411341&gbraid=0AAAAADmfBIpcN_hPdYZ_gG7DrZzkYlsk7&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwZDFBhCpARIsAB95qO2rsQ1WLUJIk261uXn9zLsOOSWQptL7BqrfoLIVpjTZ7KDZQ5eOZycaApplEALw_wcB

[Bob Zager]

My area's Meijer store now has The Traitors," board game for $19.99.

[colonial]

Just had a Costco open up near the house earlier this month. They had the Plinko game for $99.99. Said Plinko game was next to ...

-- Several nine-foot-tall stuffed teddy bears for $200
-- A full-size "Star Wars" pinball machine for $4700.

My daughter was with me and showed interest in the pinball and the bears, but not the Plinko game. I said we'd get the pinball if it's reduced to an Instant Bargain price of $25. That went over her head.


JD