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Title: Wheel of Fortune
Post by: TLEberle on September 28, 2004, 10:30:17 PM
I for one, like the "Double Play" token that Wheel had for a couple years; it added some strategy into a game that had barely any to start with.

Anyone in the know, why was it taken away?  I recall someone saying that it 'caused confusion' for the players and viewers, but I don't see how.  You fork it over, and double whatever the wheel lands on.  If you get a prize or penalty, it's a waste.  (I would assume the $10,000 prize space fell under that rule too.)  Am I missing something, or was one teeny tiny thing like that too much for the players to handle?
Title: Wheel of Fortune
Post by: MikeK on September 28, 2004, 10:51:57 PM
[quote name=\'TLEberle\' date=\'Sep 28 2004, 10:30 PM\'] You fork it over, and double whatever the wheel lands on.  If you get a prize or penalty, it's a waste.  (I would assume the $10,000 prize space fell under that rule too.)  Am I missing something, or was one teeny tiny thing like that too much for the players to handle? [/quote]
 If the DP spin landed on a prize, the DP was given back to the contestant.  If the spin landed on Lose a Turn or Bankrupt, yes, it was wasted.  The one time the DP spin landed on the $10K wedge, that prize was doubled to $20,000.
Title: Wheel of Fortune
Post by: zachhoran on September 28, 2004, 10:53:41 PM
[quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Sep 28 2004, 09:51 PM\'] The one time the DP spin landed on the $10K wedge, that prize was doubled to $20,000. [/quote]
 That one time enabled the team that got it(Sweethearts Week in February 1996) to become the biggest winner in WOF history, with $146,529 in cash and prizes over two days(Friday finals format)
Title: Wheel of Fortune
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on September 28, 2004, 10:55:27 PM
[quote name=\'thegameshowfilecabinet\']That one time enabled the team that got it(Sweethearts Week in February 1996) to become the biggest winner in WOF history, with $146,529 in cash and prizes over two days[/quote]
Criminy.
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Am I missing something, or was one teeny tiny thing like that too much for the players to handle?
Travis, looking at the morons that have played Wheel the last few years should speak volumes.
Title: Wheel of Fortune
Post by: Robert Hutchinson on September 29, 2004, 09:26:07 PM
[quote name=\'TLEberle\' date=\'Sep 28 2004, 09:30 PM\']Am I missing something, or was one teeny tiny thing like that too much for the players to handle?[/quote]
The two things I remember happening most often (in the realm of confusion) were players annoyed that the game was over and they hadn't used it, and players trying to use it after spinning the wheel and hitting a large number. Pat also seemed to have some trouble on a few occasions clearly explaining, in 5 seconds, how it worked.
Title: Wheel of Fortune
Post by: passwordplus on September 30, 2004, 10:24:39 AM
[quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Sep 28 2004, 10:51 PM\'][quote name=\'TLEberle\' date=\'Sep 28 2004, 10:30 PM\'] You fork it over, and double whatever the wheel lands on.  If you get a prize or penalty, it's a waste.  (I would assume the $10,000 prize space fell under that rule too.)  Am I missing something, or was one teeny tiny thing like that too much for the players to handle? [/quote]
If the DP spin landed on a prize, the DP was given back to the contestant.  If the spin landed on Lose a Turn or Bankrupt, yes, it was wasted.  The one time the DP spin landed on the $10K wedge, that prize was doubled to $20,000.
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Must have been very short lived, cuz I sure don't remember what it looked like. Does anybody have links of screenshots to what DP looked liked? TIA
Title: Wheel of Fortune
Post by: zachhoran on September 30, 2004, 10:31:45 AM
Must have been very short lived, cuz I sure don't remember what it looked like. Does anybody have links of screenshots to what DP looked liked? TIA

It was two attached circles with a pinkish background and had the word DOUBLE on top, PLAY on bottom, and a dollar sign in the center IIRC.
Title: Wheel of Fortune
Post by: gameshowguy2000 on September 30, 2004, 07:10:18 PM
I remember the DP Token, and I myself thought it was a little confusing at first, but it took me a couple of weeks to finally figure out the rules of using it.

I'm guessing it was retired because it was confusing to the players.
Title: Wheel of Fortune
Post by: Jay Temple on October 01, 2004, 12:28:52 AM
By my reckoning, the theoretical value was negative.  That's because:Admittedly, it's difficult to measure this, mainly because I don't know whether to use the dollar value underneath the disk or the average value of the other non-zero spaces on the same wheel at the time.
Title: Wheel of Fortune
Post by: Craig Karlberg on October 01, 2004, 05:00:19 AM
IIRC, the Double Play token also acts as a Free Spin token in that once you acquire it, it can be used anytime during any round.
Title: Wheel of Fortune
Post by: BigJon06 on October 01, 2004, 08:58:21 AM
If u check out my PC Games version of it, you can relive the use of the DOUBLE PLAY token ;)
Title: Wheel of Fortune
Post by: starcade on October 01, 2004, 10:06:19 AM
Wheel is not a game of skill -- it's a game for shriekers to yell out letters and then not have a clue when 90% of the puzzle is showing.

Seriously, when I found out how you could get on Wheel, I didn't even bother trying out.  Beauty contest to say the least.
Title: Wheel of Fortune
Post by: BrandonFG on October 06, 2004, 01:09:18 PM
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Must have been very short lived, cuz I sure don't remember what it looked like. Does anybody have links of screenshots to what DP looked liked? TIA
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Title: Wheel of Fortune
Post by: Kevin Prather on October 06, 2004, 06:55:21 PM
Okay, a question of my own.

http://gscentral.net/wof/1995.htm (http://\"http://gscentral.net/wof/1995.htm\")

The cartoon opening they talk about on this page...does anyone know where I can download this?