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Title: "Wheel" letter-lighting pattern
Post by: HYHYBT on July 28, 2007, 02:32:08 AM

When a called letter is in the puzzle more than once, they always light them from right to left. Now, I can think of any number of reasons for this using a 70's-technology-based board, but nowadays why not start with whichever side Vanna is already standing at?

Title: "Wheel" letter-lighting pattern
Post by: toddyo on July 28, 2007, 10:36:42 AM

Um, so maybe Vanna can get back to her home-base everytime??

Title: "Wheel" letter-lighting pattern
Post by: Clay Zambo on July 28, 2007, 11:00:27 AM

I dunno; it makes sense to me to light them left-to-right, top-to-bottom, since that's the way we read.  Let V touch the screens in the order that's most convenient for her.  Or take the day off and let them light up by themselves...

Title: "Wheel" letter-lighting pattern
Post by: Brandon Brooks on July 28, 2007, 11:24:28 AM

[quote name=\'toddyo\' post=\'158911\' date=\'Jul 28 2007, 09:36 AM\']
Um, so maybe Vanna can get back to her home-base everytime??
[/quote]
Home base changes for Vanna.

Title: "Wheel" letter-lighting pattern
Post by: JeffParsons on July 29, 2007, 08:51:18 PM

Which brings up a question that I think I know the answer to, but will ask anyway.  Does Vanna touching the screen REALLY activate the monitor to light up with a letter, or is that just for show?

Title: "Wheel" letter-lighting pattern
Post by: BrandonFG on July 29, 2007, 08:55:41 PM

[quote name=\'JeffParsons\' post=\'159013\' date=\'Jul 29 2007, 08:51 PM\']
Does Vanna touching the screen REALLY activate the monitor to light up with a letter, or is that just for show?
[/quote]
The monitors are touch-sensitive, but of course, they do light up automatically during Toss-Ups or when a contestant solves the puzzle.

Title: "Wheel" letter-lighting pattern
Post by: Robert Hutchinson on July 30, 2007, 05:50:35 PM

You can most easily tell when, on occasion, Vanna will have to fight to get one of the letters to appear.

Title: "Wheel" letter-lighting pattern
Post by: That Don Guy on July 30, 2007, 09:16:22 PM

[quote name=\'JeffParsons\' post=\'159013\' date=\'Jul 29 2007, 07:51 PM\']
Which brings up a question that I think I know the answer to, but will ask anyway.  Does Vanna touching the screen REALLY activate the monitor to light up with a letter, or is that just for show?
[/quote]
A little bit of both, I think - early on after the switch to the touch screens, they had Pat touch a screen to no effect, followed by Vanna touching the screen and the letter appearing.

-- Don

Title: "Wheel" letter-lighting pattern
Post by: Gus on July 30, 2007, 10:12:09 PM

[quote name=\'That Don Guy\' post=\'159141\' date=\'Jul 30 2007, 09:16 PM\']
A little bit of both, I think - early on after the switch to the touch screens, they had Pat touch a screen to no effect, followed by Vanna touching the screen and the letter appearing.
[/quote]

That was on the first touch-puzzleboard ep, and it was mentioned at some point, not on the show but somewhere else I think, that the touch-sensitive mechanism is only on the right edge of the screen. If you watch that clip again, you'll note that Pat is smacking the left edge with all his strength and nothing happens, while Vanna gracefully taps the right side and it magically pops up.