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[parliboy]

Mine doesn't have the knocker (I hate them), but it does have surround-sound feedback (one form of the haptic feedback you're talking about) so I let that handle the knocker effect.

So you have one of your solenoids do double duty?

[clemon79]

So you have one of your solenoids do double duty?

Nope, I only have solenoids for the flippers (and they are actually not even software-controlled; literally, you push the flipper button, it fires, period, unless you turn them off altogether with a hard switch I wired in a while ago). The rest of it is handled by four exciter and two bass shaker speakers mounted to the sidewalls and floor of the cabinet. They use the cabinet itself as resonating surfaces so what you hear, you also feel under your fingers. As such, the knocker sound is not NEARLY as loud, startling, or power-drawing as an actual knocker, and I am 100% fine with that on all three fronts. (This also means I can control the volume of it through software and play late at night and not wake people up. My rumble motor is also tuned down to tolerable-yet-effective levels.)

[parliboy]

The rest of it is handled by four exciter and two bass shaker speakers mounted to the sidewalls and floor of the cabinet.

Oh, you went the SSF route.  Cool!

[Neumms]

Ah, so you didn’t build your own Magnificent Marble Machine home game in your basement, but it’s still far beyond my capacity and looks very fun. Thanks for sharing it.

[clemon79]

Oh, you went the SSF route.  Cool!

God yes and I don't regret it for a second. There is NO and I mean NO way I could have shoehorned a proper matrix of solenoids in there PLUS have SSF for the ball rolling and other ambient sounds. So I figured I would use the savings to get the top-of-the-line exciters and see if I REALLY needed solenoids. Turns out really good SSF by itself is so good I was perfectly content with that.

[parliboy]

God yes and I don't regret it for a second. There is NO and I mean NO way I could have shoehorned a proper matrix of solenoids in there PLUS have SSF for the ball rolling and other ambient sounds. So I figured I would use the savings to get the top-of-the-line exciters and see if I REALLY needed solenoids. Turns out really good SSF by itself is so good I was perfectly content with that.

Huh.  I really wanted to do solenoids, but I really didn't consider the fact that good SSF lets your hardware do extra duty like that.  Something for me to think about.

[bwood]

Not a "Home Game" but Game Show related:

White Mountain Puzzles have released a 1000 Piece "Daytime TV History" puzzle that is now available:

https://www.whitemountainpuzzles.com/products/daytime-tv-history-2051pz-1000-piece-jigsaw-piece?_pos=1&_sid=3bc5a850c&_ss=r

The cost is $20.

[Matt Ottinger]

White Mountain Puzzles have released a 1000 Piece "Daytime TV History" puzzle that is now available:

https://www.whitemountainpuzzles.com/products/daytime-tv-history-2051pz-1000-piece-jigsaw-piece?_pos=1&_sid=3bc5a850c&_ss=r

That must have been fun for somebody to design, and I respect the choices they made.

[Bob Zager]

Here is a photo from the NY Toy Fair, showing a number of Pressman games, including the new seventh edition WOF:

https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D5622AQEdxLwIxOBtzQ/feedshare-shrink_800/B56ZVsXHUnHQAo-/0/1741279755177?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=Ma2VIGWosPnqVCS2-YGihBQ22VDiCVsb2XeOuYQWsjs

Apparently nothing different, except the box art (no surprise)!

[Jeremy Nelson]

Here is a photo from the NY Toy Fair, showing a number of Pressman games, including the new seventh edition WOF:

https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D5622AQEdxLwIxOBtzQ/feedshare-shrink_800/B56ZVsXHUnHQAo-/0/1741279755177?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=Ma2VIGWosPnqVCS2-YGihBQ22VDiCVsb2XeOuYQWsjs

Apparently nothing different, except the box art (no surprise)!

Is this the first time that two different companies will be allowed to sell full box (i.e. non-travel) versions of home games?

[Bob Zager]

Is this the first time that two different companies will be allowed to sell full box (i.e. non-travel) versions of home games?

No.  Back in 2016, I assumed that Cardinal Industries, which was bought by Spin Master, became the new licensee to Family Feud games when their Disney Edition FF was promoted on their prime-time Celebrity series.  Though in early 2017, Endless Games released their sixth edition game and within six months. their 40th Anniversary edition!  A major difference Cardinal/Spin Master's games featured all regular and Fast Money round questions on cards, and two different pads of pre-printed paper for use during games, regular and Fast Money rounds.  EG had all questions/answers (both regular and FM) printed in a booklet, and a dry erase folding board to write on!  Also EG had Steve Harvey's photo on box cover, whereas Cardinal/SM did not.

By 2019, EG no longer had any licensing right to FF, and Cardinal/SM/Imagination Gaming began using the dry erase board concept, as well as featuring Harvey's photo on box cover!

I think, by my own observation, similar games just don't have to be designed 100% the exact same  as I just described earlier.  I could be wrong, but I am not a lawyer (IANAL), and never heard of any legal troubles during that time.

With the Pressman edition looking the same as we know it to be like, the Just Play version will have a differently designed puzzle board, a different wheel, and, of course, Ryan Seacrest's photo on the box, according to early viewing.  Of course, back in 1999, Hasbro's prototype boxes for WOF, J! and HS home games featured  photos of Vanna, Alex Trebek, and Tom Bergeron/Whoopi Goldberg respectively (the actual products DID NOT!)