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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2011 19:06:30 GMT -5
This thread seems long overdue, especially since we have so many members with different ideas. Post your Wheel of Fortune strategies and gameplay routine here! I'll start us off. Spinning or solving?: I'd keep spinning until at least $10,000 unless I had the Million Dollar Wedge. Prize Puzzles, Prizes and Prizes don't affect my gameplay strategy.  ;D Letter Calling: It's easy for me. T and N on $600 or more, S on $400 or more and O is my first vowel to buy. I'll see if I can think of anything else I'd normally do for a strategy later. |
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Post by tenpoundhammer on Jun 10, 2011 22:07:24 GMT -5
I focus on the smallest words first. If there isn't a particularly small word that stands out, then I go with T or N. Nearly every puzzle has at least 3 vowels, so buying one right out of the gate is usually a good idea.
A lot of the time when I play on Facebook, I'll know the puzzle after maybe three or four letters, so I try to save the duplicates for the bigger numbers.
Playing for realsies, I would try to get the Prize Puzzle as quickly as I can to ensure that I get the prize. That would also save enough time to play Round 4, or maybe even Round 5, in full and increase my chances at hitting $5,000.
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Post by an007 on Jun 10, 2011 23:11:48 GMT -5
My strategies...
Maingame:
-Like TPH, I'll save the duplicates for higher numbers.
-Again like TPH, when I see three letter words, I choose either T or N. My first vowel choice is the E.
-For WAYD? categories, I always go with the -ING ending first. For TITLE/AUTHOR or SONG/ARTIST, I start with BY.
-For Prize Puzzle Rounds, I will solve it quickly as soon as I know it (hopefully I get big money early on).
-The most I would risk is probably $3K or $4k for the Mystery Round. If I had the MDW in my possession, I would definitely NOT go for the MW.
Bonus Round:
-If it's something that I know it right away, then good for me!
-When in doubt, we go for BGHO. Otherwise, I hope I get lucky with my picks.
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Post by realdeo on Jun 10, 2011 23:34:24 GMT -5
My strategy...
Since i'm very vowelish, I always buy vowel ASAP. Start with E as highets priority and U lowest priority
For for sure there (WAYD and T/A S/A ) always start with NG or BY .
PP, Keep moving till much money
Mystery, for me the limit $6 k or MDW.
Bonus round. GHBA work for me
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2011 23:37:30 GMT -5
My strategy... Since i'm very vowelish, I always buy vowel ASAP. Start with E as highets priority and U lowest priority For for sure there (WAYD and T/A S/A ) always start with NG or BY . PP, Keep moving till much money Mystery, for me the limit $6 k or MDW. Bonus round. GHBA work for me I is the lowest priority for me. |
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Post by vanziedorcede on Jun 11, 2011 2:27:32 GMT -5
! is the lowest priority for me. LoL ------------- Strategy? No thanks. Fixed mangled quote. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2011 18:59:52 GMT -5
I just noticed something... WITH is usually in Food & Drink. Although you won't see me buying I first any time soon...
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Post by StrangerCoug on Jul 16, 2011 9:54:50 GMT -5
I try to use ETAOIN SHRDLU as much as I can (in case you're wondering, that's the 12 most common letters in descending order), but there are times where it makes sense to deviate from this for reasons other than the inability to buy a vowel: - Other words fit, but T _ E is most likely "the".
- The obvious -ING ending in What Are You Doing?
- Guessing an S first in a plural category. If it's not there and there's a three-letter word in the middle (defined as neither the first nor the last word), check if it's AND.
- When we play the 1975 board game, the person who's setting up the puzzles tries to make them something we're likely to know. To give you an idea, usually my 11-year-old niece is over and playing. This led to an interesting strategy in a bonus round—I was playing and my mother set up a THING of _ _ _ _ _ R. Normally I pick CDMA, but I had a sneaking suspicion that she set it as COUGAR (I know, I know, it's a LIVING THING, but she's not as diehard a fan as I am), so I picked CDGA. Turned out that I was right!
Also, I remember an interview where they said that crossword puzzle solvers tend to do well on the show because they recognize common word patterns. |
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Post by MarioGS on Jul 18, 2011 11:37:02 GMT -5
I'm only going to share some dos and don'ts of the Bonus Round for now:
- If you see an N with one blank following it (in the same word), chances are, it's between a G and an I. This is most definitely the case if the category is What Are You Doing?, Fun & Games, or Event. If the category is not one of those three, DO call a D for your consonant, as D could be in that last blank. This way, you will narrow down the possibilities of that word. DON'T pick G or I. You can't take any guesses back, so be very careful.
- If you see T_E as any word that's not the last word, DON'T pick H. If it is the last word, DO pick O for your vowel to make sure whether it's TOE or not, because it is probably TIE.
- If you see _N_ , and it's not the first or last word, DON'T pick D or A, because it is most definitely AND, thought it might not be a bad idea to pick Y to see if it's ANY.
- If you see _'_ , DON'T pick M or I, as it is probably I'M, but DO pick D, as there is a small chance it could be I'D, especially if it precedes more than one word.
- If you see a single blank as the first word, and the category is Thing, DON'T pick A. If the category is Phrase, DO pick A or I to narrow it down between the two, but only if it's the first word. If it's not, it's most likely A.
- If you see an L with a single blank following it in the same word, DON'T pick Y, as it's probably an adverb.
- If you see a two letter word with no free letters and it's the last word, DO pick ONE of B, Y, or P to figure out whether it's UP or BY.
- O is the most popular vowel among Bonus Round puzzles. Many puzzles avoid using too much of A, since it's the most popular vowel in the alphabet after E.
- If you're struggling with a word whose first letter isn't revealed, don't forget to count words that start with vowels, too.
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Post by germanname1990 on Jul 31, 2011 23:23:02 GMT -5
I see a lot of contestants choosing vowels when they're on Free Play. That's something I frown upon. Yes, vowels on Free Play have no cost, but in return they have no worth either. A consonant is worth $500 if it's in the puzzle. That's two vowel purchases right there - two more letters to choose instead of a total of one before having to spin again. So if you have no money when you land on Free Play, choose a consonant!
Also, if you're on Free Play, I strongly recommend you go for words that you don't know rather than putting in letters you do know because the words you don't know are still going to be words you don't know if you choose a letter for a word you do know. I do apologize if it sounds confusing at first, but since you won't lose your turn for a wrong letter, go for words you don't know because that can potentially help you figure out the puzzle.
If you land on a prize or token, since you don't get the money underneath, try and choose a consonant that occurs only once if you can, twice at the most. Same story for small cash amounts. That way, the more common occurences can still be used for large cash amounts spun.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2011 11:14:51 GMT -5
The most I'd risk on a mystery wedge is $7,000. If I had $7,000 plus the prize, gift tag, and Wild Card, I'd still go for it.
The only exception is the MDW.
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Post by StrangerCoug on Aug 11, 2011 16:24:01 GMT -5
Did you grow up in Las Vegas? I'm a gambling man too, but I wouldn't risk it if I had more than $5,000 or so, maybe less.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2011 17:35:39 GMT -5
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Post by jjc927 on Aug 11, 2011 22:45:17 GMT -5
I'd only risk on the Mystery wedge if I had less than $3,000 myself unless I was either in the lead or behind by a lot which in that case I'd want to get the $10,000 off the wheel or obviously get it to help my score.
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Post by germanname1990 on Aug 11, 2011 23:11:39 GMT -5
If I had no puzzles solved so far and have no money for the round either, and I land on the mystery wedge, I'd take the money because even if you go for it and it's the $10,000, I still gave up the money for the letters to go for it, and the $10,000 is not spendable cash (unless you were playing the Irwin Toys version).
If I was in the lead by a lot and still had a lot of money for the round, I wouldn't go for it. The money I'd be risking would still be a lot to lose.
However, if I didn't think I'd lose too much and I had a big lead, that's when I'd go for it. Even if it's a Bankrupt, at least your two opponents won't have a chance to go for it (unless you were on Malaysia's 2009 version), leaving them one chance less for them to catch up to you.
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Post by realdeo on Aug 12, 2011 2:36:12 GMT -5
Holy toledo. germanname. sorry to out of topic a little bit how much do you know about Malaysia WOF. There's only one on youtube!
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Post by germanname1990 on Aug 12, 2011 11:32:45 GMT -5
Holy toledo. germanname. sorry to out of topic a little bit how much do you know about Malaysia WOF. There's only one on youtube! There was an entire episode of Roda Impian on YouTube a while back. Apparently it was removed most likely because of copyright violations, but that's how I learned how they did that. A contestant landed on it, decided to go for it before choosing a letter (in Malaysia, you have to decide whether or not you for the mystery before choosing a letter). When the letter was revealed, the contestant lifted the wedge only to reveal a Muflis (Bankrupt). The other Mystery wedge was landed on the following round. Sure enough, there was the prize. Now I also realized something about our version's Mystery round. Even if you have a huge lead and went for it because you didn't have much to lose, you'd still lose your turn, which can be of some value itself. If you lose your turn, it may not come back to you, and before you know it, someone gets $3500, Tonight's Featured Prize, and sometimes, the Prize Puzzle. So, you have to take that into consideration. |
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Post by thiswheel13 on Jan 25, 2012 13:54:38 GMT -5
I wrote a 10 page how-to guide for a writing class my Freshmen year of college (Junior now). If anybody has word and would like to see it I'd be more than happy to send it to you.
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Post by djcchs2004 on Jan 26, 2012 2:35:25 GMT -5
Here's my strategy.
I don't like taking the house minium($1,000 at least) so I like the spin and make more, even I know what the puzzle is, unless it a Prize Puzzle or I've the million dollar wedge. Speaking of which, if you have MD and know what the puzzle is, solve it now. Because on the next spin, you might land on the Bankrupt, I see it a lot of time. Also the best strategy if you had the MD is buying vowels. Even one of them not on the puzzle, at least you won't lose the wedge. Just make sure you get the turn back before the round is over.
As for the letters, I usually pick R, S, or T. But there some letter I pick depend on the categories. If it Star & Role, it has to be "AS" in the puzzle. "BY" if it Title & Author or Song & Artist, and if the puzzle is Same Name without the ampersand, it has to be "AND" in it.
Now for the Mystery Round, I go for $10,000 if I has between no money to $3,000. For $3K to $7K, I not sure about it. Then if I has $7,000 or more, I will not go for it. If you have MDW, never go for it. Period!
For a Free Play, I like to have fun with this wedge. Sometime I might pick vowels, and other times I pick some rares letters, like U, W, Y, J, or Q. Yeah it sound crazy, but I been doing that when I playing this game on the Wii. But I don't recommend it on the show to do that.
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