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Post by atrocalypse on Jan 20, 2015 23:44:50 GMT -5
I'm starting to get the feeling there've been many threads regarding the MDW, but here goes. I've been debating with myself about this and thought I'd share. The MDW is just a spicy ingredient of excitement, which gives you a chance at winning $1,000,000 in the bonus round, one in 24 shuffled randomly once per show. Don't think too highly of landing of landing on the MDE (or million dollar envelope) because it's as difficult as landing on a $100k unless the former is hardest. Somewhere in the paragraph, there's one thing that makes the $1,000,000 a little more difficult than it needs to be. If you guess a correct letter and pick it up, you'll have to solve the puzzle so you don't lose it. Next, you'll have to avoid Bankrupt at all times if you're obsessed with winning a million bucks.  Heck, the thing itself isn't worth being obsessed with because you'll have to be extremely lucky. Tips on avoiding Bankrupt: - Don't turn over any one of the mystery wedges because as I'm sure you know, there's a 50-50 chance of going bankrupt, like a coin toss.
- Don't hop on board the Express because even if you think/know the puzzle well enough to guess all the correct letters. Sometimes you might accidentally call a used or undesired letter, which results in Bankrupt.
Do you fellas think it's unfair that once you claim the MDW, you'll have to solve the puzzle the round you get it and avoid Bankrupt for the rest of the game? Or would you rather stick with the game's rules, walking on thin ice to grab that million?
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Post by genius2751 on Jan 20, 2015 23:50:34 GMT -5
I think I'd stick with the game's rules. But why would they let you keep the Wild Card if you don't solve the puzzle?
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Post by germanname1990 on Jan 21, 2015 0:06:57 GMT -5
Believe it or not, even if I had the Million Dollar Wedge, I'd probably risk it by hopping aboard the Express because as dangerous as it sounds, it's actually safer than spinning again. Yeah, you have a 1 out of 12 chance of spinning Bankrupt, but hopping aboard the Express actually lessens the risk since you won't have to spin.
That's actually the reason why my mother likes the Express like she hates the Mystery Round. I even asked her what I should do if I had the MDW and landed on Express. She said that you're still better off hopping on.
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Post by atrocalypse on Jan 27, 2015 23:45:46 GMT -5
I think I'd stick with the game's rules. But why would they let you keep the Wild Card if you don't solve the puzzle? That's a helluva good question. BI think the show should let a contestant keep the MDW without the need to solve the puzzle the round you get it until you hit the evil Bankrupt. Just like the case with the Wild Card. Not a good idea? Oh well...  |
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Post by thiswheel13 on Jan 29, 2015 2:39:53 GMT -5
They definitely shouldn't do that. You earn the right to play for $1M, they'd be foolish to just give out free chances for it. With they way you have it we might as well call it Wheel or No Wheel.
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Post by eddie on Feb 1, 2015 15:02:16 GMT -5
I agree, they should keep the MDW the same way as the Wild Card.
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Post by atrocalypse on Feb 1, 2015 19:51:36 GMT -5
They definitely shouldn't do that. You earn the right to play for $1M, they'd be foolish to just give out free chances for it. With they way you have it we might as well call it Wheel or No Wheel. I didn't say get rid of the part where you gotta land on the million and solve. That would just take the fun out of it. But you're telling me it would take the fun out of it if they let you keep the MDW the exact same way as the wild card until you hit Bankrupt? |
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Post by thiswheel13 on Feb 1, 2015 23:45:11 GMT -5
That's exactly what I'm telling you. It's not a basic token and shouldn't be treated as such. Hell, they don't even do that with the prize wedges. It's a million dollar prize, they're not just gonna let every Tom, Dick, or Jane pick it up and hold onto until the end of game. It kinda loses it's allure if you're gonna make it so easily attainable.
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Post by Guint on Feb 2, 2015 15:59:36 GMT -5
They are not going to make the million any easier to win.
Personally, I wouldn't mind if they did away with it, but whatever.·······················NvtGWiwZ
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Post by StrangerCoug on Feb 2, 2015 20:34:22 GMT -5
I think the MDW rules are fine the way they are. I disagree that it's basically "Wheel or No Wheel" in its current state in that the gambling element is less prominent than that statement seems to suggest. You can pretty much take the money and quit Deal or No Deal whenever you want. Wheel of Fortune isn't over until the fat lady sings.
In addition, Wheel of Fortune requires more strategy than Deal or No Deal, and the predominant form it takes is independent of whether you're holding the MDW or not. Suppose all the vowels in the puzzle have been picked and you still don't know what the puzzle is. Having the MDW is irrelevant to the obvious strategy in this case, and to the extent it would matter, you'd risk losing the chance at something that cannot and should not be an everyday occurrence anyway. Sony is a business. There is only so much money that they can realistically just hand out.
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Post by thiswheel13 on Feb 2, 2015 23:30:16 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure you misunderstood what I was getting at when I said Wheel or No Wheel.
His "rule" of just being able to pick up and carry the MDW through the end of the game (minus bankrupts) is why I called the idea Wheel or No Wheel. Considering the fact that Wheel has had three, million dollar winners WITHOUT gimmicks far surpasses that of DonD with it's two during their gimmicky Million Dollar Missions; I don't think it's necessary to alter the rules for it.
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Post by atrocalypse on Feb 2, 2015 23:54:16 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure you misunderstood what I was getting at when I said Wheel or No Wheel. His "rule" of just being able to pick up and carry the MDW through the end of the game (minus bankrupts) is why I called the idea Wheel or No Wheel. Considering the fact that Wheel has had three, million dollar winners WITHOUT gimmicks far surpasses that of DonD with it's two during their gimmicky Million Dollar Missions; I don't think it's necessary to alter the rules for it. That's what I'm kinda worried about. Gimmicks. |
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Post by atrocalypse on Feb 3, 2015 0:15:44 GMT -5
They are not going to make the million any easier to win. Personally, I wouldn't mind if they did away with it, but whatever. I'm only stating my opinion that the MDW rules are rather extreme. For me. not to mention, even the usual top prize of $100k hasn't been landed on for a while. Much less, won. If it would truly hurt to make the million just a teensy-weensy easier to win... so be it. |
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Post by thiswheel13 on Feb 3, 2015 13:56:54 GMT -5
Why the obsession with making the route to win it any easier? Look at all the game shows that have offered a $1M top prize, it's not an easy road and Wheel should be no different.
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Post by therealcu2010 on Feb 3, 2015 18:47:44 GMT -5
The million is not supposed to be easy to win. If it were easy to win, they'd never be able to afford to have it!
Remember that all of these payouts affects the show's bottom line. The more that gets paid out, the harder they have to make puzzles to try to reduce winnings. Money doesn't grow on trees, you know.·······················NvtGWiwZ
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Post by atrocalypse on Feb 3, 2015 19:50:13 GMT -5
Money doesn't grow on trees, you know. True. But I know a huge fraction of the money won on show is taxed by the government. |
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Post by atrocalypse on Feb 3, 2015 20:34:17 GMT -5
Why the obsession with making the route to win it any easier? Look at all the game shows that have offered a $1M top prize, it's not an easy road and Wheel should be no different. I was only suggesting to make the million a little easier to win, not demand it. I don't want it to be too easy because that would suck. In fact, the regular $100k top prize isn't so easy to win, either and that hasn't been landed on as much. Another thing, I think the puzzles are hard enough. If I picked up the MDW, solved the puzzle and made it to the bonus round without going bankrupt along the way, I wouldn't even care which envelope I landed on! Therefore, I have no obsession with winning a million bucks. |
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Post by therealcu2010 on Feb 4, 2015 2:23:30 GMT -5
True. But I know a huge fraction of the money won on show is taxed by the government. ...that has nothing to do with the fact that the show needs to have the money to pay out to begin with. The show pays out, THEN the government takes their share. Show pays the same regardless. ·······················NvtGWiwZ |
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Heck, the thing itself isn't worth being obsessed with because you'll have to be extremely lucky. Tips on avoiding Bankrupt:
