|
|
Post by tlc38tlc38 on Jun 1, 2016 21:29:18 GMT -5
We played at our Memorial Day gathering...
$1,000 Toss-Up: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
R _ M _ M B _ _ _ N G
Cindy solves REMEMBERING.
CONTESTANTS:
Cindy
Emma
Sue
$2,000 Toss-Up: SONG TITLE
S _ _ E
_ A _ E / _ L L
Cindy solves SOME GAVE ALL.
Prize on the wheel: Trip to New York valued at 7,750.
Gift Tag on the wheel: $1,000 Maui Jim gift certificate.
Round 1: FOOD & DRINK
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
Cindy: 1 T on $700, 1 S on Million Dollar wedge, No N on $2,500
Emma: 4 R's on $550, No L on $800
Sue: 1 Y on $600, 1 B on $800, buys E, 2 C's on $500/WILD CARD, 1 W on $650, buys A & I, 3 M's on $500, BANKRUPT
Cindy: 1 H on $500/GIFT TAG
H _ M E M A _ E
S T R A W B E R R Y
I C E / C R E A M
Cindy solves HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM for $1,200, GIFT TAG, & Million Dollar wedge
Cindy: $5,200 + Million Dollar wedge
Emma: $0
Sue: $0
Round 2: BEFORE & AFTER (Mystery Round)
_ _ / _ _ _
_ _ _ _ ' _ / _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Emma: 2 S's on $550, 3 T's on $800, 3 H's on $650, buys E, 1 N on $600, buys A, LOSE A TURN
Sue: 1 R on $700, LOSE A TURN
Cindy: 2 L's on Mystery wedge next to FREE PLAY (chooses not to look), 2 Y's on $650, buys I , 1 G on $800, 1 D on $600, 1 B on $900, 2 W's on $700
B Y / T H E
D A W N ' S / E A R L Y
L I G H T
S W I T _ H
Cindy solves BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT SWITCH for $6,750.
Cindy: $11,950 + Million Dollar wedge
Emma: $0
Sue: $0
Round 3: THINGS (Prize Puzzle/Express)
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
Sue: 4 S's on $500/1/2 CAR next to $550, No T on $600
Cindy: 1 R on $650, buys E, 2 N's on $900, buys A, 2 D's on $500 next to $650, LOSE A TURN
Emma: 1 Y on $650, 1 H on $700, buys O, 1 F on $600, buys I, No C on $650
Sue: 2 L's on $650
_ I L E S / A N D
_ I L E S / O F
S A N D Y / S H O R E
Sue solves MILES AND MILES OF SANDY SHORE for $3,300 and a trip to Hawaii valued at $6,000.
Cindy: $11,950 + Million Dollar wedge
Emma: $0
Sue: $9,300 + 1/2 CAR (retired)
$3,000 Toss-Up: LIVING THING
H _ _ _ Y S _ _ K _ E
Sue solves HONEYSUCKLE.
Round 4: EVENT
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sue: 1 T on $500 next to $650, BANKRUPT
Cindy: 2 R's on $900, buys E, 2 N's on $600, buys I & O, 1 C on $800, buys A, LOSE A TURN
Emma: 1 D on FREE PLAY, 1 G on $700, 1 M on FREE PLAY, 1 Y on $600
G R A D _ A T I O N
C E R E M O N Y
Emma solves GRADUATION CEREMONY for $2,300.
Cindy: $11,950 + Million Dollar wedge
Emma: $2,300
Sue: $12,300
Round 5: AROUND THE HOUSE (Full Speed-Up)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
FINAL SPIN: $700
Cindy: No T
Emma: No S
Sue: 2 R's
Cindy: No N
Emma: 3 L's
Sue: I
_ _ _ R _ _ _ L
_ R I L L
Sue guesses ELECTRICAL DRILL but that's incorrect.
Cindy: 2 C's
C _ _ R C _ _ L
_ R I L L
Cindy solves CHARCOAL GRILL for $3,400.
FINAL SCORES:
Cindy: $15,350 + Million Dollar wedge
Emma: $2,300
Sue: $12,300
It's time for the MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND!
Cindy spins the bonus wheel and lands on the S in SPIN.
The category is THING.
RSTLNE gives us this:
_ _ R _
_ _ R
Picks: M D K A
_ A R M
A _ R
Cindy guesses FARM and unfortunately gets stuck on that and cannot come up with WARM AIR.
Well, it wasn't the Million but it was $33,000.
The Million was in the first A in AMERICA'S.
|
|
|
|
Post by tlc38tlc38 on Jun 6, 2016 5:38:43 GMT -5
Has someone made a $34,000 bonus envelope for next season? I need to print them out for my bonus wheel.
|
|
|
|
Post by tlc38tlc38 on Jun 11, 2016 18:33:15 GMT -5
Another fun at-home game:
$1,000 Toss-Up: RHYME TIME
_ _ / L O W / _ S
_ _ _ / C _ _ _ / G O
Cindy rings with HOW LOW CAN YOU GO but that's incorrect.
A S / L O W / _ S
Y _ _ / C _ _ / G O
Charlene solves AS LOW AS YOU CAN GO.
CONTESTANTS:
Perry
Charlene
Cindy
$2,000 Toss-Up: LANDMARK
_ _ L L E Y
F _ _ G E
Perry solves VALLEY FORGE.
Prize on the wheel: Trip to Costa Rica valued at $8,680.
Gift Tag on the wheel: $1,000 eBags gift certificate.
Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
Perry: No T on $650
Charlene: 3 R's on $600, No S on $600
Cindy: 3 N's on $2,500, buys E & A, O on FREE PLAY, 1 C on $500/GIFT TAG, 2 H's on $500/COSTA RICA TRIP
_ A R _ O N / _ _
_ R E N C H
H O R N
Cindy solves PARDON MY FRENCH HORN for $8,500 + GIFT TAG & COSTA RICA TRIP.
Perry: $2,000
Charlene: $1,000
Cindy: $18,180
Round 2: PHRASE (Mystery Round)
_ _ _ / _ _ _
_ _ _ / _ _
_ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ ' _
Charlene: 3 N's on $500/1/2 CAR next to $550, buys E, 1 S on Mystery wedge next to FREE PLAY (chooses not to look), buys O, 2 Y's on $650, 2 T's on $600
N O _ / Y O _
S E E / _ T
N O _ / Y O _ / _ O N ' T
Charlene solves NOW YOU SEE IT NOW YOU DON'T for $4,500 + 1/2 CAR.
Perry: $2,000
Charlene: $5,500 + 1/2 CAR
Cindy: $18,180
Round 3: FOOD & DRINK (Prize Puzzle/Express)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Cindy: 1 S on $800, E on FREE PLAY, 1 T on $500 next to $650, BANKRUPT
Perry: 4 C's on $500/WILD CARD, 1 N on $600
C _ C _ N _ T
C _ E E S E C _ _ E
Perry solves COCONUT CHEESECAKE for $2,600 and a trip to Hawaii valued at $8,275.
Perry: $12,875 + WILD CARD
Charlene: $5,500 + 1/2 CAR (retired)
Cindy: $18,180
$3,000 Toss-Up: THING
P O S T _ _ E
_ _ A M _
Charlene solves POSTAGE STAMP.
Round 4: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Charlene: 1 N on $700, 1 G on $600, buys I, 1 R on $700, buys E & A, No T on $500 next to $5,000
Cindy: 2 M's on $800, 1 P on $700
M A _ I N G / A
P R _ M I _ E
Cindy solves MAKING A PROMISE for $2,300.
Perry: $12,875 + WILD CARD
Charlene: $8,500
Cindy: $20,480
Round 5: PEOPLE (Full Speed-Up)
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ / _ _ _ _
FINAL SPIN: $500 next to $800
Cindy: No T
Perry: No S
Charlene: No R
Cindy: 1 L
Perry: No C
Charlene: 1 M
Cindy: No D
Perry: 3 F's
F _ M _ L _
_ F / F _ _ _
Perry solves FAMILY OF FIVE for $4,500.
FINAL SCORES:
Perry: $17,375 + WILD CARD (retired)
Charlene: $8,500
Cindy: $20,480
It's time for the $100,000 BONUS ROUND!
Cindy spins the bonus wheel and lands on the ***.
The category is THING.
RSTLNE gives us this:
S _ S _ _ _ _ _ _ S
_ E _ _ _ _ _ R
Picks: C B H O
S _ S _ _ C _ O _ S
B E H _ _ _ O R
Cindy very quickly solves SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR and wins $50,000!
TOTAL WINNINGS: $70,480!
|
|
|
|
Post by tlc38tlc38 on Sept 27, 2016 15:58:56 GMT -5
I thought I'd try covering my wheel with plastic (when it's not in use, of course) like the show does. It does help keep the dust off...  |
|
|
|
Post by tlc38tlc38 on Sept 27, 2016 16:15:11 GMT -5
I also covered my bonus wheel & puzzleboard with plastic...  |
|
|
|
Post by tlc38tlc38 on Sept 27, 2016 17:31:22 GMT -5
I need to make a sign like they have that says "DO NOT UNCOVER OR TOUCH THE WHEEL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES".  |
|
eybyon
Made It and Played It 
Still trying to figure things out...
Posts: 1,065 
Airdate: 05/07/1998
Winnings: Lovely Parting Gifts
SPIN ID: EB1128349
|
Post by eybyon on Sept 27, 2016 20:02:32 GMT -5
Everything is so beautiful and on point! I am in awe.
|
|
|
|
Post by tlc38tlc38 on Sept 27, 2016 20:16:37 GMT -5
Everything is so beautiful and on point! I am in awe. Thanks! I still need to print out 13 green WOF tiles for the puzzleboard. I'm just using crayon-colored paper now for that bottom row and one on the 3rd row. I wish I had more prize wedges. I'd love to have a "SHOPPING SPREE" wedge---like the one used on the show. |
|
wheelman97
Finally back on here. Took a bit of a break.
Posts: 55
|
Post by wheelman97 on Sept 28, 2016 0:53:36 GMT -5
tlc, that is so cool! What did you have to do to make the Wheel? I'm kind of curious, actually. Unfortunately I'm stuck with a board game until I have enough skill or what to make a set of my own. Major props here, dude.
|
|
|
|
Post by tlc38tlc38 on Sept 28, 2016 7:36:59 GMT -5
^Thanks!  For the most part, If you scroll back through this thread, I chronicle the progress of making my wheel. |
|
|
|
Post by tlc38tlc38 on Oct 10, 2016 20:24:06 GMT -5
Just wanted to show a couple of updates I made to my wheel. I painted red, yellow, & blue below the flappers replacing the original purple. I also painted a piece of poster board and am now using it for the green center of the wheel. I plan on doing a few more paint touch-ups soon. It needs touching up ever so often. I also plan on redoing the silver ledge above the display scores---I want to make one solid piece instead of 4 separate ones.   |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2016 0:49:26 GMT -5
Excellent as always! I am in the process of changing up some of the layouts on my S34 wheel. As always, you are an inspiration to keep my own wheel in tip-top shape. I noticed you had some 5-rounders in your recaps---do you have a stopwatch set at 22 min, and use that to determine when the Final Spin goes, or do you do a natural 3 toss up, 3 rounds, 4th full speed up? Personally, as a family in-joke, R4 is always Food & Drink with some long puzzle and R5 is a full speed up.
-A
|
|
|
|
Post by tlc38tlc38 on Oct 11, 2016 4:32:18 GMT -5
I always do:
$1,000 Toss-Up
$2,000 Toss-Up
Round 1
Mystery Round
Prize Puzzle/Express Round
$3,000 Toss-Up
Round 4
Round 5 (always started in final spin mode)
Bonus Round
I tried doing timed games to see when I would give the wheel a final spin but it never worked properly. It was always going off way too early because of me taking my time to change the wheel wedges and changing the puzzleboard. I may try it again in the future and stop the clock before doing these things. But it's just much easier to do it the way I've listed above.
You mentioned 22 minutes. Does anyone know exactly how long gameplay lasts before the bell rings?
|
|
WooWho
Made It and Played It Producer 
Panel Quizmaster
"They better NOT be booing me!"
Posts: 2,537
Airdate: 04/28/2014
Winnings: $41,400
SPIN ID: JW1336114
|
Post by WooWho on Oct 11, 2016 9:34:43 GMT -5
Just judging by watching the show (and assuming the show starts at half-past the hour), I've noticed the bell goes off around :51 past. So that would make it about 20 minutes into the show (bearing in mind this includes commercials, contestant interviews, and prize descriptions; and excludes both whatever's left of the round when it goes off and the bonus round).
So here's what I would do: set your game clock to 17 minutes and start it right before you play the first toss-up. Stop the clock when you have to change puzzles and wheel wedges (that will eat up most of your time, and when the show still used the manual puzzleboard that's exactly what they did), but otherwise keep it running. Unless you have particularly daft players, this should make it so that the bell should go off in the middle of Round 4 or thereabouts.
In between rounds, check the clock. If you're running low on time after the third toss-up (1 minute or less, say), consider starting Round 4 as a full speed-up.
Of course, the nice thing about not being a television show is that you can flex however you want. You don't have to hold yourself to strict time limits--chances are the people you're playing with aren't going to notice you're a minute or two over. You don't even need a clock--you can just feign time running out when you're actually hitting the bell on your own terms. You want a Round 5 full speed-up? Fine! You want a Round 6? Fine! You want to screw people over in Round 3 by sounding the bell then? Fine! It's your show, do whatever you want.
|
|
|
|
Post by tlc38tlc38 on Oct 11, 2016 10:41:11 GMT -5
Unless you have particularly daft players, this should make it so that the bell should go off in the middle of Round 4 or thereabouts. LOL....Maybe I should set the clock for 30 minutes....daft they are. :lol: |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2016 17:56:22 GMT -5
You want to screw people over in Round 3 by sounding the bell then? Fine! It's your show, do whatever you want. Lol! This is great! I remember watching an old episode from S12 or 13, and they had a speed up round during round three and it was odd. There is another way to do the final spin, if you don't want to use a timer: You could underline/highlight a specific letter in your puzzle and if a player calls that letter, then that's your signal for the final spin bell. I used to use this a few years back, and it was a nice surprise. My only rule on that was it had to be a letter in the puzzle--can't select "X" and grin evilly while they anticipate a final spin bell that never comes!  Since I have particularly long puzzles for Food & Drink, and I use the recap shows for puzzles, I'd lean towards a 30-minute time limit. -A 8) |
|
|
|
Post by tlc38tlc38 on Oct 14, 2016 20:34:43 GMT -5
I'm thinking about changing the look of my Free Play wedge. Should I? Which look do you like better? ***The one I'm currently using in the pics above? ***A neon color (pink, green, yellow, or orange)? MarioGS made these awesome wedges on this page: buyavowel.boards.net/thread/3772/page/17/Thread?page=40***The dark green with yellow "free" that's used in the Free Play app and other online games? |
|
|
|
Post by finalspin on Oct 14, 2016 23:00:32 GMT -5
I like your current free play best but the wedge also looks good in orange.
|
|
GameShow75
Made It and Played It
You really were the best, Alex. Rest In Peace.
Posts: 1,185
Airdate: 05/11/16
Winnings: $14,400
SPIN ID: EY7532241
|
Post by GameShow75 on Oct 15, 2016 0:59:11 GMT -5
I prefer green for the Free Play wedge, regardless of the shade.
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2016 21:39:39 GMT -5
You could print one out in each neon color and swap the colors for each round. That's what I did on the big 36" wheel (RIP) that I had. It added a really cool twist, since I'm sure most of us do not have thousands of dollars to install a colorful HD color-changing electronic wedge to our wheels In that thread you referenced, there were also alternate versions that had $500 printed below them in white. -A |
|
