Press Your Luck Bonus Game

[billmcdee]

If I had done PYL, this is the new end game I would have introduced, where up to $25,000 could be won...




The day's champion is given 5 spins.  Whenever he hits money, he can quit and take the cash, or press his luck, hoping to avoid a whammy.  The money amounts and the Whammies remain stationary in this bonus game.

Here's the breakdown of spins, assuming a Whammy is not hit.

Spin 1 - 1 x the spin value (face value)
Spin 2 - 2 x the spin value
Spin 3 - 3 x the spin value
Spin 4 - 4 x the spin value
Spin 5 - 10 x the spin value

Potential top payout $25,000.

4 whammies puts a player out of the game.  If a whammy is hit during the final spin, all bonus winnings would be lost, so players can quit at anytime.

If a whammy is hit on a given spin, then the player starts back at 1x again and has to build up. 

Big risks.  Big rewards.  Big bucks.

For kicks, if someone would like to do a runthrough for this, I'd be pleased to do so.

Also, to simulate a spin, I will select in secret a square to begin.  The player will select a number 1 - 18.  I will then count that number of spaces in a clockwise fashion, and that would be the result of the player's spin.

[GameShowNetwork]

I think I'll try this out, as it seems like a very creative idea

[billmcdee]

Groovy, thanks!



I have the board "set", so to "spin", just select a number between 1 and 18 and good luck!

[GameShowNetwork]

7

[billmcdee]

Stop at...










































$800!

(applause)


You can quit right now with your $800, or go for spin #2, which as you can see will be worth double the amount of money the board stops upon.  If you hit a Whammy, it will only count as 1 Whammy, not 2, however, your $800 will go bye bye, and the multiplier will drop back to 1x.

Also, the secret marker I place to begin won't necessarily start at the $800 that you just landed upon.

Do you wish to quit, or do you wish to press your luck Mark?  A possible $2,500 could be won this spin.

[GameShowNetwork]

I'm going on. number 10

[billmcdee]

Stop at...










































A whammy...


Well back to $0, back to 1 times the spin value.  Let's try again.  You could still end up with as much as $7,500....

Select a number from 1 to 18, and better luck this time Mark.

[GameShowNetwork]

let's try 12 this time

[billmcdee]

Stop at $600!

(applause)


Back in the chips, as Peter would have said.  Quit with $600 or spin again?  This spin will be worth double the dollar value if successful.

[GameShowNetwork]

I'll go again. Number 9

[billmcdee]

Stop at...












































$550!  Times 2 means another $1,100, giving you $1,700 total.


You can stop now, or spin one last time.  If you whammy, you end up with zero.  But it is 3 times the value you land on this time, so it could be worth up to $3,750 more if you do go for it.

What's your pleasure?

[GameShowNetwork]

I think I'll stop with the $1,700

[billmcdee]

Very good! 


So what did you think of this end game idea Mark?  Everybody else?  I value your feedback

[GameShowNetwork]

I thought it was very creative.

[billmcdee]

Thanks.  I know the normal odds of scoring money were 5 to 1 on the big board, here it was 7 to 2, or 3.5 to 1, so slightly more difficult.


I like to try to have end games that can have all kinds of amounts, not unlike the Money Cards with Card Sharks.

[Deleted]

I like the idea of an endgame for Press Your Luck. Adds a new dimension to the game.

[Deleted]

Bumping this up because I don't know if this should go in the archives or not.

[billmcdee]

Thanks.  Yes this too is ready to be archived.