Possible Series: Wheel through the Ages

[smashwhammy]

I'm thinking of attempting a series of Wheel games on here where each game will represent one year (daytime) or one season (syndication) of Wheel of Fortune's nearly 50 year history (though it'll cover 50 years, as game one will be the Edd Byrnes pilots)

While i'll try my d***est to keep thing era accurate, i'll forego shopping for this series and might include returning champs (even if the era covered didn't have them IRL)

For EVERYONE'S sanity, I will EXCLUDE 2 notable things from this: Shopper's Bazaar and Wheel 2000

This means the first game will be based on the 1974 pilots with Edd Byrnes.

With all that said, who would be interested in being my first 3 players in this possible series?

(another note: special weeks like the Road Trip week with the car tags or the season 41 Big Money Week jackpot thing will be included)

EDIT: i should clarify how the wheel spins will work; I'll be using a wheel spinning program that uses images for the wheels (which i'll use something either WheelGenius from BaV and Deviantart made, or something I made using WheelGenius's materials)

i'll ask my contestants to give me a number between 5 and 15 (for seconds i hold the "spin" button)

[larsonfan1]

This sounds interesting, I'll sign up!

[smashwhammy]

btw, when it comes to Mystery Rounds, I'll have my way of doing it that's possible with the spinner being shown up there
tossups, on the other hand...

and yes, 1974-1981 will have the 3 line puzzle board

and idk if i'll do extras like Puzzlers or the Red letter puzzles in this ongoing series

[bighornbattle]

I would love to sign up for this.

[smashwhammy]

should i include prizes and gift tags in this, btw?
on one hand: accuracy

on the other: pain in the butt to keep up with, both score-wise, and keeping things era-accurate

oh, and thanks for the interest shown, it might be next week when I start (depending on number of interested people) due to IRL things happening

[thunderwheeler501]

I'll take the final available contestant spot.

[smashwhammy]

ok, scratch that wait for a week thing, i'll start Thursday (IRL stuff tomorrow/Wednesday)

We'll start with the 1974 Edd Byrnes pilot setup when we start the series at that point (yes, including Buy A Vowel, but not including shopping or drunk hosting)

[smashwhammy]

oh, and i may have an audience game featured too: based on the Ohio State Fair stuff

(edit) one last note: the PUZZLE material might not be as tied to the era as everything else is

[smashwhammy]

*UPDATE* I might start today, as the thing I thought would happen today got canceled at the last minute

[smashwhammy]

WELCOME TO THE PREMIERE OF "WHEEL ACROSS THE AGES", WHERE WE CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF AMERICA'S GAME!

Now you may ask, "But it's 2024, wouldn't it be technically 49?" Well, I'm counting those pilots in '74 with Edd Byrnes...which is what today's episode will be based on!

Now for the audience, I'll simplify things for this Net Game environment and not have our contestant shop with their prizes.

Oh, speaking of our 3 players: today we have bighornbattle, larsonfan1, and thunderwheeler501! Welcome to the 3 of you.

Bighorn, tell us something about yourself as we start our first voyage into the rich history of this simple game.

[bighornbattle]

Well, I am a singer from Spartanburg, SC. I am a die hard Clemson Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs fan.

[smashwhammy]

I'll also go ahead and ask the same for larsonfan1 and thunderwheeler501 to save time while we wait on bighorn, who'll start our first round.

Here's how the VERY first wheel in our journey through 5 decades of a classic will look, btw (image by WheelGenius)




note that we only have $350 as our top value, but this is only the beginning for both today's game and the entire trip through time.

Of course, if you have MUCH knowledge about Wheel of Fortune... it's to avoid that black space labeled Bankrupt. While no red gremlin will mock you like on another show that came on around the time Wheel went Syndicated, we still will have to take the money from the round away. HOWEVER, if you solve a puzzle, banked money from those rounds ares safe (I'm not doing shopping for simplicity's sake, so I can't to the famous line)

We also have a yellow-ish Lose a Turn which simply means the turn passes to the next player (oh, that also happens with Bankrupt as well as another wedge, under certain conditions... a wedge we'll discuss later in the game)

(EDIT FOR A SIDENOTE: It's telling when only one of the cash values here has any meaning in the modern era and not even as a value...)

[smashwhammy]

Sept 25, 2024 13:18:36 GMT -5 bighornbattle said:

Well, I am a singer from Spartanburg, SC. I am a die hard Clemson Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs fan.

btw, sorry for the double post, but I didn't notice this while i went ahead and did the rules spiel for the game

[larsonfan1]

Sept 25, 2024 13:22:15 GMT -5 smashwhammy said:

I'll also go ahead and ask the same for larsonfan1...

I'm from Pennsylvania and when I'm not working, I enjoy reading, writing, gaming and learning about history!

[smashwhammy]

all we need is a quick introduction from thunderwheeler501, then we can begin

[thunderwheeler501]

I'm a part-time worker from Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada, working on behalf of a social services organization that works with people with disabilities.

[smashwhammy]

Well, with all that out of the way, i'll give this wheel a little spin and tell you 3 as well as anyone watching in the NGC audience that the order you 3 will go was determined by Wheel of Names prior to today's game starting, and the first spin landed on BigHornBattle!

And we can't play Wheel of Fortune with the OTHER half of the gameplay, a puzzle to fill in with letters... so let's fix that with a TITLE




BigHorn, whose siblings might or might not include Foghorn Leghorn... tell me how long (between 5-15 seconds) you want me to hold the spin button on the spinner app i have on my laptop

(preview:)

[bighornbattle]

15.

[smashwhammy]

looks like a hundred to me, what do you want?

[bighornbattle]

R.

[smashwhammy]

one at the last spot for $100

BTW, only in the Goen stretch of games will I have the vowel shop be discounted: it's the standard $250 here.... so, spin again

BIGHORNBATTLE $100

LARSONFAN1

THUNDERHWEELER501

[bighornbattle]

13.

[smashwhammy]

$150 this time! careful with this one, might be able to afford a crucial vowel with this one

[bighornbattle]

S.

[smashwhammy]

Normally a good letter, but not this time...

Up to you, Larsonfan1... and don't memorize wheel strength for infinite free spins/top value hits

[larsonfan1]

You got it 

I'll spin (12)

[smashwhammy]

not a good start for you...




First of what I can imagine to be plenty of penalty spaces to be hit... that means we go to thunderwheeler

and i got nothing even remotely clever here from the name, so just spin it

[smashwhammy]

word of note: if you give your spin strength and I don't respond in the next 12 or so hours... i'm probably asleep

[thunderwheeler501]

10.

[smashwhammy]

$175, but by mere inches...

What would you like to have?

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