RULES
For every puzzle, I will choose a word or phrase and give you the category. Every letter in that word or phrase will be represented with a blank white square unless I state that some of the letters will be revealed immediately. Punctuation is always revealed immediately.
The first player will start the first round. He or she will throw a 1d72 likeso:
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[dice]1d72[/dice]This will constitute a spin of the wheel. What happens next depends on the result of the spin:
- Dollar figure: The player will select a consonant (Y counts). If it's there, I will reveal all instances of that letter and credit the player with the amount spun for each occurrence (for example, spinning $500 and guessing a consonant that appears twice wins $1,000). If the consonant does not appear, play passes to the next player. Top dollar in Round 1 is $360.
- Free Spin: The player will receive a Free Spin token, which he or she can turn in to continue a lost turn. It does not restore money lost to Bankrupt, and the wedge only appears in Round 1. There is no limit to how many tokens a player can acquire. No letters are called on the Free Spin wedge; play otherwise continues as normal.
- Lose a Turn: Play passes to the next player.
- Bankrupt: The player loses all money in the round and his or her turn.
When a player has at least $100, he or she may buy a vowel at that price. If it's there, the turn continues; otherwise, it passes. It is a flat rate; whether it's one, many, or none at all, it's still $100.
If at any time during their turns players believe they know the answer, they may solve instead of spinning or buying. The solution, which must be in bold and preferably in caps, must be exactly as I have it (including punctuation, if there is any) with no misspellings or any words added or deleted. (Exception: In the rare event that a puzzle contains an accent mark, the accent mark is not required for a correct solve, but it counts against you if the accent mark is incorrect or you place an accent on a letter that has none. For example, if the category is
FOOD AND DRINK
and the puzzle is HABANERO CHILI
, I will penalize for HABAÑERO CHILI
since it's not spelled like that in Spanish.) If it is correct, the player banks all cash and wins the round, while losing players return all unclaimed cash and prizes. Round 2 is started by the second player and Round 3 by the third player.
At the end of Round 3, the person with the most money wins and goes on to the bonus round (and the semifinals of the Game Show Marathon). If there is a tie at this point, the tied players will play a tossup for the right to play in the Bonus Round. Tossup rules will be made clear should this become necessary.
BONUS ROUND
You will spin the bonus round wheel to determine your bonus round prize (1d72 as before). Whatever you get is publicly known. The top prize is $10,000.
After the spin, I will show the puzzle and ask you for four consonants and one vowel. After you make your selections, I will put them up. To win the prize, you must solve the puzzle within 24 hours. You are allowed as many guesses as I can judge during that time.
IMPORTANT NOTES
- If you go 48 hours without an action, I will prod you. If you do not respond to the prod within 24 hours, you lose your turn and get a strike. Two strikes and you're out of the round; three strikes and you're out of the game (the game continues without you—I will not replace players mid-match). If two drop out of the round, the remaining player wins the round and any accumulated cash by default. If two players drop out of the game altogether, the previous applies; further, the remaining player wins the game by default, collects the other players' winnings and goes straight to the bonus round.
- Please do not edit your posts. I must rule all edited guesses as incorrect and assume that any edited spin was originally one that was going to land on Bankrupt. Caught edits also result in a strike.
- Below the board are the letters that have not been picked yet. Please pay attention to this as if you guess a letter guessed already, you lose your turn. (Exception:I will tell you if there are no more consonants or no more vowels, but forgetting this incurs no penalty, even if it would if there were that type of letter left.Exception #2:If you call a letter which has already guessed and which does not appear in the puzzle, you will be allowed another guess if I originally forgot to delete the letter in question from the used letter board.)
- If you guess a vowel on any wheel spin or try to buy a consonant, you lose your turn (and $100 if you do the latter).
- Bear in mind that this is a New Zealand game and therefore uses British English spelling (e.g. colour, not color) in most cases.
NB:
The rules for this game were modified from the original NZ WoF game. If you find discrepancies, please let me know.
