As the letters are guessed, the contestants spin a prize wheel in front of them and if they guess correctly they add the money shown on the wheel into their prize bank. The words are shown on a large display board initially as a series of blanks but as correct guesses are made, the letters are revealed until it is solved. The game was created by Merv Griffin and is all about working out a hidden puzzle - a phrase, name or saying - by guessing the letters which make it up. If you're familiar with how the game show Wheel Of Fortune works, you can skip this next part and jump straight to the paragraph below the translite picture.
This review is based on version 2 software which was surprisingly complete but superceded with version 3 mid-way through writing, so some of the issues we note may have already been fixed while others might be in the pipeline. In this part we'll examine the rules and how the different elements of the game, such as the sounds, lighting effects, display animations and artwork all combine to produce a finished product. Hello and welcome to the second part of our exclusive in-depth review of Stern's new Wheel Of Fortune machine.
