Wheel of Fortune, 1999 Edition

by Hasbro

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• ASIN: B00000JPU4
• Item model number: 41223
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,726 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Premiering in 1975, Wheel of Fortune spun into fame as one of the world's most popular TV game shows. Parker Brothers' home version of the game is just as much fun--and just as mesmerizing as its TV counterpart. With minimal assembly, you have your own 9-by-10-inch plastic standup puzzle board with sliding doors that open and close, and a 4-inch wheel (complete with prize inserts) that spins every bit as capriciously as the one on TV. A batch of numbered paper puzzle cards slips into the puzzle board, their phrases hidden behind the doors. The game lasts several rounds, with the "banker" passing out faux cash for correct guesses; the first player to reach $10,000 in total cash and prizes wins the game. With 96 challenging puzzles covering everything from pepperoni pizza to Mount Rushmore, you won't find yourself lacking for entertainment. --Julie Ubben

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great game gets a decent home version., December 6, 2000

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Michael A. Brown "maniacmedia" (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wheel of Fortune, 1999 Edition (Board Game)

"Wheel of Fortune" celebrates it's 25th anniversary in 2001. This has little to do with this game version. Just some useless trivia.

Hasbro has done a good job with this one. It more closely resembles the Tyco editions from the '80s and early '90s than the Milton Bradley version from the '70s. For those of you who remember the MB version, that is a good thing. The game board is sturdy and the puzzles just challenging enough to make it fun to play. And ever so slightly annoying. They've even included a plastic wheel... not seen since the "Deluxe" version.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SO fun and educational!, January 2, 2001

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"sickweirdo" (Jamestown, NC USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wheel of Fortune, 1999 Edition (Board Game)

I bought this game about 4 years ago and it is so much fun! It's just like the real thing. Using phony money you spin the wheel for letter value, buy vowels and put your brain to work. It comes with cards with phrases on them and you must slide a randomly-chosen card into the plastic show-board and slowly reveal it buy guessing the correct letters of the phrase. Score-pads are included for keeping track of the letters that you already know aren't in the phrase and all of the letters of the phrase revealed. It's pretty educational(dealing w/ money and word-guessing, which will definately improve spelling). It's fairly durable considering the facts. The scoresheets and funny money are paper, the phrase-cards are cardboard and all else is plastic, so it really was made sensably. It's great for teens and adults. Competition included, brains necessary. It's FUN.

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than ever, except since the deluxe edition, October 20, 2002

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7772001 "7772001" (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wheel of Fortune, 1999 Edition (Board Game)

The NEW edition of the Wheel of Fortune is out and it empresses me than the last edition. 98 puzzles to choose from, brand new wheel and wedges make this an very great game. You can play solo or with a group of people. Finding letters on the puzzles are easier than ever, just look in a booklet full of answers making this game great for not only multiplay, but solo play. Mostly I like the letter board to the wheel. A couple of years ago edition was made out of paper, this wheel is actually made of plastic, but only with 12 spaces for varying money results, it is still great. Amust buy and one of the cheapest great games you can get.