Wheel of Fortune 1999 Hasbro Edition

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 0.3 ounces
• ASIN: B00000JPU4
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #230,286 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 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

By	Michael A. Brown "maniacmedia" (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

"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

By	"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 

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wheel..... Of....Fortune!, January 13, 2002

By	Robert Rosko (Easton, PA United States) - See all my reviews

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

Hasbro has done an excellent job with making the home versions for Wheel and Jeopardy. This version of Wheel is probably the best one yet! The game comes with many puzzles, an actual wheel (although only 12 spaces), and prizes to put onto the wheel! All of the letters' locations are inside a little booklet, that will tell you what door to open to reveal the letter. Very durable and fun for the whole family! This game is a must for any Wheel of Fortune fan!