Play on Words

fotherz · Post by **fotherz** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:26 am

New game spotted yesterday.

Resembles the Word Wheel puzzle you see in Metro. Make as many words as you can containing the central letter.

Isty will not be pleased; its an absolute stabfest.

Its also bloody hard. You get 1 point per letter and typically need about 200 points in 120 seconds - just to win a quid!

That might be possible if the letters were friendly - but in one game we were given a wheel of 9 consonants!

Can't see this one lasting long. Its almost as bad as NOTA. And that from a word game fan.

cp999 · Post by **cp999** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:58 am

Free cash till it goes to 300 pts for £1 jackpot. Bottom bonus when available changes all the letters.

QuizMaster · Post by **QuizMaster** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:15 am

Fuck's sake - word crap infecting Paragon now as well?

fotherz · Post by **fotherz** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:24 am

cp999 wrote:Free cash till it goes to 300 pts for £1 jackpot.

If you can get over 200, thats seriously quick. I think I managed 190. Something tells me Bob will get 300.

Whats your record so far cp?

cp999 wrote:Bottom bonus when available changes all the letters.

Yes - sometimes an "extra time" bonus appears... seemingly at random?

cp999 · Post by **cp999** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:27 am

QuizMaster wrote:Fuck's sake - word crap infecting Paragon now as well?

Well, I had to try it to see if it was emptiable, easy tenner, just like lots of other things, but not as repeatable.

cp999 · Post by **cp999** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:28 am

fotherz wrote:
cp999 wrote:Free cash till it goes to 300 pts for £1 jackpot.
If you can get over 200, thats seriously quick. I think I managed 190. Something tells me Bob will get 300.

Whats your record so far cp?

cp999 wrote:Bottom bonus when available changes all the letters.
Yes - sometimes an "extra time" bonus appears... seemingly at random?

Extra time is if you make an 8-letter word. Wasn't really keeping track of scores as I was more interested in seeing how the thing reacted, but about 290, I think.

QuizMaster · Post by **QuizMaster** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:36 am

cp999 wrote:
QuizMaster wrote:Fuck's sake - word crap infecting Paragon now as well?
Well, I had to try it to see if it was emptiable, easy tenner, just like lots of other things, but not as repeatable.

Good. Burn the fucker. Don't want punters playing words games when they could be playing Pub Quiz.

cp999 · Post by **cp999** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:42 am

QuizMaster wrote:
cp999 wrote:
QuizMaster wrote:Fuck's sake - word crap infecting Paragon now as well?
Well, I had to try it to see if it was emptiable, easy tenner, just like lots of other things, but not as repeatable.
Good. Burn the fucker. Don't want punters playing words games when they could be playing Pub Quiz.

Does that imply you personally can only take a certain % of throughput on Pub Quiz and not beyond?

fotherz · Post by **fotherz** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:52 am

cp999 wrote:Extra time is if you make an 8-letter word.

Ah - better stop stabbing out 3s then.

cp999 · Post by **cp999** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:54 am

fotherz wrote:
cp999 wrote:Extra time is if you make an 8-letter word.

Ah - better stop stabbing out 3s then.

If you make a 9-letter word it explodes and turns everything into Pub Quiz

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:58 am

I wonder if we'll ever see a member on here who would vehemently hate Pub Quiz as much as Quizmaster does anything that is word-based.

Personally, I don't mind either. Although Darts is still keeping me pleasantly in the prizes at the moment.

Although, haven't been able to play too many recently, as they have 'run out of plays' on a few near me!

Anything to do with the apparent problems at GW HQ?

QuizMaster · Post by **QuizMaster** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 12:24 pm

cp999 wrote:
QuizMaster wrote:
cp999 wrote: Well, I had to try it to see if it was emptiable, easy tenner, just like lots of other things, but not as repeatable.
Good. Burn the fucker. Don't want punters playing words games when they could be playing Pub Quiz.
Does that imply you personally can only take a certain % of throughput on Pub Quiz and not beyond?

No, but obviously it's easier and less noticeable if punters are refilling it.

messiah · Post by **messiah** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:07 pm

cp999 wrote:Free cash till it goes to 300 pts for £1 jackpot. Bottom bonus when available changes all the letters.

Not sure I'd want to get a bottom bonus when I'm stood facing a quiz machine.

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:30 pm

...especially whilst standing there stabbing out 3s...