About the double whammies
Jon Ingellis
only have the normal whammies. In the second round, you have a mix of
normal whammies and double whammies on the board, with the double whammies
being more rare. When you hit a double whammy, you not only get the trash
dumped on you, but two whammies are added to your total, to make for a truly
devastating square.
What this accomplishes is make the double whammy actually mean something
gameplay-wise, and also cut down on the frequency of the contestants being
covered in refuse. It's a fun thing if they don't overdo it.
The only thing I wonder is if the double whammy would cause too many
eliminations, and end up reducing aggregate winnings overall.
On a side note, one thing I definitely missed tonight was the loud
'doo-de-doo-de-doo' sound while the board is spinning. It's one of those
things where you don't know how important it is until it's gone. If there
was any sound at all associated with the spinning board on the new show I
didn't hear it. I didn't have my volume up very high though.
Brandon Brooks
"Jon Ingellis" <inge...@attbiattbi.com> wrote in message
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> What they need to do is this: In the first round, nothing changes. You
> only have the normal whammies. In the second round, you have a mix of
> normal whammies and double whammies on the board, with the double whammies
> being more rare. When you hit a double whammy, you not only get the trash
> dumped on you, but two whammies are added to your total, to make for a
truly
> devastating square.
You might want to watch the show again, because I think you are a tad
confused. Double Whammies *don't* add two whammies to your total. And as a
matter of fact, last night, the double whammies were plentiful, not rare...
there were at least five of them hit.
> What this accomplishes is make the double whammy actually mean something
> gameplay-wise, and also cut down on the frequency of the contestants being
> covered in refuse. It's a fun thing if they don't overdo it.
I definitely agree, and last night was getting a little excessive.
> The only thing I wonder is if the double whammy would cause too many
> eliminations, and end up reducing aggregate winnings overall.
Should have no reason to.
> On a side note, one thing I definitely missed tonight was the loud
> 'doo-de-doo-de-doo' sound while the board is spinning. It's one of those
> things where you don't know how important it is until it's gone. If there
> was any sound at all associated with the spinning board on the new show I
> didn't hear it. I didn't have my volume up very high though.
There is one, but it's a little faint. The new board diddy is actually
pretty cool. Watch the show again and see if your opinions change.
Brandon Brooks
Dan Pardo
<b-br...@northwestern.edu> wrote:
>> What they need to do is this: In the first round, nothing changes. You
>> only have the normal whammies. In the second round, you have a mix of
>> normal whammies and double whammies on the board, with the double whammies
>> being more rare. When you hit a double whammy, you not only get the trash
>> dumped on you, but two whammies are added to your total, to make for a
>truly
>> devastating square.
>
>You might want to watch the show again, because I think you are a tad
>confused. Double Whammies *don't* add two whammies to your total. And as a
>matter of fact, last night, the double whammies were plentiful, not rare...
>there were at least five of them hit.
Brandon... the original poster was mentioning it as a suggestion. IMHO, I
think it's a bad idea to have a double whammy count as two whammies unless
the total is raised to 5.
--Dan Sadro
http://kdp.8k.com
Chris Lemon
"Brandon Brooks" <b-br...@northwestern.edu> wrote in message
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>
> You might want to watch the show again, because I think you are a tad
> confused. Double Whammies *don't* add two whammies to your total.
He knows this. He was suggesting they _should_.
Which I don't think is an awful idea, save for this: Make it take 5 Whammies
to get knocked out of the game, and not 4. Even here, a player who Whammies
once in Round One, and Double Whammies twice in Round 2, is eliminated. It's
_too_ devistating.
And I did think I saw a mix of regular and Double Whammies on the board in
Round 2. (And I agree with those who posted that they need to be on the
traditional yellow background so they stand out.)
Brandon Brooks
"Chris Lemon" <clemon...@attbi.com> wrote in message
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Oops. Posted before I read. Sorry.
Brett A. Pasternack
>
> "Brandon Brooks" <b-br...@northwestern.edu> wrote in message
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> >
> > You might want to watch the show again, because I think you are a tad
> > confused. Double Whammies *don't* add two whammies to your total.
>
> He knows this. He was suggesting they _should_.
>
> Which I don't think is an awful idea, save for this: Make it take 5 Whammies
> to get knocked out of the game, and not 4. Even here, a player who Whammies
> once in Round One, and Double Whammies twice in Round 2, is eliminated. It's
> _too_ devistating.
But on the original show, people were often in a position where *any*
two whammies in round two sent you home.
It's just a matter of how unusual you want the double whammy to be. If
there are few of them on the board, then hitting them *should* be
devastating. (If more of them are on the board, then making it 5 for
elimination would work, too. Hey, do they have a Lose-1-Whammy square?
Maybe they should bring that back if they take this suggestion.)
Benjamin Tritle
"Brett A. Pasternack" <bret...@erols.com> wrote in message
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> It's just a matter of how unusual you want the double whammy to be. If
> there are few of them on the board, then hitting them *should* be
> devastating. (If more of them are on the board, then making it 5 for
> elimination would work, too. Hey, do they have a Lose-1-Whammy square?
> Maybe they should bring that back if they take this suggestion.)
Since they don't air the shows linerally, it's possible that the first
episode was chosen based on the high number of double whammies, just to give
people a good feel for what would happen. I attended one of the first
taping sessions, and at that time, there was a $2000 or Lose 1 Whammy screen
in the last round.
Ben
Zach Horan
$2000 or Lose a Whammy is still there.
Proud Uncle of Carole Ann Since 1/16/02, 10:31 AM (EST)
"Brandon Brooks" <b-br...@northwestern.edu> wrote in message
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> pretty cool. Watch the show again and see if your opinions change.
Hey, the board's diddy is its own business! :-)
Chuck Donegan (The Off-Color "Chuckie Baby")
branv...@webtv.net
you hear it when Todd is explaining the board rules. Mike.
Brett A. Pasternack
>
> >Hey, do they have a Lose-1-Whammy square?
>
> $2000 or Lose a Whammy is still there.
You either have better eyesight then me, or a big TV screen. B^)