wheel of fortune board game instructions

Unlike subsequent versions, there are no pre-made puzzle cards the puzzles are instead listed in the instruction booklet, with the host placing them into the puzzle board letter by letter, which also allows for custom puzzles. The play money is handed out upon correct letter calls to keep score during each round, and paid back when vowels are bought.

The categories are Event, Fictional Character, Landmark, Person, Phrase, Place, Thing, and Title none of the puzzles seem to hint at a compilation date, with all mentioned titles, events, and characters dating to 1974 or earlier. This is likely to be the source image used when designing the box cover. The instruction booklet shows a similar picture with a different Wheel angle and several prizes to the right of and behind the puzzle board (including the second set of pricetags), plus the complete LADY MACBETH puzzle. The puzzle board on the First Edition reads L_DY M_CBETH, with the As replaced by the green-glitter side of their respective trilons. The boxes show a host who somewhat resembles Chuck Woolery, but isn't ( Susan Stafford has stated that the Milton Bradley Company paid her $500 for the right to use her likeness) they also feature color-coded contestant displays and the 'real' version of the in-game Wheel, complete with the original special spaces. Issued two editions as part of their 'Key to Fun and Learning' line (strangely, both classified as #4532), each containing an instruction/puzzle book with 168 puzzles, Milton Bradley Bucks (play money in denominations of $5-$10-$20-$50-$100-$500), a 30-space puzzle board, a large supply of cardboard letters, and a spinner representing the Wheel.

Wheel of fortune board game instructions