Copyright: Portions Copyright (C) 1993 by Brent Barrett


Contents
Wheel of Fun

What is WF?

Getting Started Quickly with WF

Using WF


Copyright
The text in this document is Copyright © 1993 by Brent Barrett, All Rights Reserved.


Credits
Credits/Thanks

Wheel of Fun was developed by Mary and Brent Barrett, a married couple from Northern California.  Brent is responsible for all programming and help, while Mary is responsible for ideas, design, style, game rules, and sample puzzles.

If you enjoy this game and would like to help support our efforts, you can send any amount you like (minimum $5 to cover disk, time and postage) in the form of a U.S. Check or Money Order to:

Brent & Mary Barrett
18784 Lake Forest Drive
Penn Valley, CA 95946

Do not trust this address after 1993.  Download the latest version of WF or contact BRENT BARRETT at 24th Street Exchange, (916) 448-2483, for a correct address.  The latest version of WF can always be found on 24th Street Exchange.

In appreciation, you will receive the latest version of WF and the tools necessary to create or modify WF puzzles of your own.  The game is shipped with about 400 puzzles, but those will go quickly.


Save File As... Dialog
Save Game As... Dialog

This dialog box allows you to specify the name of a game file before saving it under that name.

Once a file name has been selected or entered, use the [image] button.

Use the [image] button to abort this operation and not save the game in progress.


Open File Dialog
Open Game Dialog

This dialog box allows you to open and load a game file which exists on disk.

Once a file name has been selected or entered, use the [image] button.

Use the [image] button to abort this operation and not open and load a game.


What is WF?

Wheel of Fun is a game of word puzzles designed for 1 to 5 players.  The players take turns trying to guess a puzzle in one of the categories.

Guesses can be single consonants, vowels (for a price), or the entire puzzle all at once.  The first person to solve the puzzle wins the round (see The Rules of the Game for more details).


WF Puzzle Categories
Categories

Thing
Phrase
Person/People
Place
Quotation
Title


Getting Started Quickly with WF

All you really need to remember when playing WF is that a player must spin the wheel (Ctrl-S, Spin button, or Move|Spin menu option) before guessing a consonant; Must have 500 or more points to guess a vowel; or can answer the puzzle at any time (Ctrl-A, Answer button, or Move|Answer menu item).  Only the player who solves the puzzles retains his points for the round.  The game is over when all players decide it is over.  The winner is the player with the most accrued points.

For descriptions of the game's playing field, see The Playing Field.  For descriptions of the game's menu, see Using the Menu.


Using WF

The Rules of the Game

Using the Menu

The Playing Field


Rules of the Game
The Rules of the Game

The object of the game is to outscore your opponents.  You receive points by correctly guessing letters in a puzzle and then correctly answering the puzzle.  Only the player who correctly answers a puzzle gets points for that round, regardless of who has scored the most points that round.

Each turn, the player is expected to spin the wheel to determine the value of the next consonant guess.  Alternatively, if the player has 500 points or more, the player can purchase a vowel.  Once the wheel has been spun, the user can select a consonant which has not previously been guessed.  Any and all occurrences of that guess (either vowel or consonant) will be revealed and, if a consonant was guessed, the player's score will be adjusted to include the value represented on the wheel times each occurrence of the guess in the puzzle.

When only vowels remain in the puzzle, the player will be required to either answer the puzzle or buy vowels for 500 points a piece.  The round is over when the puzzle has been solved by either revealing all letters or providing an answer to the puzzle.  A player may attempt to answer the puzzle at any time and is not required to spin or buy a vowel before doing so.

Game play continues until the players decide it is over.  When the game is over, the player with the highest grand total score wins.


Using the WF Menu
Using the Menu

File

New Game	F4

Open Game...	F3

Save Game	F2

Save Game As...	F5

Exit

Move

Answer Puzzle	Ctrl-A

Letter	Ctrl-G

New Puzzle	Ctrl-N

Pass Turn	Ctrl-P

Spin Wheel	Ctrl-S

Options

Sound

Add Player	Gray Plus

Remove Player	Gray Minus

Player Names

Save Options

Help

Contents	F1

About WF...


File|New Game Menu Item
New Game

This command starts a new game, resetting all scores and selecting a new puzzle.


File|Open Game Menu Item
Open Game...

This command allows you to resume a previously saved game.


File|Save Game Menu Item
Save Game

This command allows you to save the current game for playing at a later time.


File|Save Game As Menu Item
Save Game As...

This command allows you to specify the file name into which to save the current game for playing at a later time.


File|Exit Menu Item
Exit

This command quits the game.  If the game has changed since the last time it was saved, the players are asked if they want to save the game.


Move|Answer Puzzle Menu Item
Answer Puzzle

This command allows you to solve the puzzle.  You are prompted for each remaining letter in the puzzle.  After all remaining letters have been guessed, you are told whether or not your solution is correct.


Move|Guess Letter Menu Item
Letter

This command allows you to guess a letter.  Letters which have already been guessed are disabled.


Move|New Puzzle Menu Item
New Puzzle

This command erases any scores for the current round and selects a new puzzle.  Play is turned over to the next player.


Move|Pass Turn Menu Item
Pass Turn

This command does not affect scoring but passes play on to the next player.


Move|Spin Wheel Menu Item
Spin Wheel

This command spins the wheel to determine the value of the next consonant guess.


Options|Sound Menu Item
Sound

This command turns sounds on or off during game play.  When a check mark is before this item on the Options menu, sound is on.


Options|Add Player Menu Item
Add Player

This command adds a player to the game.  There can be up to 5 players.


Options|Remove Player Menu Item
Remove Player

This command removes a player from the game.  There must be at least 1 player in the game.  The current player can never be removed from the game.


Options|Player Names Menu Item
Player Names

This command allows you to specify the name of the 5 possible players.  10 characters are allowed in a player name.


Options|Save Options Menu Item
Save Options

This command saves various options, including: Current window position, sound, player count, and player names.


Help|Contents Menu Item
Contents

This command views the contents portion of the help file you are currently viewing.


Help|About WF Menu Item
About WF...

This command displays a window describing WF, including a copyright notice, version, and release information.


The Playing Field


The Puzzle Area

This is where the puzzle is displayed.  A puzzle can be a maximum of 77 characters long.  The only characters which are hidden from the players are letters (A-Z).  Numbers, apostrophes, commas, periods, . . . etc. are displayed at all times.


The Wheel Area

This is the wheel.  The wheel is used to determine the value of guessed consonants.  If a player wishes to guess a consonant, the player must first spin the wheel.  The value of the wheel is displayed in the Value Area.


The Value Area

This area indicates the value of the wheel above.  Values range from 100 to 5000 points.  There are two spots called "Lose Turn" and "Bankrupt."  Both areas cause the current player to lose the current turn.  The bankrupt spot also causes the player to lose all points earned this round.


The Score Area
The Scores Area

This area indicates the current round scores and current game total scores for all active players (1 to 5).  The player's name is used to represent each score.  Names can be set by using the Options|Player Names menu item.


The Category Area

This area displays the category of the current puzzle.


The Spin Button
Spin Button

This button is used to spin the wheel and determine the value of the next consonant guess.  See Rules of the Game for more details.


The Answer Button
Answer Button

This button is used to solve the current puzzle.  The player is prompted for each of the remaining letters.  See Rules of the Game for more details.


The Add Player Button
Add Player Button

This button is used to add players to the game.  There can only be 1 to 5 players in a WF game.


The Remove Player Button
Remove Player Button

This button is used to remove players from the game.  There can only be 1 to 5 players in a WF game.


The Exit Button
Exit Button

This button is used to exit the WF game in progress.  You will be asked if you would like to save an unsaved game.


The Letter Buttons
Letter Buttons

This group of buttons is used to guess a consonant or vowel.  Letters which have already been guessed are disabled.