Ron: Only grapes are allowed to wine, so drink beer instead. It's better. --- Shepherds are the best beasts. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Schamerhorn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ken the Crazy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 8:23 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Say What!
> Hi Ken > > Okay I kind of get the idea but what do the balls have to do with it? > Sorry if this is dense. Had the in-laws over and some wine. *grin* > > Ron > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken the Crazy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 11:05 PM > Subject: [Audyssey] Say What! > > > I got the Say What game for Christmas--early! > It's a great game, and totally accessible. > It has three skill levels (easy, medium, and hard,) and four games--timed > mode, guess mode, timed extreme mode and guess extreme mode. When you > start, you can select up to four players (I think it's four,) and the > skill > level and game. Then, you press start--a big round button very easy to > differentiate from the rest. > There are hundreds of phrases, and depending on how well you do the > difficulty increases. On the easy skill level it gives you more time in > the > next round if you missed one. Usually, there are five rounds unless > there's > a tie between two players. In timed mode, the time starts at 30 and goes > down 5 seconds per round. In guess mode, you get 5 guesses and they > decrease by 1 per round. That's not a whole lot of time and guesses to > unscramble that phrase. > Yeah, I know, you're just dying to ask me, "How do you play it!" > There are five balls--well, half balls anyway. You have to keep the game > put up in a safe place so you don't lose any of them. Anyway, when you > start a scrambled phrase is spoken--and if it comes from a song it is > often > sung. Then, you rearrange the balls until you get them in the right > order. > I don't mean that you simply press ball-shaped buttons, you physically > take > balls off and put them in new places until you've got it right. It takes > time, but if you're stuck there's a hint button you can press a > s well. The hints tell you where the phrase came from--music, pop > culture, > movies and so on. > This game is a great game to play alone, but an even better party game > provided you can keep all the balls together and on the game. The only > thing I would change is that the quicker you solve the puzzle, the more > points you would get. In the game, you always get one point per > unscrambled > phrase. My seven-year-old daughter hates hand-held electronic games. I > guess they bore her, but she asked my wife to get this for her for > Christmas > before I ever told her about it, so it's sure to be something you can > share with the whole family. > You can get it at just about anywhere in the states, and there's a sight > called firebox.com that sells it too--just google it. > You can put this in the mag if you want too--I know there are lots of > readers who aren't on the mailing list, and I want everybody to know about > all the games that are accessible. > Enjoy the game! > Ken Downey > President > DreamTechInteractive! > > And, > Coming soon, > Blind Comfort! > The pleasant way to get a massage--no staring, just caring. > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
