Everyone--
Reently, while playing with the Quackle 20-second player, in the middle
of the game it did not make a play. I waited 4 or 5 minutes, and when the red
rectangles in the lower right part of the screen did not appear, I started a
new game to see if it would happen again. It did. I switched to the Speedy
player, and it was fine. And the next time I used t he 20-second player, it was
fine, too, and remained so for the 3 or 4 days since its breakdown happened.
I play with the 20-second version when I get up in the morning to
speed things up, then switch to the Championship Player later on. I believe
the Speedy Player may not consider enuf options; I narrowly won that game with
my3rd bingo--it had 4--and, tho I didn't analyze it, I believe the machine
could have won if it considered more options. That's why I don't use the
Speedy Player, even when I want to play fast.
I mention this in case anyone else has a problem with Quackle failing
to make its play. Just switch to a different player, and that should clear it
up. I can live with the occasional blank screen and vibrating screen, but who
can deal with Quackle when it refuses to play?
Stu Goldman
