Rad Van Fortuin is a Dutch game that was produced and published in the very early nineties by the company EZ Publications. It should be considered a puzzle game and can almost be educational as well as entertaining. Rad Van Fortuin was based on a popular Dutch television game show of the same title that was popular at the time when the video game was released.
Rad Van Fortuin, the video game, is a good conversion of Rad Van Fortuin the game show.
Rad Van Fortuin is a Dutch game that was produced and published in the very early nineties by the company EZ Publications. It should be considered a puzzle game and can almost be educational as well as entertaining. Rad Van Fortuin was based on a popular Dutch television game show of the same title that was popular at the time when the video game was released.
Rad Van Fortuin, the video game, is a good conversion of Rad Van Fortuin the game show. The object of the game is to spin a large wheel that features slots bearing many different dollar amounts, as well as some special slots. These special slots will sometimes be beneficial, sometimes detrimental. It is supposed to be random
and a spin of fortune. Aside from the wheel, the most important aspect of the game is the puzzle itself. This is a screen showing several tiles that hide letters. The letters hidden behind the tiles reveal the name of a theme-based item, such as a specific river or a song title. This theme is presented as a clue before the competitors begin trying to solve the puzzle.
The competitors take turns spinning the wheel to determine what their guesses will be worth. As this is video game is a conversion of a game show, the point of the game is to finish with the most possible money and prizes. The first contestant will spin the wheel and whatever amount his indicator points to after the wheel stops will be the value of the letter he chooses. After receiving a dollar amount, he will guess a letter that he believes will be found in the puzzle. He receives his indicated dollar amount for every letter that exists in the puzzle. For example, if his spin is worth $500, and he guesses the letter “t”, and there are two “t’s” in the puzzle…he will be credited with $1000. If there are no “t’s,” he will get no money and the play will move to the next competitor. If he successfully identifies a letter in the puzzle, he has the option of solving the puzzle, spinning again, or passing his turn. If he has accumulated enough cash, he can also spend some of it to purchase a vowel, which will help reveal the mystery word. Whichever contestant solves the puzzle will be awarded the cash he has amassed during the round. It may be a large amount, or it may be very little. There is always the evil “Bankrupt” slot on the wheel, which will often bite the greedy and remove all of their amassed money if they spin too many times. The player with the most money after time expires, usually after about four puzzles, is the winner and will play a solo bonus round. Essentially, Rad Van Fortuin is Wheel of Fortune.
