Jeopardy: Junior Edition is a kid friendly version of the popular DOS game based on the long running TV quiz show hosted by Alex Trebek. Everything else about the game is the same as the original version. 3 contestants would be given the answers to clues and they would have provide the correct question to win money. There are three rounds in the game. The first two rounds each had 6 categories with 5 clues each. And the final round had one category and one clue.
In the first round, dollar values varied in value from a minimum of $100 to a maximum of $500. Hidden in the game board was one Daily Double clue. A player that found that bonus clue would be given a chance to wager any or all of his or her money in the bank. If they were right, they won the wager and if not, they lost the wager. The second round, Double Jeopardy, features more difficult questions and dollar values were then doubled, now ranging in value from a minimum of $200 to a maximum value of $1,000. There were also two Daily Double clues hidden on the game board instead of just one. At the end of the second round,
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any players that had a positive score on their board would be allowed to participate in the Final Jeopardy round where they would wager any or all of their money based on their knowledge of the final question's category. Any player with a negative score would be eliminated, thus not being able to participate in the Final Jeopardy round. If all 3 players have negative scores, then they all will participate, but they can only wager in a range from a minimum of $1 to a maximum of $1,000. After entering their wagers for the Final Jeopardy round, the contestants will then be given the clue and then will have 30 seconds to enter his or her response. A player who guessed correctly would win his or her wager, and the player with the highest total score at the end of the Final Jeopardy round would be declared the winner, and have his or her name and score placed on the coveted Champions list. Since this is the Junior Edition, the categories and questions are catered to children, and are relatively very easy in general. Adults would find this game a heck of a lot easier than the standard original version, or even better, the ultra difficult Super Jeopardy game. The graphics and sound were considered "state of the art" during the late 80s-early 90s era of computer games, and the controls are very simple: all that you need is a keyboard and some free time and you are all set. The developers of the game sort of goofed up while trying to interpret the theme music, and the sound effects are at a minimum, although the urgent sounding series of beeps that sounded when a player found a Daily Double clue on the game board sounds quite accurate for the time. If you or someone you know have children, then this would be an excellent download. It is totally educational, yet it is also fun to play as well. Those who are the nostalgic kind will find this to be a great download that would bring up flash backs of them selves playing the very same game when they were just children.
