Anticipation

NES

Developer

Rare

Publisher

Nintendo

Genre

Board Game

Released

November 1988

Title screenshot Ingame screenshot

Achievements

• 
  Completed the Circle

  (5) (5)

  Complete the first board

  89.72% unlock rate

  489 (331) of 545 – 89.72% unlock rate

  60.73% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  89.72% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Survived the Square

  (5) (5)

  Complete the second board

  72.11% unlock rate

  393 (279) of 545 – 72.11% unlock rate

  51.19% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  72.11% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Passed the Pentagon

  (5) (5)

  Complete the third board

  64.04% unlock rate

  349 (260) of 545 – 64.04% unlock rate

  47.71% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  64.04% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Hopped the Holes

  (10) (22)

  Complete the fourth board

  19.82% unlock rate

  108 (89) of 545 – 19.82% unlock rate

  16.33% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  19.82% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  That Was Easy

  (10) (13)

  Win a game on Easy against at least one CPU

  45.14% unlock rate

  246 (202) of 545 – 45.14% unlock rate

  37.06% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  45.14% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Winner's Circle

  (10) (17)

  Win a game on Medium against at least one CPU

  30.09% unlock rate

  164 (128) of 545 – 30.09% unlock rate

  23.49% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  30.09% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Not So Hard

  (25) (60)

  Win a game on Hard against at least one CPU

  16.70% unlock rate

  91 (81) of 545 – 16.70% unlock rate

  14.86% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  16.70% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  What a Challenge

  (25) (67)

  Win a game on Very Hard against at least one CPU

  15.60% unlock rate

  85 (71) of 545 – 15.60% unlock rate

  13.03% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  15.60% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Versus Victory

  (10) (15)

  Win a game against one CPU

  33.94% unlock rate

  185 (148) of 545 – 33.94% unlock rate

  27.16% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  33.94% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Threesome

  (10) (19)

  Win a game against two CPUs

  22.94% unlock rate

  125 (108) of 545 – 22.94% unlock rate

  19.82% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  22.94% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Full Party

  (10) (14)

  Win a game against three CPUs

  37.80% unlock rate

  206 (169) of 545 – 37.80% unlock rate

  31.01% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  37.80% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  A Lap Ahead

  (10) (14)

  Win a game against three CPUs without any CPU players on the last board

  37.43% unlock rate

  204 (168) of 545 – 37.43% unlock rate

  30.83% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  37.43% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Bottomed Out

  (10) (14)

  Win a game against three CPUs with at least one CPU player still on the first board

  37.25% unlock rate

  203 (167) of 545 – 37.25% unlock rate

  30.64% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  37.25% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Shut Out

  (25) (67)

  Win a game against three CPUs without letting any CPU player solve a puzzle

  15.60% unlock rate

  85 (69) of 545 – 15.60% unlock rate

  12.66% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  15.60% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Controlling Your Destiny

  (10) (16)

  Win a game by solving a puzzle selected using a gray tile

  32.11% unlock rate

  175 (136) of 545 – 32.11% unlock rate

  24.95% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  32.11% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Score!

  (25) (55)

  Win a game with at least 600 points

  19.82% unlock rate

  108 (89) of 545 – 19.82% unlock rate

  16.33% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  19.82% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Careful Guesser

  (10) (27)

  Win a game without entering any incorrect letters

  15.96% unlock rate

  87 (70) of 545 – 15.96% unlock rate

  12.84% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  15.96% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Who Needs a Keyboard

  (5) (6)

  Enter a four letter or longer answer in under five seconds

  47.71% unlock rate

  260 (199) of 545 – 47.71% unlock rate

  36.51% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  47.71% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Buzzer Beater

  (5) (7)

  Solve a puzzle just before the die turns to zero

  35.23% unlock rate

  192 (150) of 545 – 35.23% unlock rate

  27.52% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  35.23% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Connect the Dots

  (10) (15)

  Solve a dot puzzle before any lines have been drawn

  37.61% unlock rate

  205 (154) of 545 – 37.61% unlock rate

  28.26% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  37.61% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Intuition

  (10) (15)

  Solve a non-dot puzzle when the die is on five or six

  35.60% unlock rate

  194 (145) of 545 – 35.60% unlock rate

  26.61% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  35.60% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Something Abstract

  (10) (12)

  Solve a Whatchamacallit puzzle

  50.83% unlock rate

  277 (208) of 545 – 50.83% unlock rate

  38.17% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  50.83% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Perfect Board

  (10) (17)

  Complete a board in only four puzzles

  30.46% unlock rate

  166 (128) of 545 – 30.46% unlock rate

  23.49% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  30.46% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Surplus

  (2) (2)

  Collect a color that you already have

  96.88% unlock rate

  528 (345) of 545 – 96.88% unlock rate

  63.30% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  96.88% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Threepeat

  (5) (8)

  Win the same color three times in a row

  35.60% unlock rate

  194 (143) of 545 – 35.60% unlock rate

  26.24% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  35.60% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Puzzle Pauper

  (10) (24)

  Complete the first board with only 70 points

  16.15% unlock rate

  88 (79) of 545 – 16.15% unlock rate

  14.50% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  16.15% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  To Your Corners

  (10) (18)

  Land on all four corners of the second board

  24.59% unlock rate

  134 (113) of 545 – 24.59% unlock rate

  20.73% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  24.59% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Making the Rounds

  (10) (19)

  Land on all three gray squares on the third board in one turn

  20.73% unlock rate

  113 (103) of 545 – 20.73% unlock rate

  18.90% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  20.73% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  Spin Out

  (3) (3)

  Land on a gray tile

  58.17% unlock rate

  317 (235) of 545 – 58.17% unlock rate

  43.12% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  58.17% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
• 
  That's Not a Valid Space

  (5) (11)

  Fall off the fourth board

  19.27% unlock rate

  105 (91) of 545 – 19.27% unlock rate

  16.70% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode

  19.27% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

Recent Players:

	User	When	Activity
	cornrowwallace	2023-09-22 01:18:42	Playing Anticipation
	JosephTubeHD	2023-09-21 15:19:45	Playing alone on Easy

Comments:

	ZBR 2 Nov 2017 15:47 Are Easy, Medium, and Hard achievements stackable?
	Jamiras 2 Nov 2017 23:40 They are not. Doing so allowed me to make each worth a bit more, bringing the set to a full 400 points.
	LiveFastCyYoung 3 Nov 2017 16:59 Nice set!
	ZBR 4 Nov 2017 21:21 Thank you for making these!
	BenevolentDick 24 Sep 2018 18:59 great set..
	Tymestalker 23 Jan 2020 00:14 Nice set for this game. Really enjoyed it
	TerrorVan 14 Apr 2020 22:13 I can't believe I guessed the whole thing.
	SydFischy 7 Jun 2020 06:19 this is really perfect
	MemeraldSword 18 May 2021 07:29 That was EZPZ, I'm gonna miss this game
	Cassievania 21 Jul 2023 20:43 There's no FAQ with all the solutions, so here are a bunch of solutions with just a few lines drawn. Very Hard playthrough: Transportation, Weapons, Music, Kitchen https://i.gyazo.com/e67663fb16ce4c576c0c889ef98cea96.png https://i.gyazo.com/4b27d040798d4863983422928b137d0d.png https://i.gyazo.com/e2149c66845fcae6a77774e287976145.png https://i.gyazo.com/7f54198d2f099396e5c9b61047d09e01.png All other playthroughs: Misc, Office, Nature, Science, Whatchamacallit https://i.gyazo.com/58dbf491d633ec78d58f5644aba3de1d.png https://i.gyazo.com/722a4422d1b478afc3d30d69d652a664.png