1. Although it was never used in the series , elements of the gameplay for the Powerball , Whiplash and Earthquake events have been played .
2. Although it was never played in the series , elements of the gameplay for the Powerball , Whiplash and Earthquake events have been used .

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
Options are:
(a). no;
(b). yes;...I think the answer is
(a).