Woz redemption pin unveiled

I had no idea that redemption machines were so expensive. However, at the rate that kids pump tokens into them, they do quite well. I'm curious to see what the play units are. Is it a token for 15 seconds, capped at 60 seconds, or is it a token per ball, max 3...

If the Peter Piper by me gets one, trips there will be a lot easier to handle and I'll actually have something to do in the area my kids are playing games.

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#64 9 years ago

desertT1

It's not that hard to teach somebody how do play the game when there is a screen on it. Make a semi-short 'how to play' video and play that as a part of attract mode.

Here's how to start the game.

Here's how to play the game. (hint: flipper buttons are still on the side)

Here's how to win tickets.

#69 9 years ago

desertT1

Quoted from vicjw66:
The problem is Pinball is too hard for the redemption market. Let's face it, these kids suck at pinball. Very few are going to be able to complete any goals and they just don't have the patience to learn. Redemption works on luck and the fact that no matter how badly you do, the game spits out a crapload of tickets.

Not entirely. I see kids put in token after token to get 2 tickets every time. That doesn't get you anything at the counter.

One of my boys likes to play skeeball. That's fine since it takes him a while to throw the 9 balls and he is getting something more than pushing a button out of it. I don't really care that he isn't getting many tickets there because he is enjoying the game, not the tickets.

On other machines, I've told them a few to not even try, or they have figured it out. A token down a ramp to get a single ticket gets old if the kid has any smarts at all. These things are basically coin-op babysitters and most parents don't care what amount of tickets the kids get out of it. I use them to teach my kids about comparing what is the best way to have fun, get tickets, or both. My kids tend to leave with some/several fun smaller prizes. Other kids I see, I know exactly how they will be spending their Social Security check in 70 years, pumping it into a machine in a casino.

#72 9 years ago

desertT1

Quoted from vicjw66:
I don't see this at all with kids. The redemption games that they play no matter what spit out a bunch of tickets(at least 20 or 30). Its about the tickets they can hold in their hands that makes them feel like they are good at the game. The more skill involved, the less they like the game. Two tickets don't cut it for them. Your kid is an outlier. You should be proud.

I am very proud of my kids. They are a handful at times, but are very smart and caring.

Out of curiosity, where you are seeing these machines giving out a lot of tickets, is it a chain, or a one-off? My sample size is pretty small because there is only one place in town I will agree to go to. The others are way to insane for me to punish myself by sitting through for an hour or two. We go to a Peter Piper Pizza, which is a small chain in town, but I have no idea how far out they spread.

If there was one of these at the PPP we go to, I'd certainly play it. I give any tickets I win to my kids anyway, so for me, it would be about me being able to play a game format I enjoy, while being able to give my kids something that they could use to buy something they would enjoy.

#76 9 years ago

desertT1