The /r/DaveAndBusters FAQ, FAQ, Version 5.0 December 31st, 201 A !e"t"o#truc$Bac$ %roduction
A Fore"ord& '( )ou*re seein+ this +uide, )ou*re interested in either ma$in+ mone) %a)in+ +ames at Dave - Buster*s, or at east not osin+ as much "hen havin+ (un "ith $ids/(riends. B) a means, ta$e the in(ormation in(ormation ' +ive here and use it "e. But %ease, be considerate o( others both at )our ocation that ma) "ant to %a) aon+ "ith )ou, and the advanta+e %a)er communit) as a "hoe. '( )ou and others are oo$in+ to %a) the same +ame, do )our best to divide time on the machine "ith "ith them. hether this means one %a)er comin+ in the mornin+ and another at ni+ht, or %a)ers ta$in+ turns a(ter so man) +ames or so man) ac$%ots hit, or a combination o( both, don*t be that +u) that doesn*t et an)one ese %a) at a to "here someone ese "i be comin+ in oo$in+ to %a) a +ame and doesn*t +et on it once over muti%e hours. Additiona), Additiona), don*t $i a +ame to the %oint "here the numbers +et so out o( "hac$ that Dave - Buster*s A# to chan+e the settin+s o( a +ame nation"ide thus scre"in+ us a. emember that D-B*s avera+e %a)out %a)out %ercenta+e on most o( their redem%tion +ame is set to bet"een 350 %ercent, and an)thin+ %a)in+ out more than 504 is +oin+ to +et a ver) hard oo$. et*s not ma$e the same mista$e ' made, and ever)one ese made, on Ti%%in* Bo$s in havin+ a +ame on) advanta+e %a)ers %a)ed %a)in+ out over 2304 o( its inta$e. '( a +ame )ou are %a)in+ is %o%uar "ith nonadvanta+e %a)ers, )ou can a((ord to %a) a itte more, but i( no re+uar %eo%e %a) the +ame, be more conservative and consider mi6in+ u% )our %a) bet"een more than one +ood +ame. '( "e a do that, then the +ames "e*re %a)in+ no" ma) be around (or decades to come, and be %ro(itabe (or both us A7D Dave - Buster*s in the on+ run ao"in+ us to essentia) be %aid 8 (or them. An)"a), on "ith the +uide.
't*s been a +ood (e" )ears since the ast revision, but "e*re "e*re bac$. ecome to the ne"est iteration o( the Dave - Buster*s Buster*s Advanta+e Advanta+e 8a)er FAQ. This is +oin+ to be a much more T9D9 version rather than ta$ about "hat +ames %a)ers shoud and shoudn*t %a), '*m +oin+ to a) out the cost %er +ame, %otentia tic$et %a)out, and a (e" basic ti%s (or each +ame. There*s no on+er a +ame as com%icated as Ti%%in* Ti%%in* Bo$s durin+ its +oden a+e, and :hi% A"a) has been ta$en out o( a number o( ocations that bein+ the case there "i no on+er be se%arate sub+uides (or them. '( )ou have ;uestions about "hat +ames )ou shoud %a) s%eci(ica), )ou $no" ho" to +et a hod o( me i( )ou*re readin+ this +uide. ' "oud rather dis%ense that in(ormation 1on1 via %rivate messa+e as to he% mana+e )our +ame%a) A7D <=> =7?@T'V'T<.
:ost %er %a) 'n %rior versions o( the FAQ, ' bro$e do"n ever) %ossibe o%tion (or bu)in+ chi%s. !ost o( them "ere never used, so '*m on) +oin+ to cover the (our that shoud be. #tandard %a) The more chi%s )ou bu) at once, the better the rate this to%s out, "hen bu)in+ direct) at D-B*s (ront des$ or char+in+ stations, at 50 chi%s (or C100. Actua), E as )ou +et chi%s (or each C100 )ou s%end on )our re+istered e"ards card and there*s absoute) Gero reason not to re+ister )our card.H To ma$e the the math easier, round this to 00 a chi% costs 12.5 12.5 cents under standard card char+es. '( )ou*re s%endin+ ess than C100 "ithout cou%ons or s%ecias invoved, )ou*re doin+ it "ron+ i( )ou*re advanta+e %a)in+ )ou*ve at east +ot to +et )ourse( to this %rice %oint. :or%orate discount %a) i( )ou s%end C500 or more on +i(t cards and do so direct) throu+h D-B*s cor%orate o((ices, o((ices, the)* cut )ou a 104 discount. There*s nothin+ sto%%in+ )ou (rom usin+ those cards )ourse(, so this "oud ma$e 00 chi%s cost CE0 11.25 11.25 cents a chi%. This "oud be the best norma) avaiabe o%tion, o%tion, e6ce%t (or... (or... 8remium 8a) or in other "ords, (indin+ one o( the stores that ses C50 Dave Buster*s +i(t cards (or C0 or "ithin a cou%e %ennies.H B) %urchasin+ +i(t cards at this discount, )ou*re +ettin+ 00 chi%s (or C0 a (at 10 cents %er chi%. This is the best common) avaiabe discount (or D-B and is the one advanta+e %a)ers shoud be ma$in+ the most use o(, e6ce%t durin+... :ou%on %a) the +i(t cards no" have it "ritten into their terms that cou%ons can*t be used "ith them. Bein+ abe to %ic$ +i(t cards u% at such a discount is much much o( the reason "h). avin+ said that, cou%ons D= s;uea$ out a si+ht) better rate than the %remium %a) isted above. above. >sin+ (ive Bu) C20, +et C20 cou%ons "oud +et +et )ou 1,000
't*s been a +ood (e" )ears since the ast revision, but "e*re "e*re bac$. ecome to the ne"est iteration o( the Dave - Buster*s Buster*s Advanta+e Advanta+e 8a)er FAQ. This is +oin+ to be a much more T9D9 version rather than ta$ about "hat +ames %a)ers shoud and shoudn*t %a), '*m +oin+ to a) out the cost %er +ame, %otentia tic$et %a)out, and a (e" basic ti%s (or each +ame. There*s no on+er a +ame as com%icated as Ti%%in* Ti%%in* Bo$s durin+ its +oden a+e, and :hi% A"a) has been ta$en out o( a number o( ocations that bein+ the case there "i no on+er be se%arate sub+uides (or them. '( )ou have ;uestions about "hat +ames )ou shoud %a) s%eci(ica), )ou $no" ho" to +et a hod o( me i( )ou*re readin+ this +uide. ' "oud rather dis%ense that in(ormation 1on1 via %rivate messa+e as to he% mana+e )our +ame%a) A7D <=> =7?@T'V'T<.
:ost %er %a) 'n %rior versions o( the FAQ, ' bro$e do"n ever) %ossibe o%tion (or bu)in+ chi%s. !ost o( them "ere never used, so '*m on) +oin+ to cover the (our that shoud be. #tandard %a) The more chi%s )ou bu) at once, the better the rate this to%s out, "hen bu)in+ direct) at D-B*s (ront des$ or char+in+ stations, at 50 chi%s (or C100. Actua), E as )ou +et chi%s (or each C100 )ou s%end on )our re+istered e"ards card and there*s absoute) Gero reason not to re+ister )our card.H To ma$e the the math easier, round this to 00 a chi% costs 12.5 12.5 cents under standard card char+es. '( )ou*re s%endin+ ess than C100 "ithout cou%ons or s%ecias invoved, )ou*re doin+ it "ron+ i( )ou*re advanta+e %a)in+ )ou*ve at east +ot to +et )ourse( to this %rice %oint. :or%orate discount %a) i( )ou s%end C500 or more on +i(t cards and do so direct) throu+h D-B*s cor%orate o((ices, o((ices, the)* cut )ou a 104 discount. There*s nothin+ sto%%in+ )ou (rom usin+ those cards )ourse(, so this "oud ma$e 00 chi%s cost CE0 11.25 11.25 cents a chi%. This "oud be the best norma) avaiabe o%tion, o%tion, e6ce%t (or... (or... 8remium 8a) or in other "ords, (indin+ one o( the stores that ses C50 Dave Buster*s +i(t cards (or C0 or "ithin a cou%e %ennies.H B) %urchasin+ +i(t cards at this discount, )ou*re +ettin+ 00 chi%s (or C0 a (at 10 cents %er chi%. This is the best common) avaiabe discount (or D-B and is the one advanta+e %a)ers shoud be ma$in+ the most use o(, e6ce%t durin+... :ou%on %a) the +i(t cards no" have it "ritten into their terms that cou%ons can*t be used "ith them. Bein+ abe to %ic$ +i(t cards u% at such a discount is much much o( the reason "h). avin+ said that, cou%ons D= s;uea$ out a si+ht) better rate than the %remium %a) isted above. above. >sin+ (ive Bu) C20, +et C20 cou%ons "oud +et +et )ou 1,000
chi%s %us the re"ards, 1,0 (or C100 "or$s "or$s out to E.5 cents %er chi%. There are a cou%e %robems "ith this, ho"ever& First, the "ritten %oic), %oic), current), current), is one cou%on %er customer %er da). There are %aces "here the)* ao" it to o%erate at 1 %er card %er da), and one %erson can have muti%e cards, but then )ou have the issue o( ac;uirin+ a ar+e number o( cou%ons. The time and e((ort e((ort that "oud need to +o in to +ettin+ a massive ;uantit) o( cou%ons, and then a%%)in+ them a, is not "orth the si+ht additiona discount. For those "ho do not s%end a ar+e amount o( mone), mone), ho"ever, ho"ever, cou%on %a) is %robab) the best avaiabe o%tion. T"o T"o other notes here. First, durin+ the hoida) hoida) season, Dave - Buster*s #=!@T'!@# does the bu) a C50 +i(t card, +et a C20 100 chi%H voucher +ood durin+ the (irst t"o months o( the ne6t ne6t )ear dea. The) did a "ea$er o((er this )ear )ear but ma) revive their better o((er o((er in (uture )ears.H This is (unctiona) (unctiona) e;uivaent to the the %remium %a) isted above 50 chi%s (or C100, %us the re"ards, %us t"o 100 chi% vouchers EE round to 1,000H (or C100 "or$s out the same, %rett) much, as 00 chi%s (or C0. For those that don*t have the "arehouse cub membershi% necessar) to bu) those, this is another "a) to +et the same dea. Aso, it "oud "oud he% D-B out a bit as the)*re sein+ )ou the %a) direct) rather than havin+ to surrender surrender an activation (ee to a store. 't*s not a hu+e amount o( mone) on its o"n but it coud be si+ni(icant over time. The other thin+ o( note (or those o( )ou in the miitar), D-B does o((er a 204 miitar) discount9 this means that )ou can i+nore ever)thin+ above and ust bu) a )our %a) C100 at a time "ith the miitar) discount and +et the %remium %a) rate. For the %ur%oses o( this FAQ, '*m +oin+ to cacuate the cost %er +ame at the #tandard 8a) rate o( 12.5 cents a chi%, and the 8remium 8a) rate o( 10 cents a chi% '* do this both (or standard %rice %rice and a(8rice ednesda) costs. 'n m) od FAQ, a(8rice ednesda) "as not cemented as a %ermanent (eature o( Dave Buster*s9 it is no". no". 't*s not +oin+ to be discontinued, so it can sa(e) be (actored into advanta+e %a) cacuations.H
The Vaue o( a Tic$et hie the vaue o( %riGes that Dave - Buster*s o((ers varies "id), the the +enera) acce%ted vaue o( an individua tic$et is 0. 0. cents. D-B admits such in some o( their %romotiona contest +ivea"a)s i( )ou chec$ the %a+e (or the od @ver)one*s A inner inner %romotion, )ou* see the retai vaue the) assi+n the +rand %riGe o( 10,000 tic$ets "as C0. '+norin+ the %riGes that aren*t o( much vaue, i$e stu((ed animas and other tin) trin$ets, most a o( the %riGes are %riced aon+ this this ine. As o( the "ritin+ "ritin+ o( this, a 8# is 105,000 tic$ets, and C00 I state saes ta6 usua) "or$s out cose to the C20 in vaue assi+ned there. i8ad Airs Airs are 105,000 and 130,000 tic$ets res%ective) 00 I
ta6 and 500 I ta6 hits %rett) cose to these these vaues. Video +ames are 12,500 tic$ets, and on a ne" reease C50 usua) sounds ri+ht i( nothin+ ese the)* have a vaue on the secondar) mar$et o( C50. For the %ur%oses o( this FAQ, re+ardess o( "hat %riGesH )ou ma) be shootin+ (or, '*m +oin+ to cacuate the %a)out vaues at 0. cents %er tic$et or to ma$e it a itte easier, 1,000 tic$ets is "orth C.
ere*s a ist o( the +ames, in a%habetica order, e6cudin+ +ames "here %h)sica to$ens chi%sH are inserted. Those +et their o"n itte (ootnote (ootnote at the end.
2!inute Dri& :ost %er %a) 5.5 chi%s / 2. chi%s ednesda)H #tandard %a)& J.5 cents / 35 cents 8remium %a)& 55 cents / 2 cents Kac$%ot& 250 tic$ets C1H oss vaue& 2 tic$ets E.J centsH Brea$even on 8remium %a) "ithout ednesda) is a "in ever) other +ame and )ou can +et cose to doube )our mone) "innin+ consecutive). consecutive). a(%rice is a %rett) +ood short term %ro(it.
This is one o( the +ames )ou have to mi$ (or ac$%ots and b) that, ' mean score bare) more than the ac$%ot each +ame. hen a ac$%ot is "on, the ne" hi+h score needed to +et the ac$%ot ac$%ot is ust above "hat "hat )ou ast scored. hen the +ame*s turned on/reset overni+ht or "henever there*s a +ame issue that needs (i6edH the ac$%ot resets to 500 tic$ets. 'n a %ro%er +ame one that has seven (ootbas (ootbas in it this is trivia) trivia) eas). eas). '( )ou minima) beat the ac$%ot each +ame, )ou shoud +et a ac$%ot (or a 50E score, then 52E, 55E, 5E, J0E, J3E, J5E, JE, 0E, 3E, 5EL, E, 0E, 2E, 5E, E, E0E, E2E, E5E, EE, and (ina) EEE. ' ma) have one too man) in there, but in m) e6%erience )ou can usua) +et 20 ac$%ots be(ore )ou to% out and the +ame becomes im%ossibe to hit consistent) enou+h to %a). %a). A"a)s hit the %o%out tar+ets "hen the)*re there, thro" at the 30 )ard hoe (or the (irst minute and a ha(, and i( )ou*re sti behind b) more than a cou%e bas "orth, durin+ the
ast 32 seconds on the +ame coc$ the on+ Bomb hoe increments each time )ou hit it, +oin+ (rom 50, J0, 0, 0, E0, u% to EE. This is the on) "a) )our end score "i be somethin+ other than E i( )ou +ot the one EE)ard %o%out tar+et in the +ameH or 0 i( )ou didn*t.H
Bi+ Bass hee :ost %er +ame& E.E chi%s / 5.0 chi%s #tandard 8a)& C1.2 / J2 cents 8remium 8a)& EE cents / 50 cents Kac$%ot& 500/1,000 #u%er Kac$%ot 2,500 / 3,000
hie Bi+ Bass hee ma) not be a that A8abe o( a +ame, it*s ;uite the interestin+ math %robem. The +ame*s %rett) sim%e on a base eve s%in the "hee, "hatever the "hee ands on is "hat )ou +et...but i( )ou and on 500 or 1,000, )ou +et a (ree s%in, and i( )ou and on either a 500 or 1,000 on that s%in )ou +et 2,000 additiona tic$ets. Assumin+ a random s%in, there are 1 %ossibe s%aces that the arro" can and on, as (oo"s& 1,000 50 10 0 150 500 0 0 0 500 0 10 0 0 500 150 0 0. =( the bonus s%aces, the 1,000 s%ace is rou+h) 1/Eth o( the "idth o( a standard s%ace, the rest o( "hich bein+ tic$ets. The 500 s%ace is a bit bi++er, 1/th o( the "idth o( the s%ace, the rest bein+ . 1/Eth o( 1,000 M 111.1111, 1/th o( 500 is 1.25, /Eth o( the rest o( the 1,000 s%aceH is 3.555555, and J/th o( the rest o( the 500 s%aceH is 3.25. #o )ou add 3.55555 to 111.111, and 3.5 to 1.25. #o the true vaue oo$s more i$e... 11.JJ 50 10 0 150 5 roundin+ si+ht)H 0 0 0 5 0 10 0 0 5 150 0 0.
Add these vaues u%, and divide b) 1 the tota number o( (u s%acesH and )ou +et J.. But "ait, there*s the bonus s%in to oo$ atN ittin+ either bonus in the bonus s%in %a)s 2,000. 2,000 1/Eth the 1,000 s%ace "idthH M 222.222, 2,000 1/th the 500 s%ace "idthH M 25.1, and the remnants o( the bonus s%aces are a+ain 3.5555 or 3.5. Thus, the vaues o( the bonus s%in are& 225. I 50 I 10 I 0 I 150 I 2E.1E I 0 I 0 I 0 I 2E.1E I 0 I 10 I 0 I 0 I 2E.1E I 150 I 0 I 0 1EE3.3 / 1 M 110. vaue o( the bonus s%in. 1/th 3 500 s%aces M 0.25 o( a s%ace. 1/Eth o( the 1,000 s%ace is 0.11111 o( a s%ace. Addin+ those u% is 0.53EJ o( one s%ace, divided b) 1 M 0.02EE o( the "hee9 this rounds to 34 o( the "hee bein+ bonus s%aces. 34 o( 110. M 3.3222. J. base s%in vaueH I 3.3222 vaue o( %otentia chance o( a bonus s%inH M 2.1E22 tic$ets. 2.1E tic$ets 0. cents M O2. cents e6%ected vaue. >nder the best vaue, bet"een 1/2 %rice ednesda) and 8remium 8a), the e6%ected vaue o( A7D=! s%ins are 5.J4 o( mone) s%ent. 7o" i( )ou can %ossib) tr) to ver) i+ht) s$is%in the +ame to bonus s%aces or on) the 150 s%ace, this ma) +o hi+her.
Bac$ =ut :ost %er %a) J. chi%s / 3. chi%s #tandard %a)& 5 cents / 2.5 cents 8remium %a)& J cents / 3 cents Kac$%ot& 500 tic$ets C2H oss tic$ets& 0 (or E54, 50 (or E04, 30 (or 54, 20 (or 54. ' don*t $no" much about this +ame, but '*ve had %eo%e te me it*s %ossibe to %a) %er(ect). But ud+in+ (rom the math, a s$ied %a)er that near) "ins each +ame "hen the) don*t ac$%ot is either +ettin+ 0 or 500, and under %remium %a) on ednesda)
needs 5 tic$ets to brea$ even. #o a %a)er +ettin+ 0 each +ame the) don*t "in is osin+ a mere 1.25 cents %er oss and %ic$in+ u% a %ro(it o( C1.JJ %er %er(ect +ame. ' aso seem to remember somethin+ about a 30 tic$et bonus (or %ic$in+ a 1/5 chance o( the ri+ht coor correct), and i( that*s the case that adds an estimated vaue o( J tic$ets %er +ame that means the e6%ected vaue o( the +ame (or a nearmiss is tru) brea$ even "ith the ac$%ots bein+ %ure %ro(it.
Bast =(( To"er o( 8o"er coneH :ost %er %a)& 2. chi%s / 1. chi%s #tandard %a)& 33.5 cents / 1.5 cents 8remium %a)& 2 cents / 1 cents Kac$%ot& 250 tic$ets C1H I 2 %er oss since ast ac$%ot or %o"eron oss tic$ets& :an var), but 1 s%ace a"a) (rom the ac$%ot is .
This +ame*s a direct $noc$o(( o( To"er o( 8o"er it ma) use di((erent sound e((ects but "or$s e6act) the same "a)...incudin+ um%in+ o(( the bonus s%ace )ou need to sto% on i( it hasn*t ta$en enou+h mone). '( )ou hit it once, eave it aone...but ust because it*s at 250 doesn*t mean it "on*t hit, as the ac$%ot resets u%on %o"ero(( but not the number o( coins in.H a(%rice %remium is a oss o( 12. cents on a miss and a %ro(it o( J cents on a "in.
:onnect :ost %er %a)& .2 chi%s / 3.J chi%s #tandard %a)& E0 cents / 5 cents 8remium %a)& 2 cents / 3J cents Kac$%ot& 500 tic$ets C2H I J0 tic$ets (or "innin+ the +ame
A "on +ame )ieds at east J0 tic$ets, %us either J, 20, or the ac$%ot. A osin+ +ame a"a)s )ieds 20 tic$ets.
:onnect %a)s ust i$e the standard board +ame. hen t"o %a)ers %a), it*s random "ho +oes (irst9 "hen it*s a sin+e %a)er a+ainst the com%uter the %a)er "i a"a)s +o (irst. #ince :onnect has been soved, and it*s %ossibe (or the (irst %a)er to a"a)s (orce a "in "ith %er(ect %a), A7D the com%uter is set to ma$e a +ame%a) error ever) so o(ten, a +ood %a)er shoudn*t have a %robem "innin+ the main +ame each time. The ;uestion is...is it "orth itL '*ve not once seen a sin+e %a)er hit the 500 tic$ets it*s a bac$ and (orth i+ht bonus, i$e ummer =((oadin*, but it*s randoms%eed bac$ and (orth as to not ao" (or %er(ect timin+. That bein+ said, "ith the ac$%ot %rett) much out o( %a), the %a)er "i "in JJ or 0 tic$ets each +ame, amountin+ to 2J. or 32 cents %er %a). ' beieve the ac$%ot doesn*t %o% because the +ame*s set to a certain %a)out %ercenta+e, and because the +ame*s (orced to %a) out J0 tic$ets on a "in and 20 on a oss, the +ame*s %ercenta+e never +ets o" enou+h to ao" a ac$%ot "in. avin+ said that, uness )ou suc$ at :onnect this +ame "on*t ta$e much mone) (rom )ou at a, es%ecia) on ednesda), and thus is a +reat time$ier or somethin+ to bet a+ainst )our (riends on.H
:raG) :urves :ost %er %a) J. chi%s / 3. chi%s #tandard %a)& 5 cents / 2.5 cents 8remium %a)& J cents / 3 cents Kac$%ot& 1,000 tic$ets CH oss tic$ets& The s%ace ne6t to the ac$%ot is a"a)s a 10 cents.H
This +ame*s a #%in7in cone, do"n to most o( the sound e((ects, e6ce%t the board*s coser to the sha%e o( an rather than a %er(ect circe. ?iven the ac$%ot is the same but the cost is o"er ' have to assume the hit rate is o"er to accommodate it. '*ve never been abe to hit it a sin+e time, but '*ve seen other %a)ers hit it. Bein+ that this +ame*s made b) #$eeBa Amusements, and the) don*t have their manuas onine (or (ree i$e
most o( the other com%anies, ' haven*t been abe to discern "hether or not this is an im%ossibe unti read) to %a) +ame or a true s$i +ame i$e the ori+ina #%in7in thou+h the o%erator can sti adust the ac$%ot di((icut) on #%in.H Assumin+ the %a)er is a"a)s one a"a), it "i be 10 tic$ets centsH on a oss and 1,000 on a "in. >nder a(8rice 8remium, that*s a oss o( 30 cents on a (aied %a) and a %ro(it o( C3.JJ on a "in. Thus a %a)er be+ins brea$in+ even and starts bein+ %ro(itabe i( the) are abe to "in once out o( ever) thirteen attem%ts.
:)cone :ost %er %a)& 2.J chi%s / 1.3 chi%s #tandard %a)& 32.5 cents / 1J.25 cents 8remium %a)& 2J cents / 13 cents Kac$%ot& #tarts at 250 C1H and raises b) %er miss, u% to 500 C2.H oss tic$ets& ' beieve the s%ots ne6t to the ac$%ot are 10 tic$ets centsH.
:)cone*s the +od standard (or sto% the i+ht in the center s%ot to "in the ac$%ot +ames. 't*s in %rett) much ever) arcade ever and (or +ood reason, it*s a soid mone) ma$er (or the arcades. '*ve read the manua, and there is a settin+ that tes the +ame to be at P di((icut) (or most +ames, but oosen u% to < di((icut) usua) eas) enou+h (or most %a)ers to "inH (or =7@ ?A!@ out o( ever) so man). The di((erence here is that it does not sta) in eas) mode unti it*s hit, but on) (or one +ame. There*s no $no"in+ o$a), it*s read) to %a) out i( a )oun+ $id +oes u% and %a)s and ust random) hits the button (ar o(( the mar$ on the %a) it "as read) to %a) out, it +oes bac$ to bein+ hard (or another so man) +ames. avin+ said that, i( )ou*re abe to hit ver) ;uic$) or are +ood enou+h to "here )ou hit "ithin the cou%e o( miiseconds the +ame ao"s on a standard %a) it is %ossibe to s;uea$ out a sin+e, short %ro(itabe stint. >nder a(8rice 8remium and a ma6ed ac$%ot, the %a)er "i ose E cents on a (aied attem%ts and "in C1. on a "in. This means the %a)er "i not start to ose mone) unti the)*ve %a)ed 21 times or i( not on a ednesda), the Eth %a). 't*s not a bad +ame i( )ou*re %a)in+ (or a sin+e ac$%ot.
D-B Derb)
:ost %er %a)& .E chi%s / 2.5 chi%s #tandard %a)& J1.25 cents / 30.J2 cents 8remium %a)& E cents / 25 cents 8a)out& 50 tic$ets 20 centsH to the "inner on).
This +ame*s the standard ro the ba u% to +et )our horse to +o aon+ the trac$, (irst %erson to +et their horse across the (inish ine "ins +ame )ou ma) see (or stu((ed anima %riGes at ar+er travein+ carnivas. ?iven on) one %a)er "ins tic$ets, ever)thin+ about the vaue o( %a)in+ this +ame*s aread) been mentioned above. '*m on) mentionin+ it (or com%etion*s sa$e.
Dea or 7o Dea :ost %er %a)& . chi%s / 3.E chi%s #tandard %a)& EJ.25 cents / .125 cents 8remium %a)& cents / 3E cents
This version has 1J cases9 at m) oca D-B, these "ere 2, , J, , 10, 12, 1, 1J, 20, 2J, 30, 0, 50, J0, 100, and 250.
Dee% #ea Treasure
:ost %er %a)& 5.2 chi%s / 2.J chi%s (or 15 shots #tandard %a)& J5 cents / 32.5 cents 8remium %a)& 52 cents / 2J cents
This +ame has )ou (irin+ chi%s onto a %a)(ied, "hie a com%uter screen that is aid over the %a)(ied has (ish "orth tic$ets and a bonus (oatin+ around. '( one o( )our chi%s ban$s o(( o( a %e+ that overa%s one o( the (ish, )ou* +ain that man) tic$ets '*ve seen these vaues ran+e (rom 2 u% to 0. The bonus chest (ish, i( hit, reeases a bonus chest that bounces around the screen, that must be hit the same "a). '( )ou hit it, )ou +et bet"een 15 to 5 bonus chi%s that are %a)ed (or )ou automatica) no (ish or other bonuses are on the screen (or theseH.
DiGG) :hic$en :ost %er %a) J. chi%s / 3. chi%s #tandard %a)& 5 cents / 2.5 cents 8remium %a)& J cents / 3 cents Kac$%ot& 500 tic$ets C2H "ith #u%er Kac$%ot o( 1,000 tic$ets CH oss tic$ets& 150, J0, and o"er (rom there. ?oin+ over the ac$%ot s%ace )ieds 10 tic$ets. A 150 tic$et "in aso a"ards a chance at the #u%er Kac$%ot.
DiGG) :hic$en*s an interestin+ itte +ame )ou %u a ever, and the stren+th )ou do so "i (orce a ba around a circuar, s%irain+ trac$. A certain s%ot on the trac$ i+hts u% each +ame and is desi+nated as the bonus s%ot9 the E s%aces be(ore that are 150 tic$et red s%aces, the 10 s%aces be(ore that are J0 tic$et oran+e s%aces, and there are o"er vaues the (urther bac$ )ou are. #to%%in+ on the +reen or an) red +ives )ou a second (ree %u, "here on) one s%ot is it +reen (or 1,000 tic$ets and ever)thin+ ese is a 10 tic$et s%ace.
a(8rice 8remium on) costs 3 cents, and 150 tic$ets is J0 cents in and o( itse(. Brea$even be+ins on ednesda) i( )ou*re hittin+ si+ht) better than ever) other %u on the 150 s%ot or above.
Doode Kum% :ost %er %a) J. chi%s / 3. chi%s #tandard %a)& 5 cents / 2.5 cents 8remium %a)& J cents / 3 cents Kac$%ot& 1,000 tic$ets CH, "ith a oss %a)out o( 1 tic$et (or ever) 150 %oints earned in the main +ame this usua) "or$s out to bet"een 500 tic$ets on a "e%a)ed oss.
Doode Kum% "or$s simiar) to the touch +ame on %hones, but the di((erence here is that there are eas) ac$%ot boards and im%ossibe ones "here tra%s/enemies are %ut in %aces that %rett) much %revent an) chance at a "in. 't*s much i$e :)cone in that i( a %a)er (ais an eas) +ame it doesn*t continue +eneratin+ eas) +ames automatica). The best thin+s ' can su++est are to a"a)s um% on monsters "orth %oints "here )ou can and to and on as man) o( the %at(orms that a"ard e6tra %oints as %ossibe. 50 tic$ets M 20 cents so even a moderate) s$ied %a)er shoud +et at east ha( o( their mone) bac$ each %a)9 brea$even occurs at a "in once ever) 2J +ames under ha( %rice %remium.
Do"n the :o"n :ost %er %a) J. chi%s / 3. chi%s #tandard %a)& 5 cents / 2.5 cents 8remium %a)& J cents / 3 cents Kac$%ot& 500 tic$ets C2H oss tic$ets are 100 0 centsH (or 00I %oint +ames that do not earn a ac$%ot9 barrin+ a +ame (aiure no +ood %a)er shoud ever (inish "ith ess than 00 %oints so '*m com(ortabe in abein+ this +ame a 100 tic$et %a) on a oss.
Kac$%ot score starts at 500 %oints u%on %o"eru%, +oes u% 50 %oints on an) ac$%ot "in and do"n b) 1 %oint on an) oss. The e6ce%tion is that i( the score to "in is beo" 50 (rom (aied %a)s, and the %a)er "ins, the score "i reset to 500 rather than ust +oin+ u% 50 %oints and remainin+ beo" 500.H ather than t)%e out the entire strate+) here, a search o( Do"n the :o"n ac$%ot on
Famin+ Fin+er :ost %er %a)& 3.2 chi%s / 1.J chi%s #tandard %a)& 0 cents / 20 cents 8remium %a)& 32 cents / 1J cents Kac$%ot& #tarts at 100 and +oes u% 1 to 3 tic$ets on some osses. ' beieve the +ame dis%enses 1J tic$ets on a oss.
This +ame has its eas) mode and hard mode, much as )ou*d e6%ect it "i +ive more time (or %a)s the on+er it*s +one "ithout a ac$%ot. '*m not sure "hether the +ame*s su%%osed to count out the tic$ets as 1 or 2, i( it counts each tic$et as 1 on the +ame but 2 (rom the machine that "oud e6%ain "h) the +ame starts at 100 tic$ets. ' can*t +ive a %ro%er measurement o( %ro(itabiit) here because '*m not sure ho" the +ame*s su%%ose to be set.
Fa%%) Tic$ets :ost %er %a)& J. chi%s / 3. chi%s #tandard %a)& 5 cents / 2.5 cents 8remium %a)& J cents / 3 cents Kac$%ot& 1,000 tic$ets CH oss tic$ets A88@A to be 1 tic$et %er %oint earned in the base +ame, and these are actua) a"arded on K8 %a)s as "e so these aren*t oss tic$ets but rather base +ame tic$ets. This is (unctiona) ust i$e Fa%%) Bird, e6ce%t that %assin+ throu+h +reen %i%es is "orth 1 %oint, %assin+ throu+h cand) cane coored %i%es is 5 %oints, and the ac$%ot seems to be based on an avera+e o( %rior scores. The on) %ieces o( advice ' can +ive here are to immediate) die once )ou*ve +otten enou+h %oints (or the ac$%ot to not raise the necessar) score "ithout bene(it. Brea$even under 8remium is rou+h) 1&J norma and 1&12 1/2 %rice.
Fro++er :ost %er %a)& J.5 chi%s / 3.2 chi%s (or 3 (ro+s #tandard %a)& 1.25 cents / 0 cents 8remium %a)& J5 cents / 32 cents
Kac$%ot& 1,000 tic$ets CH, "ith (emae (ro+s on some o( the turte bac$s %a)in+ 2J or 50 tic$ets (or reachin+ them, a m)ster) bu+ +ivin+ some random tic$et amount i( cau+ht, and bu+s hittabe in the (irst (e" ro"s bein+ a (e" tic$ets each. A (ro+ that hits no tic$ets aon+ the "a) and does not ac$%ot "i score 2 tic$ets.
This isn*t )our standard +ame o( Fro++er rather bein+ abe to move e(t and ri+ht, )ou hit )our button once, and the (ro+ ho%s (or"ard at a consistent s%eed. o+s movin+ ri+ht to e(t and turtes movin+ e(t to ri+ht (oat in the "ater, and i( )ou*re abe to time it %er(ect) so )our (ro+ +oes (rom o+ turte o+ turte o+ in the ast ro", he* um% (rom there to the bonus i) %ad (or 1,000 tic$ets. The $e) to this +ame is "atchin+ the o+ in the ast ro", as it doesn*t sho" u% ver) o(ten.
Fruit 7ina 2 :ost %er %a) J. chi%s / 3. chi%s #tandard %a)& 5 cents / 2.5 cents 8remium %a)& J cents / 3 cents
7o ac$%ot, but tic$ets are earned at ' beieve 1 tic$et %er 10 %oints earned in the base +ame. '*ve heard about it bein+ set u% as to 1 tic$et (or %oints at other ocations. '( it*s 1 %er 10, then the brea$even under ha(%rice %remium is 5 tic$ets or 50 %oints %er +ame, i( it*s 1 (or %oints it*s 30 %er +ame. #tandard Fruit 7ina strate+ies a%%) +et muti%e (ruits siced "ith one s"i%e, don*t hit bombs, a"a)s hit bananas, etc.H
?one Fishin+ :ost %er %a)& 3.E chi%s / 2.0 chi%s #tandard %a)& .5 cents / 25 cents 8remium %a)& 3E cents / 20 cents Kac$%ot& A meas) 10 startin+ vaue, but ' beieve 0 tic$ets earned throu+h base +ame%a). 't +oes u% b) 2 %er %a), ma6in+ out at 1,000.
7othin+ to sa) here e6ce%t hit the button "hen the (ish*s nose ines u% "ith the bear*s nose. A %er(ect %a) on a minimum ac$%ot 0 tic$ets I 10H is brea$even on a(8rice 8remium.
oo%a ?ame cost& . chi%s / 2.2 chi%s #tandard %a)& 55 cents / 2.5 cents 8remium %a)& cents / 22 cents Kac$%ot& 150 tic$ets, "ith 100 tic$ets and 50 tic$ets aso avaiabe.
oo%a has the %a)er controin+ a circuar hoo% much i$e a crane +ame. The %a)er hits the button to dro% the hoo%, and ho%e that it entire) circes one o( the 50/100/150 vaues do"n beo". The hoo% "i attem%t to dro% do"n a the "a) once, i( it ma$es contact "ith somethin+, it "i ma$e one more attem%t to dro% do"n in case it ust cau+ht the ver) ed+e and then made its "a) o(( o( that ed+e. The tar+ets "orth 50
tic$ets have their s%i$es on the ed+es o( the tar+et curved in"ard, to ma$e it easier in case )ou*re o(( si+ht). The tar+ets "orth 100 have some s%i$es %ointin+ strai+ht u%, and the ones "orth 150 have s%i$es %ointin+ out"ard so the %a) must be deadon to avoid touchin+ them. '*ve seen some %a)ers at m) oca %ace that used to hit this a the time, but that "as bac$ "hen the one ri+ht b) the crane*s startin+ %osition "as 150 and thus re;uired ver) itte %ressin+ o( buttons ess chance (or error.H ' no on+er see an)one %a) it. avin+ said that, ha(%rice %remium is on) 22 cents and a %a)er that can hit the 100 tic$et tar+et ever) time or the 150 tar+et 2 out o( 3 times is amost doubin+ their mone). '*ve aso heard that other ocations have di((erent, %ossib) hi+her vaues (or their tar+ets on this +ame.
ummer =((oadin* :ost %er %a)& 3.E chi%s / 2.0 chi%s #tandard %a)& .5 cents / 25 cents 8remium %a)& 3E cents / 20 cents Kac$%ot& 50 tic$ets C2.32.H eve 1*s bonus is 30 tic$ets, eve 2*s is 50, and eve 3*s is 500. A nearmiss on an) eve is 10 tic$ets. ummer*s a threesta+e +ame )ou have to hit the bonus on eve 1 to +et to %a) on to eve 2, and )ou have to hit the bonus on eve 2 to +et a chance at the ac$%ot on eve 3.
'ce A+e :ost %er %a)& 5.2 tic$ets / 2.J tic$ets (or 5 attem%ts #tandard %a)& J5 cents / 32.5 cents 8remium %a)& 52 cents / 2J cents Kac$%ot& 1,000 tic$ets, "ith nearmisses bein+ tic$ets and hittin+ a boc$er bein+ tic$ets.
This +ame*s...odd. The tar+et moves bac$ and (orth, and has a tin) crevice that i( )our stri$e o( the hammer +ets in bet"een, )ou +et the ac$%ot. =n a +ame "ithout autoose +oin+ on, it*s %ossibe to time one or more o( )our (ive attem%ts so that it dod+es the boc$ers in the (ront ro"s and +ets into the tin) ac$%ot s%ace '*ve done three in one +ame be(ore. But "ith current settin+s, more o(ten than not it seems to shove )our %roectie a"a) (rom the ac$%ot crevice even i( it "as %er(ect) timed. avin+ said that, a %er(ect osin+ %a) +enerated 0 tic$ets 1J centsH (or a oss o( 10 cents on a(8rice 8remium, and a ac$%ot %a) "i earn 1,032 tic$ets (or a %ro(it o( C3.. '( )ou*re abe to hit even occasiona), )ou "on*t ose much mone) %a)in+ this +ame.
'n(init) Bade FP :ost %er %a)& .5 chi%s / 3. chi%s #tandard %a)& E3.5 cents / J. cents 8remium %a)& 5 cents / 3 cents
'*m honest) not sure on the vaues on this. '*ve never %a)ed it. ' do $no" that it %a)s out tic$ets, (rom m) understandin+ it*s a sma amount.
Kum%in* Kac$%ot :ost %er %a)& 3.E chi%s / 2.0 chi%s
#tandard %a)& .5 cents / 25 cents 8remium %a)& 3E cents / 20 cents Kac$%ot& 300 / J00 / E00 tic$ets (or 1, 2, and 3 s"i%es res%ective).
This +ame is %rett) sim%e a i+ht s%ins around, and )ou*re standin+ on a %ad "ith a sensor buit in. hen the i+ht*s on the %art that "oud be b) )our (eet, )ou need to um% u%, and "hen the i+ht*s not on the +round )ou need to be on the sensor, to simuate um%in+ ro%e. 't used to be abe to be "on consistent) "hen the ac$%ots "ere smaerH but i$e most +ames, i( a ac$%ot*s raised, there*s a catch. Autoose is on no" and the +ame has to ta$e in a certain number o( credits be(ore it "i ao" a "in. o"ever, i( the +ame*s read) to "in, it*s read) to be "on on A7< o( the ac$%ots, so )ou can %a) unti it*s read) or "atch someone ese %a) "here it*s read), i( that can be determinedH and then thro" three s"i%es in. Bestcase scenario )ou need 50 tic$ets to brea$ even %er s"i%e, and i( )ou +et cose to the ac$%ot )ou do +et a decent chun$ ' need to (ind out e6act) ho" man).H But "innin+ the ac$%ot on an) amount o( mone) is a %a)out o( J&1 (or that %articuar +ame. hen ' (i+ure out "hat the oss tic$et vaue is '* +et a brea$even u% (or this.
!atch *@m >% :ost %er %a)& 2.E chi%s / 1. chi%s %rett) sure it rounds do"n on ed.H #tandard %a)& 3J.25 cents / 1.5 cents 8remium %a)& 2E cents / 1 cents Kac$%ot& 100 tic$ets 0 centsH I 2 tic$ets %er s"i%e.
!atch *@m >% "as in most D-B ocations (rom the be+innin+...and the settin+s have chan+ed %rett) o(ten. '*ve seen it at an insane) eas) di((icut) "ith a 250 %a)out...then the di((icut) ram%ed u% but sti at 250...then the di((icut) eas) and at 100 %a)out...then ac$ed di((icut) and sti 100...and no" autoose is turned on. At east the) e(t it eas) enou+h to te i( it*s (orcin+ a oss i( )ou hit the third , the +ame ma$es the noise as i( )ou hit a , and then it moves to the ne6t s%ace an)"a), )ou +ot hit b) autoose. 't*s t)%ica) a oneanddone +ame, hit it once and eave it be.
!e+a =cto#core :ost %er %a) J. chi%s / 3. chi%s #tandard %a)& 5 cents / 2.5 cents 8remium %a)& J cents / 3 cents Kac$%ot& 1,000 CH (or an individua %ointer, the !e+a Kac$%ot can +et to 10,000I but re;uires a ver) ar+e investment.
This +ame*s the u%+raded version o( !onster unt instead o( ust one %ointer, )ou can %a) as man) as in the same s%in. '( )ou bu) %ointers the +ame thro"s in the th, thou+h )ou A@ then s%endin+ at east 23. chi%s on a sin+e s%in. The brea$even (or this "oud be 5E5 tic$ets earned on that s%in. hie the 150 and 210 tic$et s%ots are as "ide as re+uar s%aces, the 500 and 1,000 s%aces are ver) sma. '*m not sure i( the timin+ o( the "hee can be sto%%ed consistent) to tr) and s$ihit a sin+e s%ace, thou+h ' $no" it can be done on !onster unt. As (ar as the !e+a Kac$%ot is concerned...it*s di((icut.
!e+a #tac$er :ost %er +ame& E.E chi%s / 5.0 chi%s #tandard 8a)& C1.2 / J2 cents 8remium 8a)& EE cents / 50 cents Kac$%ot& 1,000 tic$ets CH
on+ stor) short, this +ame has autoose turned on.
!i$ Ku+ Toss :ost %er %a) J. chi%s / 3. chi%s #tandard %a)& 5 cents / 2.5 cents 8remium %a)& J cents / 3 cents Kac$%ot& 1,000 tic$ets CH.
This is a much more di((icut version o( the mi$ u+ +ame at carnivas. The bas t)%ica) bounce o(( o( the u+ uness )ou have an absoute) %er(ect thro"9 the) aso added 8e6i+as to the (ront o( the machine so )ou can no on+er bounce the bas in o(( the %at(orm beo" the u+. '( )ou D= +et an individua ba in the u+ out o( )our 5 bas, it*s 1,000 %oints a %er(ect +ame o( 5 bas in scores 1,000. '( )ou miss the u+, there are hoes "orth bet"een 50 and 250 %oints the ba "i ro into.
!ono%o) Arcade :ost %er %a) J. chi%s / 3. chi%s #tandard %a)& 5 cents / 2.5 cents 8remium %a)& J cents / 3 cents
!ono%o) Arcade is...an odd rendition o( !ono%o). For each s"i%e, )ou +et 5 s%ins o( a dia. T'8'@ A7D T@ B=ADA B=7># '7 T@ #A!@ ?A!@. '*ve seen it done. ' don*t $no" i( there*s a set %a)out %ercenta+e the +ame tries to stic$ to and shoves )ou o(( o( the s%ace i( it "oud %a) too much, but ' do $no" it*s %ossibe as '*ve seen it done.
'( )ou and on ?o, )ou +et one (ree ro in addition to )our set o( 5, but since this means )ou*ve missed andin+ on Board"a$ b) hittin+ it )ou shoud never tr) to and on this. :ommunit) :hest and :hance ma) ta$e )ou to ?o thou+h. >tiities and rairoads suc$ as (ar as vaue +oes.
Brea$even*s 5 tic$ets %er s"i%e and thus 255 (or a (u +ame.
!onster Dro% #amAinner coneH :ost %er %a) J. chi%s / 3. chi%s (or =7@ ba =>:NH #tandard %a)& 5 cents / 2.5 cents 8remium %a)& J cents / 3 cents
Basica), this %a)s ust i$e the ori+ina #amAinner, "ith a 100 tic$et startin+ ac$%ot and a !e+a Kac$%ot that )ou can*t aim (or on its o"n it*s in the center o( the machine, not on the rotatin+ rin+ o( tic$et vaues. '( the ba bounces around, u% on to% o( a %at(orm, and into a hoe on that %at(orm, the !e+a Kac$%ot*s a"arded. But it*s honest) bind uc$. The +ame does have a bonus ba (eature a number o( the hoes are mar$ed add bonus ba "hich aso a"ard tic$ets. '( a %a)er +ets a ba in the dro% bonus bas hoe, it "i ust constant) start %uttin+ bas into %a) unti the accumuated bonus bas run out. on+ stor) short, i( )ou see a cra%oad o( bonus bas and can hit the bonus ba dro%, +o (or it, i( the ac$%ot*s hi+h, +o (or it, that*s about it.
!onster unt :ost %er %a)& .1 chi%s / 2.1 chi%s
#tandard %a)& 51.25 cents / 25.J2 cents 8remium %a)& 1 cents / 21 cents Kac$%ot& 500 tic$ets C2H on the base "hee, 2,000 tic$ets CHL (or coectin+ a monsters, 1,000 tic$ets CH on the !onster Dome "hee.
!onster unt*s one o( the (irst sto% the "hee "ith the arro" %ointin+ at P +ames that re;uires muti%e %a)s to (u) "in. There are 11 monsters on the "hee, re%resented b) ! = 7 # T @ > 7 T res%ective). Amon+ those are some sma tic$et vaue s%aces o( 20 each, a su%er bonus s%ace o( 500 tic$ets "ith 10 tic$et s%aces on each side, an even smaer !onster Dome s%ace that s%ins the to% "hee "ith 10s on each side...and then a cou%e bad outcomes& A s%ot that ta$es one monster a"a) that )ou aread) have, abeed as 1, and J sma s%ots abeed :ash =ut, "hich (orces )ou to surrender a monsters )ou have and )ou*re a"arded the tic$et vaue (or that man) monsters. !an) %a)ers ' sa" %a) this +ame "oud either tr) and +et a the monsters or cash them in (or !onster Dome s%ins. To cash in (or a !onster Dome s%in, )ou surrender monsters )ou aread) have b) %ushin+ a button on the side o( the machine.H hie there are 250, 500, 50, and 1,000 tic$et s%aces on the to% "hee, the)*re (air) sma and surrounded b) much ar+er 50 and 100 s%aces. T)%ica) the !onster Dome is si) com%ared to tr)in+ to (inish out the monsters...and tr)in+ to (inish those out is si) (or t"o reasons. =ne, as )ou +et coser to ma6in+ out, uness )ou*re a %er(ect s$i %a)er, )ou have ess and ess %aces on the "hee )ou "ant to tr) and hit, %us that 1 monster s%ace becomes much more si+ni(icant. And t"o...i( )ou can hit a s%ot at "i on the "hee, )ou shoud be aimin+ (or the 500 tic$et s%ot. ittin+ that even ha( the time is better than s%endin+ 11 s"i%es to +et the 2,000 (or cearin+ the board. ' do beieve there*s %ro(it in this +ame in the hands o( the tru) s$ied but ' haven*t seen an)one attac$ this +ame (or a on+ time. 't*s a 52.5 tic$et brea$even %er %a) under best conditions so hittin+ 1 out o( 5 is more than enou+h to doube )our mone).
7A#:A :ost %er %a)& E. chi%s / . chi%s #tandard %a)& C1.1 / 5.5 cents 8remium %a)& E cents / cents
Kac$%ot& 250LLL 500LLL
This is a drivin+ +ame "ith essentia) itte : cars "here )ou have to do 25 a%s around a tin) trac$. Doin+ so in P amount o( time +ets the ac$%ot, and P +oes u% si+ht) (or each time someone %a)s and doesn*t "in. '*ve never seen %eo%e %a)in+ it, '*ve never %a)ed it, and '*ve never heard o( an)one "innin+ it, but since the time resets i( someone does hit it, ' have to assume this is a oneanddone +ame even i( )ou are abe to hit it, as )ou need more than 100 tic$ets to brea$ even and (irst %ace "ithout the ac$%ot is, ' thin$, 2 tic$ets.
7othin* But 7et :ost %er %a)& . chi%s / 2. chi%s #tandard %a)& J0 cents / 30 cents 8remium %a)& cents / 2 cents Kac$%ot& 7one
Basica), #u%er #hot "ith a much (urther a"a) hoo%. ' haven*t seen an)one %a) it to +et a tic$et brea$do"n but there*s no ac$%ot and thus no "a) to achieve brea$even.
8rice is i+ht #he ?ame& :ost %er %a)& 5.5 chi%s / 2. chi%s #tandard %a)& J.5 cents / 35 cents 8remium %a)& 55 cents / 2 cents Kac$%ot& 1,000 tic$ets CH oss tic$ets& 20 or 30
The (irst round is a ver) basic #he ?ame "hich is amost a"a)s eas), e6ce%t i( it*s been hit amost ever) round ate) it +oes bac$ to eas) once a %a)er (ais once or t"iceH, and +ettin+ throu+h that ao"s the %a)er to s%in the #ho"case #ho"do"n "hee..."hich is basica) somethin+ i$e #%in7in but the "hee s%ins (or a "hie a(ter )ou hit the sto% button. There is an autoose (unction9 basica) )ou can on) te i( )ou %a) a cou%e +ames, ao" enou+h o( a +a% (or "hen )ou hit the sto% button to have it sto% on the 1,000, and it either sto%s be(ore or shoots %ast. The 1,000 s%ace '# ust a itte bit smaer...H Factorin+ in the oss tic$ets at an avera+e o( 25 %er +ame, brea$even*s about 1&.5 standard %a) and 1&1 on ednesda).
a%tor :a%tor :ost %er %a)& 3. chi%s / 1.E chi%s F= F> ?A!@H M 1. / .J #tandard %a)& C1.5 / E5 cents 8remium %a)& C1. / J cents Kac$%ots var)9 individua bas can hit as much as 500 tic$ets thou+h this is rare, and mutiba ac$%ots can be as much as 500. This +ame is near) im%ossibe to ;uanti()9 )ou can earn tic$ets "hen a ba %asses throu+h tubes near the to% o( the +ame, throu+h a centra hoe movin+ bac$ and (orth "hose vaues chan+e constant), and throu+h hoes on the bottom %a)(ied the ba must eventua) %ass throu+h to (a out o( %a). 5 o( those hoes are mar$ed "ith coored ca"s9 o( a set o( 5 bas "hich costs s"i%esH, i( )ou +et 2, 3, or a 5 o( them )ou +et var)in+ bonus tic$ets. ' am not sure "hich tar+ets are "orth aimin+ at consistent), as ' never +ot the han+ o( this...but "hat ' can te )ou is (or 5 bas, and needin+ 30 tic$ets / 1E0 tic$ets to brea$ even on %remium, )ou need either or 3 tic$ets %er ba ust to tread "ater. '( )ou can mana+e to +et sa) 0I tic$ets a ba consistent) and +o on ednesda) )ou* do a ri+ht '*m ust not sure i( that*s %ossibe.
ed :u% :haen+e :ost %er %a)& 5.3 chi%s / 2. chi%s
#tandard %a)& JJ.25 cents / 33.5 cents 8remium %a)& 53 cents / 2 cents Kac$%ot& 32 tic$ets I 1 %er unused ba, ma6imum 52 20. centsH
't*s beer %on+ "ith tic$et %a)outs (or +ettin+ the cu%s, ma6ed out at 32 (or hittin+ them a, "ith a to$en bonus (or not usin+ a 30 o( )our aotted bas. h) is this +ame +ettin+ such a short "riteu%L The ma6imum tic$et %a)out is ess than the chea%est cost %er +ame avaiabe. That*s a ' need to sa) here.
in+ o( Fire :ost %er %a) J. chi%s / 3. chi%s #tandard %a)& 5 cents / 2.5 cents 8remium %a)& J cents / 3 cents Kac$%ot& 1,000 tic$ets CH
Basica)...this is a %ro%er) re"ardin+ version o( #$eeBa. There are the standard 1,0002,0003,000,0005,000 %oint hoes dead ahead, 10,000 %oint hoes in the corners, and E bas to +et E0,000 %oints to ac$%ot the +ame. This can be done one o( t"o "a)s& ?et E bas in the corner hoes at 10,000 each. :ertain hoes are "orth doube %oints9 these chan+e as )ou hit them. '( )ou hit a E o( the bonus hoes (or doube %oints, it "i aso a"ard E0,000 tota. The musce memor) +oin+ (or the same hoe over and over shoud be easier than (oo"in+ the it hoes (or doube %oints. The brea$even is ver) eas) to cacuate (or this +ame9 J cents re;uires 10 tic$ets and 3 re;uires 5.
ednesda) on an individua +ame or one ac$%ot out o( ever) J +ames9 ednesda) is much more (or+ivin+ in needin+ J0$ or better on individua +ames to brea$ even or a ac$%ot 1&12 not countin+ oss tic$ets.
#ea o( :ost %er %a) .E chi%s / 2.5 chi%s #tandard %a)& J1.25 cents / 31.25 cents 8remium %a)& E cents / 25 cents Kac$%ot& 100 tic$ets 0 centsH I 2 %er %a)ed +ame
#ea o(*s a basic +ame, submarine shoots tor%edoes at %assin+ shi%s9 hittin+ a shi% dead center sin$s it in one hit, an o((center hit so"s it do"n and ao"s (or it to be sun$ on a subse;uent hit. =nce %er +ame a bonus shi% "i +o b) ver) (ast in the bac$ ro", that a"ards the ac$%ot i( hit. '*m not sure ho" man) tic$ets )ou +et %er shi% sun$/%oints earned, but the brea$even under the best %ossibe scenario is J2.5 tic$ets %er +ame %a)ed.
The #im%sons #occer :ost %er %a) J. chi%s / 3. chi%s #tandard %a)& 5 cents / 2.5 cents 8remium %a)& J cents / 3 cents Kac$%ot& 200 tic$ets 0 centsH
This +ame invoves the %a)er +ettin+ 30 seconds to $ic$ the ba %ast a movin+ omer that rotates on a circe into a +oa in the bac$9 the more +oas scored the more tic$ets earned, obvious).
do"n to )ou. Best %ossibe scenario, ednesda) %a) )ou need to +et 10 +oas %er +ame to brea$ even as that*s 0 cents "orth on a 3 cent %a).
#$eeBa :ost %er %a) 2.J chi%s / 1.3 chi%s #tandard %a)& 32.5 cents / 1J.25 cents 8remium %a)& 2J cents / 13 cents Kac$%ot& 100 I 2 %er +ame %a)ed, u% to a ma6imum o( 1,000 CH
This is set u% much i$e in+ o( Fire, e6ce%t "ith no doubed %oints and a ac$%ot (or scorin+ 550 %oints much easier than thro"in+ a %er(ect +ame but much ess re"ardin+.H 2J cents is about J5 tic$ets, so )ou*d need to thro" J54 %er(ect +ames to brea$ even on nonednesda)9 13 cents bein+ 33 tic$ets so )ou*d need a ac$%ot ever) third +ame to brea$ even i( it*s at the minimum...but i( )ou catch it on a hi+h ac$%ot, it*d be "orth +oin+ at once.
#amAinner :ost %er %a) .2 chi%s / 2.1 chi%s :ost is (or T@@ basH #tandard %a)& 52.5 cents / 2J.25 cents 8remium %a)& 2 cents / 21 cents Kac$%ot& 100 tic$ets 0 centsH I 2 %er +ame %a)ed, ma6imum ma) var) b) ocationL
This and its ar+er brother, the e6treme version, are both +ames "here )ou hit a button to dis%ense a ba throu+h a tube into a c)indrica %a)(ied9 that (ied has man) hoes the ba can dro% throu+h, the smaer o( "hich are "orth more tic$ets. T"o hi+hvaue hoes have %astic +uards on them9 one "orth 50 tic$ets, and one "ith an even hi+her %astic +uard that a"ards the ac$%ot. The +uards ma$e it so that barrin+ a ver) uc$) bounce, )ou need to time the ba dro% to (a strai+ht throu+h the hoe "ithout touchin+ an)thin+ ese9 the +ame sa)s as such on the instructions on the bac$ o( the %a)(ied.H 't '# %ossibe to do this on a some"hat consistent basis i( the tube is %ro%er) ai+ned to
(a strai+ht do"n and the ba dro% mechanism "or$s the same each +ame. @ach ba costs 1 or cents9 i( %a)in+ on ednesda) )ou need 1.5 tic$ets %er ba to brea$ even. Barrin+ the bonus hoes and a cou%e ver) sma ones aside (rom those none o( them are more than 12, so )ou* need to hit the ac$%ot 1&J bas to brea$ even.
#amAinner @6treme :ost %er %a) E.E chi%s / 5.0 chi%s :ost is (or T@@ basH #tandard %a)& C1.235 / J2.5 cents 8remium %a)& EE cents / 50 cents Kac$%ot& 250 tic$ets C1H +oin+ u% b) 10 %er s"i%e to a ma6imum o( 1,0009 a sub ac$%ot is avaiabe (or 150 tic$ets consistent).
This is much i$e the ori+ina #amAinner, but "ith a si+ht) ar+er mar+in (or error. The ac$%ot %a)s more tic$ets but has a %astic +uard on it, much i$e both bonus hoes on ori+ina #am. The 150 tic$et hoe #=>D 7=T AV@ A ?>AD =7 'T i( it does this needs to be brou+ht to the attention o( mana+ement that this is not considered %art o( +oba settin+s and the +uard needs to be removed. @ach ba costs either 33 cents or 1J.JJ cents9 2.5 tic$ets %er ba on nonednesda) or 1.J5 %er ba on ednesda) under 8remium to brea$ even, #=... '( +oin+ (or the ac$%ot, )ou need to +et it once %er s"i%e o( 3 bas to brea$ even on nonednesda) or once ever) other s"i%e on ednesda), not countin+ the tic$ets (rom bas +oin+ into other hoes. '( +oin+ (or 150, )ou "i =>?< brea$even, countin+ oss tic$ets, i( )ou +et ever) other ba in the hoe on nonednesda), and the same hods true (or ever) bas %a)ed on ednesda).
#oar #%in :ost %er %a) 2.J chi%s / 1.3 chi%s #tandard %a)& 32.5 cents / 1J.25 cents 8remium %a)& 2J cents / 13 cents Kac$%ot& 100 tic$ets 0 centsH I 2 %er %a)
oss tic$ets& Bet"een 220...but more o(ten than not, 2.
This +ame "as chan+ed in recent )ears. 't*s a #%in7in cone that has an insta%riGe bet"een 50200 tic$etsH ver) (ar a"a) (rom the ac$%ot s%ace...but the %robem is that no" instead o( the vaue one a"a) (rom the ac$%ot bein+ 20 tic$ets, so(tenin+ the bo" o( a nearmiss, it is no" 2. avin+ said that the +ame is on) %a)abe (or its ac$%ot.
#no"do"n :ost %er %a) J. chi%s / 3. chi%s #tandard %a)& 5 cents / 2.5 cents 8remium %a)& J cents / 3 cents Kac$%ot& 500 tic$ets C2H
...'*m not even tr)in+ to ;uanti() this +ame because both the ac$%ot and nonac$%ot vaues seem to chan+e constant) "hie the +ame*s bein+ %a)ed. Brea$even*s the same as an) o( the other J. +ames i$e Do"n the :o"n but (or this '*m honest) ust thro"in+ m) hands in the air and "a$in+ a"a). 7o one ever %a)s it and ' have to assume this +ame "i be ta$en out o( D-Bs soon.
#%ace BaG :ost %er %a) E.E chi%s / 5.0 chi%s #tandard %a)& C1.235 / J2.5 cents 8remium %a)& EE cents / 50 cents Kac$%ot& 500 tic$ets C2H "ith a %ossibe 50 tic$et ac$%ot in a bonus round.
#%ace BaG is 8in$o "ith an unbaanced board9 the 500 is dead center but the %e+s near it are not, "hich ma$e it ver) uni$e) (or a ba to dro% into it. The other %ossibe
vaues are 10, 50, or E0, but the board is made so most o( the bas +o throu+h 10. There*s a hoe on the board that the ba can +o throu+h i( a robotic arm is raised (u) to ao" the ba to side insideH that a"ards the %a)er 3 bas, but (or those 3 bas the center sot is chan+ed to 250 and a o( the other ones are 10. #o )ou*d have to hit t"o bas in the center sot in the bonus to ma$e out si+ht) better than hittin+ one there norma). Brea$even*s 250 tic$ets/125 tic$ets res%ective) on %remium nonednesda)/%remium ednesda).
#%eed Demon :ost %er %a)& 3.2 chi%s / 1.J chi%s #tandard %a)& 0 cents / 20 cents 8remium %a)& 32 cents / 1J cents Kac$%ot& #tarts at 250 tic$ets C1H and +oes u% b) 2 %er %a), to a ma6imum o( 1,000 C.H
This +ame has t"o %arts9 the (irst invoves %uin+ a %un+er that shoots a ba into a rotatin+ %a)(ied9 there are E hoes, 3 o( "hich send the %a)er to the bonus round and J o( them a"ard 2 tic$ets on). 'n the bonus round, there are 3 rin+s o( i+hts much i$e #%in7in9 the (irst is ver) so", the second (aster, and the third insane) (ast.
#%eed o( i+ht :ost %er %a)& .E chi%s / .0 chi%s #tandard %a)& E.5 cents / 50 cents
8remium %a)& E cents / 0 cents htt%s&//""".)outube.com/"atchLvM"@bJt%8R6+ S '*m ust +oin+ to eave this in$ here as it covers ever)thin+ )ou*d need to do to tr) and ma$e an) mone) %a)in+ this +ame.
#%in7in :ost %er %a) E.E chi%s / 5.0 chi%s #tandard %a)& C1.235 / J2.5 cents 8remium %a)& EE cents / 50 cents Kac$%ot& 1,000 tic$ets CH
Ahh, the ;uintessentia sto% the i+ht on the bonus +ame. '*ve heard too man) di((erent thin+s about ho" this +ame is set di((erent) at various ocations.
#%in =ut :ost %er %a) E.E chi%s / 5.0 chi%s #tandard %a)& C1.235 / J2.5 cents 8remium %a)& EE cents / 50 cents Kac$%ot& 1,000 tic$ets CH
This +ame*s i$e a coc$, "here )ou*re oo$in+ at t"o %ointers9 hittin+ the button sto%s the on+er one immediate), "hich sto%s on an)thin+ bet"een 10100 tic$ets the 100
tic$et s%aces are smaer than norma s%acesH and then a muti%ier %ointer +oes around and sto%s on either 61, 62, 63, or 610 same s%ots as 100 tic$et s%aces.H 'n order to ac$%ot this, )ou need to have both the bi+ and itte %ointers at the ri+ht s%ot so the bi+ %ointer sto%%in+ amost ri+ht a"a), %us the other one s%innin+ (or a "hie, "i hit a ac$%ot %osition.
Brea$even*s the same 1/ or 1/ as #%in7in not countin+ oss tic$ets, thou+h i( )ou can hit the 106 %ointer consistent) but not the ac$%ot 100, )ou coud aim (or a much ar+er 50 s%ace (or the base tic$ets and tr) to +et 500 each +ame. '*m not sure i( there*s an autoose (or this.
#u%er !on$e) Ba :ost %er %a) J. chi%s / 3. chi%s #tandard %a)& 5 cents / 2.5 cents 8remium %a)& J cents / 3 cents Kac$%ot& 500 tic$ets C2H I 1 %er %a) u% to a ma6imum o( 1,000. oss tic$ets var), but can be as man) as 32.
This is a standard eve o( #u%er !on$e) Ba9 )ou can*t run out o( ives but can run out o( time, and )ou*re %enaiGed a (e" seconds "aitin+ (or res%a"n. There are sin+e bananas 20H and bunches 2, countin+ as 10 eachH on the trac$, so hittin+ them a "oud +ive )ou 0 bananas, "hich ' thin$ %a)s 2J tic$ets ast time ' %a)ed.
Brea$even on ha(%rice %remium is 5 tic$ets %er +ame9 an avera+e o( 25 tic$ets a +ame, ust an estimate, mean )ou need to "in once ever) +ames to brea$ even at minimum or be(ore the 1Jth +ame on ma6imum.
#u%er #hot :ost %er %a) 3.3 chi%s / 1.J chi%s #tandard %a)& 1.25 cents / 20.J25 cents 8remium %a)& 33 cents / 1J cents Kac$%ot& 100 tic$ets 0 centsH I 2 %er %a), ma6in+ out at 500 C.H
' don*t rea) need to e6%ain bas$etba, but ' do need to e6%ain the nuances o( this version.
Tem%e un :ost %er %a) J. chi%s / 3. chi%s #tandard %a)& 5 cents / 2.5 cents 8remium %a)& J cents / 3 cents Kac$%ot& 500 tic$ets C2H 3 coins in+ame M 1 tic$et.
Tem%e un*s %rett) sim%e s"i%e to um% or side, ro e(t or ri+ht, and coect %o"eru%s and coins. 8o"eru%s incude invincibiit), e6tra time, a coin ma+net, a bonus distance boost, or occasiona) the ac$%ot ido "i be on the screen (or a bin$ o( an e)e. As "ith a the J. +ames the brea$even is 5 tic$ets %er s"i%e on ednesda) "ith %remium.
Ti%%in* Bo$s :ost %er %a) .2 chi%s / 2.1 chi%s #tandard %a)& 52.5 cents / 2J.25 cents 8remium %a)& 2 cents / 21 cents Kac$%ot& 1,000 tic$ets CH
hat "as once the sin+e +reatest +ame in the Dave - Buster*s Advanta+e 8a)er re%ertoire is no" a sim%e hitnrun. The +ame sti has the +oa o( +ettin+ E boc$s in a stac$ "ithout missin+ 3, but the abiit) to do so has chan+ed "ith the so(t"are u%date roed out bac$ in 2011. The +ame no" has the eas), semihard, and (uc$ )ou modes that it "as ori+ina) desi+ned to have. '( the +ame*s in im%ossibe mode, it "i %ut the th boc$ "here it thin$s )ou can*t +et to it thou+h it '# %ossibe "ith %er(ect %a), and then )ou mi+ht +et uc$) enou+h to be "here the Eth boc$ dro%s but don*t count on itNH '( the +ame*s in a %a)abe mode )ou* be abe to +et )our stac$ under the ast t"o (ain+ boc$s. The +ame*s te as to "hether or not it*s in im%ossibe9 i( the third boc$s dro%s (aster than norma, it*s in im%ossibe. '( it dro%s at the same s%eed as the (irst t"o, or so"er, it*s read) to %a) thou+h that sti doesn*t te )ou "hether it*s in true eas) "here it* hod the boc$ above the ine on+erH or semihard "here it* +ive )ou a shot but )ou* sti have to ma$e an educated +uess as to "here the boc$*s +oin+ to dro% and move there.H A(ter it*s hit, it "i usua) ta$e 10 or more %a)s be(ore it*s read) to hit, but i( it*s a bus) "ee$end ni+ht, +ettin+ three or (our ac$%ots in one session is not unheard o(. 'nterestin+ note here "hen )ou "in a +ame norma), the boc$s (ash "hite, one at a time (rom the bottom o( the stac$ to the to%. hen )ou mana+e to "in a +ame in
im%ossibe mode, the stac$ ust e6%odes immediate) "ithout the bottomtoto% (ash u%. 't*s the +ame %rett) much tein+ the %a)er e), )ou "eren*t su%%osed to be abe to "inN* i( )ou oo$ at it hard enou+h. The basic strate+) o( sta) o(( to one side and move to the other side a(ter a second so the +ame has to s%a"n the boc$ over there sti a%%ies, thou+h is obvious) much harder to tr) and (orce "hen the +ame*s in im%ossibe.
To"er o( 8o"er :ost %er %a) 2. chi%s / 1. chi%s #tandard %a)& 33.5 cents / 1J.5 cents 8remium %a)& 2 cents / 1 cents Kac$%ot& 250 tic$et C1H minimum, +oin+ u% 2 %er %a) u% to 500 tic$ets C2.H oss tic$ets& The s%ot ne6t to the ac$%ot is tic$ets.
To"er o( 8o"er is basica) an) o( the sto% the i+ht +ames but +oin+ vertica) in a ine rather than in a circe. '*m not sure i( the +ame has an autoose 1004 but '*m convinced that it does, as '*ve "a$ed u% to it "hen it*s seen a ot o( %a) and hit it in one shot and '*ve (et i$e it um%ed o(( a number o( times %a)in+ "hen it*s not read). Brea$even at minimum on ednesda) is about 1& or 1&1 at ma6imum9 it*s a hitnrun "hen it*s hi+h +ame...but '*ve seen it 00I and sti not read) to %a).
Treasure Quest :ost %er %a) E.E chi%s / 5.0 chi%s #tandard %a)& C1.235 / J2.5 cents 8remium %a)& EE cents / 50 cents Kac$%ot& 1,000 tic$ets CH
'*m co%)in+ the section on this +ame verbatim (rom the od version o( the +uide as nothin+ has chan+ed "hatsoever.
This +ame is much i$e hee o( Fortune, but si+ht) more s$ibased. @ver so si+ht).
There are 50 s%aces on the Treasure Quest "hee, and the) +o as (oo"s&
10 62H, 1,000, 10 62H, J0 63H, 100 6H, 10 62H, 200, 10 62H, E0 63H, 50 6H, 10 62H, 500, 10 62H, J0 63H, 100 6H, 10 62H, 200, 10 62H, E0 6H, 50 6H.
Brea$in+ it do"n a bit easier to see& 1,000 1 500 1 200 2 100 E0 J0 50 10 1J ouchNH
,310 tota vaue o( a s%acesH / 50 tota number o( s%acesH M J.2 tic$ets %er %a), on avera+e.
a(%rice %remium is 125 tic$ets %er %a) to brea$ even, so even random s%ins "i +et )ou bac$ 2/3 o( )our mone), or a bit more. '( )ou coud %ossib) s$i s%in to the hi+h vaues there mi+ht be somethin+ here.
TuttiFruitti :ost %er %a) 10 chi%s / 5.0 chi%s @ach %a) +ets 5 s%insH #tandard %a)& C1.25 / J2.5 cents 8remium %a)& C1.00 / 50 cents Kac$%ot& 500 tic$et C2H minimum, +oin+ u% to a ma6 o( 1,000 CH TuttiFruitti is a sot machine "ith a s$i as%ect9 on each s%in, at east one combination o( 3 o( the same (ruit in a ro" "i a%%ear9 the %a)er must ta% a 3 o( that (ruit in a ine to +et %aid. @ach (ruit has a base vaue A%%es are 200, %ears are 100, +ra%es J0, stra"berries 5, %ums 0, $i"i 35, imes 30, banana 25, %each 20, "atermeon 15, and cherries 10. '( )ou ta% a "innin+ combination in ess than 1 second )ou +et the (u amount9 )ou ose 204 (or each second more than 1 it ta$es. There are "id cards that a%%ear on the screen as "e that substitute (or an)thin+9 three o( these in a ro", ta%%ed "ithin 1 second, a"ard the ac$%ot ta$in+ on+er +oes 00300200100 de%endin+ on ho" on+ it too$.H 't*s %ossibe (or more than one "in to sho" u% in a %a)9 most o(ten it "i invove "ids and the same (ruit combination, or a "hoe bunch o( the same (ruit at one time. The brea$even %er +ame is 125 tic$ets "ith ednesda) %remium, and at the absoute "orst )ou "oud +et 50 tic$ets 5 sets o( cherriesH so it*s im%ossibe to do T== %oor) on this +ame i( )ou*re ;uic$...thou+h )ou are at the merc) o( the sot s%ins.
hac$7in :ost %er %a) J. chi%s / 3. chi%s #tandard %a)& 5 cents / 2.5 cents 8remium %a)& J cents / 3 cents Kac$%ot& 1,000 tic$ets CH
oss tic$ets can var), but are most i$e) 10 tic$ets (or andin+ ust shortH or 30 tic$ets andin+ bare) over.H hac$7in is one o( ':@*s :arniva :assics series. 't oo$s i$e the stron+man +ame at carnivas "here )ou need to hit as hard as )ou can, but on this one, hittin+ too hard sends the i+ht a the "a) u% to the to% o( the dis%a) and then bouncin+ bac$ do"n. #o )ou need to hit it ust ri+ht not too hard, not too so(t, to +et the i+ht to sto% on the ac$%ot. The +ame*s %ressure sensitive, and both the +ame*s sensitivit) settin+s and ac$%ot "indo" can be set b) ocation, thou+h the atter is su%%osed to con(orm to +oba settin+s.H This is one o( those +ames )ou earn as )ou %a) it9 i( )ou*re constant) too short, )ou hit harder, i( )ou*re hittin+ it too hard )ou ease u%. Kust %a) the +ame the same "a) ever) time once )ou*re cose. Brea$even is 1&J on nonednesda) and 1&12 on ednesda).
hee Dea :ost %er %a) .E chi%s / .0 chi%s @ach +ame +ives %a)sH #tandard %a)& E.5 cents / 50 cents 8remium %a)& E cents / 0 cents Kac$%ot& =n the ed/Bac$ version, 5009 on the "in ever) time version, 1,000. Basica), )ou hit a button, a %uc$ dis%enses, sides aon+ to the outer rin+ "here man) tic$et vaues are dis%a)ed, and )ou "in "hat )ou and on. For the red/bac$ version, "here )ou +et 50 tic$ets on bac$ and the ac$%ot on red, )ou on) "in i( the %uc$ is @7T'@< on the red/bac$ s%ace9 i( it*s overa%%in+ the ed+e it doesn*t count. =n the "in ever) time version, there*s a ar+e section that +oes 2JJ1010J J...)ou +et the idea. '( it*s overa%%in+ t"o sections, )ou +et the smaer o( the 2. #o i( it*s ha( on 10, ha( on , )ou +et the . The ac$%ot is a"arded "hen )ou*re @7T'@< coverin+ the red ac$%ot s%ot in the center. Brea$even under best case is 100 tic$ets %er +ame, and since the hi+hest nonbonus vaue on the "in ever) time version is 10 and the other version*s hi+hest is 50 and as hard to hit as the ac$%ot itse(H, )ou* need to +et %ro(icient at bonusin+ or comin+ cose ever) time on the "in ever) time version "hen not bonusin+H to have a chance. Brea$even*s +oin+ to var) based on "hich version )ou*re %a)in+.
hee Dea @6treme :ost %er %a) .E chi%s / .0 chi%s @ach +ame +ives 5 %a)sH #tandard %a)& E.5 cents / 50 cents 8remium %a)& E cents / 0 cents Kac$%ot& #tarts at 200 0 centsH and raises b) 2, to 500 C2H "ith each s"i%e. #ame +ame, much bi++er %uc$s. This one %a)s i$e the "in ever) time version o( hee Dea, but instead o( a bi+ +ob o( an area, it*s a bunch o( circes ri+ht ne6t to one another9 andin+ in bet"een t"o circes +ives )ou the vaue o( the circe )ou "ere coverin+ more o(. andin+ @PA:T< on a circe +ives )ou 56 the vaue o( that circe so andin+ dead on the tar+et +ives )ou 0H...andin+ e6act) on the red tar+et in the center is the ac$%ot, and bein+ usto(( o( that one +ives )ou 1J. As )ou +et 5 %uc$s, each %uc$ costs cents under best case conditions, meanin+ )ou need to avera+e 20 tic$ets %er %uc$ to brea$ even. ?ettin+ ver) cose to the ac$%ot each +ame is 1J, but the %robem is the %uc$s don*t a"a)s come do"n the same "a), due to "ear and tear on the machine and the %uc$s themseves.
hee o( Fortune Arcade :ost %er %a) E.E chi%s / 5.0 chi%s #tandard %a)& C1.235 cents / J2.5 cents 8remium %a)& EE cents / 50 cents hie there is no set ac$%ot, the hi+hest vaue s%ace on the "hee is 300 tic$ets, "hich can be muti%ied b) (indin+ more than one o( the same etter "hen havin+ anded on it.
:o%)in+ the %rior +uide verbatim because nothin+ has chan+ed.
This +ame is hard to ;uanti() the %a)out on in some "a)s, but easier in others. #o '* +ive it m) best shot.
The +ame%a) is sim%e9 )ou*re %resented "ith a %uGGe, and the o%tion o( %ic$in+ etters thou+h the +ame "i on) ao" )ou to %ic$ etters that are actua) in the %uGGe.
A(ter )our 3 s%ins, )ou* +et a chance to sove the %uGGe (or a 10 tic$et bonus 20 tic$ets i( )ou did the doube %a) o%tion, "hich costs t"o s"i%es and doubes the vaue o( the s%ins.H
The +ame*s massive house ed+e comes (rom the (act that the bonus "ed+es o( 50, 200, and 300 tic$ets %er etter are on) one third the siGe o( a norma "ed+e, much as )ou on) have one s%ace to and on the !iion Doar "ed+e in the rea hee o( Fortune +ame sho". The bonus "ed+es have simiar) sma "ed+es on) a"ardin+ 2 tic$ets on each side, so "hen ' re(er to 23002 do"n beo", that means a bonus "ed+e o( 300 "ith a 2 on each side o( it.
'*ve charted out the "ed+es (or )ou startin+ (rom the hi+hest %a)in+ out bonus s%ace& 23002H, , 10, , J, , 2502H, , 2, J, , , 22002H, , 10, , J, , 2502H, , 2, J, , 2.
'( )ou ta$e the 23002 "ed+e and divide it b) 3, the net vaue o( that s%ace on the "hee is 101.33 tic$ets. the 22002 "ed+e*s vaue to the "hee is J tic$ets, and the 2502 "ed+es are vaued at 1 tic$ets "hen )ou (actor in the bonus "ed+e*s sma siGe.
#o b) addin+ 101.33, 1, J, 1, and a the sma "ed+es above, )ou +et 30.33 tic$ets in tota vaue / 2 tota (u s%aces on the "heeH M 12. tic$ets avera+e %er etter caed. 7o" )ou +et 3 s%ins, and sometimes )ou* +et ar+er %uGGes and sometimes smaer ones. From m) e6%erience "atchin+ %eo%e %a), )ou +enera) +et 5 or J etters tota %er +ame, so )ou*re +oin+ to +et some"here in the nei+hborhood o( 0 tic$ets %er +ame on avera+e, and that*s 'T )ou hittin+ bonus s%aces ever) once in a "hie.
hee o( Forutne :)cone variantH :ost %er %a) 2.J chi%s / 1.3 chi%s #tandard %a)& 32.5 cents / 1J.25 cents 8remium %a)& 2J cents / 13 cents Kac$%ot& 500 tic$ets C2H
Basica), this is c)cone, but hittin+ the bonus s%ace instead o( a"ardin+ a (at ac$%ot "ins a s%in o( a "hee9 there are 20 e;ua) siGed s%aces on it. '*ve heard the t"o ac$%ot s%aces can var)9 the other 1 s%aces are 50, 0, 30, 0, 0, 50, 0, 30, J0, 30, 50, J0, 30, 0, E0, J0, 30, and E0 tic$ets. For a 300/500 ac$%ot s%ace machine addin+ u% the 300, 500, and the osin+ s%aces avera+es out to J.5 tic$ets %er s%in. '( )ou have a 500/1,000 machine, the avera+e s%in is 121.5 tic$ets. This "oud be +reat i( )ou coud hit the bonus s%ace ever) +ame, es%ecia) as on ednesda) )ou have 13 cents a %a) and even J.5 tic$ets %er s%in is more than 13 cents...but the +ame is set to be either nearim%ossibe or outri+ht have an autoose on it. '*m eanin+ to"ards the atter. !issin+ the bonus s%ace b) 1 a"ards tic$ets.
:hi% ?ames '*m not +oin+ to even do an inde%th +uide (or these in +enera9 the cost on these raised si+ht) so 1 %h)sica chi% is "orth ess than 1 +ame chi% no", thou+h )ou can bu) them ednesda) and use them other da)s. The on) "a) to A8 chi% +ames is to either (ind ones "here +ettin+ chi%s to ro throu+h certain sots "i )ied a ot o( tic$ets, or +ames "here bonuses are about to hit e.+. a %rice is ri+ht coin %usher "here 5 o( the J i+hts are aread) it and the ast one*s eas) to hit.H Kust use the same standard cost %er chi% )ou have aread) earned to cacuate throu+h readin+ the rest o( the +uide and (i+ure out ho" man) tic$ets %er chi% )ou need to brea$ even or %ro(it.
