Play Meter

Computer
card game
Change
maker
Standard Change-Makers , Inc . of
Indianapolis has announced that its
Series 7000 Hopper-Load Bill and
Bill/ Coin Changers (Series 7103 ,
7203 , 7303 , 7403 and 7503) are
now available in rear-loading cabi-
nets.
This brings to 13 the number of
different series of Standard bill and
coin changers now available with
rear-loading cabinets . The rear-
loading cabinets are designed to
provide greater personal security for
the owner . operator or service
personne l responsible for filling or
servicing th e changer. They may be
built right into the wall of a
backroom , utility area or service
area , where they may be filled in
co mplete privacy and safety , away
from public view .
All changers available in rear-
loading cabinets are available in the
same mod e ls and with the same
features (hopper or magazine load,
time-tested bill verification system ,
maximum security cabinets and
locking mechanism , etc.) as their
front -loading counterparts.
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$1 BILL&
~ C IN -
CHANGER
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For solo
firemen
Smokey Joe , Atari's one-player
version of Fire Truck , is a new fire
truck game which comes in a more
compact cabinet style to fit into any
type of location.
Similar to Fire Truck , players
ma y choose to drive either the cab or
the trailer of the realistic hook-and-
ladder fire e ngine . ThE! computer will
take o ver as the alternate driving
partner . Sirens scream as the player
mane uvers Smokey Joe through city
streets , honking the horn as he tries
to avoid crashing into parked cars or
skid ding on oil slicks .
The player selects the "easy" or
"hard" track , steps on the accelerator
and takes off. The roar of engines ,
crash, skid , siren and horn sounds
add to the excitement. Score , fuel
(tim e re maining) and driver ratings
are displayed on the screen as well as
"Crunch" whe n the player crashes .
Optional e xtended play can be set
fo r libe ral. medium or conservative
points fo r each of four selectable
game times . When the bonus level is
reached , th e black and white images
reverse colors so the player will be
sure to notice .
A new microprocessor video
!Joker gam . Hold & Draw , has been
introduced by Mirco. In c.
Th
single-player , arcade -style
ma 'hin measures 59 inches high by
27 inche wide by 24 inc hes deep
and has a wood -grai ned finish with a
lary tempered glass display . It also
f alures a variety of sound effects
nd mcludes an extra large coin box
with coin counter.
Hold
Draw electronically shuf-
f, \::, and dais five cards at the start of
th game . then gives the player the
choice of holding on to the original
five cards or drawing up to five new
card to better his playing hand.
At th e start of each game the
play r also has options to increase his
chances of earning multiple games
f r high hand s. Three of a kind , for
example. wou ld award more games
than two pair .
Hold & Draw is a previously
manufactured gaming machine sold
to European markets thro ugh Mirco's
Gmb H division in West Germany .
Th European Hold & Draw has
mud ifica tions for more sophisticated
amusemen t-on ly locations .
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PLAY METER , August, 1978