Play Meter

Issue: 1983 June 01 - Vol 9 Num 10

PUZZLE ANSWERS
Two bits
D. Universal's 1981 video,or"themomentoftruth."
(2 words)
E. Nostalgia time : a Williams' 1953 pin. (2 words) I'll
even give you the second word: Sisters. (I told you this was
easy.)
F. Sega brings us with video what House of Wax
brought us with movies in - - - - - - - - · (2 words)
G. The Stern pin with the contoured playfield. (2
words)
H . More nostalgia. Two pins were called _ _ _ _
(2 words) I'll give you the second word again: Spot. One by
Genco in 1941, and one by Williams in 1961.
I. Taito's video in which you defend your planetary
base against waves of attackers. (2 words)
J. To be fair, the SALT talks should include _ _ _
(2 words).
K. More nostalgia, and I'm not giving you the second
word this time. Bally's 1966 pin with the gun theme. (2
words)
How's your math lately? We're going to give it a test
on the following "numbers game."
Part I is easy enough. Use the following clues to fill in
the game grid. The vertical row of boxes down the center
(the boxes are marked by letters) will be filled in bynum-
bers that appear in coin-op games.
Then use the numbers to complete the "math pro-
blems" in Part 2. Or, if you can use the clues in Part 2 to
figure out what the numbers are, fill in those numbers on
the grid to help you complete the grid. Work forward and
back until you have completed the puzzle .
Part 1 (the easy part) clues:
A. Williams' futuristic game in which you rescue
humans from metallic bad guys. (2 words)
B. Bally's talking pin with a billiards motif. (3 words)
C. Sega 's 1982 game that would stand in line before
James Bond.
Solution: Part 1
THE NUMBERS
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8
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PLAY METER, June 1. 1983
By Bill Brohaugh
(Answers to puzzle In May 15 Issue, pg. 1 04.)
Part 2 (the fun part) instructions:
Using the numbers you figured out in Part I, solve
these math problems. To help, I'll give you a hint about the
answer to each problem by giving you a clue to a coin-op
machine that has a name with the answer-number in it.
l.JxE=
2. H - A=
3. B+G=
4. K + H =
5. B -o- A=
6. F+I=
7. FxK=
8. C+D=
9. HxHxB-
10. E - I=
(clue: Midway's 1979 video)
(clue: Bally's 1978 pin based
on a TV show)
(clue: Stern's 1980 pin with
the wizard theme)
(clue: Cent uri's 1981 driving
video)
(clue: Gottlieb's 1981 multi-
ball pin)
(clue: Chicago Coin's 1975
"hit parade" pin)
(clue: same answer as #I)
(clue: Sega 's 1982 game that
would stand in line before
James Bond)
(clue: U.S. Billiards' 1982
video)
(clue: Bally's 1981 update of
a classic pin)
OK . Time for a break . I'll give you two clues that might
help you solve the puzzle, and then we11 jump into some
tougher problems. First clue: A+ G =C. Second clue: D x
D =D.
I I. The square root of A+ the square root of E = _ _ _ _
(clue: Gottlieb's 1932 classic pingame)
12. HJ x (B - K) = _ _ _ _ _ _ (clue: Stern's 1980 pin
designed by Harry Williams)
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13 . The total of A, B, C, D. E, F, G, H. I, J, and K. multi-
plied by G, minus F, divided in half, minus B, divided by
the answer to #I, squared, cubed, plus A, plusH , plus K
(clue: four different pins - Rockola
=
1935, Gottlieb 1937, MC and D 1948 , Williams 1960)
14. (K - F)+(F+ D)+(H - E)+ (1 - K)+(K - C)= _ _ _
(clue: the number in Gottlieb's 1949 pin based on a literary
masterpiece, squared)
15. (A+ G x E -o- A - H 5 +the cosine ofF - I ,478) x (G - G)
=
(clue: this is a trick question)
Pl.A Y METER. June 1. 1983
Solution: Part 2
I. J (2)
x
E (9) = 18 ................ .. (18- Wheeler)
2. H (10) - A (4) = 6 ........ (6-Mi//ion-Do//ar Man)
3. B(8)+G(I)=9 ........................ (9Ball)
4. K (6) + H (10) = 16 .................. (Route 16)
5. B (8) -o- A (4) = 2 ..................... (Force If)
6. F (3) + I (7)
7. F (3)
x
= 10
.............. .... ... (Top Ten)
K (6) = 18 .................. (18- Wheeler)
8. C (5) + D (0) = 5 ............ ... .......... (005)
9. H (10)
x
H (10)
10 . E (9) - I (7)
x
= 2
B (8) = 800 ....... (800 Fathoms)
. ......... .. ......... (Fireba/12)
clues: A (4) + G (I)= C (5)
D (0) X D (0) = D (0)
I I . The square root of A ( 4) is 2; the square root of E (9) is
3. 2 + 3 is 5
(Five Star Final)
12 . H (I 0) to the third power equals I ,000 (I 0 x I 0 x I 0) .
B (8) - K (6) = 2. 1,000 X 2 = 2,000
(Flight 2000)
13 . All the numbers totaled is 55. Multiply that by G (I),
and you still have 55 . Subtract F (3) to get 52. Divide
52 in half to get 26. Subtract B (8) to get 18. Divide by
the answer to# I ( 18) to get I. Square I (I x I) to get I.
Cube I (I x I x I) to get one . Add A (4), add H ( 10), and
K (6) to get the answer: 21 .
14 . K (6) - F (3)
=
3
F (3) + D (0) =
H (I 0) - E (9) =
3
I
I(7) - K(6)=
K (6) C (5) =
I
I
9
(The clue is Gottlieb's Three Muscateers. Three squared is
3 X 3 = 9)
15 . The trick is that G - G = 0 (anything minus itself equals
0). And anything multiplied by 0 is 0, and that's the
answer.
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