Whiz lilts and
uldeo billboard
Merit Industries, Bensalem, Penn-
sylvania, has added the new Whiz Kit
to its line of Trivia Whiz I and /1 upright
and cocktail ~ames .
Specially designed for quick con -
version of any Hi-Lo Double Up Joker
Poker game into Trivia Whiz , the
Whiz Kit contains a directly replace -
able logic board, plexiglass with the
colorful Trivia Whiz design, and a
control panel button cover plate. The
kit takes only minutes to install ,
requires no wiring changes or solder-
ing, and is designed with non -technical
personnel in mind . Simply swap the
original Joker Poker PC board with
the Merit Trivia Wh iz board, replace
the front glass, and install the panel
cover .
A s poker collections dwindle, or
even cease in some areas where the
games are illegal, the Whiz K it offers
operators a kit for dead games .
A ccording to president Peter Feuer,
"The Whiz Kit is so easy and economi-
cal to install , it's almost a crime to
leave Joker Pokers unconverted. The
earnings on Trivia Whiz are strong
and stable . In addition, reversing the
conversion process restores the
original game just as easily."
M erit has also released the Video
Billboard, M erit's 15 screen advertis-
ing featu r e. Using the keyboard , an
operator can program up to 15 full-
color advertising screens on Trivia
Whiz , turning idle time into earning
time . The custom messages can pro-
mote the location (ladies' night , menu
specials, etc.) as well as earning adver-
tising dollars from other local busi-
nesses. Video Billboard is now avail-
able for all M erit factory games and is
included in the Whiz K it .
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Trlula Hanauo
SMS Manufacturing Corp., Lake-
wood, New Jersey, has introduced its
new trivia game, Trivia Hangup .
Trivia Hangup is a one- or two-
player game in which players are each
allowed to select from among four
categories of questions - movies and
TV, sports, music, and anything goes.
Players are given five questions and
5,000 points and then go head-to-head
against each other. Wh en one player
answers a question wrong, his oppo-
nent is given the opportunity to
answer the same question and, if he
answers corr ect ly, steals his oppo-
nent's wager. " This steal feature, " Jim
Pietrangelo, sales manager , SMS,
states, " really encourages two-player
activity to boost income." In addition,
two differen t bonus games, a reflex
tester and additional bonus questions
(operator det ermi ned) , are available
to the winner .
Speed also plays a part in deter-
mining a win, since winning points are
arrived at by multiplying the player's
wager by the amount of seconds
remaining on the clock . High scoring
players are then allowed to enter their
initials on the Smart Alecs H igh Score
L ist.
Tri via H angup is available in
upright , cabaret (mini), and cou nter-
top. Gen eral purpose kits and
specialty kits , designed to convert H i-
La Double Up Jok er Poker and
Grand Prix games, are available.
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