HEWS
NEWS
Sycamore, Ill.
Ill. Now
ow the
the
(IDEA), of of Sycamore,
(IDEA),
electronic
division
of
The
Valley
electronic division of The Valley
Company, a a wholly
wholly owned
owned subsidiary
subsidiary
Company,
of
Kidde
Recreation
Products
Group,
of Kidde Recreation Products Group,
the
Sycamore
facility
will
direct
its
the Sycamore facility will direct its
efforts
toward
the
development
and
efforts toward the development and
manufacture of of coin-operated
coin-operated games
games
manufacture
and other products to be marketed
and other products to be marketed
through Valley's
Valley's Bay
Bay City,
City, Mich.,
Mich.,
through
office.
Current
products
include
office. Current products include
Cougar and
and Royal
Hoy:1/ Dartes
Dmtes Electronic
Cougar
Electronic
Dart
Games,
Home
Electronic Dart
Dart
Dart Games, Home Electronic
games,
and
!de:1
Ball
games, and Idea Ball.
Donald P. P. DeVale,
DeVale, founder
founder and
and
Donald
former
president
of
IDEA,
has
joined
former president of IDEA, has joined
The
Valley
Company
as
vice-president
The Valley Company as vice-president
engineering and
and general
general manager
manager of
of
of of engineering
the
Sycamore,
Ill
,
division.
the Sycamore, Ill., division.
Members of the board of directors and staffs of AAMA andJAMMA
Members
of the board of directors and staffs of AAMA and JAMMA
and members pose following a joint meeting of the two boars
and members pose following a joint meeting of the two boars
during theJAMMA show in October. AAMA president Maury Ferchen
Ferchen and
and
show in October. AAMA president Maury
during the JAMMA
JAMMA chairman Masaya Nakamura are seated in the center.
JAMMA chairman Masaya Nakamura are seated in the center.
VALLEY NAMES
NAMES SERVICE
SERVICE
VALLEY
MANAGER
MANAGER
Meeker
D an an Meeker
Dha has
s be been
en
appointed
appointed
national service
service
MEW AMOA
AMOA DIRECT
DIRECT LINE
LIME
national
NEW
manager
The
manager of of The
MOA has
has a a new
new direct
direct line
line
MOA
Valley
Company.
Valley Company.
telephone number
for members'
members'
for
The
A convenience
tele
phone in number
The
contacting
headquarters.
announcement
convenience in contacting headquarters. announcement
The number
number is is 312/565-4602,
312/ 565-4602, and
and is is
was made
made by
by
The
was
answered by
by AMOA
AMOA staffers.
staffers. However,
However,
Alan
Schafer,
Dan Meeker
Meeker
answered
Dan
Alan Schafer,
AMOA encourages those
those who
who are
are
vice-president of of marketing.
marketing.
AMOA encourages
vice-president
calling a specific staff
member to to
Before
joining
Valley, Meeker
Meeker was
was
a specific staff member
calling
Before joining Valley,
continue to to use
use the
the 312/644-6610
312/ 644-66 10
the
service
manager
for
Inacomp
continue
the service manager for Inacomp
number.
Computer Center in Saginaw, Mich.
number.
Computer Center in Saginaw, Mich.
''With the
the introduction
introduction of of our
our new
new
"With
UPDATE ON
OM CRANES
CRANES IN IN OHIO
OHIO
electronic dart games," a press release
UPDATE
electronic dart games," a press release
said, "we
"we are
are delighted
delighted to to have
have a a
eeplilfi Attuned. the Ohio Coin
said,
IART
NEWSLETTER
DEBUTS
Coin
Ohio
the
Attuned,
weeping
man
with
his
background
on
our
DART NEWSLETTER DEBUTS
Machine Association's
Association's newsletter,
man with his background on our
,
K
etter
Ma
newsl
ch
in
e
marketing
team."
hrow lines, the AMOA National Dart
reports that
that Assistant
Assistant Attorney
Attorney General
General marketing team."
Throw Lines, the AMOA National Dart reports
Association's
newsletter,
had
its
N
athan
Gordon,
in
responding
to
its
had
1 Association's newsletter,
Nathan Gordon, in responding to
November, at at the
the AMOA
AMOA in in
debut in in November,
OCMA's request
request for
for clarification
clarification on
on
AMOA STANDARDIZATION
STAMDAR•ZATIOM
debut
AMOA
OCMA's
Chicago. The premier issue
issue came
came off
off
the
legality
of
cranes
in
Ohio,
wrote:
Chicago. The premier
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
RECOMMEMIS SIXTH
SIXTH
legality of cranes in Ohio, wrote:
COMMITTEE
the press as a four-pager that carried the
"It is my unofficial opinion that the
the press as a four-pager that carried "It
is my unofficial opinion that the
STANDARD
national news
news as as well
well as as league
league news
news
STANDARD
crane game is is considered
considered a a game
game of
of
national
game
crane
from across
across the
the country.
country. Published
Published by
by
skill rather than a game of chance
he AMOA
AMOA industry
industry standardization
standardization
from
the
skill
rather than a game of chance
N;1tio11a/
Bi//i;11d
News
(P.O.
Box
807,
since
the
outcome
is
not
determined
committee
has
added
sixth
National Billiard News (P.O. Box 807,
T recommendation
committee has added a a sixth
since the outcome is not determined
Northville,
Ml
48
167),
Thro
w
L!i1es
largely
or
wholly
by
chance."
to
its
list
of
Northville, MI 48167), Throw Lines
recommendation to its list of
largely or wholly by chance."
welcomes
unsolicited
articles
and
standards
for
parts
and
components
welcomes unsolicited articles and
standards for parts and components
photos and
and accepts
accepts advertising.
advertising. It It
for the
the coin-operated
coin-operated industry.
industry. The
The
photos
KIDDE
BUYS
llEA
for
KIDDE BUYS IDEA
hopes
to
become
the
principal
recommendation
reads:
"All
games
hopes to become the principal
recommendation reads: "All games
IDDE Inc.
Inc. has
has completed
completed the
the
communications vehicle for news and
shall have
have a a handle
handle or or handlegrip
handlegrip
-IDDE
communications vehicle for news and
shall
purchase of the assets of Industrial
information
on
darts
and
league
l
adequate
for
easy
loading
of the
ria
ust
Kp
of
the
assets
of
Ind
urchas Electronics
information on darts and league
e
adequate for easy loading of the
Design Electronics
Associates, Inc.
Inc.
activities
nationwide.
Associates,
Design
activities nationwide.
tournaments have
have already
already taken
taken place.
place.
tournaments
The
first
of
the
tournaments--the
The first of the tournaments -- the
Midwest Regional
Regional Open,
Open, held
held in in Des
Des
Midwest
Moines,
lowa--drew
445
contestants
Moines, Iowa -- drew 445 contestants
from Wisconsin,
Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Minnesota, Illinois,
Illinois,
from
Nebraska,
Iowa,
and
Kansas.
The
Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas. The
second
and
third
tournaments
were
second and third tournaments were
held
in
December
(Roanoke,
Va.)
and
held in December (Roanoke, Va.) and
January (Portland, Ore.). The Western
Western
(Portland, Ore.). The
January
regional is scheduled for
February 21
21
is scheduled for February
regional
and
22
,
in
San
Jose,
Calif.
,
and
the
and 22, in San Jose, Calif., and the
fifth of of the
the five
five will
will take
take place
place on
on
fifth
March
14
and
15,
in
Buffalo,
N.Y.
March 14 and 15, in Buffalo, N.Y.
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8 PLAY METER/ January 1987
8 PLAY METER/January 1987