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o [])rnrowu PlAt' /tlETER mcu)o~ features Local Tournaments .. ... 20 Former Coinman of the Month Adrian Hoines, an avid foosballer himself. discusses tournaments on the local level, the how, when and where of putting them on. Set to -·t-1re ?. ... ... .. .23 Are you ready to fire someone? It's not as simple as it used to be, as Thelma Fair explains. She offers some checkpoints, things you should think about in advance. Arcade Machine Buying . 35 J .W. Sedlak in his continuing series of articles on arcades discusses machine buying. What games should you have in your arcade and in what percentages. Some answers. departn1ents From the Editor .. 6 Editorial ... .. 8 Mailbox .. ... .. .. .. ... . . 12 MEMBER Volume 3/No. 3 February, 1977 staff Publisher and Editor: Ralph C. Lally II Managing Editor: Richard S. Dietrich International Editor: David Snook Editor, Coin Slot Technical Editor: Robin Minnear Correspondents: Roger C. Sharpe Thomas Borden Timothy Jarrell DickWelu Mary Claire Blakeman Circulation Manager: Carolyn Desmond Production: Earl Dupre Carol Lally Vickie Lofton Hellen Seal Typography: Skybird Typography Advertising Representative: Ralph C. Lally II European Representative: Esmay Leslie Coinman ofthe Month .. 14 Operating . . 18 Critic's Corner . ... . . 24 Music Programming . , .. 28 International Dateline ... .. . 31 Coverage of the A.T.E. from roving reporter Ralph Lally. Classified ... .. ... .. 34 Manufacturing .. . ... . ... ... 37 Technical Topics . . .. . ... .. .. .. .39 Robin Minnear on building a logic comparator. Part one. OntheMove . . .. . ... . ... 41 New Products .. ... ... ... .. .. ... 42 European Office: Advertising & subscriptions - Play Meter Promotions, 15 Great North Road, Brookmans Park, AL9 6LB , Hertfordshire, England. Tel : Potters Bar, Herts., 43071 . PLAY METER, January, 1977, Volume 3, Number 1. Publishing offices 4136 Washington Avenue, P.O . Box 24170, New Orleans, La . 70184. Telephone (504) 827-0320. Printing Offices: Franklin Printing Co., 209 Magazine St. , New Orleans, La. Application to mail at secondclass postage rates is pending at New Orleans, La. Subscription rates: U.S. and Canada-$25; Europe and Japan-$45; elsewhere-$50. One order multiple subscriptions: 2-9, $20 each; 10-24, $17 each; 25 or more, $15 each. Advertising rates available on request. Copyright 1977 by Skybird Publishing Company. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without express permissio The trademarks PLAY METER and COIN INDUSTRY PLAY METER, ·are registered . The editors are not responsible for unsolicited contributions. Postmaster: Send form 3579 to Play Meter, P.O. Box 24170, New Orleans, La. 70184.