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switch for 25 or 50 cent play. The
aggressive operators can 't se lect the
SO one o perator w ho refuses to;
therefore, maybe the answer is the
best approach - Incentive Play.
A good example is Gorf: the object
is to advance as far as possible in the
game 's five phases before the game
ends . Therefore, at least 75% of the
players insert two quarters before
starting the game to get 4 missi les,
rather than the 2 missles they get for
a single quarter , thus enhancing their
c hances to beat the game.
Not only video , but pin balls as well
should be explored. With the endless
possibilities with electronics, not
only could incentives be more
profitable to the operator, but more
appealing to the player. T he
designers could have a field day with
the dozens of features that cou ld be
designed to encourage the player to
play the soq: game rather than the
quarter version.
More liberal bonus values , more
balls per game with a lesser score ,
percentage wise, to win a free game;
with a little imagination , there's no
end to the excitement that could be
designed into a pinball with incentive
appeal.
The bottom line is that the player
wanting only to drop a quarter in a
game, play, and walk away tha n can
still do so and not gripe to the
location owner because the game is
fifty cents; however, the game wou ld
be designed to attract and entertain
the real pinball player willing to
spend SOQ: for an exciting and
challenging game.
A price increase 1s going to have to
be designed into the game in the
same manner as the quarter phased
out the dime . We hope this problem
will soon be dealt with .
Jim Cole
Howard Cole
Cole Ve nding C o ., Inc.
W e a ve r ville, North C a rolina
Likes 'Cran ks'
We find your "Frank's Cranks"
column extremely helpful. Please
consider arranging the information
in a way that the articles can be
clipped for filing, by game name , for
fut ure reference . It is not possible,
without considerable effort, to "cut
and paste" when writing continues
from fro nt to back on a single page.
Sal Cicero
RayVend Amusement Services, Inc.
Beltsville, Maryland
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