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.-------------------------· : ~jPLA YFAIR® 2o:t~;;~~;~'.de ' : SHUFFLEBOA~ I I Shuffleboards I are back . . . I and making I money! !! : ,,,,,•.,,,.~ I I .3 ·Solid MaplePlaying surface I I with Sil k-Screened Graphics : ~~~~~i~~~s~~hc~~~r~dr~ • Alsoavailabl" 10-112". \3-112·. 16' and 18' • Barrier Control Available • Available without coin door~ for FAX : 2 19-747-0470 1-800-541 -3743 1 I ~;:;;;~a~p;~:;omeusc : 702 1 Fort Wayne, IN 46819 (219) 747-7288 I ~------------------------~ VendaCard® Plastic Magnetic Stripe Debit Card Vending Control System • INCREASE PROFITS: 30% increase of player usage with debit cards. "Ehminate counterfeit or jammed coins/tokens and redemption ticket dispensers. • ADVERTISING: The plastic magnetic stripe card carries your advertising message, hours of operation and location. Sell advertising to other businesses; taxi, pizza, etc. • PATRONAGE: Your players will be back again and agam. The VendaCard can be recharged with value from ATM's that dispense cards and revalue them by adding coins and currency. •REDEMPTION : The debit reader display indicates the players credit value remaining for plays and the winning redemption points accrued. Will operate as a Credit Card for ticket accountability. •INSTALLATION: The debit reader installs into virtually any video or skill game in minutes. Select 1-3 player operation. Special model for "Gaming" applications. For Additional Information XCP Inc. Sales 213 W. Wesley St. Ste. 106 Wheaton, II. 60187 Tel: 708-752-4153 Fax: 708-752-4159 PLAY METER XCP Inc. Engineering 7212 US Highway 19 New Port Richey, Fl. 34652 Tel: 813-841-6630 Fax: 813-845-3640 XCP Inc. Manufacturing 40 Elm Street Dryden, NY 13053-9624 Tel: 607-844-9143 Fax: 607-844-8031 8 LETTERS Equipment Poll blues FEATURES: tPLAYFAIR® SHUFFLEBOARD co., INC. I : I am not filling out this month's Equipment Poll as it appears to me you either intentionally or otherwise permit respondents to skew the ratings. A recent example: Lethal Crash Race as the #2 video kit for January. According to my distributor, the game is not available. Southern California operator Dear Sir: The game in question was added to the Equipment Poll ballot after AMOA '93 , since we understood it would be shipped following the show. Much later we learned that the game would not be released in the United States. We have tracked it down and found out it is available overseas and can be obtained in this country as a legal parallel. There are several explanations for why the game appeared high on one month 's poll and fell off the next month. The game immediately below Lethal Crash Race was Lethal Enforcers. It is possible that 1J respondents checked off the wrong space, 2) there are a large number of parallels in the field, or 3) that a few "jokers" attempted to sabotage the poll. There is no way to produce a completely infallible poll. We cannot second-guess poll respon dents, but do keep a watchful eye for suspicious-looking ballots. Each month 's ballot is colorcoded; no copies or ballots sent via FAX are accepted, only originals returned in the postage-free envelopes. Our poll has been commended for its accuracy; we have even lost advertising dollars because the results did not jibe with some game makers' estimation of their products. It is our sincere hope that you will reconsider filling out the ballot when you receive the next one. For those who feel the same, or who have not filled out a ballot recently, please participate and help make the poll an even more valuable game guide. APRIL 1994