Star Tech Journal

STAR*TEcH
Journal
May 1996
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SEGA Cur THE CHEESE
How To ADJUST YOUR T1cK£T PAYOUT PERCENTAGE
Team Sega
Joe Blackwell, Eric Winston, Ted Kilpin,Jay Alfer
Sega Pinball, Melrose Park, Illinois
This is the first game in our
SEGA FAMILY FUN Series and
the response to it has been over-
whelming from both operators
and players alike.
NOTE
Software version 7.00 and higher
utilizes an Adjustable Ticket/
Point System ( 1 point = 1 ticket,
2 points= 1 ticket, etc.). Software
versions prior to this used strictly
a straight ticket value system.
Research gathered from our test
locations has shown that it is
fairly easy to achieve a
high degree of
player appeal
while maximiz-
ing the return on
your investment.
We would like to
briefly share the
most successful
methods
we
have found to ac-
complish this
goal.
CONTROL PAYOUTS FROMJ-A-C-
K-P-O-T TOILET SHOTS
By far, the biggest factor which
keeps players coming back for
more is the challenge of spelling
J-A-C-K-P-O-T through consecu-
tive shots into the toilet.
We have found that players pre-
fer that an increasing =#= of tickets
be awarded for each successive
J-A-C-K-P-O -T Letter. Our best
results have been obtained with
the following settings:
other hole besides a toilet shot
will always take away the most
recently lit letter inJ-A-C-K-P-O-
T) (Ref. Adj. 2, Jackpot Letter
Backup Limit). Using these set-
tings, the operator will be target-
ing an overall payout of 36%.
CONTROL
WITH
PAYOUTS
MR.
E.
;;R~::!~i~TIC -
Since the Mr. E.
Cheese holes are
the most frequent
playfield
holes
scored by the play-
ers, Mr. E. Cheese
should be set to an
automatic
percentaged payout.
r
J pays 5 points
A pays 10 points
C pays 15 points
K pays 20 points
P pays 25 points
0 pays 30 points
T pays 100 points (Initial Jackpot)
(Ref. Adjustments 9-14, =#= of
Points for "X")
Jackpot Letter backup limit set to
BACKUP ALL THE WAY (so
that winning points from any
Fixed payouts can be set for 1 to
10 points (Ref. Adj. 16, Ticket
Point Value), while automatic
percentaging can be set from
20% to 50%.
To continue to target an overall
payout of 36%, Mr. E. Cheese
should also be set to 3 6% (Ref.
Adj. 6, Target Point Payout Per-
centage, Default= 35%).
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