A serious question so serious answers pls!

steelfix1 · Post by **steelfix1** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 6:55 am

In work getting paid

trayhop123 · Post by **trayhop123** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 11:08 am

eastangliapro wrote:repeat program lee..........

hardly what you would called chipped though ,,,,,,,,,,,, could be awkward at times , but still do-able ,

prefer steely's version lol ,,,,,,,,,,

thecannonball89 · Post by **thecannonball89** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:57 pm

I have had this idea betch, mates pub just bang an old piece of shit in. ie crazy chair ect split it down the middle, or 60 40 if you can.

Cf · Post by Cf » Thu Jul 19, 2012 2:31 pm

This is something i've considered a few times. I decided 4 machines is a nice number. In the end I settled on:

Banker Rings Twice - Casuals seem to like this. Not entirely sure why. But it takes money quickly and is relatively player proof, except for cashpot chasing, and that can sting players. I chose BRT over Gold as BRT builds to £70 on 25p. As lots of casuals play on 25p it increases the chance of the machine having a decent pot to go for.

Perfect Deal - You just have to have this? As ob says I've also seen pubs where perfect has survived multiple machine swaps. It has stuff going on for casuals, and the hot money cob means there's a chance for them to at least spawn a win.

Bank Job - Another machine that as far as I can tell is simply printing money.

PG/Platinum/BoxClever/CrazyChair/Let'sPlay - Any of the ones on the left. They offer a "fair" game compared to the above. i.e. they'll open the game more often as there's no particular method on them. Makes them a decent casual machine. And they're vaguely playable too if you catch them in a decent mood.

I don't think you want a pub to be player proof entirely. You want your casuals playing the machines but you won't make a huge amount off them alone. This is where you need some players in. But you don't want the players winning so much such that the casuals never play. So there's some kind of balance needed. I think the above does it nicely.

thecannonball89 · Post by **thecannonball89** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 3:32 pm

The best machines have to be those reflex things with cashpots. i would go for an old dond tho as evryone likes noel.

titchno1 · Post by **titchno1** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 5:17 pm

Do you need some sort of license for this or just bang them in?

thecannonball89 · Post by **thecannonball89** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 6:13 pm

Yeah, But i know a few pubs that dont have, and they get away with it.

maverick69 · Post by **maverick69** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 6:15 pm

thecannonball89 wrote:Yeah, But i know a few pubs that dont have, and they get away with it.

its alrite until u get caught, thats the problem isnt it

thecannonball89 · Post by **thecannonball89** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 6:22 pm

Yeah i dont know what would happen probly a big fine.

titchno1 · Post by **titchno1** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 7:15 pm

How big tho?

Thumper · Post by **Thumper** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 11:30 pm

I think they usually just seize the machine

ms1303 · Post by **ms1303** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:12 am

thecannonball89 wrote:The best machines have to be those reflex things with cashpots. i would go for an old dond tho as evryone likes noel.

was thinking the same that new reflex 'alices wonderland' is terrible, not to bad giving dond but seems like it cant give a 70 or cashpot box

Roll_With_It_Russ · Post by **Roll_With_It_Russ** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:04 am

local authority enforces, if your local authority does not have anyone dealing with it then it very hard to get caught

7-10-2-7-LOSE · Post by **7-10-2-7-LOSE** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:15 pm

In my opinion you would want an unchipped LTD. When i say unchipped i dont mean emptiable i just mean question mark free.

Why?

Simple, player A comes in for doors and doubles her for a £60 profit.

2 hours later, player B comes in and goes through the process again. Might break even.

2 hours later Player C comes in and its through again. Loss

3 hours later a casual cobs a £60 box and is over the moon

2 hours later player D comes in and gets his arse ripped off. Big loss.

I'd say Live The Dreams were cashbox kings when question mark free.

Cf · Post by Cf » Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:34 pm

I agree, i'd happily site an unchipped LTD in most instances. In a city centre spoons they must have made an absolute fortune from them.

I can see why some smaller pubs would rather have something non-playable though.