Things that replace a quiz machine
Things that replace a quiz machine
Often a fruit machine.Or perhaps one of those grabber machines.Sometimes nothing at all.But for the last week or so,on more than one occasion,a Christmas tree.
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I found five quiz machines gone yesterday that had all been there on my previous visit to the same medium-sized town six months ago. All had been replaced by either a fruit machine or nothing at all - just an empty space where the machine used to stand. At this rate it's going to become odd in years to come to actually find one in a pub, as rare a sighting as a pinball machine or those 'table top' machines (with the original arcade games like Pacman and Space Invaders) are now.
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Out at the weekend, I saw another replaced by a Christmas Tree. Bet it won't be coming back on January 6th though
In similar vein, has anyone witnessed a single pub which closed for a refurb in the last few years and didn't take the opportunity to dump the quiz cabinet? Lots of pubs which now look a lot more attractive if what I want is food and drink (especially if that means a pint of hipster American IPA and a bag of artisan pork scratchings, apparently) less good if I want to play machines.
In similar vein, has anyone witnessed a single pub which closed for a refurb in the last few years and didn't take the opportunity to dump the quiz cabinet? Lots of pubs which now look a lot more attractive if what I want is food and drink (especially if that means a pint of hipster American IPA and a bag of artisan pork scratchings, apparently) less good if I want to play machines.
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There is a chain (possibly only relevant to the Midlands and north called Smith and Jones which are all gradually being refurbed and re-opening minus the machine. As they all had them it is a big loss-especially when considered with the disappearance (gradual) of JDWs machines....Topical2009 wrote:Out at the weekend, I saw another replaced by a Christmas Tree. Bet it won't be coming back on January 6th though
In similar vein, has anyone witnessed a single pub which closed for a refurb in the last few years and didn't take the opportunity to dump the quiz cabinet? Lots of pubs which now look a lot more attractive if what I want is food and drink (especially if that means a pint of hipster American IPA and a bag of artisan pork scratchings, apparently) less good if I want to play machines.
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a certain company have loads of quizzers literally stacked up. the cards and dongles are more than the whole machine is worth. people just dont want to pay for them as the units dont generate enough revenue through playing popularity to justify the investment. remember we are (k9 security) and have many clients we look after,so i know this problem to be a fact. sad as it is as i have a fatspanner at home but broke up an inde-blu as the power pack,hopper,mech,screen and tower were worth more dosh than the machine without a card. on ebay theres a 15000 credit card for £400. been on there for ages.whose going pay that much when the whole machine is worth £120 tops. i used to like the old megatouch for homeplay entertainment.
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The two Wetherspoons near my work in Holborn have recently ditched their quiz machines to be replaced by not much. Those pubs have both had machines for at least ten yearstonkarentino wrote:There is a chain (possibly only relevant to the Midlands and north called Smith and Jones which are all gradually being refurbed and re-opening minus the machine. As they all had them it is a big loss-especially when considered with the disappearance (gradual) of JDWs machines....
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