Blackpool

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 8:54 pm

Well, just got back from a week at Blackpool and the Lakes with the family and had a bloody good time. (We stayed at Marton Mere)

Wasn't terribly much machine play; mainly £5 classics - all of which pretty much done me over. lol

Did find a nice £70 CoB in a little arcady place in Windermere which paid nicely for our boat trip.

Blackpool wasn't anything to write home about - in both state of the town and machine availability! Loved the Lake district though, a beautiful part of the country without question!

e4ans · Post by **e4ans** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 10:02 pm

Did you go to Keswick and see Cars of the Stars?

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 10:32 pm

I didn't mate - I really needed two weeks I think. Interesting part of the country, definitely...

mouse75 · Post by **mouse75** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 11:09 pm

Did you manage to avoid Southport?
Its grim round here......

kong · Post by **kong** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 11:55 pm

I went to the lakes around two years ago, there was still a vamp, x-rated and supernova amongst the few pubs that I checked! Like some sort of timewarp!!

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 2:51 pm

Yeah, didn't go Southport way.

Does anyone really bother with £5 jackpot machines? They must've had over 100 at the holiday park, from Temple of Treasure to Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

The most profitable one for me was the DOND 4-reeler. lol

There was also a lep with a £300+ bronze pot, but I steered clear of that one!

mouse75 · Post by **mouse75** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:42 pm

[quote="Matt Vinyl"]Yeah, didn't go Southport way. ]

Last year we went on Holiday with friends to a Haven site in Wales. Every night we made between £60 and £100 in the £5 arcade...Depends if you after big profits - ar a boit of a play in my opinion. Better to lose £10 on a £5 JP than £100+ on some junk £70 machine in the pub.

Same Haven site had a £25 wobbler! Which i had great joy in playing every day!

e4ans · Post by **e4ans** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:48 pm

Found a nice quiet arcade a while back, had a Duff Beer guide. 12 add again 12 to 16 nudges JP. Some chavs asked for a take but shut up after the roll out the barrel cherry hold

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 8:10 pm

Heh, we were at a Haven site too. You do get a lot of play for your pound on the £5ers, just a lot of 'newer' machines are not really suited too it - you spend £3 / £4 getting a board and it's either JP or nothing. Well, it was in my case, heheh...