Title: The Economics of Pinball Post by: Stolistic on November 23, 2009, 07:19:06 PM I know there are a few pinball enthusiasts here so I thought I would post a link to this article:
The Economics of Pinball http://cheeptalk.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/the-economics-of-pinball/ (http://cheeptalk.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/the-economics-of-pinball/) Title: Re: The Economics of Pinball Post by: xkey on November 23, 2009, 07:57:30 PM Thanks for the post, I have demolition man pinball and did not realize how the free game by score was determined, only that it changed.
jon Title: Re: The Economics of Pinball Post by: knagl on November 23, 2009, 08:58:16 PM Thanks for the link. I question the "fact" that he stated about the "match" score. On my newer pins there's an operator selection for match percentage. If you set it to 10% it should match on average one in 10 times. If you set it to 5%, one in 20 times.
Title: Re: The Economics of Pinball Post by: StatFreak on November 24, 2009, 02:52:10 AM Thanks for the link. I question the "fact" that he stated about the "match" score. On my newer pins there's an operator selection for match percentage. If you set it to 10% it should match on average one in 10 times. If you set it to 5%, one in 20 times. :205- At least in the case of my ST:TNG, which is a later game ('93). The games from the late '80s might have been different. I see that Clay posted a couple of responses in the comments. Great article. Thanks for sharing, Stolistic. :3- :3- Title: Re: The Economics of Pinball Post by: stayouttadabunker on November 24, 2009, 03:17:55 AM Great post!
For some reason, I went through a dry spell of about 20 games and not one match. I was beginning to believe that my "match" was initiated by a IGT RNG chip... :72- Title: Re: The Economics of Pinball Post by: nightmaretony on February 28, 2011, 04:37:50 AM Looks like he made friends with Steve Ritchie...
Title: Re: The Economics of Pinball Post by: EricWood on February 28, 2011, 04:51:14 AM Interesting article. I own a cue ball wizzard machine. It's set up for free play so I haven't even seen a match....wonder what percentage it is set at. :103-
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