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« 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/
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« Reply #1 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.

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« Reply #2 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.
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« Reply #3 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.

Me, too!  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. applause applause
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« Reply #4 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... rotflmao
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« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2011, 04:37:50 AM »

Looks like he made friends with Steve Ritchie...
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« Reply #6 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.   Scratch Head
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