Stacker is programmed to pay out only after a set number of losing plays (number is determined by game operator). Its the same with Key Master and similar games. There are videos on YouTube of the top level on Stacker in slow motion showing it skip the winning spot when it isn't set to pay out.

For Hi Striker, Great Adventure has it setup where you play for fun and you win a prize no matter what score you get. That seems to work well for them since kids don't get disappointed that they got nothing for playing.

Kindle is a registered trademark. As such, it is always capitalized here.

Terp, from Prime time, or sumthin'.

Stacker is programmed to pay out only after a set number of losing plays (number is determined by game operator).

If such a configuration were used, it could meet the definition of a slot machine instead of a game of skill.

Amusement parks, for legal and other reasons, install the latter type of game.

If any park which isn't a gambling establishment is using a game where winners are partially (or fully) determined by the number of previous winners/losers, they should be informed of the defect. Depending on the laws of the particular jurisdiction, it could be a serious matter.

Stacker is programmed to pay out only after a set number of losing plays (number is determined by game operator). Its the same with Key Master and similar games. There are videos on YouTube of the top level on Stacker in slow motion showing it skip the winning spot when it isn't set to pay out.

For Hi Striker, Great Adventure has it setup where you play for fun and you win a prize no matter what score you get. That seems to work well for them since kids don't get disappointed that they got nothing for playing.

Great Advencha is in New Jersey.

Terp, statin' a fact...for a reason.

Kindle is a registered trademark. As such, it is always capitalized here.

Terp, from Prime time, or sumthin'.

Dang got Terp'd again!

A guy that I knew that worked at LeSourdesville said it had to do with where you hit, not how hard; it was a leverage thing- (This guy later became Franklin Ohio's famous "Mr. Frosty".)

I don't know how it works now that it's become digitized, but that's how the old one worked.

I won a huge Spongebob three years ago by playing the game where you throw balls at clowns and knock them down, took me two trys, next to the arcade with the big claw machines by the Flight of Fear, thats the only game I've easily won besides the guess your age game.

Thor himself couldn't win this game.

He could if he knew the secret (and/or the attendant stood on a hose).