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Setup - Programming
The settings of your new game are crucial to the earnings and repeat play by your
customers. So how do you find the optimal settings for your location? Begin by
looking around your game room to find comparable games. The 3 main factors in
finding a comparable game are:
Cost of Game (purchase price)
Average Play Time
Game Type (video skill, play value redemption, quick coin, merchandiser, etc).
Once you have narrowed down your game room and have found comparable
games, review your current settings on these games. Then refer to the game
manual to determine how to change the settings if necessary.
How the game rewards the player:
The number of tickets given in the bonus prize is determined by the cost to play
the game and which type of bonus you have selected. The types of bonuses are:
Small = cost to play in cents
Medium = Twice the cost to play in cents
Large = Three times the cost to play in cents
The number is then rounded down to the next multiple of 5.
For example for a quarter game it will have 25 for the small bonus, 50 for the me-
dium bonus, and 75 for the large bonus values while a dollar game will have 100
for the small bonus, 200 for the medium bonus, and 300 for the large bonus val-
ues. If the cost of the game was .22 cents then the software would pay out 20 for
the small bonus, 40 for the medium bonus, and 65 for the large bonus values as it
would round down the values to the next multiple of 5.
