#arcade coin pusher game machine

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[nepenthendline]

arcade genshin headcanons

as an frequent arcade-goer I am qualified to make judgement on what arcade games the genshin characters would be good at

literally no one has ever beaten wriothesley at air hockey - nothing but pure concentration on his face

cyno, kazuha, and lyney dominate ski-ball, venti is also pretty good but its only because he cheats

DDR champions go to gaming, hu tao and itto, surprisingly nilou is really bad, she just gets overwhelmed with the speed and noises and all the flashing lights

klee loves DDR but she gets too excited to do it well, she does beg albedo to play with her though and he's...really good?

somehow zhongli never loses a claw machine? he doesn't even care for it but whenever someone wants to win a toy they drag him over to do it for them, on the other had kaveh is the worst and he's such a drama queen, begs althaitham for more mora to keep trying

childe is 50/50 with claw machines but will just make zhongli do it anyway

you know who has also never lost a claw machine? neuvillette - him and zhongli will never admit it but they get jealous if someone asks the other to help win them a toy

wriothesley, alhaitham, childe, and xiao - car racing game pros, and they're cocky about it too, ironically all of them would be terrible drivers

tighnari is too casually good at the basketball hoop games, and so is kaeya, only difference is tighnari is a good sport and will tell you that you did well anyway, kaeya will shit-talk you the whole time

razor does nothing but play on the coin pusher machines, boy is mesmerised

bennett, xiao and freminet also love the coin pusher machines so they will all play together to win each other little prizes - itto plays sometimes but just doesn't understand the timing element

diluc fucking hates pinball, only because he is SO bad at it, but he will play every time because surely he's got to get better at some point

on the other hand yoimiya and tighnari are incredible

honestly diluc is just there to hold all the tickets to cash in for prizes - he is actually really good at pacman, he just doesn't care for it much

shooting games are always won by chloride, gorou, ayato and alhaitham, but they all look like their working rather than playing a game it's kinda scary

childe gets at least 4 strikes per bowling game, and so does thoma - the rivalry between these two is insane

raiden ei doesn't play any games, she just likes to sit, watch, and buy snacks

[oreo102]

I work at an arcade and have been MISERABLE dealing with fuckin middle schoolers the past few weeks so here’s my headcanons of the fam in an arcade!

13 would waste all her points on the claw machines and then beg yaz for more. Yaz would buy her more (because she’s a simp /aff) but drag her away from the claw machines at first chance

Yaz would play to win the most tickets possible because 13 saw a giant squishmallow and obsessed over it, so yaz wants to get it for her- she’d get like 10k+ tickets for her efforts

Ryan would spend all his time playing shooting games or racing games and end up with the least amount of tickets and beg yaz to buy him something

Graham would play more old school games or would play against Ryan (absolutely loses every time)- bonus points: Graham and grace went to an arcade as a date once

Dan would play the coin pusher games a lot and get the second most tickets, although he’d refuse to share because he wants to save up to by di something

13 would insist on doing laser tag and bumpercars multiple times in a row and yaz would have to drag her away from those too, before she spends all her points again

Ryan would win laser tag almost every time

13 would cheat at the claw machines to get a prize for yaz- how do you cheat at a claw machine? Idk but she would

Graham gives his points to Ryan cuz he thinks everything is a waste of space or badly produced (he’d be right)

Other than the squishmallow, yaz would get 13 different candies and other stuffed animals- also multiple fidget toys

Ryan would spend his(graham’s and yaz’s) tickets on an insane amount of candy- like so much candy. The worker would hate him (based off real experience)

13 would insist on paying yaz back for everything and promise a stress free trip, then 10 minutes into it would get arrested

Yaz is pretty nuetral on arcades but 13 loves them

Ryan would challenge yaz to a shooting game and yaz would win easily- like absolutely destroy him

Graham would encourage Ryan to try one of the basketball games and would be super proud when Ryan does well

[oftenwantedafton]

A New Afton - Stepfather Steve Raglan/William Afton x Stepdaughter Reader

Chapter 5

Rating - Explicit

Warnings - sexual content, daddy kink, praise kink

Also available on AO3

taglist @yellowbunnydreams

William thinks he’s lost some ground with you today.

He knows you well enough by now to recognize the signs. You’re quiet during the ride. Let him pick up things for dinner on his own, refusing to leave the car. Fingers worrying the hem of your gray plaid uniform skirt, twisting the fabric into knots. You keep your gaze focused on the passenger side window.

The older man sighs as he pulls into the pizzeria parking lot. If only you and he had left sooner and missed the phone ringing completely. But how was he supposed to respond when you were on your knees in front of him?

“Baby girl.” You remain silent, your face still turned away. “Look at me,” he commands gently.

You glance at him, only briefly, but in that glance it’s enough to see you’re disappointed.

He hates that look. It’s the look his previous family had always given him, when he’d come home late night after night; when he’d missed birthdays and anniversaries; when the news of what he’d been accused of doing finally reached them. It wasn’t shock or horror; those emotions he would have dealt with accordingly. But the disappointed look. That he couldn’t stand.

“I’m sorry if I upset you.” He’s never been one to apologize, never much for accepting the consequences of his actions. It wasn’t that he didn’t know what he was doing was affecting others; he simply didn’t care. But if he’s going to continue to seduce you, he knows he’s going to have to grovel a little first. He hates this, too. There just isn’t another way to go about it. “What can I do to make it up to you, Princess?”

You shake your head. William sighs again. This is becoming a lot of work. He’d been spoiled by how easily you’d succumbed in the beginning. The real challenge still lay before him. “Are you going to come in with me?”

You shrug. Your stepfather reaches for one of your hands. It’s so small compared to his own. “It’ll be fun, I promise. I’ll let you win all the games. You can even hit me if you want. Do you want to hit me?” You shake your head. “Are you sure? You might feel better. Just a good sock right here,” William says, dragging your knuckles to brush against his chin. Repeats the process, just gentle little taps until he hears the stifled laughter escape.

“Dad, stop,” you protest, trying but failing not to smile at him. The shortened form of the title does something to William. He can’t pinpoint exactly what it is, but it feels more…intimate. The bond made stronger. He’s got you back under his spell, now.

“Do you forgive me?”

You nod. He leans over to capture your lips. Soft, pliant. Parting, wet. A soft moan. Yes, you’re his again.

***

You’re a little intimidated by the restaurant’s interior at first.

It’s dark, full of shadowy shapes that seem menacing. It’s also cold, the heat kept at a minimum temperature, just enough to maintain the water pipes during the winter months. You rub your arms to generate warmth.

“I’m going to go turn the power on, ok? Wait right here.”

You nod and watch the bearded man disappear into the void ahead of you. You keep yourself near the entrance, where there is still daylight spilling in through the glass doors.

The restaurant comes to life.

Neon lights indicate each area of the pizzeria. The arcade machines begin their choruses of digital music. You can see the red lights of the skeeball lanes rotating, awaiting a score to be placed there. Air hockey tables and coin pushers and claw machines. A ball pit tucked into one corner. Rows of booths and tables and chairs and a large stage at the far end of the room, shielded with heavy looking drapes. Prize counters that look as if they might still have some plush versions of the mascots left in them and bins of cheap metal security badges.

Steve rejoins you, watching your reaction. There’s a certain sparkle in his eyes. He’s proud of this place. He cares for it. “What do you think?”

“It’s great.” You take a few steps forward. “Why did it close down?”

Your stepfather tucks his hands in his jean pockets. “That’s kind of a complicated story.”

“Okay. So tell me.” You eye the crane machine nearest you. There’s a yellow rabbit inside with a purple bow tie and the goofiest expression on its face. You’re instantly charmed.

“Later,” he replies, moving towards you. “Want some tokens?”

You nod.

“They’re in my pockets.”

“Which one?”

He smirks. “You’ll have to find that out for yourself.”

You start with the shirt pocket even though you can see it’s clearly empty. Reach around to slide your hands in the rear denim caches, coming up empty. Of course.

Now a slow slide into the left front. You’re still kind of ticked off at him, still feeling a bit guilty, but it’s quickly becoming buried beneath a haze of lust, your unfulfilled desires from earlier reigniting. Empty. You reach for the last pocket. The pants are on the snugger side and there’s little room even for your smaller hands. Nothing. You look up at him.

“My mistake. I guess I forget them in the office.” He’s clearly lying. You find yourself not minding much.

***

William eases into the swivel chair in the manager’s office. He hasn’t used this room in a long time. The file cabinets have been cleared of paperwork, the employee records confiscated or destroyed years ago. The police had been through here before, to interrogate him, to dust for prints and look for evidence. He’d passed the lie detector test with flying colors. They’d never found anything. Including the missing children. Even though he’d hidden them in plain sight.

You kneel down before him, your hands resting lightly on his thighs. He sees how hungry you are for him and it pleases him greatly. You’re going to need instruction for this, just like you’ve needed coaching for everything you’ve done thus far. But you were a fast learner. He has no doubt you’re going to be a good cocksucker.

He guides your hands to the fly of his jeans, sliding down in the chair a bit so his body rests at an angle. The metal teeth part quickly. You pull his erection through the flap opening at the front of his briefs.

That’s where your confidence ends. He sees you hesitate. The popsicle analogy feels so cliché, but he can’t really think of a better one. “It’s okay, baby girl. I’ll talk you through it.” His fingers comb through your hair, trying to soothe you. You lean closer between his spread thighs. “Start with licking. Get used to the feel of it. The taste. Pretend it’s a popsicle or a lollipop or…fuck.” After the first few tentative kitten licks to the sensitive underside you’d actually taken the head in your mouth, mushroom dome disappearing between those sweet pink lips. “Well, you’re a natural. That’s it, sweet girl. Mind the teeth. Suck it.” He drags a rush of air through his teeth. Your mother isn’t fond of oral sex—giving or receiving—and he’s found himself missing it tremendously. How fortunate you don’t seem to share that trait.

Gentle suction. His fingers are still in your hair. He won’t push you just yet, letting you experiment, swirling your tongue around the swollen tip, tracing the prominent veins on the shaft, sometimes letting your fingers massage the frenulum with your saliva. Fuck, does he love that.

“You like the taste of my cock, Princess?” You look up at him through your lashes and make an affirmative moan, the vibrations of that sound heightening the pleasure. “Good girl.”

Enough of this teasing, though. Time to take the training wheels off. “Take it deeper.” The hand cupping your head so tenderly becomes firmer, rougher, shoving you down the length further. You gag and the feeling of that intrusion is so fucking good, he thinks. A few more pushes and then he lets you gasp for air. A thick trail of saliva links your mouth to his cock. “You’re doing so well, baby girl. Making Daddy feel so good.”

Back down again. This time he lifts his hips so he can advance into your throat. The chair creaks and you gag again. He loves the feel of that strain around his fat prick. A few more thrusts. He’s still not entirely engulfed, but you’re doing a tremendous job. Not many women have been able to manage this well.

He grants you respite once more. You gasp for air, desperate for a fresh supply, the meager amount your flared nostrils giving you clearly insufficient. Your lashes are damp, the tears clustering them into points that radiate like stars. Your lips look swollen already. You’re covered in your own spit. He thinks you’ve never been more gorgeous than this. Pure debauchery.

“You having fun, baby girl?”

You nod.

“I told you you’d like it. After this we’ll play some games and have dinner but for now…for now…” His voice trails off as you swallow his erection again without prompting. “Fuck, baby. You’re so good at this. Your mouth was made for my cock.” Another moan around him. His fingers knot and his hips snap up. No more holding back. He feels the resistance and struggle, your throat trying to protect itself but he ignores it, fucking into your mouth deeply. The sound of it is wet, sloppy, obscene. He’s panting. You’re making sounds that he can only describe as needy, frantic, primal. You want to please him so much.

“I’m going to cum, Princess. You’re going to make me shoot. I want to see it on you.” He jerks your head back, off of his cock. “Open your mouth and stick out your tongue.” You comply, still gasping. You look positively ravaged. He lets his cock rest on the tip of your tongue, stroking his spit soaked dick until he moans and curses and his seed spills. He’s still got a fistful of your hair, holding you in place as you flinch in surprise. It’s a big load, cradled uncertainly by your tongue. He taps his cock against it so the last few drops of his release drop from the meatus, wiping off whatever remains on the corner of your mouth.

“Be a good girl and swallow it for Daddy.”

Your mouth closes and he can see you struggling around the acrid flavor as the sperm filled mixture moves over your taste buds. You look as if you want to spit or wretch but he won’t allow that, tucking his fingers under your chin and tilting your head back.

“All of it, Princess. Don’t let it go to waste.” He smears the stray bit of jizz he’d left on your lips on his thumb and shoves that inside as well. A loud gulping sound as you swallow.

“There you go. You did so good.” He bends and plants a kiss on your damp forehead. “Let’s go play and have some dinner.”

***

You sit at one of the booths in front of the stage and eat a sandwich and chips and soda, the things Steve had grabbed at the convenience store on the way to the restaurant. Your throat hurts and your lips feel swollen, still tingling from the stretch of your first blowjob.

Your stepfather clears the table and guides you to the air hockey table. Despite his earlier promise to let you win he does no such thing. He crushes you at skee ball and tops each score you earn on a half dozen of the arcade games. You think he’s probably had a lot of practice with these, maybe during slow times when the pizzeria had been open, or after hours.

He saves the crane machine for last, the one with the yellow rabbit now directly before you.

He embraces you from behind, lips beside your ear, whispering directions while you struggle to comply. The claws seem so flimsy. The joystick is stiff and won’t cooperate, ruining your aim. Another warm token is pressed into your palm. Steve lifts your skirt and slides his hand inside your panties. You’re soaked. You can barely focus on the controls of the machine when his finger massages your clit and then slips inside of you. It’s becoming easier each day. Your body surrenders more and more to the older man’s lust, dragging you through your own.

His free hand reaches around you, sliding in another token. His fingers are expert, the crane bending to his whim. He retrieves the yellow rabbit plush you’d been eyeing earlier and his finger curves inside of you. The stuffed animal drops into the prize receptacle and you achieve your little death on his finger.

Steve kills the power a while later. The restaurant goes black, slumbering once again. He holds your hand in the parking lot and through the entire ride home. You curl up beside him on the couch, your face tucked into his shoulder, the yellow rabbit tucked into the crook of your elbow.

[matthyeu]

Just had a thought and now it won’t get out do my head: What do you think an arcade date with zb1 would be like? What’s their favourite game? How’s the most competitive? Who will win you something? Who tells you to win your own things?

ARCADE DATES WITH ZB1

ft. my cursed thoughts bc i didn't have the energy to flesh stuff out

can be taken romantically or platonically bc friends can have arcade dates too

(i love having funny thoughts in between studying + reliving some cute moments looking back at prom photos for inspo so thank you for this)

favorite games:

jiwoong: he's effortlessly just good at everything to the point where he casually plays all the games when you're sitting there like ?? how

hao: over there playing guitar hero or some shit i swear like proving musical talent to the core!!

hanbin: ddr 100% you can not tell me man isn't on dance dance revolution every single moment there. you can't pull him away either. he devours it too like got everyone watching like that one kid

matthew: bro loves playing claw machines to look at cute things bc me too he just sees things and is like "ooooo" and somehow ends up at it for hours but only comes back with one thing for you (it's the thought that counts)

taerae: he's always on the coin pusher but he's so bad like idk why he plays but he loves standing there BUT he will get frustrated when they won't fall and smack it so he gets the alarm rang on him

ricky: he probably likes to play skee ball. idk why but it gives the VIBES like he would probably like how he looks cool. bc it's like the closest thing to bowling and he seems like someone who would like to look cool while bowling

gyuvin: pacman. he has tried every game and found out he is bad at them. the only thing he can go back to is pacman.

gunwook: playing streetfighter but like seriously. has my man sweating over here. please bring a towel for him.

yujin: he gives me the vibes of someone who would play those like shooting simulator whether it be jurassic park or like those ones with the zombies. and he might get jumpscared lol

most competitive: hao

doesn't really try to be but the moment you're in there challenging him, he's going at 100%

would win at like every game and you're sitting their regretting ever doubting him

though he just gives you all his points afterward so you can do whatever you want for prizes

that's the real reason he just wanted some motivation to get more points for you

wins you things: matthew, jiwoong, ricky (kinda)

we've already talked about matthew spending hours to get something for you (he's super diligent about it he will get you the thing you want even if he spends all his money)

wbk jiwoong good at it all, so no surprise he comes back with whatever you wanted (doesn't matter if its 1 or 10 he shall get them all)

so now ricky

why kinda?

well he doesn't actually win you it

he tries but then finds out that it's all a scam and nearly impossible

so he tries to bribe the employee to give it to him

ends up buying it from them for you so it's the same thing right??

tells you to win your own things: yujin, taerae

OK TAERAE IS KINDA GOOFY

he wants to but then gets frustrated that he can't bc like?? who made it so damn hard

so he tries and then almost breaks the machine so ends up telling you to do it yourself

and then we have yujin who's just just like "do it yourself" bc he doesn't wanna

but then you keep bothering him about it bc you can't win

like bro getting a lil annoyed with how badly you want something

so then he plays it

wins

but then keeps it for himself

he says it's compensation for you bothering him about it LMAO

too busy to even be near a machine: hao, hanbin, gyuvin, gunwook

well technically hao is going to get points to get you prizes but he's staying away from the machines knowing they're a scam

the other three though, they're off in their own worlds

like

they take their games very seriously (especially hanbin & gunwook)

gyuvin's just having a nice time being immersed so you don't want to bother him

[rintoshis-archived]

Hiii if your requests are open also sorry if they arent you can just completely ignore this message cause u dont have a pinned yet

But can i request platonic friendship headcanons with bachira and isagi?

Thank you in advance

─ BACHIRA ⸜ ISAGI ꒰ა ໒꒱ AEAO

HI BAE !! yes yes and sorry i don't have enough time to make my pinned post but ill for sure make one! also this request was so cute ^^ i couldn't help but think about dynamicduo when i hear them together >< anyways enjoy! . *. ⋆ warnings; nothing really, cute moments with their silly little shenanigans, intentional lower capitals ✧. word count: 475, 366

you almost felt your eardrums burst from meguru's high-pitched scream he let out in your left ear. this car ride was hell, even if there were places worse than hell, it would be crushed in the backseat with isagi and bachira. you could feel your legs cramping from the lack of space isagi's manspreading on the right side. you were inevitably squashed in between them. it didn't help when you were sitting on the hard material of the seatbelt right on your ass.

meguru and isagi's moms offered to drive you three to the arcade because the mall they were going to was awfully close to it. ''gosh.. seeing meguru go out with his friends like this.. makes my heart soft.'' yu's eyes almost water as her hands trembled on the steering wheel. ''mom, don't cry please.'' meguru told his mom, almost feeling embarrassed as his figure only sank further in the seat. you knew bachira was a talented individual and you didn't quite understand what his mom had just said.

isagi looked like he knew this feeling all too well. ''there's nothing to be embarrassed about, meguru.'' isagi's mom butt in as she turned her head to look at the three of you fighting over even just a space to breathe easily in. ''i remember isagi also never been the social butterfly like his dad was. the friends he only ever took home were the soccer team.'' i let out a small laugh as i saw the neon-lit arcade from the road. ''here should be fine, thank you so much for- meguru!'' meguru had already opened the door and dashed inside the arcade.

isagi waited for you to finish your farewells and bid his mom a quick ''goodbye, mom'' too. bachira's mom rolled down the window to give us three a small wave and drove away. meguru looked like a ticking time bomb while looking at what was inside of the arcade. people were scattered everywhere and no space wasn't filled with rainbow blinding lights that only enticed bachira further.

your almost popped out of their sockets once they landed on the bright rainbow glowing sign on top of the building. you weren't the type to go around and hang out at places and waste away the time you could use to be more productive. but since meguru and isagi kindly invited you to hang out together outside bluelock. ''c'mon, y/n! it'll be fun, promise.'' bachira grabs you by your hand and drags you inside of the building to go explore. isagi follows behind and gives you a small smile of reassurance.

''yeah, it would be more worth it to spend all your time outside of bluelock having fun, right?'' you three spot a basketball game and a bumper car area. safe to say, you three almost got kicked out 6 times already.

ㄔ    ִ  alright now onto the headcanons c:

ㄔ    ִ  bachira definitely accidentally threw a basketball at a kid once.

ㄔ    ִ  isagi helped meguru climb the machine to keep shooting the ball inside the ring to get like 1000 tickets or something 💀💀

ㄔ    ִ  isagi knows every single hack to win every prize you wanted in claw games.

ㄔ    ִ  bachira fought a kid to get to play in one of the games; ''you've been in this seat for so long, kid!'' bachira whined while watching the kid stick out his tongue to him, but he bit back by sticking out his tongue back.

ㄔ    ִ  isagi is a boss at those coin pusher machines and always manages to waste every one of your coins but ends up making the whole tower fall

ㄔ    ִ  a worker at the arcane had to hold bachira back and when i tell you they had to HOLDDD him back, i say HOLDDDDD him back.

ㄔ    ִ  like it took them 3 workers to hold him back from knocking a kid out for ruining his win streak or something.

ㄔ    ִ  you and isagi for sure always team up for those zombie gun shooting games.

ㄔ    ִ  bachira would absolutely destroy those DDR machines. (the arrow dance machine where you step on them) like you and isagi had to pry him away from the machine to go check out other games cuz he's been there for like 43 minutes.

ㄔ    ִ  like i can just imagine bachira dancing to one of those hyper-pop songs on the ddr machine.

ㄔ    ִ  you and meguru literally almost broke the wack-a-mole machine cause meguru pulled a mole out of the hole.

ㄔ    ִ  isagi is the type of kid to eat all of the cotton candy.

ㄔ    ִ  bachira definitely climbed on isagi's back while he was rollerskating. the kids were giving them the stink eye while you were literally struggling to stand on your two left feet.

ㄔ    ִ  at the end of the day, you three got kicked out for wreaking havoc in the arcade.

ㄔ    ִ  (you three got banned from it for the rest of your life.)

‧₊˚ ⋅ fusaes 2023 do not copy - a/n: send in an ask to request this with any other duo you want from blue lock c:

[doobnnoob-tf2]

What would the mercs do if they were at an arcade? (Pinball, airhockey, arcade cabinets, etc..)

this is more in a modernized arcade setting, because I think it’d just be fun  c:

Scout: he bounces back and forth between DDR and pinball, depending on what kind of stimulation he needs in that moment.  either needing to be moving around and dancing or loud noise, flashing lights, everything’s moving.  either way, he’s in his element and is having the best time

Soldier: he doesn’t know where to go first!  he starts off at the shooters, but deems them too unrealistic.  he then goes to the racing games and they’re not chaotic enough.  eventually he makes his way over to the air hockey table and challenges a kid to it.  they assume the helmet over his eyes will make this easy but by the end of the night, there’s kids lined up trying to beat him like he’s some sort of air hockey final boss.  no one succeeds

Pyro: they’re playing the claw machine games.  by the end of the night, they’ll have collected an obscene amount of toys and plushies and trinkets.  some of it are for the others on the team and are swiftly delivered to them as soon as they’re won.  one cabinet is completely cleared out by the time they all leave

Demoman: he walks over to the prize counter, sees what the biggest prize is, and then immediately goes to start earning tickets.  he doesn’t care if it’s something he wants or not, he’ll give it away to one of his teammates or some kid after.  he’s a man on a mission and that mission is to win the biggest prize they offer

Heavy: he goes to that game where you test your strength by hitting the punch ball, accidentally breaks it, and sits down once he realizes no one saw.  he’s too embarrassed to play another game after that

Engineer: no one knows how it happens.. but he winds up in the back storage area, fixing up some of the broken machines.  everyone’s excited when they’re rolled out onto the floor and hooked up, ready to go

Medic: he discovers those coin pusher games with the cards you can collect and he refuses to leave until he’s collected them all from every machine there.  he doesn’t even realize that you can turn them in for a grand prize, he just wants the cards for himself.  he hands out the extras to people who pass by, huffing because that’s not the one he needs

Sniper: he walks directly to one of the massive shooter games.  there’s a crowd of teenagers just staring in awe at his ability to clear the whole game without dying and then just grab his cup of tokens and move on to the next one to do the same

Spy: he says he wasn’t going to touch anything but he winds up finding one of the Cyclone games.  he tested it once and walked off, but as he wandered, he kept going back to “test” it again and again until finally he’s standing there, intently staring down at it and trying to figure out the trick.  he does eventually, and just carries his massive bundle of tickets over to Scout and tells him to go pick something out at the prize booth

[humorisstoredinthetits]

The Heathers + Veronica go to the Arcade

They're gaymers, get it, gay-mers

Being a small town, there isn't really that much to do in Sherwood

Besides the mall and the movie theater, the main place that people go for recreational activities is the local arcade

Yes, there somehow is still a honest-to-god arcade operating in the year 20XX

And being the incredibly irresponsible and immature people that they are, the Heathers and Veronica spend a lot of time there

It's not the biggest or best arcade out there, but it's what they have

When they arrive they head straight for the prize counter

It's the same junk you would expect at any arcade, you got your plushes, candy, Nerf guns, animal toys, etc.

They each figure out what they are aiming for and head to the token machine

Chandler used to say that they shouldn't spend that much and that they can just buy what they want on Amazon right before her gfs got 500 bucks worth of tokens each

Now she just internally sighs before also getting an absurd amount of tokens

They get so many that they bring one of those giant plastic tubs to carry all of them

They get so many, in fact, that the arcade simply does not have enough tokens to give all of them at once, and once they are done with the first batch the employees have to go and get the tokens from the machines to give back to them

They'll give out some of their tokens to the kids who are there, they really don't need all of them

Same thing with prizes, if they see that some kid is upset because they didn't get enough tickets to get what they wanted, they'll get it for them

They each have a particular style of game they gravitate towards

Veronica goes to the coin pushers

The arcade has a Spongebob, Willy Wonka and Marvel machine

She tends to go to the Willy Wonka one because even though each card individually is worth less, the complete set is worth more compared to the other two

She'll just stand in place for hours, hitting the button over and over again

She enters an almost catatonic state, hypnotized by the coins

One time Chandler came by just to check in on her and see how she was feeling, and when she tapped her on the shoulder she jumped and almost punched her

She plays it over and over and doesn't stop to play something else bc then someone might jump on and win all the cards she pushed forward

Onetime she won all of the cards out of it and when she tried to ask the employee to put more in they told her that she won all of them and that they didn't have any more to put in the machine

Then she moved on to the other two and cleaned them out as well

Duke plays games of chance

Stuff like Big Bass or that Pirate Spin Wheel one, she lives for the thrill of landing on that Big Bass Bonus

She plays them so much that she knows when the machines are about to pay out and so she'll wait, watching all of them, until she sees the signs of a pay out and rush over and get it

While she waits she'll go over to the classic cabinents, stuff like Pac-man or Galaga

Her and Chandler have a 'friendly' competition going and by friendly I mean downright vicious

If she sees that Chandler has beaten one of her high scores she will abandon all ticket-making endeavors to secure her rightful place as Queen of the Arcade

Her name on the machines is HDK and Chandler's is HCN

Speaking of Chandler, she focuses on games of skill

Stuff like Quik Drop, where you have to get all of the balls into moving cups, things where skill plays a major part in how many tickets you get

With these she can rack up a lot of tickets very quickly, her output far surpassing that of her gfs

Bc of that she feels like she can spend her time on games that don't give out tickets, like the classic arcade games

Mac isn't as ticket hungry as the others, she knows that they'll have more than enough for whatever they want to buy, so she does a little bit of everything

She is godly at Skee Ball, always landing in the 100 loop

She spends a lot of time at the claw machines, but she isn't very good at them so she usually ends up getting frustrated and walking away, before getting Chandler to come over and win whatever she was trying to get

DDR is probably her favorite, and she always drags her gfs to play with her

None of them can stand up to her might, and they usually step down breathing heavy and covered in sweat

She also holds the highest score on Pac-man, a record which Chandler and Duke have tried to beat for years but never have been able to

They usually stop around lunch time and order some food

They get two large pizzas, one for Veronica, the other for Mac and Duke to split

Chandler gets a salad bc she thinks their pizza is too greasy

Once they've spent all their tokens they put all of their tickets into the ticket eater, a process which takes close to 45 minutes to complete, and they go help the poor employee at the counter count out all of Veronica's coin pusher sets

They get an average of 200,000 tickets

They split the amount up 4 ways and each get what they want

Duke usually goes for the big expensive prizes, for example one time she was able to get a PS5

If there aren't any bigger prizes, she'll get all the nerf guns and insist upon having a nerf war when they get home

Chandler shudders at the thought of picking up nerf darts in random areas for months

One time she decided to just see how many of the 10 ticket mini army men she could get, just for fun

She ended up leaving with 5,000 of them, and they now sit in a box somewhere in her closet, just waiting for the day Duke comes up with some scheme

Mac likes going for the big stuffed animals

She has a whole collection, her room is just covered in them

Chandler tells her that she has enough and Mac says 'preposterous, you can never have too many'

She also gets the tiny animal toys

Veronica, like Duke, goes for the bigger prizes, but if they have any pokemon cards she'll get those, open them, and regret getting them because she pulled nothing

Chandler usually gives her tickets to her gfs because theres nothing she's interested in, but she occasionally gets something

One time she found this Mickey Mouse toaster that burned his face into the bread, which she thought was just fucking hilarious for some reason

She got it, expecting it to last a few weeks at most

It ended up lasting them 3 years, and they all got kinda upset when it finally stopped working

Before they leave they head into the photo booth

Chandler insists on having one normal picture and they can have two silly ones, but her gfs don't listen and always do something silly

She keeps each and every one of the photo slips

She pins them to a board in her room, and whenever she gets stressed out or angry or upset with her gfs, she goes to the board and looks at the photos and just thinks about how much she loves them, even if they can be infuriating and immature at times

[candyredterezii]

You should steal from your work when you end up quitting. For fun.

Oh please understand I already have and continue to do so.

Before my BF left he stole some of the following: - Both size 'target balls' we use for a majority of cranes if the prize is too big/heavy for the claw - A working barely used 4k Camera - A whole ass anime figure of Swimsuit Nico Robin we've had as a crane prize And - A sparkling, red orb used as an extra for one of the new arcade games we had.

There's more to the list but these are the top ones I rmbr.

Me personally I have stole a handful of prize room stuff and stuff from our 'chibi' claw machines for mostly my friends rather than me but.

Also both him and I have stole some coin pusher cards to make a full deck INCLUDING the rare, which I swiped, so in the future I can get basically 5k tickets for free. LMFAO

[radio-free-beth-sarim]

I'm currently sitting on the boardwalk in Ocean City, MD. My family has always taken vacations here, and coming here as an adult is basically just me doing all the things I used to do as a kid, but also the things I wanted to because I couldn't... I was a kid. For a long time I just couldn't afford a vacation. I was bound to my job at the cost of my health. And that led to me getting sick when I just wasn't taking care of myself. Being as sick as I was, I wasn't sure I would ever come back here. There was no guarantee I'd recover, and a good possibility I would be dead by now. So I see being here as a triumph on several fronts. I can now afford to take a vacation, and I am now healthy enough to make it here.

Often I would entertain the idea that I was actually dead, watching the world from the afterlife as it just moved on past me. I came back to a world just similar enough to be familiar but different enough to feel like I'm out of place. I felt like a space alien when I tried to swipe my debit card at the supermarket the first time and they told me to tap. And I was just like "that works?"

I told the cashier I was "gone for a while" and they gave me a strange look. I can only imagine they thought I was just out of prison. I tell people now that "I spent five years dead for tax purposes" and that usually gets either a laugh, or a stranger look than the implication I was in prison. A win for me either way.

But returning to places after the passage of such time is bittersweet no matter the circumstances, and being on the Ocean City boardwalk is a good feeling but one that carries a twinge of sadness.

Arcades have always been my happy place. From the Dundalk skateland that had a Darkstalkers machine and an MVS cabinet to Aladdin's Castle where I spent so much money playing DDR, I always felt so at home and comfortable in those spaces. So being back at the boardwalk for the first time in so long, I had to go to the arcades here. I walked along the boardwalk, and man, it's different but in all of the important ways nothing changed. The weird t-shirts. The Thrashers fries. They're selling deep fried oreos now which I am sure is delicious, but the things that would do to my intestinal tract make me cringe in horror.

I stopped at just about every arcade on the way. All of them left me disappointed that they weren't like what I remember. It's all ticket games, coin pushers, or claw machine variants. If they're actual video games they're reworked versions of old school games like frogger or space invaders, or mobile games. I don't mean to sound all boomer about this, like these kids just don't know, that's not what I am complaining about. I saw a lot of kids having a ton of fun, and it was so good to see. The laughter and joy was a delight, and being in such a place is a wonderful experience. Somewhere among those kids is someone building those core happy memories that will make them love the place like I did. Arcades are an important space where, as the great Charles Entertainment Cheese once said, a kid can be a kid. And going to an arcade makes me feel like a kid again.

But being there was also a stark reminder that I am no longer young. The arcades I remember are out of fashion. Those games are niche now. They don't make it to America often, let alone the Ocean City boardwalk. I made it to Sportland, one of the arcades I went to most frequently. I saw more of the same coin pushers and ticket machines. The place changed. Of course it had. Everything changes. But I mourned those days. In a way I was mourning my youth. I found a single neglected Tekken 3 machine and made my Person play me in a first to five. They 5-0'd me. That's how bad I am at Tekken, I got 5-0'd by someone that doesn't play fighting games. But it was fun, and they were a good sport. I also let a kid beat me in Mario Kart, so that was cool. The kid had to be like 10-12. He was happy, and that made me feel good. I won my Person a weird sonic plush, too. I had a good time! A great time! But as I walked out of Sportland with that bittersweet feeling in my chest, I looked over at Marty's Playland, THE arcade I used to spend most of my time at, and I couldn't bring myself to go in. I need it to be just the same as I remember, even though I know it isn't. I need there to be a place unchanged by time, exactly as I remember it, even if it exists only in my mind. And I know that's not reality anymore.

Maybe this is what W.B. Yeats meant when he wrote "There is no country for old men."

But I saw a kid in an Electric Wizard shirt so there is definitely hope for the future somewhere.

[laxmiree]

[CN] 5th Anniversary - Lucien (Wonderland)

⚠️ SPOILER ALERT!! ⚠️

This post contains a detailed spoiler for a story that has not been released in EN yet! Feel free to notify me if there are any mistakes in the translation~

“What about taking ten roller coaster rides first?”

“The appearance of Professor Lucien explaining while riding from the last time was so memorable, I can't help but wanting to see it again.”

~

I couldn't help but imagine what it would be like to have a gray rainbow like this in the real world….

“Maybe some things are just so unreasonable?”

“Just like the colors we see in the world now, they may have been given under "unreasonable" circumstances.”

✧ 5th Anniversary Event | Prologue | Creative Workshop | King Fuk Street | Wonderland (You’re here!) | Star Plaza  | Final Day- Heart Rain Lake | Roast! | Truth and Dare Pinball Machine | Random Event tidbits

(T/N: since every day basically follows the same routine of MC waking up in their hotel room to find Lucien not doing anything about his ‘report’ (lol), being suspicious about it, and then Lucien diverting her suspicion, for now I’ll only translate the main part of the story and add other parts (hotel room) later~)

ALSO, it’s recomended to read“creative workshop” part before this, so the ‘gift’ would make sense~

MC: This is the Wonderland in the guidebook! It's so crowded. There are long lines everywhere.

Lucien: That's because this is the place where the brain secretes "happiness".

Lucien: I don't think there will be anyone that can... resist the temptation

MC: So Professor Lucien can't refuse either?

Lucien: I should be able to. I just can't seem to say no to you.

MC: Hehe, I really understand that feeling. There's nothing you can do about it~

MC: But will there really be the gift you want here?

MC: Or do you want the gift of "happiness"?

Lucien: This clever lady guessed half right.

Lucien: As for the other half, let's take a look around, and then I'll tell you.

MC: What about taking ten roller coaster rides first?

MC: The appearance of Professor Lucien explaining while riding from the last time was so memorable, I can't help but-

MC: Wanting to see it again.

Lucien: (•́⁠ ⁠ ⁠‿⁠ ⁠•̀)

MC: Haha, I will stop teasing you. Let's go to the easy attraction first~

After playing a round of the carousel, the staff deposited some points in my "Fun Card".

I found out that the items in Wonderland can be exchanged for points.

To show my "money" that I will use to buy a gift for Lucien later, I took the initiative to pull him to play all kinds of attractions

After confirming that the roller coaster was the least frightening, I dragged him to ride a few laps.

Lucien: [chuckle] Somehow… Riding roller coasters can make people's brains secrete just the right amount of joy compared to the flaming wheel.

Once the safety rails on my chest lifted automatically, his calm commentary rang out in my ears, making me snicker as I smoothed his raised bangs.

MC: Yes, yes~ Then may I ask... where will Professor Lucien go next to continue the secretion of joy?

Lucien: I've thought of a more relaxing way, follow me.

He stretched out his ending in a mysterious way and then dragged me into an arcade - inside, the neon lights flashed rhythmically, and the joyful noise was heard everywhere.

We walked past racing games, claw cranes, and coin pushers and finally stopped at a machine at the corner.

Lucien lifted the fabric that half covered the machine and led me to sit down.

MC: This is…

As I looked around, I saw the poster next to the machine, and my eyes widened a little.

MC: Is this a coloring game? Haha, that's easy!

I immediately pressed the start button, thinking I would have more "money" in my fun card.

What happened in the next second made me dumbfounded-

The screen that lights up shows an unexpected black-and-white interface; in the center, there is a rainbow waiting to be colored.

Alongside it, dozens of color blocks are ready to fill it up, all in the same gray color.

MC: ...So what's going on here?

Lucien: Maybe if the game is too simple, it won't be easy to stimulate people's interest.

Lucien: My guess is that it was designed this way from the beginning, probably to test the player's judgment.

MC: But how to distinguish the thirty-five color blocks next to each other when they look exactly the same?

Lucien: The most intuitive method is to test each of the thirty-five color blocks one by one.

He said, casting his eyes down, and after a brief silence, his lips curved imperceptibly.

Lucien: So… There are a total of 3387917400 permutations and combinations possible.

Lucien: If we do that, we might be here for who knows how long.

After a bit of teasing, he made his own judgment.

Lucien: So it can also be concluded that this is not the path the designer wanted the player to take.

After seeing Lucien make an exclusion, I blinked my eyes in a confused manner.

MC: Since there is no good way, for the time being, let's try blindly? Maybe it will be the right one~

I put the gray color blocks into the rainbow one by one, and there was no indication that the coloring was successful.

MC: ...

It seems my crumpled face is a little unmistakable. Lucien smiled and rubbed my head.

Lucien: It seems this machine has a set of rules.

MC: Huhu, can you give me a hint? I have no clue at this point…

Lucien was silent for a moment, raised his hand, and put the color block into the cloud next to the rainbow without thinking.

Lucien: What if I said… They don't really care what color they actually are.

MC: Really?

I couldn't help but imagine what it would be like to have a gray rainbow like this in the real world….

(...haha yeah, very funny PG 😭)

MC: But wouldn't that be a bit strange and feel out of line with the objective facts?

Lucien: Maybe some things are just so unreasonable?

Lucien: Just like the colors we see in the world now, they may have been given under "unreasonable" circumstances.

Listen to what Lucien said casually. I think I finally got it and suddenly had an idea.

MC: I see. Since this is a coloring game, gray is also one of the colors!

MC: So it doesn't matter what color it ends up being. What's important is that we fill the picture with something.

I said I was eager to try, but all the rainbows and clouds on the canvas had already been filled, and there was no space left.

MC: This… Can you undo it?

I tentatively poked at the color block on the screen, but the canvas moved a little bit along with my finger.

MC: The canvas is movable?

Lucien: There is a "trick" in this game, making us only pay attention to the rainbow at the beginning.

Lucien: But simply by looking elsewhere-

As he said that, he dragged the canvas, and as he did so, cities, mountains, and streams began to appear on the canvas at different distances….

Lucien: By doing so, we have gained access to the world and the landscape.

MC: Haha, since there are so many places to fill, let's just fill everything up~

After that, I dragged Lucien to fill up the color blocks as he wished. When the whole canvas was filled up-

The picture turns into color in a flash.

The river turns orange-red like the sun, the mountains turn pink like cherry blossoms, and the woods turn purple-red from the afterglow.

The "world" in front of me is very absurd, but it is gorgeous.

At this time, Lucien took out the park's point card from my pocket and inserted it into the card slot on the side.

After he pressed some buttons, there was a slight chime from the machine, and our finished canvas got printed out.

Lucien held it in his hand, and there were shallow ripples in his narrow eyes.

Lucien: I really like this "belated" gift.

I was stunned for a moment and smiled as I fit snugly into him.

MC: I'm also very satisfied to give you this special gift.

MC: And I can't believe that the world is quite lovely with our choice to follow our hearts' desires~

MC: Lucien, do you think there will really be concrete-colored clouds, pink mountains, and purple trees in this world?

 Lucien: There will be.

His voice is very soft, but his tone is full of certainty and seriousness.

Lucien: Maybe in that world, there are many rules that we are familiar with that were broken and formed into new rules.

[jennymartinez123]

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[cadavertrolls]

Beanie has the sheep ability to headbutt damn near anything and not be really phased by it

He frequently headbutts vending machines and those coin pusher games in arcades. He's broken car windows just to spite people and regular windows too.

Skull of STEEL

[musekicker]

Just a fun little drabble with Johnny, Nooshy, and Mason interacting.

The arcade was located on a busy street next to a cupcake bakery on one side and a toy store on the other. A honestly great set up for any kid or those who just enjoyed fun things in life. Though animals of all ages went to the arcade too of course.

Yes, it had seen better days and was not as big as it used to be. But it was still there. Hopefully that would be the case for more time to come.

But that wasn't what the trio who approached the place were thinking now. Johnny was the one who brought Mason and Nooshy to the place. He looked at the sign. It's various colors of red, blue, green, yellow, and orange, all those colors in giant dots and the letters of the arcade name in red and yellow, were muted by age. But even so, it still brought back fond memories for Johnny. It still made him smile at the sight of it.

"I liked to come here and waste time on the skee ball machine." Johnny said. "Just hadn't had a lot of time to get back here since joining the theater. So it's nice to get to visit."

Nooshy went ahead of Johnny and Mason, having already spotted some games from interest through the windows.

"I'm interested to see what games this place has." Nooshy said.

"Me too." Mason said. "There wasn't even a arcade in the town I grew up in."

"Then this will be a fun experience for you I hope." Johnny said.

The inside of the arcade looked a bit more kept up then the sign outside the arcade suggested. Walls were more newly painted, white with red lines and with images of items that one would find in a arcade. Game tokens, tickets. These items had fun little expressions painted on them. 

Currently there were a couple of families and a small group of teenagers sharing the arcade with them. There was a air of ease and fun that was soothing.

Another look around the arcade showed more games that were on the newer side of things. Some of them were shooter type games, a few coin pushers, and various others. So many possibilities of games they could play. Instead of rushing right to a game on first sight, Mason and Nooshy were walking around the arcade to take in the various games and decide which they would like to place first. 

Mason was looking at a target shooting game, the carnival style targets on a video screen. Something about the fun music and the bright colors from the game was drawing him in. 

On Johnny's side of things, he was trying to avoid going right to the skee ball machine. As much as he loved that game he did want to see what new games had been installed since his last time here.

Nooshy was still roaming the arcade, looking for that just right game to start with. Then Nooshy suddenly stopped, and took a few steps back. Looking right down the aisle of games she nearly passed confirmed what she thought she had saw. She then gasped and jumped on her heels in place.

"Look, look ,look!" Nooshy cried.

Mason and Johnny heard her call out and wandered over towards her. Then she grabbed the arm of the nearest friend, that happened to be Mason. Nooshy pulled Mason down the aisle to the game that had caught her eye.

The game was not like the arcade cabinet games. It did have a screen element to it. But the main component to this game seemed to be the two pads on the floor in front of the screen. Mason could see blue and yellow arrows in various directions on the pads.

"They have a Step Step! Dance Dance! machine here." Nooshy said.

Mason was looking at the machine like it was something that completely perplexed him.

"I have not seen this game before." Mason said.

Johnny by now caught up to Nooshy and Maosn. He glanced at the machine.

"I've seen it, but I've never tried it." Johnny said.

Nooshy gasped as if the two had just admitted that they had stolen from orphans.

"That's it. I must show you both the wonders of Step Step! Dance Dance!" Nooshy said.

She ran up to the machine then turned to face Mason and Johnny once more.

"Who wants to play against me first?' Nooshy asked.

Mason hesitated in answering, looking unsure. Johnny picked up on that.

"I'll go first if you don't mind, Mason." Johnny said.

Mason nodded.

"I don't mind at all. I can watch you both and understand how this game works better." Mason said.

With that decided, Johnny took his place on his dance pad. Nooshy was already on hers and was choosing the two player option. Nooshy was also the one who chose the level and the song. She had chose the beginner setting even though clearly she was much more well versed with the game and though Johnny also was a great dancer too at this point. 

Sometimes real life skill didn't translate immediately to a game. And a game had it's own rules to learn before being able to really excel at it. So beginner it was.

The game begin, with a cute voice from the game telling them to "Dance!". 

Images on the screen were many and bright, a back ground of cute characters behind the arrows coming down the screen that had to be matched on the dance pad. It could get over whelming very quick to some people. And Johnny was a little apprehensive at first. But once Johnny had a better idea of where the arrows were placed and the beat of the music, he was starting to catch up a bit to Nooshy's score. Though by the end of the song he did not quite gotten to the point where he could beat her.

"I want to try that again." Johnny said. "If that's okay

"You can take another turn." Mason said. "I'm honestly still getting the rules of this game down."

"Okay then, round two it looks like." Nooshy said.

And round two was on. This time Johnny was doing good right out of the gate, keeping up with Nooshy and time to time his score going over hers. But each time that happened it did not last long. And in the end Nooshy won once more.

"My reign stills stands!" Nooshy cried.

"Yes it does." Johnny said with a small laugh. "I have to admit it, you are the queen of this game." 

Mason, still leaning against one of the arcade cabinets spoke up once Nooshy was done celebrating. 

"I think I'm getting a better idea of how this game works now." Mason said.

"Great! Let's do this then." Nooshy said.

Mason stepped towards the game, looking ninety percent sure of himself with a ten percent allowance for performance anxiety that he so rarely got considering his job. But it did happen a bit time to time. Even then, Mason took his spot before the machine and readied himself for the surge of music and the images of arrows that were soon to appear on the screen.

Nooshy chose the game difficulty as easy again, and the same level as she had played with Johnny. And then the game was started. Because he had been watching long enough he did have a small idea of what to do. Though watching and doing were two different things.

As his rhythm got better and he started to get more arrows. Mason started smiling more and looked less like he was just trying to keep up.

"Now you're getting it!" Nooshy cried.

"I'm going to beat both your scores." Mason said.

A playful, empty boast. Mason knew that as did the other two. He was just laughing along with Nooshy and Johnny.

The results by the end of the song were the same as both rounds with Johnny.

"Dang! You win again." Mason said, admitting defeat.

Nooshy whooped, startling some other the other animals in the arcade.

"Undefeated!" she cried.

"I didn't even beat Johnny's high score I think." Mason said.

"You got close though." Johnny noted.

"I will consider that a win." Mason said.

Now that the game was done with and Nooshy had a moment, she was now understanding that she was getting a bit tired. 

"I think I need a short rest." Nooshy said.

"Well yeah, you danced three rounds in a row." Mason said.

"No regrets." Nooshy said. "But I am going to hit the snack bar for a drink." 

"After that, who wants to go up against the skee ball champ?" Johnny asked.

"Oh, so you're the champ when it comes to skee ball now?" Nooshy asked with a grin.

Johnny crossed his arms, still grinning.

"There isn't a high score screen for it. You can't prove that I'm not." Johnny said.

Mason grinned back and also crossed his arms, matching Johnny's body language.

"True. But one of use could dethrone you either way." Mason said.

"Only one way to find out." Johnny said.

[redolentgrove]

Lunch @ Loki: LUNCH!!! (Translation: MY FRIEND! You made it! And you brought along more friends, too!!) Lunch looks like he’s trying to get Loki to pick him up! (Will you play the coin pusher game with me, please? That’s my favorite!)

Loki had just split from her group and gone toward the arcade when she heard a very familiar cry. “LUNCH!!!” came the voice from below, an unmistakeable sound that immediately drew the taur’s attention. There he was, the birthday boy himself. She reached into her saddlebags, pulling out what appeared to be a small lei, only made with paper cutouts shaped like Minecraft diamonds. Had to keep the theme, after all.

“Lunch!!!” Loki replied, much less loudly than the bird’s voice. “Hello, sweetheart; happy birthday!! You’ve picked a fantastic spot to have your party!” She watched the Zapdos’ motions, gently lowering herself downward, placing the lei around his neck and wrapping her arms around him. She gave him a warm, firm hug, then lifted him into the air, making sure to support his feet so he wouldn’t sag in her grasp. She then rose back to her full height, giving his chin a couple of quick scritches with her left hand and rumbling happily.

“You want the coin pusher, you said? I’d love to play that with you! There’s just something special about watching them drop and line up just right…” She walked over toward the coin pusher machines with Lunch in tow, her tail swaying in anticipation. “Who knows, birthday boy… maybe you’ll be extra lucky with it today! C’mon; let’s go win you a whole ton of tickets…”

(( @askvekpa ))

[suicideenthusiast]

Tipping Point is a British quiz show that aired on ITV since 2 July 2012, the programme is presented by Ben Shephard and features three players (four players in Series 1–11) answering questions on the subject of general knowledge in order to win counters, which they use on a large coin pusher arcade-style machine, that represent (mainly) cash prizes.[3][4]The machine consists of two shelves filled with flat circular counters; the upper shelf slowly extends and retracts, whilst the lower one is stationary. The rear face of the machine is divided into four drop zones, each of which contains a pegboard similar to those found in pachinko machines. Contestants answer questions to win counters, then choose a drop zone and press their buzzer to release one counter at a time into that zone. The goal is to have the counters land flat on the upper shelf so that its retraction will cause them to push other counters over its front edge, leading them in turn to push still others off the lower shelf and into a collection trough referred to as the "win zone". Contestants win £50 for each counter that drops into the win zone during their turn. Any counters that bounce out of the machine and land on either the floor or the lip of the win zone during a turn are still credited toward that contestant's score.Only the winner at the end has a chance to take home any money; the others leave with nothing except any non-cash prizes they may have won during the game.[5]

-meow

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