, hangman 2 
and one or two others. i think it even predates word up.
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Istenem
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my working men's club has just taken delivery of a quiz machine. it is one of those ugly gamepack terminals with the convex screen (the purple ones which used to house standalone wwtbam). winning lines will soon pay for my year's membership but the other titles are also a blast from the past, it has that shocking coronation street game with cats and "ask Kens", cluedo v-01, the battleships game with cartoon pirates, TWL , hangman 2 and one or two others.
i think it even predates word up.
, hangman 2 and one or two others. i think it even predates word up.
nobody ever wins on those things.
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A pub I know in Preston has been a veritable goldmine of interesting old machines down the years. As recently as the last year or so they had a standalone Hangman machine and (for a brief time) a standalone Coronation Street machine - the same game you mention. By those standards they have becoming a bit boring and conventional recently but are still as far as I can recall the only pub I know with FOUR quiz machines - two old Gameboxes, a KUDOS and a current Paragon. They also have a snazzy 'modern' take on the old fairground arcade Coin Drop machines, a few fruit machines, of which one (Jackpoteers) is several years old, and a few other bits and pieces as well. If Aladdin played machines, I think he'd have to move to Preston...
He already has!
something actually funny happened at a chuckle brothers pantomime see below.Surely the particants should be congratulated on doing a lot of lamping?
Horrified members of a Preston pantomime audience, including young children, looked on as a thug headbutted a security guard who told him not to light up.
A large group of excited panto goers were queuing to see the Chuckle Brothers in the Aladdin pantomime show at the Guild Hall, Preston, when witnesses described a "huge fight" which suddenly broke out.
Police attended an incident at 6.55pm on Wednesday following reports of an assault at the Guild Hall, where a staff member was headbutted by another man after he was asked to leave.
Witnesses describe him being forcibly removed from the building following an attack before he charged back in.
They are searching for a man and a woman in connection with the incident.
Denise Reed, 30, of Cowley Road, Ribbleton, allowed her two children Shawn, six, and Tiffany, nine, to go the show with a nephew as part of their Christmas present.
She said: "There was a big build up and they were giddy - it was like Christmas Day."
But Miss Reed said her children were so disturbed after witnessing a fight while, they had to leave 20 minutes into the show.
She said: "They could not settle, Shawn kept saying, "are they going to hit me" so they came home.
"They were very upset."
Tiffany, a pupil at Greenlands Community Primary School, on Downay Road, Ribbleton, Preston said: "I was really scared.
"There was a big queue to go in then next thing there was a guy flying out the door and he raced back in.
"I was really looking forward to the show."
Another witness said: "As we were handing our tickets to go in what looked like a member of staff and another man were fighting.
"It broke out suddenly so there was no where we could go - it was a proper fight and one of the men was was bloody.
"Quite a few other parents were there with their children and a few of the kids were crying."
Chris Haylett, general manager of Preston Guildhall said: "The Guildhall is a safe place and it was an isolated incident.
"This is the first time it has happened and I would like to reassure our customers.
"We have apologised to customers who have complained to us."
A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said: "We are investigating an assault on a member of the Guild Hall staff.
"Anybody with information should contact PC Walker on 01772 203203 or call Crimestoppers."
The police are looking for a man about 50 years of age, with short grey hair, wearing a black hip length leather jacket with black trousers.
They are also looking for a lady who was with him.
She was wearing a blazer, red blouse and a grey skirt.
something actually funny happened at a chuckle brothers pantomime see below.Surely the particants should be congratulated on doing a lot of lamping?
Horrified members of a Preston pantomime audience, including young children, looked on as a thug headbutted a security guard who told him not to light up.
A large group of excited panto goers were queuing to see the Chuckle Brothers in the Aladdin pantomime show at the Guild Hall, Preston, when witnesses described a "huge fight" which suddenly broke out.
Police attended an incident at 6.55pm on Wednesday following reports of an assault at the Guild Hall, where a staff member was headbutted by another man after he was asked to leave.
Witnesses describe him being forcibly removed from the building following an attack before he charged back in.
They are searching for a man and a woman in connection with the incident.
Denise Reed, 30, of Cowley Road, Ribbleton, allowed her two children Shawn, six, and Tiffany, nine, to go the show with a nephew as part of their Christmas present.
She said: "There was a big build up and they were giddy - it was like Christmas Day."
But Miss Reed said her children were so disturbed after witnessing a fight while, they had to leave 20 minutes into the show.
She said: "They could not settle, Shawn kept saying, "are they going to hit me" so they came home.
"They were very upset."
Tiffany, a pupil at Greenlands Community Primary School, on Downay Road, Ribbleton, Preston said: "I was really scared.
"There was a big queue to go in then next thing there was a guy flying out the door and he raced back in.
"I was really looking forward to the show."
Another witness said: "As we were handing our tickets to go in what looked like a member of staff and another man were fighting.
"It broke out suddenly so there was no where we could go - it was a proper fight and one of the men was was bloody.
"Quite a few other parents were there with their children and a few of the kids were crying."
Chris Haylett, general manager of Preston Guildhall said: "The Guildhall is a safe place and it was an isolated incident.
"This is the first time it has happened and I would like to reassure our customers.
"We have apologised to customers who have complained to us."
A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said: "We are investigating an assault on a member of the Guild Hall staff.
"Anybody with information should contact PC Walker on 01772 203203 or call Crimestoppers."
The police are looking for a man about 50 years of age, with short grey hair, wearing a black hip length leather jacket with black trousers.
They are also looking for a lady who was with him.
She was wearing a blazer, red blouse and a grey skirt.