did connect four kill the titbox?

fotherz · Post by **fotherz** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:46 pm

50p profit over and over and over and....

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:48 pm

Nope, much quicker than that.

betchrider · Post by **betchrider** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 4:56 am

Was a lovely game and was very privaleged to have a decent run on these. Although not as privaleged as some who had a better run!

whiteswan · Post by **whiteswan** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 6:32 am

re the connect 4's.............it became obvious there was an easy £4 or £6 win to be had every time on these.........everybody seemed to know the "trick"

Thats the beauty of the internet.

A quick google brings up the solution.

It wont be long before quiz machine question banks appear online...somewhere.

Dave

cool · Post by **cool** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:15 am

'It wont be long before quiz machine question banks appear online...somewhere'

Funny how players think that the key to pot loads of money is being provided with the question banks.It may help a little but the way to riches is to play a little and often gradually acquiring the knowledge.A large dump of questions is only going to help the pro memory men,savants and the writer of the questions such as Brewis 'and his tart' that Quizmaster put so eloquently,at least for him........

cool · Post by **cool** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:19 am

the fact is people who have a full on swp addiction or made swp playing a vocation depending on which way you look at it have one major advantage over the rest of you (particularly those with children) and thats time.......

whiteswan · Post by **whiteswan** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:40 am

I had not seen this article before

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ma ... 52988.html

Dave

cool · Post by **cool** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 8:43 am

Dave why do you have to bring me up again with the morning advertiser feature? It doesnt bother me about my photo appearing again to the landlord community but it does incur the wrath of fruit chatters! And yes it was ME who approached the MA.My logic was that the story would show up the pub in question and the majority of hardworking fairminded publicans would support me.I was proved correct.

read the feature about the midland player before.Apart from the fact its ancient the guy had obviously a screw loose having to wear wigs, having a driver (less profit), considering moving ('too hot') and appearing to claim dole (DSS interested in winnings) so either being a sponger , greedy or not having the ability to be a pro.Interested to see how he would get on now.

whiteswan · Post by **whiteswan** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 8:57 am

I did not know who it was to be honest............I will remove it now - sorry for any offence caused.

Dave

QuizMaster · Post by **QuizMaster** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:24 am

whiteswan wrote:
It wont be long before quiz machine question banks appear online...somewhere.

Dave

I've got a dictionary on my shelf. Doesn't mean I know what every word in the English language means

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:28 am

Heh, I read that article and wondered why it didn't sound quite right... ...and then noticed that it was written in April 1993!

Properpro · Post by **Properpro** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 10:35 am

whiteswan wrote:It wont be long before quiz machine question banks appear online...somewhere.Dave

This has already happened at least once and over two years ago, seems strange such information never made it to Fruitchat!!!!

quizard · Post by **quizard** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 10:58 am

I remember reading the article at the time. In my experience players who courted this sort of publicy were usually fringe players who craved some sort of public or peer group recognition. Anyone who was making a grand a week (as people were at that time) wouldn't deliberatly draw attention to themselves if they had any sense. Such stories on TV or newspapers always caused a minor backlash.

The story itself is largely bollocks -- I would have thought the one way that was guarenteed to attract attenion to yourself would be to go in pub wearing a wig

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QuizMaster · Post by **QuizMaster** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:19 am

quizard wrote: The story itself is largely bollocks -- I would have thought the one way that was guarenteed to attract attenion to yourself would be to go in pub wearing a wig .

Ohh I dunno. Wearing running shorts and carrying a herbal tea bag around is a pretty good way as well

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:24 am

What is all this tea-bag debate on here recently?