i ran into davids stainer and brewis the other day.
recognised stainer (http://www.quizplayers.com/w/QP avid_Stainer) from university challenge & countdown, a bit of amateur sleuthing discovered that he also had 64k from tarrant. i didn't know who brewis was until checking through the above site.
i have a lot of respect for knowers as opposed to learners and these guys did very nicely from the gamesnet. i wasn't watching them per se as i was avec oiseau but they didn't bother cupping the coins on payout and there was a fair old clattering in the tray.
I'm just amazed any Gamesnet machine managed to make a clatter. Since half of the money would still be stuck up the chute, they must have won a helluva lot
Stupid punters. Telly all the week, screw the wife Saturday
I've always thought from the earliest days that machines make an additional sound as the money leaves the tubes/hoppers (not sure which of those is the correct term), as well as the sound actually made by the coins falling onto the bottom of the payout tray. Moreover being a cynical old soul I've always thought that some cabinets deliberately make an extra sound as coins come out in order, I assumed, to draw the attention of the dodgier landlords/arcade owners to the payout taking place. The old standalone Millionaire cabinet was particularly bad for this I recall. It may be that I am wrong on this and that the different sounds are simply due to the varying mechanical designs used but it has always been one reason why I like a bit of background noise/music.
The large oval Gamesnets are about the quietest for this ironically, although the separate sound of one being punched when the Red Screen of Death has appeared is another factor to be considered...
Certainly a few years back (pre-multi-cabinets) most machines made a whirring noise when paying out sums in addition to the actual noise of the physical movement of money into the tray - at university I recall we called it "chugging" (rather sadly). I'm not sure I've noticed this phenomenon on the current generation of ItBoxes, GamesNets etc. but I could just be being obtuse. I suspect Nil Satis could be right in his suspicion that the reason is to alert publicans etc. to the payout taking place even if "cupping" is occurring.
Personally I never cup and have never been challenged about a win, so once again I would say it's all about buying drinks, not being a cóck etc. rather than trying to hide what you've won from all concerned.
avid_Stainer) from university challenge & countdown, a bit of amateur sleuthing discovered that he also had 64k from tarrant. i didn't know who brewis was until checking through the above site.
