When is the next issue whatever of Itbox due?

cool · Post by **cool** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:49 pm

why is the paragon the most loved game---- my tip is to get a deal with the manufacturers of indego as its the best looking machine out there and smaller than other swp's (except fatbox slim) with a good selection of games and good screen definition and response. paragon will have their day then indego's will rule!!!!!!!!!!!

starleisure · Post by **starleisure** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:58 pm

The paragon kinda became top dog mainly on reliabilty and games and from then just ran off with the lead, i agree the indego looks great but still has a few issues with breakins as the machines top door is plastic and the hinges break very quick, as far as games ind:e ( bellfruit ) noticed they needed to up the anti and have now spend out money on the rights to better games making them on par with the paragon but the cost is still cheaper to get a new paragon pro or TT than it is a new indego.

Same happened years ago to megatouch, there were 3 main contenders and the one who invested in the best games 1st one, hence you dont see many photoplays or touchmasters anymore coz they kinda lost the games war

wires74 · Post by **wires74** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:10 am

paragons are piss poor when it comes to paying out no way of proving you
have won anything when there is a fault ie when nothing comes out which has happened to me on a number of occasions very unfair trading standards ought to be informed

starleisure · Post by **starleisure** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:14 am

Well tbh the paragon has in its test menu and collector menu got last bank, last win and last note entrys.

I would really put that problem down with an error on the company fault on not being able to use the equipment fully mate.

If that was one of my machines you would have got your money back 100% unless i could prove the machine was fault free

grecian · Post by **grecian** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:57 am

Well, I for one think it's a pity if it's true that Paragon is the landlords' favourite at the moment - it's been number four of the big four for me for a fair while now, and even with the new menu I don't think I'd raise it from that position. That said, I'm aware that a number of very good players continue to focus on and do very well on Paragons, so I think the old adage that "each to his or her own" is as appropriate here as anywhere.

donttellhimpike · Post by **donttellhimpike** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:34 pm

Got to concur with Wires74 about the "claiming non payouts on paragons" as am awaiting two non-pays at present that i imagine i'm never going to see.

I think i left a note elsewhere, probably under the "scams on paragon" post, that the machine seems to freeze if screen tapped too quickly on returning to main menu.

I have experienced no further payout problems with paragons since counting to 5 after returning to the main menu from a winning game and then collecting!!

It is certainly more reliable than Itbox, which still, I find, tends to retain the odd coin or require a gentle nudge to free the required nugget!!

all the best guys,

lovely weather for pikes

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:57 pm

I agree that the ItBox probably has the lowest 'power' behind it. Although I often use this to my benefit, particularly on Bullseye. The 'frame by frame' movement of the aiming reticule on Bully's Prize Board makes achieving the 101 simple. I struggle with the smoother Paragons.

Although having said that, it's almost embarrasing how 386 it looks, compared to what even a basic entry level PC can do nowadays...

BigEd · Post by **BigEd** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:21 pm

Just been to a couple of Itboxs, and Texas Holdem is gone. The menu has no release number that I can find. I last saw these with issue 54, which was some time ago.

Has the game gone?
My Nokia N95 8gb, and then some, was paid for by this game. £50 was easily doable (if the money was there). Just watch out for it skipping cards.

Click, bang, flash, what a photograph....

Not so happy days now though...

dmac · Post by **dmac** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:05 pm

Properpro · Post by **Properpro** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:59 pm

dmac wrote:Anyone else noticed that itboxes are disappearing from non-wetherspoons?

Yes that's why I'm home early.

grecian · Post by **grecian** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:19 pm

Not noticed that phenomenon so far; due to pressures of work I've only been playing in the five or six ItBoxes near my work of late but none of those have gone so far. Worrying if true though.

wires74 · Post by **wires74** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:27 pm

Just wondering if anybody has heard what LL plan to do with ITBOX ?

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:45 pm

One near me that I have not played before had nearest the pin and a prize jigsaw thingy- might be a test unit though

grecian · Post by **grecian** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:59 pm

I've not been playing that much as have been too busy at work, but I've still only seen a few instances of ItBox replacement by Paragons - and both of those were in pubs I'd not visited for six months or so, so might not have been related to recent turbulent events for INGG.

donttellhimpike · Post by **donttellhimpike** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:48 pm

Was in a pub (surprise, surprise!) earlier in the week which still had its itbox, yet also had a turned off paragon sat next to it as if waiting to jump into its grave!!

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