February 2016
In This Section
- Introduction to ‘Frank’s Ranks’ – the Trifecta of Spreadsheets
- Hottest Games. The AEM/Alpha Team Gives a Thumbs Up to the following New Test Games and Old Work Horses based on their revenues during the month of February 2016
- TRR’s March 2016 Picks for ‘The Top 3 New Games You Must Have’
- Ranking & Revenues of 18 Merchandise Games & Prizes in Each Bay
- Top 61 Redemption-Merchandiser-Video-Novelty Games Combined February 2016
- Test Games Spreadsheet Report February 2016
- Ranking of 18 MERCHANDISERS at Test Location #1 & Prizes in Each Bay
- Prizes Used by Alpha-Omega Amusements in Merchandisers February 2016
Top 61 Ranked Revenue Generating Games Combined List & Test Games Spreadsheet Covering 4 Test Locations
Introduction to ‘Frank’s Ranks’ – the Trifecta of Spreadsheets
Here’s the Ticket!
The Top 61 Redemption & Merchandiser Combined List is put together from actual collections from games owned and operated by Alpha-Omega Amusements at FOUR of our contracted revenue-share centers in different areas of the U.S. The data is exactly as it is recorded by our staff and the FEC’s, so I know that the data is correct and is not changed in any way. The purpose of the List is for you to see where your current games place or rank and see where other games that you do not have would rank in your facility. It is also easy to pick out trends and stay on top of your game.
Hottest Games. The AEM/Alpha Team Gives a Thumbs Up to the following New Test Games and Old Work Horses based on their revenues during the month of February 2016:
- Wizard of Oz 6 Pl Pusher (Elaut) Ranking #1 Combined-In a class by itself.
- Monster Drop Extreme (Benchmark) Ranking #2 Combined.
- Big Bass Wheel Dlx. Linked (Bay-Tek) Ranking #2 Combined (when two units’ revenues are added together).
- Knock It Off Rotary-Prototype of Tower of Tickets (Elaut/Bay-Tek) Ranking #3 Combined, #1 Merchandiser.
- Mega Triple Crane (Elaut) Ranking #4 Combined, #2 Merchandiser.
- Fishbowl Frenzy Linked (Team Play) Ranking #6 (when two units’ revenues are added together).
- Ticket Monster (Bay-Tek) Ranking #7 Combined.
- Sponge Bob Pineapple Arcade (Andamiro) Ranking #9 Combined.
- Angry Birds (ICE) Ranking #12 Combined.
- Ticket Candy Crane- Prototype of Tickets! Tickets! Tickets! (Coast to Coast/Alpha-Omega Sales) Ranking #8 Combined, # Merchandiser.
- Ticket Time Crane (Smart Industries) Ranked #1 Merchandiser in our Southern State Test Location.
- Circus Ball Drop (Andamiro) Ranked High in our Southern State Test Location.
TRR’s March 2016 Picks for ‘The Top 3 New Games You Must Have’
- SpongeBob Pineapple Arcade
- Angry Birds
- Ticket Time Crane or Tickets! Tickets! Tickets! Crane or Fun Zone Crane or Tower of Tickets Rotary
Update 3-1-16: Ghostbusters (ICE) and Sweepers (Benchmark) were both set up on 2-24-12 and TRR-FEC was not able to incorporate these game’s revenues into the February averages:
Ranking & Revenues of 18 Merchandise Games & Prizes in Each Bay
Winning Tickets is still important to our players. Going ‘ticketless’ may be less work but it also equates to less revenue.
Merchandisers is the 2nd highest revenue category in our industry, currently making up 20% of our company’s total revenues and 25% of total revenues in our Test Location #1. A significant amount of the merchandiser revenues come from having ticket bundles as prizes. Note that we have ‘tickets’ in 8 of the 18 merchandisers. You can imagine how much higher the revenues of the Knock It Off Rotary and Ticket Candy Crane would be if ticket bundles/rolls were not used in the other 6 merchandiser games? There is a lot of competition and a lot of fun in winning bunches of tickets.
The Return on Investment (ROI) of these merchandisers is through the roof and therefore are our best profit centers. The ROI of our Ticket Candy Crane for 2015 was 7500%. The ROI of our Knock It Off Rotary for 2015 was 5000%. Both ROI’s are actually much higher, perhaps even double. I used $1000 as the value of the Ticket Candy Crane and it is much closer to $500 as it is a very old Smart Candy Crane that we made some adjustments to. I used $3000 as the value of our 10+-year-old Knock It Off Rotary and that value is more likely $1000 or less, but be assured that I have no intentions of ever selling it. Both games should go to the Amusement Game Hall of Fame!
Mega Triple Crane-Rank #4 Combined and #2 Merchandiser. The highest grossing bay is the bay with ticket bundles. The ticket bundle bay ($1726) was 40% higher than Treasure Check Bay ($1229) and 88% higher than the Hoberman Sphere bay ($918).
Mighty Mini Rotary (Children). How many of our TRR readers have a Mighty Mini that earns $845 on a peak week and $375 on an average week? My guess is that a large majority of Mighty Mini’s out there in FECs and on the Street are grossing closer to $50/week and perhaps as high as $75/week. That is what my Mighty Mini’s grossed before we spent the time learning how to best add ticket bundles to the Puffers (65 cents each) and small toy mix (25 cents average cost) so we would have a 15%-20% win %.
Apple Face Place Photo Booth-Rank #26 Combined—Don’t forget that this is really a merchandiser, although a very special kind and well-deserved to also be in the workhorse game category. Perhaps we will find a way to award tickets if users can perform some skill functions while they are taking their pictures. Hint Hint Allen. Then we could also add this machine to the redemption category as well.
Top 61 Redemption-Merchandiser-Video-Novelty Games Combined February 2016
Test Location #1 – 61 Games Total
Apple Photo Booth-Air Hockey (ICE)-Typhoon Video (Trio-Tech) are Included
Special Games to Keep Track Of
Newest Games are Highlighted in Yellow
Rank # | Top 61 Combined ALL Games | Merchandise Dispensing | Rank # | Linked Game Rank |
1 | Wizard of Oz 6 Pl | |||
2 | Monster Drop Extreme (99,999 Jackpot) | |||
3 | Knock It Off Rotary 4 Pl w/Ticket Rolls | Knock It Off Rotary | 1 | |
4 | Mega Triple Crane-1 Bay Ticket Bundles | Mega Triple Crane | 2 | |
5 | Big Bass Wheel #2 Linked-5000 Jackpot | #2 | ||
6 | Big Bass Wheel #1 Linked-5000 Jackpot | |||
7 | Ticket Monster-Bonus 1000 increments | |||
8 | Candy Crane w/Ticket Bundles 100 & 150 | Candy Crane w/Ticket Bundles | 3 | |
9 | SpongeBob Pineapple Arcade 2 Pl | |||
10 | Mega Stacker | Mega Stacker | 4 | |
11 | Spin N Win 6′ Dia. | |||
12 | Angry Birds | |||
13 | Big Choice Crane 2 Pl | Big Choice Crane 2 Pl | 5 | |
14 | Monster Crane | Monster Crane | 6 | |
15 | Fishbowl Frenzy B Linked-15,000 Jackpot | #6 | ||
16 | Whack N Win-High Bonus 800 | |||
17 | Snow Down 2 Pl-High Bonus 2500 | |||
18 | Fishbowl Frenzy A Linked-15,000 Jackpot | |||
19 | Giga Crane 1 Pl | Giga Crane 1 Pl | 7 | |
20 | Grand Piano Keys 2 Pl | |||
21 | Down the Clown #1-Llinked-Bonus | #11 | ||
22 | Spaceballz 1 Pl-Max Bonus 1050 | |||
23 | Down the Clown #2-Linked-Bonus | |||
24 | Harpoon Lagoon 4 Pl | |||
25 | Quick Drop-Bonus 500-1000 Max | |||
26 | Photo Booth Face Place Saphire | |||
27 | Crossy Road | |||
28 | Deal Or No Deal Dlx w/Seat | |||
29 | Ocean Pearl 1 Pl | |||
30 | Crank It Revolution 2Pl | |||
31 | Gold Fishing-High Bonus 1000 | |||
32 | Treasure Quest-High Bonus 1000 | |||
33 | Magic Shot (Replaced iCube) | Magic Shot (Replaced I-Cube) | 8 | |
34 | Black Hole | |||
35 | Milk Jug #1 | |||
36 | Snaky Tickets | |||
37 | Golden Empire | |||
38 | Mega Double Crane | Mega Double Crane | 9 | |
39 | Key Catcher #1 w/Ticket Strips | Key Catcher #1 w/Ticket Strips | 10 | |
40 | Color Match | Color Match | 11 | |
41 | Mighty Mini Rotary | Mighty Mini Rotary | 12 | |
42 | Ticket Mine | |||
43 | Milk Jug #2 | |||
44 | Magicians Wheel | |||
45 | Typhoon Lagoon Sit Down Video 2 Pl | Typhoon Lagoon Video | ||
46 | Fire Rescue | Ranks Right Here | ||
47 | Crank It 1 PL | Other 12 Video Games | ||
48 | Minion Whacker | Ranked Below #70-#83 | ||
49 | Candy Crush | |||
50 | Wheel Of Fortune DLX w/Seat | |||
51 | Full Tilt-Bonus 1000 | |||
52 | Wheel Deal Extreme 4 Pl-Bonus 1000-3000 | |||
53 | Sink it B | |||
54 | Gear It Up 1 Pl | |||
55 | Sink It A | |||
56 | Flying Tickets | |||
57 | Key Catcher #2 w/Ticket Strips | Key Catcher #2 w/Ticket Strips | 13 | |
58 | X-Prize | X-Prize | 14 | |
59 | Wheel Deal 3 Pl | |||
60 | Pharoahs Treasure Pusher 4 Pl | |||
61 | Air Hockey #1 |
Test Games Spreadsheet Report February 2016
High Rev | High Rev | |||||
BEST WORKHORSES IN GREEN | Rev/ Game | Rev/ Game | ||||
NEWEST TEST GAMES IN YELLOW | $1541 Avg. | $655 Avg. | ||||
AVERAGE WORK HORSE REVENUES | 83 Games | Super Peak Week | Average Week | |||
1st Test Location-High Volume | Wk Ending | Rev/ Game $ | Payout % | Wk Ending | Rev/ Game $ | Payout % |
Angry Bird (Set up 10-13-15) | 2.19.16 | $2096 | 31% | 2.12.16 | $914 | 33% |
Big Bass Wheel A Linked | 2.19.16 | $3362 | 27% | 2.12.16 | $1390 | 24% |
Big Bass Wheel B Linked | 2.19.16 | $3420 | 25% | 2.12.16 | $1498 | 29% |
Black Hole | 2.19.16 | $1182 | 36% | 2.12.16 | $517 | 29% |
Ticket Crane w/ticket bundles | 2.19.16 | $3093 | 25% | 2.12.16 | $1207 | 29% |
Candy Crush | 2.19.16 | $816 | 25% | 2.12.16 | $372 | 21% |
Color Match | 2.19.16 | $1048 | 31% | 2.12.16 | $338 | 13% |
Crank It Revolution 2 Pl | 2.19.16 | $1255 | 19% | 2.12.16 | $509 | 20% |
Crossy Road | 2.19.16 | $1396 | 30% | 2.12.16 | $572 | 31% |
Down the Clown A | 2.19.16 | $1533 | 21% | 2.12.16 | $649 | 22% |
Down the Clown B | 2.19.16 | $1470 | 19% | 2.12.16 | $655 | 22% |
Fire Rescue (Set up 8-27-14) | 2.19.16 | $827 | 27% | 2.12.16 | $343 | 26% |
Fishbowl Frenzy A Linked | 2.19.16 | $1756 | 30% | 2.12.16 | $740 | 16% |
Fishbowl Frenzy B Linked | 2.19.16 | $1838 | 28% | 2.12.16 | $668 | 30% |
Flying Tickets | 2.19.16 | $765 | 16% | 2.12.16 | $291 | 16% |
Full Tilt | 2.19.16 | $803 | 27% | 2.12.16 | $346 | 29% |
Gear it Up (Set up 12-17-14) | 2.19.16 | $775 | 27% | 2.12.16 | $383 | 32% |
Ghostbusters 2 Pl (Set up 2-24-15) | 2.12.16 | |||||
Gold Fishing | 2.19.16 | $1230 | 26% | 2.12.16 | $544 | 28% |
Golden Empire (Installed 12-9-15) | 2.19.16 | $1080 | 23% | 2.12.16 | $732 | 29% |
Grand Piano Keys 2 Pl | 2.19.16 | $1540 | 23% | 2.12.16 | $748 | 27% |
Harpoon Lagoon 4 Pl Videmption | 2.19.16 | $1461 | 23% | 2.12.16 | $371 | 23% |
Knock It Off Rotary 4 Pl-7-19-14 *** | 2.19.16 | $4994 | 30% | 2.12.16 | $1804 | 24% |
Kung Fu Panda | 2.19.16 | $196** | 30% | 2.12.16 | $630 | 31% |
Magic Shot (I-Cube Conversion) | 2.19.16 | $1194 | 8% | 2.12.16 | $395 | 21% |
Magicians Wheel (Set up 1-27-16) | 2.19.16 | $923 | 33% | 2.12.16 | $429 | 20% |
Minion Whacker (Set up 12-23-15) | 2.19.16 | $817 | 21% | 2.12.16 | $372 | 23% |
Monopoly 1 Pl Videmption | 2.19.16 | $654 | 26% | 2.12.16 | $336 | 28% |
Monster Drop Extreme | 2.19.16 | $6002 | 23% | 2.12.16 | $2224 | 24% |
Ocean Pearl 1 Pl | 2.19.16 | $1274 | 29% | 2.12.16 | $544 | 23% |
Quik Drop New Model | 2.19.16 | $1460 | 24% | 2.12.16 | $526 | 25% |
Snaky Tickets (Set up 2-10-16) | 2.19.16 | $1120 | 15% | 2.12.16 | ||
Snow Down 2 Pl | 2.19.16 | $1778 | 21% | 2.12.16 | $530 | 22% |
Sonic Dash (Set up 1-27-16) | 2.19.16 | $565 | 25% | 2.12.16 | $257 | 26% |
Space Ballz 2 Pl | 2.19.16 | $1514 | 30% | 2.12.16 | $596 | 26% |
Sapphire Photo Booth-Apple | 2.19.16 | $1425 | 2.12.16 | $545 | ||
Spin N Win 6 foot Dia | 2.19.16 | $2140 | 22% | 2.12.16 | $812 | 24% |
Sponge Bob Pinapple Arcade 2 Pl | 2.19.16 | $2818 | 32% | 2.12.16 | $1528 | 32% |
Stacker Mega | 2.19.16 | $2770 | 40% | 2.12.16 | $1140 | 32% |
Sweepers (Set up 2-24-16) | 2.12.16 | |||||
Ticket Mine (Set up 1-8-16) | 2.19.16 | $950 | 15% | 2.12.16 | $440 | 19% |
Ticket Monster | 2.19.16 | $3094 | 24% | 2.12.16 | $912 | 25% |
Treasure Quest | 2.19.16 | $1194 | 31% | 2.12.16 | $401 | 34% |
Whack N Win | 2.19.16 | $1836 | 30% | 2.12.16 | $620 | 29% |
Wizard of Oz 6 Pl | 2.19.16 | $9772 | 26% | 2.12.16 | $4778 | 39% |
Typhoon Lagoon2 Pl Video | 2.19.16 | $1490 | 2.12.16 | $644 | ||
* Calculation Error | ||||||
** Game Down 1 or more days | ||||||
*** Changed to Rolls of Tickets | ||||||
2nd Test Location-West Coast | 50 Games | 50 Games | ||||
Fishbowl Frenzy | 2.19.16 | $1864 | 36% | 2.12.16 | $892 | 32% |
Flappy Bird | 2.19.16 | $335 | 22% | 2.12.16 | $201 | 26% |
Fright Night | 2.19.16 | $387 | 17% | 2.12.16 | $208 | 29% |
FX Air Hockey | 2.19.16 | $205 | 2.12.16 | $92 | ||
Gold Fishin | 2.19.16 | $218 | 27% | 2.12.16 | $407 | 25% |
Hungry Chickens | 2.19.16 | $203 | 19% | 2.12.16 | $83 | 18% |
Monster Drop 1 Pl | 2.19.16 | $691 | 31% | 2.12.16 | $218 | 26% |
Pacman Smash | 2.19.16 | $219 | 22% | 2.12.16 | $162 | 22% |
Pharoahs Treasure 4 Pl | 2.19.16 | $736 | 31% | 2.12.16 | $448 | 36% |
Space Ballz | 2.19.16 | $1072 | 27% | 2.12.16 | $416 | 31% |
Sponge Bob Pinapple Arcade | 2.19.16 | $1312 | 26% | 2.12.16 | $474 | 33% |
Tickets! Tickets! Tickets! Crane | 2.19.16 | $640 | 25% | 2.12.16 | $410 | 29% |
Ticket Monster | 2.19.16 | $2760 | 25% | 2.12.16 | $1402 | 25% |
3rd Test Location-Summer Season | 47 Games | 47 Games | ||||
Big Bass Wheel Dlx | 2.19.16 | $2961 | 29% | 2.12.16 | $1058 | 30% |
Black Hole | 2.19.16 | $745 | 29% | 2.12.16 | $338 | 33% |
Elite Gold Air Hockey (12-9-15) | 2.19.16 | $181 | 2.12.16 | $100 | ||
Fishbowl Frenzy | 2.19.16 | $1311 | 32% | 2.12.16 | $622 | 27% |
Flappy Bird | 2.19.16 | $198 | 24% | 2.12.16 | $118 | 21% |
Full Tilt | 2.19.16 | $628 | 26% | 2.12.16 | $251 | 26% |
Graveyard Smash | 2.19.16 | $430 | 22% | 2.12.16 | $197 | 21% |
Highway 66 Mini-Bowling A Lane | 2.19.16 | $460 | 2.12.16 | $215 | ||
Highway 66 Mini-Bowling B Lane | 2.19.16 | $553 | 2.12.16 | $353 | ||
Hop Star | 2.19.16 | $248 | 20% | 2.12.16 | $186 | 17% |
Lazer Frenzy Maze Attraction | 2.19.16 | $560 | 2.12.16 | $283 | ||
Quick Drop (Set up 2-10-16) | 2.19.16 | $314 | 19% | 2.12.16 | ||
Sonic Blast Ball (Set up 1-15-16) | 2.19.16 | $419 | 24% | 2.12.16 | $160 | 25% |
StongeBob Pineapple Arcade | 2.19.16 | $521 | 20% | 2.12.16 | $358 | 17% |
Tickets! Tickets! Tickets! Crane | 2.19.16 | $630 | 24% | 2.12.16 | $215 | 25% |
Jurassic Park Video | 2.19.16 | $842 | 2.12.16 | $421 | ||
4th Test Location-South Central | 60 Games | 60 Games | ||||
Circus Ball Drop (Installed 12-2-15) | 2.19.16 | $642 | 22% | 2.12.16 | $642 | 22% |
Drop the Hook | 2.19.16 | $488 | 31% | 2.12.16 | $448 | 31% |
Golden Empire (Installed 12-2-15) | 2.19.16 | $419 | 26% | 2.12.16 | $419 | 26% |
Ticket Time Crane-Ticket Bundles | 2.19.16 | $1557 | 12% | 2.12.16 | $1557 | 12% |
Two Week Collected-Divided by 2 |
Ranking of 18 MERCHANDISERS at Test Location #1 & Prizes in Each Bay
Merchandiser Name | Revenue | Cost of Prizes | Win % | PRIZES | RANK # OF 83 GAMES | DETAILS |
Big Choice Double Bay A | $852,00 | $204,40 | 24% | Jurassic Park 7″ | ||
Big Choice Double Bay B | $946,00 | $143,50 | 15% | New Star Wars Plush | ||
Big Choice Double Total | $1 798,00 | $347,90 | 19% | Rank #13 | ||
Giga Single | $1 450,00 | $265,20 | 18% | DC Comic | Rank #18 | |
Mega Double Bay A | $756,00 | $151,20 | 20% | Kung Fu Panda 3 | ||
Mega Double Bay B | $559,00 | $114,00 | 20% | Pacman | ||
Mega Double Total | $1 315,00 | $265,20 | 20% | Rank #24 | ||
Mega Triple Bay A | $918,00 | $173,25 | 19% | Hoberman | ||
Mega Triple Bay B | $1 229,00 | $253,15 | 21% | Treasure Chests + Prizes | Use Tickets, Debit Cards, Gift Cards, Tokens | |
Mega Triple Bay C | $1 726,00 | $376,20 | 22% | Tickets | Bay C is Highest Revenue-Ticket Bundles | |
Mega Triple Total | $3 873,00 | $802,60 | 21% | Rank #4 | ||
Monster Crane 1 Pl | $1 746,00 | $551,00 | 32% | Minions 16″ | Rank #14 | |
Key Catcher #1 2 Pl | $836,00 | $79,80 | 10% | Tickets | Rank #45 | |
Key Catcher #2 2 Pl | $658,00 | $107,16 | 16% | Tickets | Rank #58 | |
Knock It Off Rotary 4 Pl | $4 151,00 | $1 224,24 | 29% | Rolls of Tickets | Rank #3 | |
Mighty Mini Rotary Children | $845,00 | $109,25 | 13% | Tickets +Small Toys | Rank #43 | Most of Revenue is from Tickets |
X-Prize | $841,00 | $277,18 | 33% | Tickets + High End | Rank #44 | 50,000 Ticket Bricks & 75 Tickets |
Color Match | $912,00 | $322,19 | 35% | Rank #39 | ||
Mega Stacker | $2 068,00 | $381,35 | 18% | Rank #10 | ||
Candy Crane w/Ticket Bundles | $2 852,00 | $758,69 | 27% | Ticket Bundles | Rank #7 | “Tickets! Tickets! Tickets!” is Designed by Alpha-Omega Sales – Frank ‘the Crank’ -$1895 NEW TAKING ORDERS NOW |
Magic Shot (was I-Cube) | $1 346,00 | $225,00 | 17% | Tickets + Debit Cards | Rank #21 | |
Photo Booth Face Place Saphire | $1 085,00 | $225,00 | 25% | Film | Rank #26 |
Prizes Used by Alpha-Omega Amusements in Merchandisers February 2016
ITEM | VOLUME COST |
Hoberman Sphere | $3,10 |
DC Comics | $4,26 |
Kung Fu Panda | $4,14 |
Attitude Cats | $3,00 |
9.5″ Minions | $4,26 |
16″ Minions | $9,50 |
Treasure Chests (empty) | $0,15 |
Home Plush | $3,90 |
Pudge Pinguins M&D | $4,80 |
Mighty Mini Toy Mix | $0,25 |
5″ Angry Birds | $3,60 |
Star Wars | $12,00 |
Star Wars Force Awakens | $10,25 |
Marvel plush balls | $3,00 |
Clown Fish | $1,23 |
8” Hermit Crab | $2,75 |
Whimzy Bears | $4,00 |
Puffers- Mighty Mini | $0,65 |
10” Animal Blanket Babies | $2,75 |
Pacman-Ghosly Avenure | $3,00 |
Star Wars | $12,00 |
Scooby Doo | $7,25 |
16″ Minion | $9,50 |
NFL Helmets | $5,00 |
Chrismas Bun Bun | $1,80 |
Jurrassic World 7″ | $2,80 |
Kai lan | $2,75 |
XBOX ONE 500GB | $300,00 |
XBOX ONE 1TB | $400,00 |
Wii U | $250,00 |
Beats Solo 2.0 | $150,00 |
Cheap Head Phones | $10,00 |
Nintendo 3DS XL | $200,00 |
PS4 | $300,00 |
Kinkdle HD6 | $100,00 |
Kindle 7″ newest ver. | $50,00 |
Gift Cards | $25,00 |
Gift Cards | $50,00 |
Gift Cards | $100,00 |
Head Phones Pack-Man | $24,00 |
$25 Itunes Gift Cards | $25,00 |
Fire TV Stick | $30,00 |
Nintendo 2d | $100,00 |
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