‘Best Show in a Decade!’ – Amusement Expo 2016 Las Vegas NV March 15-17
Amusement Expo 2016 was the best AE in the past 10 years. There was a lot of excitement and plenty of new products and technologies introduced. Not counting any exhibitors I estimate that there were 1350 buyers and 27% of them attended the 1-Day seminar program....
Maximizing Game Room Revenue – Part 2
[Editor’s note: In Part One, published in RePlay’s February 2016 issue, Frank covered “Cluster Theory,” “Dynamic Cluster Theory’s Additional Dimension,” “How to Direct Traffic in Your Facility – Use an Open, Free-Flor Floor Plan,” and “High Ceilings Are Your Friend.”...
Edutainment = Education (Disguised) + Entertainment (Fun) for Family Entertainment Centers
Whoever said learning and fun have to be mutually exclusive? Learning need not be torturous with loads of assignments that the child struggles to understand through sleep-laden eyes. The image of learning need not be of a teacher yielding authority and threatening...
Observations from the 2015 IAAPA Attractions Expo, Plus Trends and the 2016 Outlook
As of this writing, we had both have just returned from a fantastic week at the 2015 IAAPA Attractions Expo. This was Frank’s most productive IAAPA since 1998 in terms of closing business deals and networking with people ready to move forward. Many industry...
Ticket vs Ticketless (e-tickets) Debate Rages On & Yours Truly is Laughing All the Way to the Bank!
Tickets and ticket bundles make the best prizes for cranes and rotary merchandisers. Going ticketless can cost you a lot of potential game revenue. Knock It Off Rotary 4 Pl (Elaut) with ticket rolls as prizes priced at 50 cents/play shattered its all-time revenue...
Breaking News – The Redemption & Family Entertainment Center Report – Feb 2016
February 2016 In This Section Breaking News TRR-FEC Welcomes 23 NEW ADVERTISERS for 2016. Thanks for your support! Online Gambling is the Hidden Feature in Some Popular Video Games What is Causing the Closing of Traditional Bars in America? Catching The Prize...
New Products & Technologies – The Redemption & Family Entertainment Center Report – Feb 2016
February 2016 In This Section New Products & Technologies Hands-Free Google App — “Google to Let People Pay Using Face” (Sky News, March 3, 2016) Bob’s Space Racers ‘Water Gun Fun FEC’-Unattended Group Games are a New FEC Game Category Apple’s Face Place...
Top 61 Ranked Revenue Generating Games Combined List & Test Games Spreadsheet Covering 4 Test Locations – Feb 2016
February 2016 In This Section Top 61 Ranked Revenue Generating Games Combined List & Test Games Spreadsheet Covering 4 Test Locations Introduction to ‘Frank’s Ranks’ - the Trifecta of Spreadsheets Hottest Games. The AEM/Alpha Team Gives a Thumbs Up to the...
Fine Tuning Your Arcade Game Room
Following three basic concepts of arcade game room layout and design can give your customers the best-perceived value and maximize your profits. In a well-balanced game room, coin-operated games contribute the largest share of revenue per square foot of the entire...
How To Operate Arcade Claw Game Machines (Cranes & Prize Games)
After moderating the "Arcade Claw Crane & Merchandising Seminar” at AMOA in November 1986, it became very obvious to me that many crane machine operators do little more than throw plush animals and toys into any one of the 23 current models of claw cranes and...
Everything You Need to Know About Coin-Operated Games in Hotel Indoor Waterparks
When a game center is set up properly, the revenues produced per square foot will be the highest in a leisure entertainment facility, and that includes hotels with indoor waterparks. There are four game categories that make up a game center: redemption (ticket...