Tonight's topic is Roto-Targets - my favorite toy from the woodrail era, that carried through the metal rail era and into some early solid states.

Ball Bowlers (contact and non), shuffle bowlers, and mannikin bowlers are all unique games.  In this episode I go over some of the differences between the various types of bowlers.

EM arcade games offered a level of physicality and beautiful artwork that is no longer seen.  Uprights, simulators, slots, trade stimulators, and more are discussed (in brief).

Staples of EM arcades - made as early as the turn of the 1900s up through the 60s, these (mostly) beautiful machines are easy to understand, and fun to watch.

My final episode on search discs (for now!) - I also discuss the EM world championships at Clay's VFW, the Isley Brewing Company Triple Strike tournament here locally, and give a more lengthy explanation of the search disc, its function in a bingo and what is wrong with my game.

More issues fixed, and more appear with my Ticker Tape search disc.  Search disc and scoring problems are some of the most difficult to troubleshoot and correct on a bingo.

Well, back to tech - I discuss a problem I encountered tonight with scoring on cards 4-5-6 on Ticker Tape, and recount various ways that the search disc can come out of adjustment and how to correct, as well as what to look for when trying to find a searching problem.

Episode 61 - The First Bingo - United's ABC

United was the first on the scene with a bingo machine - one month before Bally.  Featuring a unique design only seen once more in this history of bingos, United's ABC was more random chance than something that allowed for real bingo gameplay.

The two most interesting designs in the Bally bingo universe - Big Wheel and Magic Ring!  A circular 'card' layout on the backglass that I think might have to be played to fully understand.

Full gameplay details on Double-Up - 20 hole bingo.