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Funland London New Prices
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£2 a game? Most places are £1 a game, or £2 for 3 games.
ian866
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How long is a 'funcoin' ticket valid for ?
When were they hourly cards? Last couple of times Ive been it was load a card with money and you got credits and each games was x amount of credits, has been a year since I was last there though.
With Hobbit you’d get two games ;-)
What a rip off
ian866
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Suppose the trick is to buy a ticket and share it, works out around £1 per play on the £50 option
They've had the hourly rate thing for a while, but it makes no sense if you are a half decent player. The replays are always pretty reachable, so in essence you are paying £10 for 2-3 payable games. Far better to just put some money on the card and use it as and when. If you get a load of replays, use the balance next time you are in.
Too bloody expensive and I have been and a posh part of London and had food local and that was ultra expensive as well
Stern have been pushing for this for years
Every new Stern comes as £2 per game, a lot of places in the US are $2 for new games now
Every new Stern comes as £2 per game, a lot of places in the US are $2 for new games now
£2 a game sounds very expensive until you put it into context. Games have more than doubled in price since I bought my first new one.
Back when pins were in pubs in the early 90s a pint was £1-£1.50. £7+ a pint is now rapidly becoming the norm in the rare times I venture out
(4 crappy drinks at the O2 last month came in at a shocking £48 
). Gigs have gone from around £5 to £60-£150+
Much as I don’t like the idea of paying that much a game it’s hard to see how ops will make a profit on cheaper amounts especially if they attract good players.
A bigger issue for me is having to buy a card in the first place. I don’t want to prepay and end up with credit left on something. Similarly I don’t really want to download an app. Cash is dead so how do ops get a one off play from a casual punter?
Back when pins were in pubs in the early 90s a pint was £1-£1.50. £7+ a pint is now rapidly becoming the norm in the rare times I venture out
(4 crappy drinks at the O2 last month came in at a shocking £48 ). Gigs have gone from around £5 to £60-£150+Much as I don’t like the idea of paying that much a game it’s hard to see how ops will make a profit on cheaper amounts especially if they attract good players.
A bigger issue for me is having to buy a card in the first place. I don’t want to prepay and end up with credit left on something. Similarly I don’t really want to download an app. Cash is dead so how do ops get a one off play from a casual punter?
Yeah, I don't see the problem with anywhere charging £2 tbh. But especially in the Funland location - the rental and rates must be astronomical overheads to have to cover
£2 a game sounds very expensive until you put it into context. Games have more than doubled in price since I bought my first new one.
Back when pins were in pubs in the early 90s a pint was £1-£1.50. £7+ a pint is now rapidly becoming the norm in the rare times I venture out
Much as I don’t like the idea of paying that much a game it’s hard to see how ops will make a profit on cheaper amounts especially if they attract good players.
A bigger issue for me is having to buy a card in the first place. I don’t want to prepay and end up with credit left on something. Similarly I don’t really want to download an app. Cash is dead so how do ops get a one off play from a casual punter?
If I charged £2 it'd kill my business
Places like Tilt and Funland depend on regular joe's wanting to sink another £1 in
Most of the time i have been in Funland 95% of business they do isn't on the pinballs
So they have to get value for money or they won't play again
I haven’t been to Funland for a couple of years. Do the pins actually get played a lot?
I got the impression that all the stuff that made money was in the front of the arcade.
Is there much casual pin play to lose at that location? If they dropped the play price would it make much difference?
I got the impression that all the stuff that made money was in the front of the arcade.
Is there much casual pin play to lose at that location? If they dropped the play price would it make much difference?
1980 NIB 1K price per play 10p
1990s NIB 3K price per play 33p (3/£1)
2024 NIB 8K price per play £1
So £1 is about right
50p per play we had at electric circus should have been only for classic games ie pre dot matrix. Hindsight is a wonderful thing
1990s NIB 3K price per play 33p (3/£1)
2024 NIB 8K price per play £1
So £1 is about right
50p per play we had at electric circus should have been only for classic games ie pre dot matrix. Hindsight is a wonderful thing
It's Kenneth Clarke s war on arcades that led to the 3/£ as operators avoided amusement machine licence duty
I think the biggest difference for operators now days as compared to the 80’s/90’s is the return on investment when it’s time to sell their games. They hold their value much better now.
Down side is the games don’t get played as much on location as they used to.
John from Electrocoin has told me the pins at Funland make a loss, he only has them there since he is a big fan of pinball.
Down side is the games don’t get played as much on location as they used to.
John from Electrocoin has told me the pins at Funland make a loss, he only has them there since he is a big fan of pinball.
It was the ROI on Addams that ops liked . Many were paying for themselves in 6 months.
Although an op told me back in the day he had space invaders and harlem gobstobbers do that in 3
Although an op told me back in the day he had space invaders and harlem gobstobbers do that in 3
Asiapinball
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Game time on the modern Sterns is typically longer than on older machines so should cost more.
I expect that the number of games played is far fewer per machine per day. Any pub machines in the 1980s and 1990s pretty much got constant use. There needs to be higher cost to keep them.out there.
I expect that the number of games played is far fewer per machine per day. Any pub machines in the 1980s and 1990s pretty much got constant use. There needs to be higher cost to keep them.out there.
So, I was in London on Mon/Tues and popped into Funland for a couple of hours.
We bought one card loaded with £25, which gave us 200 credits. All the pins were set to 8.5 credits per play, but most (not all) were set to give a 3rd game for free if 2 were credited. So, that's 35 games for £25. So by my maths that 71p per game.
The pins were in immaculate condition and a lot appeared to be premium editions. (No expert here, see the photos).
Finally got to play on Jaws, which I really, REALLY, liked.
Easily recommend and will definitely go back next time I'm down there.
We bought one card loaded with £25, which gave us 200 credits. All the pins were set to 8.5 credits per play, but most (not all) were set to give a 3rd game for free if 2 were credited. So, that's 35 games for £25. So by my maths that 71p per game.
The pins were in immaculate condition and a lot appeared to be premium editions. (No expert here, see the photos).
Finally got to play on Jaws, which I really, REALLY, liked.
Easily recommend and will definitely go back next time I'm down there.
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PinballNoobie
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I was in Funland today - the new Metallica is in.
it's pretty brutal.
it's pretty brutal.