Here’s the Ticket!
The Top 60 Redemption & Merchandiser Combined List is put together from actual collections from games owned and operated by Alpha-Omega Amusements at two locations 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. And also to pick out trends and stay on top of your game.
New Test Games Included in the Rankings and Those That Jutt Arrived:
Kung Fu Panda – Gear It Up- Gold Fishing – Ocean Pearl – Black Hole – Full Tilt
- Ocean Pearl (JET) was set up on 2-24-15 at $2/play and placed 15th during its first week.
- Black Hole (Coastal) was set up on 2-11-15 at $1/play and placed 12th during its first week
- Full Tilt (Bay-Tek) was st up on 2-25-15 and TRR went to press before any revenue info was in.
Trend Analysis of Top 60 Redemption & Merchandise Combined
The Jan-Feb 2015 the data shows the Top 10 games are earning 40% of the revenues of the 81 games and the Top 11-Top 20 games are earning 17% of the total revenues. That means that 25% of the games are earning 57% of the revenues! It is agreed that much of this has to do with 16 of the Top 20 games having a higher price/play ($2 and $1) and higher ticket and jackpot awards. However, it does not explain why players continue to be more attracted to the industry’s top workhorse games (including merchandisers with ‘actual tickets’ as prizes) even when several new games are added to the mix.
Note that the only new game to break into the Top 10 is Fishbowl Frenzy (a very special game that over the past several months of testing is now considered a top workhorse game) with Kung Fu Panda and Gold Fishing getting into the #11–#20 rankings.
Also note that the Knock It Rotary with Tickets has for the first time slightly nudged ahead of both of the Big Bass Wheel’s. And this is with having one of the four player positions not working for one of the weeks. The Alpha/AEM technical staff has had the most fun working with this old game to get the hit frequency, payout %, and ticket bundle packages correct.
Kung Fu Panda (ICE) -This new game was set up on 12-17-14 on $2/play. It ranks #12 overall and #9 in redemption, a very good showing for a new game. The ticket payout % was right on target for every week of the period at between 28%-30%. After the initial test period is over, I am recommending that the price/play be dropped to $1/play and see if revenues increase.
Gold Fishing (ICE) – was set up on 2-4-15 on $2/play. It ranked #17 overall and #11 in redemption with a ticket payout % of 21%. Our team will be attempting to increase the ticket payout to get up to 30%. I checked WE 2-24 just before going to press and Gold Fishing ranked #11 overall, so for Mar-Apr I expect this game to improve its position.
Ticket Candy Crane is still a phenomenon earning combined ranking of #9 overall & a merchandiser ranking of #3. As reported in the previous TRR #22, #23, #25, & #27, this simple merchandiser with a very high hit frequency and very low maximum prize value of $1.13 proves that players can be attracted to small size cabinet low tech games. The Ticket Candy Crane has seen some of its revenues decline as the Knock It Off entered the competition. This is to be expected.
Knock It Off Rotary 4 Pl (Elaut) – at 50 cents/play has moved up to the #3 combined ranking and continues to hold the #1 merchandiser ranking by a wide margin. It hit an all-time high of $5398 during the 1st week of January 2015. As you can see, the players are getting better as the ticket payout % over a four week period has increased steadily from 27% to 35%. Our team will be working on the best way to make it slightly more challenging. This is a game where four players can play as a team, increasing the chances of one of them winning. It does, however, take a lot of practice!
Fishbowl Frenzy (Team Play) – We had been testing the prototype Fishbowl Frenzy in secret for several months upon Team Play’s and Betson’s request and this game often ranked in the Top 10 even with changes being made on the fly from week to week. For Jan-Feb Fishbowl Frenzy ranked #6 overall and #5 in redemption with a ticket payout of ranging from 22%-30%. Our company has placed Fishbowl Frenzy in several other locations, and it has ranked #1 in those that did not have a Wizard of Oz. Fishbowl Frenzy is TRR’s Pick for the Top Game to have among all of the new games.
