Is this a bingo machine?

[SunsetShimmer]

@Cornelius

Yeah both of the Copa Mundials are still in both places, but the inventory next to them has changed quite a bit. I know there’s a Last Action Hero at the one in Lake Forest right now, and I feel like there was another one between now and when Monte Carlo was there, but I dunno. And the Black Hole that was in Aliso Viejo has sadly departed, only to be replaced with a powered off Gilligans Island and Hook with crazy weak flippers - which the operator has proclaimed on pinballmap to be “factory settings”.

I’m done with those places. Aliso Viejo especially.

The dishonesty is something I would definitely be annoyed about, but I’ve seen plenty of places with machines in worse condition. Far worse condition. All the other places with worse machines, though, aren’t active on Pinball Map. I’ll visit the Ice Palaces because they’re some of the few locations with many machines that are at least in acceptable condition and are open at the hours I’d normally pass on by. (I’d visit 82 and Button Mash more often, for instance, if they were open earlier.)

@bingopodcast

Hmm! From the gameplay it does sound like a bingo. Those ones I previously referenced, the magic ring and big wheel might be similar in gameplay.

A solid ceramic ball would be better, but still so light! Would take a while to get used to.

Oh yes, and I played it over this last weekend, and I forgot one more thing: If you have three of a particular flag, the holes where you can get the last flag will then blink with those colorful red and green LEDs, to let you know that those are the winning holes.

It also turns out the holes are numbered 1 to 16, and the remaining spots on the wheel are trophies. If you can get a ball into all four of the holes in the middle row, that counts as a trophy won, which also wins prizes.

Here are a few more photos I took while I was there:

These are the rules, of course. On top is in Spanish, though when I played, they didn’t seem to match up. On the bottom is a Spanglishy, truncated explanation. My Spanish isn’t the best, but here goes:

1. You will get 10 credits per coin inserted.
2. Pushing the “Aplicar Crédito” (Apply Credit) button will provide 9 (?) chances to win a prize.
3. Pushing “Para Iniciar Juego” (Start Game) will give you 5 balls.
4. Each hole that a ball lands in will count towards 2 flags and 1 number or trophy on the circle.
5. After you’ve played 5 balls, you may play a sixth ball if you press “Bola extra” (Extra Ball) within 5 seconds and you have at least 10 credits.
6. You score points if you get 4 of the same flag, 4 consecutive numbers, or 4 trophies.
7. 100 points can then be redeemed for Prize A, 200 points for Prize B, or 300 points for Prize C.
8. DO NOT MOVE THE MACHINE. This will cause Error “2.” (I’m not sure what the next sentence means, but I’m guessing tilt ends the game.) DO NOT DEPOSIT COINS when you have Error “2.”

The Spanglish instructions also says that lighting 1 or 14 will also light the other, and same goes for 2 or 12.

Here are the prizes. There is no distinction between prizes A, B, or C in their worth.

Finally, here’s the wheel.