Ticket redemption arcade game

A ticket redemption arcade game comprising:

• a coin box receptive to monetary input and operative to develop a game activating signal to activate a game play of finite duration;
• a game piece;
• a dispensing mechanism to provide a game player with access to said game piece after the development of said game activating signal;
• a surface over which said game piece may move in response to a skilled action of said game player;
• a digital processor operative to generate an output signal in response to a result occurring during said game play which meets the requirements of a bonus, said output signal being available for processing externally to said ticket redemption arcade game;
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• a redemption ticket dispenser coupled to said digital processor and capable of dispensing redemption tickets in response to an award signal developed eternally to said ticket redemption arcade game as a result of processing of said output signal, where a magnitude of said award signal can reflect more than contributions made during the finite duration of said game play.

A ticket redemption arcade game comprising:

• a coin box capable of producing a game-initiating signal in response to the receipt of a token of monetary value;
• at least one playing piece provided pursuant to said game-initiating signal;
• a playing surface comprising an inclined plane having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end is higher than said second end;
• at least one target located proximate said second end, where said target is receptive to said playing piece after said playing piece has been directed by a player in a skilled, manual action;
• a detector for detecting the position of said playing piece with respect to said target;
• a display area having a plurality of segments, wherein said display area comprises an image of a wheel on a video display;
• a controller responsive to said detector and operative to selectively control an indication of at least one of said plurality of segments;
• a scorer operative to influence a game score based, at least in part, upon said position of said playing piece with respect to said target;
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• a dispenser capable of dispensing a number of redemption tickets based upon said game score.

A method for playing a ticket redemption arcade game comprising:

• depositing a token of monetary value into a coin box;
• receiving access to a playing piece in response to said depositing step;
• influencing in skilled fashion the movement of said playing piece towards a target;
• detecting a proximity of said playing piece with respect to said target;
• controlling the indication of at least one of a plurality of radial segments of a wheel-shaped display device;
• accumulating a game score based upon said indication of said at least one radial segment;
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• dispensing redemption tickets in at least partial response to said accumulated game score.

A method for playing an arcade game comprising:

• receiving monetary input into said game;
• influencing at least one of the timing or the movement of a game piece by the skilled action of a game player during a game play session;
• detecting the successful achievement of a desired result with said game piece, said successful achievement having a causal relationship with said skilled action;
• determining if said desired result qualifies for a bonus award that can be increased in magnitude outside of said game play session and that is separate from an award having a magnitude based on said game play session;
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• dispensing a physical award to said game player, the value of said physical award being related to said magnitude of said bonus award.

A method for playing an arcade game comprising:

• influencing at least one of the timing or the movement of a game piece by the skilled action of a game player during a game play session;
• detecting the successful achievement of a desired result with said game piece, said successful achievement having a causal relationship with said skilled action;
• determining if said desired result qualifies for a bonus award that can be increased in magnitude outside of said game play session, wherein said bonus award can be increased by signals from a different arcade game;
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• dispensing a physical award to said game player, the value of said physical award being related to said magnitude of said bonus award.