Stacker The Arcade Game

**C@!** · 01-2-2011, 09:56 PM

So I was at an arcade yesterday, and they had one of the big stacker machines. I tried it once and got to the major prize level (the final stack) and lost. I told myself I could beat it so I tried about 6 more times (getting on the major prize level 4 out of the 7) and lost, getting one column off every time.

If you've never seen/played the stacker, here's gameplay

I believe/heard that the game is actually rigged, as in the game plays like a slot machine, having a 1 in 600 chance of actually achieving the winning stack (so even if you had the most accurate button press on the major prize level, you can still lose). The owners/renters of the machine can also tweak the settings to make the winning ratio higher or lower.

Have you ever conquered the Stacker? Do you think it is rigged?

**pmonibuv1** · 01-2-2011, 09:58 PM

played it before and it could be rigged but ive heard people say that you can still get the prize if you stack it to the left or right side.

**dragonmegaXX** · 01-2-2011, 10:01 PM

I work as the game tech at place with the giant one, and yes.
It's rigged.
Congratz.

You have like a 1-10,000 shot in getting the top row.

Basically how it works is it resets after every win, making it EXTREMELY difficult to win again, and it gets slowly easier as more and more people lose.

**C@!** · 01-2-2011, 10:04 PM

^ I thought so..

Well at the arcade I go to, when they want everyone to get out (as in the place closes) they shut off all of the machines. Does that mean the difficulty resets, so it would be smarter to play the game at night?

Crashfan3 · 01-2-2011, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by dragonmegaXX

I work as the game tech at place with the giant one, and yes.
It's rigged.
Congratz.

You have like a 1-10,000 shot in getting the top row.

Basically how it works is it resets after every win, making it EXTREMELY difficult to win again, and it gets slowly easier as more and more people lose.

Wow. That's pretty retarded.

Not that I care, I usually lose by the sixth row. Crap timing ftw.

**Ziergdsx18** · 01-2-2011, 10:12 PM

It's not really like it's rigged, it's more like it's programmed so that it won't dispense the Mayor Prize until a certain ammount of money is collected first, so you can get up to the last row every time you play but if the quote has not been met the game will force you to fail.

**dragonmegaXX** · 01-2-2011, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by C@!

^ I thought so..

Well at the arcade I go to, when they want everyone to get out (as in the place closes) they shut off all of the machines. Does that mean the difficulty resets, so it would be smarter to play the game at night?

No it doesnt reset.
Like I said, it just gets progressively easier.
And when I say easier I mean 1/10,000 easier.
And when the price at my place is $2 a pop, its a money maker.

**Kibblre** · 01-2-2011, 10:58 PM

The game is in fact rigged. Depending on how good the prizes are, the game is set to allow a major prize 1 every X attempts. However, you still need to be good enough to win on that 1 available time.

Also, many of you may not know that the last 3 lines are the same exact speed.

**SK8R43** · 01-2-2011, 11:16 PM

Its actually pretty easy to win one of these...pretty sure its not rigged seeing how my bro-in-law is the manager of an arcade. I have won more than once, but i dunno maybe i just get lucky? Not really that hard if you're fast. lol

**BethanyBangs** · 01-2-2011, 11:18 PM

Yeah it's rigged. Don't play the arcade game where you have to cut the string and it drops the prize either.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jiTtH844wR...berCutGame.jpg

DotKritic · 01-2-2011, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BethanyBangs

Don't play the arcade game where you have to cut the string and it drops the prize either.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jiTtH844wR...berCutGame.jpg

I've seen someone win from that game before.

Stacker is very hard, but I've also seen someone win from that game before.

**dragonmegaXX** · 01-3-2011, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by BethanyBangs

Yeah it's rigged. Don't play the arcade game where you have to cut the string and it drops the prize either.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jiTtH844wR...berCutGame.jpg

Lol I have barbercut in my arcade too.
It's insane, I had a customer spend $150 and not win anything.

LythincaMan · 01-3-2011, 10:32 AM

My buddy won a Zune in stacker. And then the zune came with a cracked screen.

Lucky huh?

bob bob · 01-3-2011, 10:39 AM

most arcade games work in a similar way, such as the famous Claw machine

yep thats rigged as well, in fact ALOT of arcade games are rigged.

EDIT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JejiJ-RgLVc

DotKritic · 01-3-2011, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by bob bob

EDIT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JejiJ-RgLVc

Pick the lock and reset the settings so everyone wins

**Reincarnate** · 01-3-2011, 10:53 AM

Yeah, I was about to say "it's a famously rigged game" before I read the rest of the OP and got uberninja'd by every other post in this thread.

I also hate those claw games. Totally worthless.

bob bob · 01-3-2011, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DotKritic

Pick the lock and reset the settings so everyone wins

he he he

**TC_Halogen** · 01-3-2011, 11:25 AM

Stacker has a surprisingly decent win ratio for an arcade game. It's rigged, but the odds are not horrible to win and you are bound to win if you're consistent enough (and willing to dish out a little bit of money). I was literally in the bowling alley that had the Stacker game in the arcade I played ITG, and they won an iPod. Needless to say, I was pretty pissed that it chose then to pay out, considering I'm always able to make it to the 2nd to last line.

**25thhour** · 01-3-2011, 11:51 AM

I havnt even tried the stacker. I live in too small of a town to have those. lol

**rushyrulz** · 01-3-2011, 11:59 AM

Friends dad is a tech for one of these. Rigged it is, and it's worse than 1:600.

01-2-2011, 09:56 PM	#1
C@! zןnɹ oןos Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: AZ Age: 30 Posts: 450	Stacker The Arcade Game So I was at an arcade yesterday, and they had one of the big stacker machines. I tried it once and got to the major prize level (the final stack) and lost. I told myself I could beat it so I tried about 6 more times (getting on the major prize level 4 out of the 7) and lost, getting one column off every time. If you've never seen/played the stacker, here's gameplay I believe/heard that the game is actually rigged, as in the game plays like a slot machine, having a 1 in 600 chance of actually achieving the winning stack (so even if you had the most accurate button press on the major prize level, you can still lose). The owners/renters of the machine can also tweak the settings to make the winning ratio higher or lower. Have you ever conquered the Stacker? Do you think it is rigged? Last edited by C@!; 01-2-2011 at 09:59 PM..

01-2-2011, 09:58 PM	#2
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01-2-2011, 10:01 PM	#3
dragonmegaXX ITG playing fur Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Posts: 3,660	Re: Stacker The Arcade Game I work as the game tech at place with the giant one, and yes. It's rigged. Congratz. You have like a 1-10,000 shot in getting the top row. Basically how it works is it resets after every win, making it EXTREMELY difficult to win again, and it gets slowly easier as more and more people lose. __________________

01-2-2011, 10:04 PM	#4
C@! zןnɹ oןos Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: AZ Age: 30 Posts: 450	Re: Stacker The Arcade Game ^ I thought so.. Well at the arcade I go to, when they want everyone to get out (as in the place closes) they shut off all of the machines. Does that mean the difficulty resets, so it would be smarter to play the game at night?

01-2-2011, 10:12 PM	#6
Ziergdsx18 ℜ1 ステップチャート著者 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Key West, FL Age: 34 Posts: 2,800	Re: Stacker The Arcade Game It's not really like it's rigged, it's more like it's programmed so that it won't dispense the Mayor Prize until a certain ammount of money is collected first, so you can get up to the last row every time you play but if the quote has not been met the game will force you to fail. __________________ \| irc.rizon.net \| #touhouradio - Come listen! \|

01-2-2011, 10:58 PM	#8
Kibblre Caelondia Represent Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: A place of hearts and ghosts Age: 31 Posts: 1,984	Re: Stacker The Arcade Game The game is in fact rigged. Depending on how good the prizes are, the game is set to allow a major prize 1 every X attempts. However, you still need to be good enough to win on that 1 available time. Also, many of you may not know that the last 3 lines are the same exact speed. __________________ Какой идиот придумал Бутерброд с дикобраза? Он хулиган и бездельник.

01-2-2011, 11:16 PM	#9
SK8R43 D7 Elite Keymasher Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: In My Room, 10101 Age: 33 Posts: 4,676	Re: Stacker The Arcade Game Its actually pretty easy to win one of these...pretty sure its not rigged seeing how my bro-in-law is the manager of an arcade. I have won more than once, but i dunno maybe i just get lucky? Not really that hard if you're fast. lol __________________ Thee Burstinator [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

01-2-2011, 11:18 PM	#10
BethanyBangs ~ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sacramento Age: 29 Posts: 730	Re: Stacker The Arcade Game Yeah it's rigged. Don't play the arcade game where you have to cut the string and it drops the prize either. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jiTtH844wR...berCutGame.jpg

01-3-2011, 10:32 AM	#13
LythincaMan FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 33 Posts: 661	Re: Stacker The Arcade Game My buddy won a Zune in stacker. And then the zune came with a cracked screen. Lucky huh? __________________

01-3-2011, 10:39 AM	#14
bob bob This Is How We Do It~ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Portsmouth,United Kingdom Age: 28 Posts: 3,226	Re: Stacker The Arcade Game most arcade games work in a similar way, such as the famous Claw machine yep thats rigged as well, in fact ALOT of arcade games are rigged. EDIT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JejiJ-RgLVc __________________ Best AAA's: NAINAI69, Eradication, Since 1983 Best Non AAA's: Gunkienen Tarusuigin, (1-0-1-1), Pandora (6-0-1-0) Rotary Slicers MISSFLAG Waiting for 2 Million members... 5th Place: 7th Official Tournament D5 Last edited by bob bob; 01-3-2011 at 10:43 AM..

01-3-2011, 10:53 AM	#16
Reincarnate x'); DROP TABLE FFR;-- Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 6,332	Re: Stacker The Arcade Game Yeah, I was about to say "it's a famously rigged game" before I read the rest of the OP and got uberninja'd by every other post in this thread. I also hate those claw games. Totally worthless.

01-3-2011, 11:25 AM	#18
TC_Halogen Rhythm game specialist. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bel Air, Maryland Age: 32 Posts: 19,376	Re: Stacker The Arcade Game Stacker has a surprisingly decent win ratio for an arcade game. It's rigged, but the odds are not horrible to win and you are bound to win if you're consistent enough (and willing to dish out a little bit of money). I was literally in the bowling alley that had the Stacker game in the arcade I played ITG, and they won an iPod. Needless to say, I was pretty pissed that it chose then to pay out, considering I'm always able to make it to the 2nd to last line.

01-3-2011, 11:51 AM	#19
25thhour *I like max* Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Vancouver/Burnaby/East Van Age: 30 Posts: 2,921	Re: Stacker The Arcade Game I havnt even tried the stacker. I live in too small of a town to have those. lol __________________ r bae adam bae max bae bridget bae claudia bae trevor bae adam2 bae mayo bae keith bae

01-3-2011, 11:59 AM	#20
rushyrulz Digital Dancing! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 80 billion club, NE Age: 31 Posts: 12,980	Re: Stacker The Arcade Game Friends dad is a tech for one of these. Rigged it is, and it's worse than 1:600. __________________

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