jray21 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 ^^That's great to know! I'll have to visit next time I head down to the bay area! I love fascination, Whack-a-mole, claw games, stacker(very frustrating, but I did win a ipod shuffle twice), and the wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAWKIN_coaster38 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 What's Fascination? I looked at that Playland link but I still don't understand what it is. I never rarely games at amusement parks but I always like to stop and watch the people doing the 3-point basketball games. I've never tried the flipping ladder game but if I figured out a method I thought would work, I'd try it. It intrigues me. Has anyone ever been successful at this game/know someone who has? Also, I wouldn't call this a theme park game since it can be found at lots of arcades, but if I see a DDR (a true one, not one of the knock-offs) I almost always play it. There's a particular version of it that I always stop to play if at all possible. I want to say it's DDR Max 2 but I'm not 100% sure that's the same one. I know it when I see it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Skeeball - if a certain score wins prizes and not tickets. Agree 100%. I don't ever play the ones with the 100 holes either... I like the old style ones where you aren't rewarded for making terrible shots up in the corners. Do you ever try for the 50s unless you absolutely need one on the last ball or two. I try to find a game where you need to average between 30-40 per ball to win and then aim only for the 30s and 40s. Yeah my strategy is usually to throw a bunch of 40's... that way if you miss you still get 20. Sometimes if I throw a 50 when I'm trying for a 40 I'll keep repeating that throwing motion and go for 50's but I rarely do it unless I need 50 points for some reason. If I ever play a machine with 100 holes (which really never happens) I completely ignore those. Also, I want a constitutional amendment that parents that let their kids play Skeeball within 2 lanes of someone else should be ejected from the park. lol Nothing is more annoying then when they throw into your lane when you have a good game going and get a zero. Wow I just sounded like a whiny 85 year old right there... sorry everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 ^I always choose the far left lane also, to lessen the chance of someone interfering with my throwing motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Skeeball of any form is my all time favorite amusement park game. At parks in Orlando I like to play "Spot the Brits". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Skeeball of any form is my all time favorite amusement park game. At parks in Orlando I like to play "Spot the Brits". Is is really that hard to spot those with either pasty white skin (newly arrived) or a deep shade of pink (been in town a few days)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Had a productive Sunday at BGW in the games area. $15 in skeeball netted 3 Vampire Minions. $10 tossing wiffle balls into goblets netted 2 large Angry Birds. Pictures to be posted soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfansince1999 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Guess your age, weight, or your birth date. I'm pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Fascination always entertains. Wish more parks had this game! dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 ^Agreed--Fascination is the only game I make a point of playing when I visit a park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightypotato Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I generally don't play games when I visit parks. I will venture through the arcade and if they have any retro cabinets or something cool like X-Men, The Simpsons or any variation of the needlessly addicting Taiko Drum game I'll stop and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperShawn Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Fascination is by far my favorite and a must at any place that has a parlor. Skee ball is the only other I'll play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Fascination is in a league all it's own. It really isn't fair to other carnival games to be compared to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneyfan1313 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Fascination does rock! Plus the prizes don't *completely* suck. One of my frustrations with theme park games is the plush overload... who on earth needs more plush!!!!?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 ^Yeah, way to much plush. I also hate it when a park gives out inflated basketballs as prizes for basketball games, then you have to deal with kids dribbling basketballs all over the park the rest of the day which is very annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 There are few things more fun than a TPR takeover of Fascination! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Coleman Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 The only one that I will play is the roll the ball in the hole game. I don't really care about the prize I just enjoy playing and proving myself better than a bunch of kids a third of my age. Shame we don't have any fascination anywhere even close to here it sound fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Skeeball. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I used to have a full sized one in our garage! When I worked at the water park, they were getting rid of them by tossing them in the dumpster so I took one home. My mom didn't like it, and I had to get rid of it a little after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolercstrluvr Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 When ever I go to SCBB, I always have to do the Speed Pitch. It's always nice to see if you improve over time or just stay the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rai Fox Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Definitely Fascination. It's somehow just one of the most universally addictive games out there. I've dragged so many friends to play there, almost all of them have looked more than a bit skeptical at the old game at first, and every single one of them has loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArundelHigh Coasters Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 At Six Flags, I loved playing that one balloon dart game. There was this other game I remember, from the carnival when I was younger. The objective was that you had to throw balls at fish bowls, and if it landed in them, then you got a free pet goldfish. I won, and mine died after a week . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Fascination. It's fun, plus you can make endless ball jokes while you play... dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCoasterGirl Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 At the moment it's coaster crazy, though I would like to find some more on the app store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanM64 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Fascination for sure. I've played at Knoebels a bunch of time and always had a blast. I'd love to play it with fellow TPR members some day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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