I think that most states have been cracking down on the carnival game business, especially games entirely of luck, which is the reason I haven't seen it in this country for a while. The last time I saw it was last year in San Felipe, Mexico. I've personally seen this game at California carnivals as a kid. Then, as he got close to the end zone he would start to play fair, and the player would be forking over his money as he probably wondered why he suddenly was getting nowhere. That is greater than the number of atoms in the known universe.įrom what I have read, to not totally discourage the player, the carnie would lie about the number of points earned the first several times, launching the player quickly down the field. Assuming no cheating, by the time the player traveled 100 yards he would owe the carnie an average of 3 * 10^118 dollars. Same trick as the field bet in craps, but MUCH more egregious. The player falls into this range 99.3% of the time. The trick to the game was the player earned no yards for 18 to 38 points. When the player reached 100 yards he would win all his accumulated points. If the player had 29 marble points then he would have to double the cost per play for the rest of the game, but would be given one extra prize if he reached 100 yards.ħ. A board would designate the number of yards the player would advance according to the sum of the marble points.Ħ. The points would be added for hole a marble landed into.ĥ. Each hole would be assigned a certain number of points from 1 to 6.Ĥ. The player rolls 8 marbles onto a 11 by 13 grid, containing 143 holes.ģ. The board would usually be in the form of a football field, with the object to travel 100 yards.Ģ. ![]() The cost per play started at a posted price, let's say $1. ![]() Razzle Dazzle is the term for a carnival game I'm in the process of analyzing.
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