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| + | | publisher=[[Sega Enterprises, Ltd.]] | ||
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| + | | arcade_date_us=1968{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230821093301/http://thetastates.com/eremeka/1969prior.html}} | ||
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| + | {{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a 1960s ''[[:Category:Skin the Wire games|Skin the Wire]]'' tabletop bar game manufactured by [[Sega]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230821090727/https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/02/niche-mechanisms-005-booze-barometers.html}}, acting as a way to “test sobriety” in players by challenging them through a coin deposit. The game is played by moving the ring over the rail, attempting to avoid contact. Should the ring touch the rail, a bell sounds and the coin drops into the cash box. If the player is sober and reaches the far end, their coin will be refunded by pushing the return coin button. | ||
| − | ==Dimensions== | + | ==Specifications== |
| − | + | ===Dimensions=== | |
| − | + | {{Dimensions|hi=18|wi=20|di=7|diagramsize=150}} | |
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| − | [ | + | ==Promotional material== |
| − | [[Category: | + | {{gallery |
| + | |{{gitem|Boozometer_flyer1.jpg|Flyer}} | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *''[https://sonicretro.org/2010/06/04/sega-boozometer-possibly-the-greatest-sega-related-thing-ever/ Sega Boozometer: Possibly the greatest Sega-related thing ever]'' article by Scarred Sun at [https://sonicretro.org/ Sonic Retro] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | [[Category:Skin the Wire games]] | ||
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Boozometer is a 1960s Skin the Wire tabletop bar game manufactured by Sega[2], acting as a way to “test sobriety” in players by challenging them through a coin deposit. The game is played by moving the ring over the rail, attempting to avoid contact. Should the ring touch the rail, a bell sounds and the coin drops into the cash box. If the player is sober and reaches the far end, their coin will be refunded by pushing the return coin button.
Specifications
Dimensions
508 mm (20")
457.2 mm (18")
177.8 mm (7")
Promotional material
Flyer
External links
- Sega Boozometer: Possibly the greatest Sega-related thing ever article by Scarred Sun at Sonic Retro
References
- ↑ http://thetastates.com/eremeka/1969prior.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-08-21 09:33)
- ↑ https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/02/niche-mechanisms-005-booze-barometers.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-08-21 09:07)