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    Default Hive Racers - An Algodoo Adventure

    A few of the live stream channels on YouTube were setting up marble races as a method of randomizing their drawings and keeping their viewers entertained.
    They were using a program called Algodoo which is free to download.
    It's a physics playground available for PC and iPad and has been in a development stall for a couple of years it seems...

    After looking over many marble races of redundancy, learned a bit of how the software worked.
    There were 2 actual pachinko entries, but not what I had in mind for easy adaptation into what I wanted.
    My original design paid off by adding more balls, and as a real machine it overflows on one side or the other...

    Hive Racers is just a team random picker.
    Each color starts with same number of balls into the hopper.
    Hit a target or BEE eliminated.
    Play ends on last ball out.

    Number of teams is adjustable as well as number of balls per team. Have been using 16 teams with 5 - 10 - 15 - 20 per team.
    5 ball teams last 5-8 minutes and 10 ball about 12-16 minutes, progressing upward as you increase number of balls.

    Working on modular parts for things like spinners and tulips. Have been working from photos for many of the designs based around vintage machines.

    https://youtu.be/8vM5r3uXsWI

    This was the last one I did and later saw it in action (shoutout Carl Wegman on YouTube) and how the actual miniMouth worked.
    Many of the features rely on gravity and balanced pivot points. Well Algodoo has some of it and sometimes you work around it.
    Since the pins are sorted mostly... and the tulips... and the spinners...
    Working through the Nishijin catalog pdf as best I can...

    Buzz ON...
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    Default Re: Hive Racers - An Algodoo Adventure

    WELCOME!!!

    "Blowing smoke rings at the moon."

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    Default Re: Hive Racers - An Algodoo Adventure

    Hello HalfBee and welcome to the group

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    Getting ready to post a new Hive Racer video Friday.
    This one inspired by

    https://youtu.be/YCojmGuKE8Q
    This was the one I watched first at Vinatge Pachinko, LLC YouTube channel

    https://youtu.be/89zFfyU183g
    Carl Wegman SANKYO Vintage Pachinko Machine TRIO

    Looks like the bottom tulips got different positions.

    Have already completed a new one for the following week and each gets
    better and adds more interesting modules. So nice that each feature was
    paused on long enough for a decent image. Would have liked to see more
    action, or each feature activated but more than enough to work with.

    Anyone have a favorite they'd like to see done?
    So many I like already and still watching videos...
    P01_face.jpg

    This is my neglected baby... have owned it since high school (so long ago)
    when I bought it from Pachinko Palace. Still plays, but everywhere I've seen
    this design assigns it a B model but the back of mine is clearly an A with the
    spring coil pipe ball chute coming from the top feed area.

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    Default Re: Hive Racers - An Algodoo Adventure

    Decided to upload tonight instead of tomorrow...
    https://youtu.be/IMgWQ9LnhYY

    Algowork Orange
    Based on the two videos referenced earlier...

    Buzz ON
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    When things don't go right the 1st time , Step back ,Take a break and come back renewed. RGS

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    Default Re: Hive Racers - An Algodoo Adventure

    these are cool, thanks
    WANTED: 10¥ games, pre-1950s machines, スマートボール (Smart Ball), payazzo/kronespill, Pickwick-style (~1905)
    if you have any of these in North America, let's talk.

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    Default Re: Hive Racers - An Algodoo Adventure

    8Bloom_small.jpg
    https://youtu.be/GBilBnQGF_0

    A new Hive Racer board was put up today.
    Had issues with size but working on getting there...

    Video this playfield was based upon...
    https://youtu.be/T3ivRFMnwjM
    Begins at 12:05

    The intro was posted as a separate video, it had the
    information on tulip opening and such.

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    Default Re: Hive Racers - An Algodoo Adventure

    Once again return to a Carl Wegman video...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jDnSxb6mi4

    New Hive Racer for 061819 - Space
    https://youtu.be/ueoDMdPxWKU

    This play field introduced the hanging out in space items that hang off something else from a pivot point like the platform last week.
    The rebound bumper is also a hanging model instead of a solid bumper.
    Had to put a limit peg, the rhythm of the hits would cause the bumper to do a 360 rotation.

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    Default Re: Hive Racers - An Algodoo Adventure

    Happy Independence Day to all...

    https://youtu.be/JMWYiNNgk9I

    This one was a Vintage machine from a photo.
    The Center Top Tulip is an 'Always Open' type or so I've seen in the past.

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    Default Re: Hive Racers - An Algodoo Adventure

    Have seen a lot of CRAB attractions, but this is
    the first like this. Any similar to put on list?




    This was called Cupid (Translated as Cupit)
    A crabby couple having a good time
    golgo1133golgo1133 - https://youtu.be/OSsMfV2EagU


    Having run this for hours to smooth out the play
    decided to throw some stickers over the naughty
    mechanical actions and work around a theme...

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