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    Default anyone have Taiwanese smartball / bingo games

    I am unsure when these games first started getting made (I think 1990s,) but you often see them from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China. They are similar to the Japanese smartball-style games of the 90s.
    Some more akin to medal games (coins go in, coins come out), some are prize games (achieve a certain score, it dispenses a prize capsule), and some take in and dispense balls.

    They tend to have a steeper incline for faster gameplay, and are built cheaper and cost way less than similar Japanese games. Their affordability (and that they weigh less) means they are also more pervasive internationally, often bought for low-key illicit amusement gambling.

    Taiwan Bingo smartball game 1.jpg

    This one caught my eye, up for auction right now in London, Ontario, Canada.
    https://gardnergalleries.com/auction...n-0/lot/123847


    others:

    West Dream Bingo 1.jpg
    chinese pinball 1.jpg
    20180304_203103.jpg
    WANTED: 10¥ candystore games, pre-1950s Japanese machines (+fortune tellers), スマートボール (Smart Ball), Pickwick-style (~1905)
    willing to ship from anywhere.

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    Default Re: anyone have Taiwanese smartball / bingo games

    Ooh, those look fun..I like that last one!!

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    Default Re: anyone have Taiwanese smartball / bingo games

    I would like to get the last machine .
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    Default Re: anyone have Taiwanese smartball / bingo games

    if I could choose one I'd go for the 2nd, West Dream Bingo. Coins in, coins out, with credit accumulation.

    Pictures 3 and 4 both seem to be the same style: balls in, balls out. That would be cool too, but #2 looks to have more gameplay and payout variety.
    WANTED: 10¥ candystore games, pre-1950s Japanese machines (+fortune tellers), スマートボール (Smart Ball), Pickwick-style (~1905)
    willing to ship from anywhere.

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    Default Re: anyone have Taiwanese smartball / bingo games

    That second one seems sort of familiar.. May have seen something like that on ebay before.. can't remember!!

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