This Arcade Game is a SCAM (I have proof)
Mark Rober · 2 HN recommendations
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Mark Rober builds a machine that plays the Cyclone arcade game with perfect timing and discovers the game is rigged so that perfect play still loses. The video explains the physics and electronics tricks behind carnival-style skill games.
Why HN recommends it: Cited in threads on rigged arcade machines and gambling-like games as the clearest demonstration that skill games can be tuned to be unwinnable.
“Rober built a machine to play the game perfectly, and it still lost” Read on HN ↗