Playing Skill Based Games

In my previous post, I shared an article about the new trend in slots - skill based games. There are some some really unusual experiments, many of which were demonstrated at G2E. I will provide a link to some of these demonstrations at the end of this post.  In the meantime, where will you be able to play these?  Here's an excerpt from another skill based article to get you started.

"GameCo wants to make payouts based on skill, and its machines ought to appeal to younger people who still feast on first-person shooters, driving games, and sports-oriented fare. It will be installing 21 gaming positions in all three of Caesars' properties, with three triple-unit carousels at Caesars, two at Harrah's Resort, and two at Bally's Wild Wild West.

The first machine to make its debut will be a three-bay console called Danger Arena. To play, a gambler inserts money or a card and is given a brief overview of how the game works and how the controller operates. It then presents the player with a map or scenario depending on the type of game being played, which is chosen randomly by the machine, and the player has 45 seconds to maneuver through the scenario before advancing to the next 45-second segment. To start earning money, you need to take out six robots; you earn the highest payout when you take out 10 robots.

GameCo isn't the only one that's looking to create a video game-gambling mashup. Another start-up, Gamblit Gaming, will be introducing similar games of skill at Caesars casinos in California and Nevada."

Ready to play? Here are some views of skill based gaming from G2E you can watch.

There are more videos to come. To find them, visit the sites for Random$$Slots, Dianaevoni, and Albert's Slot Channel. If they look like fun, look for them in the casinos in the article that I copied for you at the start of the post. If you liked arcade games when you were young, you might just like these slot games too.  We'll see, won't we, and the manufacturers will too.