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Game: Riverboat Gambler
Designer:
MFG: WMS

 
               Reviewer  Rudy  8Ball  Drac  Buzz  Total  
          Art-Backglass  7     8.5    6           7
  Art-Playfield/Cabinet  7.5   8.5    6.5         7.5
                  Sound  6.5   8      5           6.5
                  Rules  6.5   8.5    7           7.5
       Playfield Design  6.5   9.5    7.5         8
Replayability/Longevity  6.5   9.5    7           7.5
            Total Score                           7.5

Pluses

Rudy: Since gambling requires some degree of luck, so does guessing the right colors on the roulette wheel for bigger scores. Tough skill shot

8Ball: Deep ruleset and solid PF layout make this pin a sleeper. Excellent skill shot and features make this a fun pin. Definitely a strategy oriented game. Keep hiting "21" target during MB to build chips fast (bust target inactive during MB). Smooth ramps. Interesting "second chance" extra ball feature.

Drac: Uncertainty of roulette wheel jackpot adds suspense and keeps things interesting.

Buzz: never played one.

Minuses

Rudy: another one shot game, but getting lucky on the wheel gives you some desire to come back.

8Ball: You want to strangle the dude singing "ridin' on that riverboat" after a while.

Drac: Should subtract points from your score if you lose roulette spin but doesn't -- making it a no brainer to keep shooting the left ramp to get the roulette spin for potential jackpot.

Buzz: