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The Secrets of Amusement Park Games...Revealed! | 
 enlarge | Author: Brian Richardson
Publisher: Silver Star Publications
Category: Book
Buy Used: $150.00
Used (4) from $150.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 2446585
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 88
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.2
ISBN: 0966965906
EAN: 9780966965902
ASIN: 0966965906
Publication Date: February 17, 1999
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Condition: Publisher: Silver Star PublishingDate of Publication: 1999Binding: PaperbackCondition: Very GoodDescription: 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall 0966965906 Title page has and inscription "All the Best!" and then has a signature. Not sure if it the author's signature, as it is illegible.
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Product Description
Impress Your Girlfriend or Wife!! Dazzle Your Children/Grandchildren! Be 'THE MAN' To Your Peers!!! Tired of seeing some other guy win the big stuffed animal? Fed up with winning little trinkets while Joe Blow needs a wheelbarrow to lug home his prizes? Brian Richardson, an Expert on amusement park, fair, and carnival games and self professed 'Amusement Park and Carnival Addict' has put together this book to make YOU into the master of the midway! Included are these provocative chapters on: Milk Can Softball Toss
Golf Ball Roll Race Games
The BB Gun Red Star Shootout
Water Gun Race Games
Games to Stay Away From
...AND MUCH MORE!! This year alone, there will be an estimated 200 million people attending amusement parks, state fairs, and local carinvals throughout the United States! You will probably see these same games for the next ten years! Discover the secrets and win!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
 it's all true March 11, 2007
We had the good fortune to meet Brian Richardson at the arcade at Busch Gardens in Tampa, and he impressed us by succeeding at the "Wizard Wire" game ("Wacky Wire" in the book) ON THE FIRST TRY! Overall his strategies are right on track. Buy the book, it's all true!!!
Great Book December 18, 2006
I've never been one to play those games at carnivals and fairs. This book caught my eye as something interesting and after reading all the reviews I wanted to know more. This book provides many hints and tips on how to win these types of games. It does not provide any illegal information or any method of cheating. Instead the author has practiced and practiced and figured out the tricks- the reason the carny can do it and you can't. He provides lists of the best games to play, the worst games to play, and a test to figure out your vision dominant eye. If you are ever tempted to play these types of games it is worth reviewing this book before going.
Good, but... August 27, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I first saw mention of Mr. Richardson's book in Maxium a few months ago. I asked my wife to order it for me for my birthday, and received it last week.
All through high school and my first two years of college I worked as a game 'agent' for a small amusement park with a pretty good regular client base. We had 7 or so of the games he discusses in his book, and I worked in all of them on a pretty regular basis.
Most of what Brian describes in his book are techniques that I would share with my customers anyway...just because you know the 'secret' to doing something, doesn't mean you can do it. Sharing the 'secret' was a good sales pitch...Using Mr. Richardson's technique, I tried shooting out the star dozens of times...never once did I actually do it.
Anyway, he misses a few things...especially in the softball/milk bottle throw game. I'm not going to share it here, but there are some things about that game that any 'professional' should know. I was very impressed, however, with his description of the Wacky Wire. We used that game for maybe a season or two...it was another one where I knew 'how' to do it, but usually couldn't. With a little practice, I think anyone who reads that chapter should be good to go for that game.
Anyway, overall I thought it was a great effort, and I also enjoyed the section on roller coasters.
Failure no more... July 25, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
About a week ago, i was visiting Atlanta and I decided to go to Six Flags. A friend and I went on a few rides, but then we decided it was time to play some games. After a few games and no prizes, we go to take a break and watch others fail. While waiting at the "Wacky Wire" game, a man approached us and offered to pay for the game,show us how to win, and even said he'd give us the prize... Well, a few dollars later he beat the wacky wire game. I was amazed, I had never seen anyone win. After giving us the prize (a 7 foot lion), he gave us "The Secrets of Amusement Park Games... Revealed! (Third Edition)." He then went to the "Wacky Wire" chapter and showed us how the book says to do it which was the exact same way he did it.
After leaving Six Flags, we went back to the hotel and read the book. Let me tell you, this is no rip off, the games seem so much easier now and I can't wait until the next time I play them. Thanks to Brian, I have a gigantic lion, his book, and a new found confidence. He is not only a good man, but he writes a great book. Thank You for everything Brian.
Met... and Won! June 16, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I met the author at Six Flags Fiesta Texas a while ago. He gave me a copy of his book, wowed me at the Wacky Wire game, and won me a GIGANTIC realistic leopard plush... you know, the ones that you always walk past, drool over, and walk on empty-handed? Needless to say, I was more than eager to read his secrets.
I read bits and pieces of the book throughout the day, but when I arrived home, there was no sign of it! I learned later that a good friend of mine (who had been at the park with me) had taken the book with her to Seaworld. She came back with a gigantic Shamoo whale plushie, a token of the tricks she had learned for the Ring Toss game.
Now I'm reading up, practicing, and I can't wait to wow my friends on our next Fiesta Texas trip. Thanks so much!!
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