Plinko

[SamPrainito]

With my "Match Game" production complete, I'm on to my next project!

I've just started organizing a second annual "Price Is Right Night" for the American Cancer Society.

Most of the pricing games are being done large projection screens, however, by popular demand, I'm including Plinko in this year's show.

A family friend has offered to help me build a small scale version of the game, but only if he had blueprints to work with. He's not familiar with the game, so I'm not sure how helpful videotape would be.

As you can imagine, some of the main questions about building something like this are 1) what should the angle of the board be?, and 2) how far part should the pegs be?

I would certainly appreciate any suggestions! Feel free to post responses here, or email me directly at TVboy79@aol.com

-Sam

[dazztardly]

[quote name=\'SamPrainito\' date=\'Jun 7 2005, 12:55 AM\']With my "Match Game" production complete, I'm on to my next project!

I've just started organizing a second annual "Price Is Right Night" for the American Cancer Society.

Most of the pricing games are being done large projection screens, however, by popular demand, I'm including Plinko in this year's show.

A family friend has offered to help me build a small scale version of the game, but only if he had blueprints to work with. He's not familiar with the game, so I'm not sure how helpful videotape would be.

As you can imagine, some of the main questions about building something like this are 1) what should the angle of the board be?, and 2) how far part should the pegs be?

I would certainly appreciate any suggestions! Feel free to post responses here, or email me directly at TVboy79@aol.com

-Sam

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For the chips, go to a sports shop and use air hockey pucks. Depending on how much money you're putting into the game, the cheapest you could go, is by using pegboard. Otherwise, particle board can work to.

For the angle, I go between 22.5 and 40 degrees. For the spacing between the pins, measure the size of the puck and add a 1/4th of it's size...

-Dan

[Dbacksfan12]

Hopefully Price doesn't mind you doing this; last I knew, Plinko was a copyrighted entity in itself.

Anyhow, you need a flat panel of wood, rounded at the top.  Pegs throughout the board, with a compartment for the chips to land in the bottom.  Someone made one for our church fair one year.

[TLEberle]

I seriously doubt they'll care about the format used as a fun night thing.

If they DO, then just call it something else.  "The Cost is Correct," and "The Big Money Peg Game."  Parody is protected.

[SamPrainito]

Two responses in less than 40 minutes?  At this time of night?!?  I knew there was a reason I like this group!

Dazztardly, great idea.  Pegboard is what came to my mind too.  I never would have thought of air hockey pucks as chips, and thanks for the suggestions on the angle.  Any ideas on height?

As for your comment Modor, this will be the second such event I've done for the American Cancer Society.  My father passed away from lung cancer last March, so last year's event was done entirely in his memory since watching "Price" in the morning was one of the few things we both enjoyed.  During planning last year, I called the Fremantle offices in Santa Monica and told them what I was planning.  They gave their blessing with the only stipulation being that I not profit from the event myself.  I did not.  100% of the profits went directly to ACS.  I didn't even pay myself back for what I had spent.

-Sam

[jmangin]

You'll also want pegs that won't move from the impact of something hitting them.  I would suggest using long bolts inserted from the back and rubberized nuts securing them on the outside, which may possibly provide some bouncing action when the chip hits the nut.

[JayDLewis]

If you're using pegboard or plywood use one full 4*8 sheet.