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jag
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United Kingdom
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 Posted - 03/24/2005 : 17:21:30
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What the hell is pachinko as mentioned in Calistan ?
Also what is pachisi ?
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frank black conspiracy
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1126 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2005 : 17:40:47
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The all knowing Google tells me Pachinko is a Japanese slot machine. kinda. using balls.
Pachisi is a game from India (Ludo?)
but sorry jag, i don't know wha'happened |
Edited by - frank black conspiracy on 03/24/2005 17:42:31 |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/24/2005 : 18:02:45
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I want three of each please
 cats have nine lives/ which makes them ideal for experimentation |
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frank black conspiracy
~ Abstract Brain ~
1126 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2005 : 18:27:33
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quote: How big is the pachinko business in Japan? Well, it employs a third of a million people, three times more than the steel industry; it commands 40 percent of Japan's leisure industry, including restaurants and bars; and with 30 million regular enthusiasts coughing up almost 30 trillion yen in 1999 (a higher turnover than the car industry), it's very big business indeed. So big, that foreign businesses are getting in on the act. While much of the pachinko industry has long been controlled by residentsof Korean descent, in early 2001 British company BS Group bought a stake in Tokyo Plaza, who run about 20 parlors in Japan, and have also opened parlors in the UK.
I guess if you got nothing better to spend your money on, grab some silver balls and join in the fun
personally, i don't get it
30 trillion yen. what's that in pounds d'ya know? |
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2005 : 19:16:47
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slaveish
= Cult of Ray =
USA
269 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2005 : 21:06:28
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| pachinko is like a vertical pinball machine. They had a brief bit of popularity in the U.S. in the 70's with the whole pinball wizard/ arcade thing. I saw a couple of vintage pachinko machines in a store in L.A.- they were lovely. The artwork on them can be very beautiful. Frank says "pachisi," but the board game I had as a kid was called "parcheesi." American version, I guess. |
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frank black conspiracy
~ Abstract Brain ~
1126 Posts |
Posted - 03/25/2005 : 03:15:15
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| (thanks tobafett. that's some serious pachinko playing going on there =) |
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slaveish
= Cult of Ray =
USA
269 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2005 : 13:21:49
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I found myself humming another song with "parcheesi" in the lyrics- b52's "party out of bounds"
what can you do to save a party? parcheesi, charades, spur of the moment? scavenger hunt, or queen of the nile! |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 03/30/2005 : 18:21:00
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I think Pachisi and Parcheesi might be two different games. Someone gave me this information on an earlier thread, but I can't remember who it was.
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 03/30/2005 : 19:13:25
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ist es möglich für ein quesadilla skrotum zu lecken? beim sprechen der quesadillas von LBF, ja. ja in der tatheheheheheheehehee! |
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 03/30/2005 : 20:06:25
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Not a pachinko fan, floop? you more used to the playing of cards?
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 03/30/2005 : 20:27:07
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no, i like pachinko. please excuse me, i'm just tired.
what were you guys saying?
ist es möglich für ein quesadilla skrotum zu lecken? beim sprechen der quesadillas von LBF, ja. ja in der tatheheheheheheehehee! |
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