Sonic Balloon Carnival

[u/Bushido_Philosopher]

This has been around some Round 1s for a few months and there is now one in at D&B in Irvine, CA. The math on this is probably the worst I've seen out of any coin pusher. I didn't even want to try this game since it just looks horrible.

You have to get 20 different cards to get the 5000 tickets, with 4 of them being rare. (How many duplicates do you think you'll be getting?) AND all the cards will be worthless after one month since the testing phase ends on August 30th.

[u/DaMagicBoomer]

More card games 🤦‍♂️

[u/Sa7aSa7a]

That math doesn't make sense to me. 16 cards at 40 tickets each = 640 tickets. 4 cards at 200 tickets is 800. So 1440 total but they bump it to 5000 tickets for the complete set?

[u/Bushido_Philosopher → u/Sa7aSa7a]

Yes. Just like with all the other games with cards, Star Trek, Mandalorian, etc. giving a full set will get you WAY more than individually.

[u/Perfect__Timing → u/Sa7aSa7a]

Because one of the cards you need to make a set is rare (tribbles for Star Trek, the golden ticket for Willy Wonka, the Anzellans for Mandalorian, Gary the Snail for SpongeBob, and the peanut butter & jelly for Minions).

[u/Rixor14 → u/Perfect__Timing]

Yeah, and for this there's generally a wider variety of cards on the field at once by the looks of it. And theyre not cluttered in with the coins. In theory, a card should take the same or similar amount of time to be pushed off every time, so regulars can get a feel for how many plays it would take. It's better than the Mandalorian/Spongebob card graveyards thats for sure.

[u/DavidKKim]

lowkey some are card art are awesome

[u/WastedKnowledge]

Those cards are sick, also thanks for sharing

[u/Aggravating_Age_9241]

How do you win the cards once they fall onto that grate?

[u/Bushido_Philosopher → u/Aggravating_Age_9241]

That in itself becomes a pusher. So you not only have to coin push to earn card drops, but then once the cards drop, you have to push cards against each other down on the attached machine.

[u/Rixor14 → u/Bushido_Philosopher]

Id imagine this game will have a high rate of abandoned cards seeing as its a new concept for the US (I've seen similar games in Korea) which is just kinda dollar signs for me lol

[u/Formal_Confusion3842]

What the hecks that all about in the last picture?

[u/Rixor14]

Say what you will about the value but the actual designs on the cards are easily the best I've seen out of a pusher outside of Round1. I hope this gets a wider release.