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===Other games=== [[File:Japanese style cocktail cab.jpg|thumb|left|A [[cocktail cabinet]] tabletop arcade machine]] Other games include [[pinball]] machines, [[redemption game]]s and [[merchandiser]] games. Pinball machines have a tilted, glass-covered play area in which the player uses mechanical flippers to direct a heavy metal ball towards lighted targets. Redemption games reward winners with tickets that can be redeemed for prizes such as toys or novelty items. The prizes are usually displayed behind a counter or in a glass showcase, and an arcade employee gives the items to players after counting their tickets. Merchandiser games reward winners with prizes such as stuffed toys, CDs, DVDs, or candy which are dispensed directly from the machine. In some countries, some types of video arcades are legally allowed to provide [[gambling]] machines such as [[slot machine]]s and [[pachinko|pachinko machines]]. Large arcades may also have small coin-operated ride-on toys for small children. Some businesses, such as [[Dave & Buster's]], combine a bar and restaurant with a video arcade. The [[Round One Entertainment|ROUND1]] entertainment chain combines a large arcade with a full-service bowling alley, along with billiards and [[karaoke]]. Arcades typically have change machines to dispense tokens or quarters when bills are inserted, although larger chain arcades, such as Dave and Busters and Chuck E. Cheese are deviating towards a refillable card system.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.showbizpizza.com/tokens/cards/index.html|title=CEC Token Cards β Token Museum|website=www.showbizpizza.com|access-date=2011-05-04|archive-date=2011-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705221222/http://showbizpizza.com/tokens/cards/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Retro Arcades are going towards a pay by admission system with the games themselves set to free play. Arcades may also have [[vending machine]]s which sell soft drinks, candy, and chips. Arcades may play recorded music or a radio station over a [[public address system]]. Video arcades typically have subdued lighting to inhibit glare on the screen and enhance the viewing of the games' [[video display]]s, as well as of any decorative lighting on the cabinets. {{Clear}}
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