I am an arcade game expert; I've earned over 2,500,000 tickets at Dave & Buster's. AMA about beating arcade games and turning a profit from them.

Another thread done by an arcade tech inspired me to do this one. Ever since I have played redemption games, I've always looked at them in regards to whether or not I can turn a profit from them. I want to help others do the same, so I've written an FAQ on how to beat their games, often going into the tenths of a cent as to which games are profitable and by how much, and strategies as to how to extract the most tickets from any given game.

I've probably made about $7,500-10,000 profit just in the last couple years, and with some changes they've made, coming out ahead is still pretty easy most days.

My FAQ: (Down for the moment - will be up in the new AMA)

Screenshot of my card balance as of a few days ago, at roughly 500,000: http://i.imgur.com/4VdSJ.jpg

Youtube videos of the 5 currently beatable games at D&B Pittsburgh being won:

2-Minute Drill: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLaE4Kft4iQ

Chip Away: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_ic4s9vcaIhttp://i.imgur.com/V8Jk2.jpg (Screenshot of my highest score, over 6 million)

Hummer Off-Roadin': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-OahYm7KNk

Speed Demon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfo3uAqJ-CE

Tippin' Bloks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAB-tlFAVks (This game is probably the #1 moneymaker for advantage players in most D&Bs right now.)

AMA. While it appears my AMA has run its course as far as the front page is concerned, I will still answer questions indefinitely, at least twice a day.

Also, I'm an idiot and forgot to include this earlier - I'd like to thank Growly, a fellow D&B fanatic and advantage player, for proofreading and double-checking my info before this went live.

EDIT: Anyone in the Pittsburgh area who might be headed to D&B, feel free to hit me up - I'm hoping I might get to do a mini-meetup down there if this gets popular enough. (This is permanent - I will still be more than happy to meet up with fellow Redditors any night I can get down there - and I live 10 fucking minutes from the place so it's not hard for me to make a trip out. I'll still respond to notes here on Reddit well after this gets archived and can't be edited any more.)

MAJOR EDIT, but not worth updating the entire FAQ for - Chip Away and Spin Streak now share the same progressive jackpot at D&B Pittsburgh. Since hardly anyone ever hits the jackpot on Spin Streak, this means that all Spin Streak losing play from ploppies will now contribute to Chip Away jackpots. For those who have some skill at Chip Away, this will mean higher jackpots for you on a consistent basis.

EDIT 7/8/2011: Apparently there's someone out there who is SELLING a guide on how to beat Dave and Buster's games. If that person happens to be reading this: fuck you. Information was meant to be free. If anyone has been duped into purchasing this other guide, I hope they contact me and let me know how much, if any of the information from my FREE guide that they have STOLEN to produce theirs, in case I need to take any action against them.

EDIT 10/6/2011: Frogger may still be playable, but I'm not 100% sure. Advanced strategy on Tippin' Bloks verified and confirmed: 190 jackpots out of 369 plays for 100,370 tickets on 10/6. Hard mode can be beaten consistently!

EDIT 10/13/2011: Frogger was just dropped from 1,000 tickets down to 450. This may be a nationwide change. If it isn't, our D&B needs to be bitched out for this. If it is...well, shit, they've just single-handedly made Frogger nonplayable.

EDIT 4/16/2012: THE FAQ HAS BEEN UPDATED. EVERYTHING IS READY TO GO - I AM SIMPLY WAITING FOR A DAY TO FREE UP THAT I CAN DEDICATE TO THE AMA. I AM HOPING THIS WILL BE WITHIN TWO WEEKS MAXIMUM. Everyone who asked me to notifiy them will get a message when the new AMA goes up.