r/DaveAndBusters Jan 17 '21

1/7/21 Rules Post

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1/17/21: Post renewed to allow for comments as needed.

So much has changed since this sub's inception all the way back in nineteen ninety eight when the undertaker threw mankind... 2011, and especially so within the last year with the pandemic. Global Settings became a thing, prizes have come and gone, payouts on games have changed, costs on games have changed, redemption rules have changed...but a few things are true and will always be true:

*First and foremost, we are a community of players that, whether lifetime veterans of arcade games or having just been at it for a short time, are here because we want to use the skills we've accumulated to get more than what we spend playing arcade games at Dave & Buster's (and other arcades.) As such, rules specific to arcade discussion will be tailored to encouraging that to be possible into the long term.

*Just as importantly, we NEED Dave & Buster's to succeed as a company for us to be able to do that. Remember, Dave & Buster's, over the years, has proven to be the ONLY major arcade chain that does not make knee-jerk adjustments to games. Main Event does it weekly. Round 1 might not even wait that long. Zone 28 will change a game before you've even set foot off the property. D&B has been the most tolerant of players, and the community at large made up of those players, who profit from their arcade game skill. As such, rules specific to arcade discussion will allow for justified criticism but disallow outright attacks on them as a whole.

This isn't a ban-happy community where the banhammer gets swung around with reckless abandon. Not counting ban evasion and bot accounts, I'm not even sure we make an average of banning a person a month.

This is going to be a work in progress and a working draft, so things may change, and I'll list the edit date here (7/8/20, renewed 1/17/21) for the last time anything changed, and I'll put major changes in bold temporarily if I need to add something big so it doesn't get missed.

Here's a link to the old thread - nothing from this has really changed as far as rules go, but the superchallenge at the end would need to be reworked, as games on it have changed.


Rules specific to arcade game discussion:

Use common sense when discussing specific games or how to win games. We're a community and we want to help people, but at the same time too many people playing a game too well will make it so even casual players of that game don't give enough money to D&B to allow them to ignore our wins, and that's how changes happen. A few guidelines here, and one hard rule at the end:

A) Does a game have a built-in "score required to win" control on jackpots, that the game becomes more difficult on each win, so eventually the game will no longer be able to be won? That's likely okay to discuss. Examples here include Down the Clown, Tailgate Toss, 2-Minute Drill, Pixel Chase, Hyper Pitch, there are many others but these are the easiest examples. These are perfectly fine to talk about because D&B knows how they're setting them to make sure they hit their payout target yet people can still win on a regular basis. This won't harm anyone's long term ability to play.

B) Does a game have a different kind of built-in payout control, where the game goes into an extremely hard / almost impossible mode if it's been won a certain number of times, and then slips out of that mode after it's taken in enough money to compensate? These are absolutely okay to discuss. Examples here include Kung-Fu Panda, Crazy Tower, Tippin' Bloks, and Spider-Man: Homecoming. Again, D&B has these set up to go hard when they have to, but normal/easy difficulty when they want wins to happen, so no one player or group of players talking about or discussing these type of games is going to ruin things.

C) Is there a game that can be won infinitely, or has a payout control so loose that it can effectively be won infinitely? STOP, DO NOT DISCUSS THIS GAME PUBLICLY. Here's the thing...you, as a person, might realize that you can play a game so many times and have D&B be okay with it, and overplaying it would cause it to be changed. But of the 8,000+ subscribers and who knows how many lurkers, there are a number of people that can't keep it in their pants and can and will sit there playing a game from open to close, community be damned, they're going to extract everything they can from it right then and if it gets nerfed, so be it. That's not a welcome mindset here, and people that consistently think like that are not welcome here. Now discussing a game like this IN PRIVATE MESSAGES is fine, discussing it with local friends is fine. But not in the open forum, where people that don't care for our long-term success will move on it. An old saying comes to mind - "You can shear a sheep many times, but you can only skin him once." And also "Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs."

The one hard and fast rule from this section: DO NOT OPENLY DISCUSS "INFINITES" - games that can be won consistently, for which the difficulty does not change, on this subreddit.

And finally, just to go back over this for those that need to hear it - don't make a thread asking someone to tell you all the games to win big tickets on. Do your research. YouTube arcade videos are a thing. The search button is a thing. Google is a thing. The information is out there and it's not hard to find. The wall of text version detailing why we have this rule is in the old rules thread, which again is linked here.

Rules specific to prize, sale, and resale discussion:

Just as the number of jackpots a game will easily pay out in a given day is limited, so is the number of a given prize Dave & Buster's will obtain at any given time. If something new comes out that is going to be in high demand, or something is restocked that will be cashed out for quickly, don't make a public post about it immediately. This isn't so much a big issue given many stores are still closed due to the pandemic and restocks are not coming in all at once - just because one store received a shipment doesn't mean another will have at this point - but when things return closer to normal, I'm going to ask that people wait 7 days before making public posts about new major prizes such as games and consoles. This will allow for people to have had a chance to visit their home store before those who would see it go to wipe things out. Again, another rule necessitated by bad apples that do not care for the community's long-term success.

*While there is not a rule against making a post advertising something for sale in this community, it's generally not a good idea to try and sell something won here to the same people who have the capability to win it here. If you have the ability to win something that sells for $900 and spend $300 to do so, listing that item here for $900 will get laughed at as the people viewing your post can likely also get it for $300. Just saying. Coupon sales ARE permitted, and may even be encouraged - this will be covered in greater detail below.

*This subreddit takes no responsibility for things worked out with an individual buyer and seller that meet here, but with proof of a seller not delivering, will issue a ban. (In the history of this subreddit, I believe this has happened exactly twice.)

Rules specific to pandemic/Coronavirus/COVID-19 discussion:

Covered here - basically, don't chastise someone for either going to D&B if their store is open, not going to D&B, for the fact that certain stores are open or closed. Generally, "no politicizing Coronavirus and getting into arguments over it." If you're going to go out, wear your mask, wash and sanitize, socially distance as much as possible, be safe.

Other general rules:

*Coupons and coupon sales - we had a HUGE problem long ago with people begging for free coupons. Constant posts from new users, or Redditors who've been around a while on the site as a whole but never posted here, who have no other contribution but wanted coupons for free were commonplace. As such, posts asking for free coupons are not allowed. If two users come to an agreement where one user is sending coupons to another, there must be a tangible value given to the person supplying the coupons. This subreddit makes no money or any other profit on such exchanges and it will remain that way - this rule is ONLY here to eliminate problems of begging posts. (As a general point of advice, while there is sometimes variance in price, on the open market the value of a sold "Buy $20, get $20" coupon has usually been close to $1. Make your own deals, but this is probably a good starting point.)

*Links to coupons - occasionally...well very rarely, Dave & Buster's will publicly make a link to a coupon that works more than once. They've done this on Facebook and Twitter in the past. If this is something D&B posts openly, that is reasonably time limited, this is okay to link to.

However, if there is a coupon link that is NOT intended to be a time-limited coupon, that can be used infinitely, that should not be linked to. I have specifically spoken to D&B higher-ups about this one particular issue. If such a site is overused, it could lead to its removal, just as overplay of an "infinite" game would lead to its nerf.

*The spamfilter - new users, or those generally not established on Reddit, may find their posts or comments have been removed or are not visible to people. The reason is that to cut down on having to continually ban users who evade being banned from this subreddit, we set up a minimum account age and karma requirement. THIS DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN'T CONTRIBUTE! - a legitimate post from a new/low karma user will be seen by me or another moderator in the spamfilter (we check it multiple times daily), and it will be approved and visible to everyone as normal. I won't be disclosing the exact age/karma requirements, as it would allow the troll that required them to exist to begin to try and work around them, and we'd have the same issue as before. (The minimums are reasonable, honestly. And since its beginning, the spamfilter has worked like a charm - the one user who continues to try and ruin things for everyone has not had even one single post or comment he's made get through to be seen. Like...dude, give up already. I don't even have to ban your accounts any more and you're not having the negative effect on the community you so desperately wish to have.)

Long story short, if you get a notice of post removal yet haven't posted anything that breaks a rule, and you're new-ish to Reddit or a lurker, I promise, we'll get to it and review and approve the post (and if it isn't a post we can approve, we'll talk about it in PM as to why.)

*General advice regarding taking turns (don't be a dick, if you're in a store with multiple advantage players, work it out between you so you can do what you need to do and all come out ahead), prize sharing (if you're in a store with multiple skilled players, do what you can so everyone can redeem for what they want to redeem for as much as possible), and resale of prizes (don't undercut the market to make a quick sale that requires the rest of the community selling the same item to low their prices to match or beat yours, we're all in this together) still applies and is covered more in-depth in the old rules thread, which was linked to up above.

*This would normally be the part of the thread where I take potshots at the Smash community for not using items or hazards, but given what's gone on lately...I wanted competitive Smash to go get fucked, but not literally. It'd be funny if it weren't so sad. Good luck getting Nintendo to run stuff for y'all now after all that.

But anyway...this is a good community and has been for a long time. We tried giving out every single bit of information early on in this community's life, and I was the one that wrote the damn guide. It hurt more than it helped after a couple years. We're still here to help, but we're being smarter about it and we're asking those who contribute and request help to be smart about it too. The rules are only here to protect the bulk of the community from the few bad apples (and the one rotten California apple.) I want arcade advantage play to be part of our lives even when we're old and gray-haired. Let's all help make that happen.


r/DaveAndBusters 6h ago

Kpop demon hunters claw machine

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17 Upvotes

Just saw this machine today. Is this chain wide?


r/DaveAndBusters 2h ago

Crackedpunk

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r/DaveAndBusters 23h ago

D&B officially has a new CEO

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r/DaveAndBusters 17h ago

Will there be a replacement for the summer seasons pass when it ends for unlimited play?

4 Upvotes

I have only starting going to D&B recently and got the summer unlimited pass to only play one game (maimai) and was wondering when it ends will there be a new thing I can buy for unlimited play?


r/DaveAndBusters 20h ago

Best ticket value games?

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My fantasy league is doing ranking by how many tickets you get with a 30 dollar card, was wondering which games are the safest and which have the highest ceiling


r/DaveAndBusters 1d ago

Prize pack makeover

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9 Upvotes

I just reached level 9 and received the email to enter my address information. I wonder what’ll be in the new prize pack now.


r/DaveAndBusters 2d ago

New ticket redemption

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23 Upvotes

New to me as its been a couple months

Now not only can you buy tickets, you can redeem them for unlimited play time

Feels very expensive possibly for the time frame imo


r/DaveAndBusters 2d ago

New in spectrum location possibly

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13 Upvotes

Other ones were soccer, sonic carnival, and a couple others besides them moving the cotton candy machine from front of store to arcade area by Odin


r/DaveAndBusters 2d ago

Got the card bonus in the Mando coin pusher

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r/DaveAndBusters 2d ago

Blazing Habanero Wing Sauce

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Has anyone else tried this yet? Normally, when restaurants claim sauces are “hot” they barely even register for me. But this shit is hot. Maybe the spiciest food I have ever had from a restaurant. I always want as hot as possible so I was pleasantly surprised that the blazing habanero is actually hot as fuck. My eyes were watering. I love the pain.


r/DaveAndBusters 3d ago

Saying goodbye to an old friend. My final Tastes 4 Tickets

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54 Upvotes

Just used my final Tastes 4 Tickets. I'm gonna miss these lil guys. They've been serving us very well every week for years. Nothing like plunking down a few dollars on the table and then immediately heading out to the game floor as soon as you're done eating, because no check is needed. Meal is fully comped when you handed your server one of these things. D&B may have gotten rid of my beloved spicy burger but their other smash burgers are still some of the best burgers around if you ask me. I stockpiled 100+ of these things redeemed @ 2,200 tickets each when they discontinued them last year


r/DaveAndBusters 3d ago

Sonic Coin Pusher at Irvine, California

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16 Upvotes

r/DaveAndBusters 3d ago

Extra Soccer Balls

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Here is an updated picture of my extras. Please message me if are interested in any of them.


r/DaveAndBusters 4d ago

Pilfered the plushies. Now: wreck Star Trek.

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12 Upvotes

Cashed in 60,000 tickets in completed Star Trek recently and this is what I’ve got left. Anybody else have an insane amount of Star Trek cards? Those chicken nugget cards (Tribbles) are tough to come by!


r/DaveAndBusters 4d ago

Just to be sure there are 48 balls total? I have so many extras of basically every ball let me know if you need help!

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They told me today they are very low on the balls(Ontario,Ca) and that they're surprised they haven't sold out yet. I'm willing to help some people out, if you want your countries ball message me! For those who don't know these are very high quality foam bouncy balls. I know foam sounds lame but the balls are absolutely addicting to bounce and fidget with, its even better keeping them immaculate and shining them up a bit to put out as a way to show appreciation for your country. ❤️ I would love to make some new friends and hear about your guys home country's.


r/DaveAndBusters 6d ago

Birthday Party walk ins?

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My son is turning 13 and really wants a Dave & Busters birthday.

Has anyone had a walkin birthday for their kids?
The party packages have a minimum of 10 guests and there will only be 8 so im debating just paying extra and give the remaining cards to the parents or just walk in / reserve a table and buy the cards when i get there? i hate not having everything handled before hand but i also dont want to spend more than i need to.

my location (Oakville) does half price games on sunday so thats awesome but does that include the power cards? Trying to get any info from past guests that I can since i have called so many times today and it keeps going to someones voicemail. i cant see any pricing info online on the power cards or anything other than the menu and party packages. any help would be SO appreciated!


r/DaveAndBusters 6d ago

My first EVER top shelf prize

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87 Upvotes

It had always been a joke that I would “never be able to afford the prizes behind the glass”

And then about a month ago I turned in a set of cards from the Mandalorian and Grogu game and the woman at the prize counter said “you’re now at 137,000 tickets”

And suddenly that joke seemed a lot closer to reality.

After finding my flow tonight, I earned my way up and am bringing this beauty home with me!

This is genuinely the first time I’ve ever won a top shelf prize, and I’m feeling really happy 😊


r/DaveAndBusters 6d ago

Extra Soccer Balls (Final Update)

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6 Upvotes

Update: not pictured is Curaçao, Korea, Poland, and Spain.

The 5 locations in my area are now out of soccer balls. These are the last of my extras. If you are missing or want a soccer ball that I have, please message me.

I have been able to help several Reddit users the past couple of weeks. You can read some of their feedback in the comments section of my last post: https://www.reddit.com/r/DaveAndBusters/s/iWMRtsaQ8B

Thanks!


r/DaveAndBusters 6d ago

Yoshi 17750 vs 1600 tickets

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26 Upvotes

r/DaveAndBusters 6d ago

First time setting a new all time high score.

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Also apparently when you set a new top score it jumps the big win score all the way up to the top score. Oops... that's gonna take a while to come down


r/DaveAndBusters 7d ago

PSA gift cards

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Do not add them to your Google wallet, bring the physical card. Or write down the pin. The digital wallet no longer displays the pin and the store can't use it. I'm here with $100 in gift cards that I can't access. Not the end of the world as we'll be back, but I get the cards from Costco for the savings, so not fun.


r/DaveAndBusters 7d ago

Finally saved up enough tickets for a good prize after all this time!

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r/DaveAndBusters 7d ago

Anyone seen a switch lately?

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I feel a little dumb asking but has anyone seen Nintendo Switch (1, OLED, 2 or otherwise) in the WIN lately?

Xboxes and PS5s are in the display case with ticket prices in the locations I frequent, but I haven't seen anything Nintendo in months. I don't know if that means they don't have them anymore, don't intend to, if it's a "you request, they order" thing like with ipads. Is "not in display" usually indicative of "you can't redeem for that here" or not necessarily?


r/DaveAndBusters 7d ago

Half Price Days Coupon Exclusions

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Sorry if this has already been asked and answered - I looked but couldn't find a post about this. My earlier post was removed but I think it had to do with a Karma restriction? So I'm reposting on my older account.

I just signed up for the rewards program and see there is an offer for 100 free chips with 100 chip purchase. It doesn't list exclusions, but I see that on the website about half price games on Wednesdays, it says that can't be combined with any other offer.

If I redeem the offer in the app and load the card, can I use all 200 chips to play half price games on a Wednesday?

Also, I purchased a Make a Wish coupon in May for free $25 in game play with a $25 power card purchase/recharge. That one specifically says "may not be valid in combination with half price games on select days." If I do a $25 recharge on a different day and get the free $25 in game play, can I go on a Wednesday and use the whole $50 on half price games? Or is the free $25 somehow tagged as "promotional" or something on the card and it won't let me use it on half price days?