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A carnival game is a game of chance or skill that can be seen at a traveling carnival, charity fund raiser, amusement arcade and amusement park, or on a state and county fair midway. They are also commonly played on holidays such as Mardi Gras, Saint Patrick's Day, and Oktoberfest. Carnival games are usually operated on a "pay per play" basis.
A high striker, also known as a strength tester, or strongman game, is an attraction used in funfairs, amusement parks, fundraisers, and carnivals. [1] It operates by utilizing the lever where one end holds a puck attached to the tower and the other end is struck by the person or contestant using a hammer or mallet . [ 2 ]
A parlour or parlor game is a group game played indoors, named so as they were often played in a parlour. These games were extremely popular among the upper and middle classes in the United Kingdom and in the United States during the Victorian era. The Victorian age is sometimes considered the "Golden Age" of the parlour game. [1]
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A game of popping balloons with darts for prizes—a common part of a carnival or fair midway. A midway at a fair (commonly an American fair such as a county or state fair) is the location where carnival games, amusement rides, entertainment, dime stores, themed events, exhibitions and trade shows, pleasure gardens, water parks and food booths cluster.
Carnival Games (known in Europe and Australia as Carnival Funfair Games) is a video game for Wii, Nintendo DS and iPhone, with a re-release for Nintendo Switch. It was the last game published by Global Star Software , before it was absorbed into Take-Two Interactive (and what is now 2K ).
The African dodger, also known as Hit the Coon, was a popular American carnival game from the late 19th century up to the mid-1940s. [3] [4] It involved an African-American man sticking his head out through a hole in a curtain and trying to dodge balls thrown at him.
The Circus Circus midway includes a video game arcade and carnival-type games. [132] It also features clown shows and trapeze acts several times a day. [133] [134] [135] Clowns also roam the rest of the resort to amuse visitors. [135] For decades, the midway featured a carousel that operated as a bar. [136] [137] [138] [139]