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The most notable feature of Trouble is the "Pop-O-Matic" die container. This device is a clear plastic hemisphere containing the die, placed over a flexible sheet. Players roll the die by pressing down quickly on the bubble, which flexes the sheet and causes the die to tumble upon its rebound.
This device is a clear plastic hemisphere containing the dice, placed over a flexible sheet. Players roll the dice by pressing down quickly on the bubble, which flexes the sheet and causes the dice to tumble upon its rebound. The Pop-o-matic container produces a popping sound when it is used, and prevents the dice from being lost. The captive ...
Video of the Headache board's "pop-o-matic" dice roller. Like similar games such as Trouble, Headache has its dice in a "pop-o-matic" bubble in the center of the board. The bubble is pressed to roll the dice. Unlike Trouble, which has a single die in the bubble, Headache has two dice. One die is a regular die featuring the numbers one through six.
A three-second video demonstrating the use of a Pop-o-matic dice tosser in the "Headache" game, bought in Australia. Video taken on 30-01-2006; a still is featured to the right. The Pop-o-matic device is to be found in Milton Bradley games such as "Headache" and "Trouble". Date: 30 January 2006 (original upload date) Source
In the beginning, the company chiefly sold inventions developed by Popeil's father, Samuel "S.J." Popeil. Products include the Veg-O-Matic and the Popeil Pocket Fisherman, a product manufactured by S.J. Popeil's company. During the 1970s, Ron Popeil began developing products on his own to sell through Ronco.
Pop-up Pirate is a popular luck-based game for children manufactured by Tomy. It originated in Japan in 1975 under the name One Shot Blackbeard Crisis ( Japanese : 黒ひげ危機一発 , Hepburn : Kurohige Kiki Ippatsu ) and has seen many iterations over the years.
The Chop-O-Matic retailed for US$3.98 and sold over two million units. [9] The invention of the Chop-O-Matic caused a problem that marked the entrance of Ron Popeil into television. The Chop-O-Matic was so efficient at chopping vegetables that it was impractical for salesmen to carry all the vegetables needed for the demonstrations over the ...
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