Continuing our series on beating the odds at the funfair, we now turn our attention to one of the all time classic funfair games, Hoopla.
Hoopla
This consists of a number of wooden or plastic cubes that have prizes placed on top of them. The idea is to throw a ring, again made of plastic or wood, not only over the prize, but also over the cube. To win, the ring must be flat on the table, not half over the cube at an angle. Before we go any further, lets get one thing clear, the rings DO fit over the blocks. Like any other business in the country, we are subject to trading standards rules, and they would shut us down in quick order if the rings were too small. The chances of throwing a circle over a square (with only a small clearence) is very low. To increase your chances of winning, spin the ring as you throw. Also, aim for a tall cyclindrical shaped prize such as a bottle. As the ring drops down the prize, if it is still spinning sufficiently it helps it to slip over the cube.
Pick Ticket or Lotto
This is another old favourite. Pick the tickets out, open them up, find a winning ticket and you receive any prize on the stall. Again, we hear people repeatedly claim that there are no winning tickets. In fact there are a large number of winning tickets on modern stalls. They are however sorted into order so that a winning ticket appears at regular intervals. You cannot really influence when and where a ticket is going to appear, however, if no one has won for a while, then the chances are that a ticket is due to come out. Similarly, when the stall first opens, and a crowd begin to gather, that is the time to buy a ticket, there are usually extra tickets in the pile at the beginning to get the game moving and the crowd buying, so you have a better chance at the start.
Roll A Ball
The third of our traditional games is roll the ball. This is where you have usually 6 ping pong balls to roll down the table. At the bottom are slots numbered 1 to 6. You roll the balls and add the scores up. A chart of numbers will tell you if you have won or not. This is a game of chance and there is nothing you can do to alter the outcome. The numbers are mathmatically worked out so that you either lose or win a small prize, but due to luck you do occasionally win the bigger prizes.
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Hoopla
This consists of a number of wooden or plastic cubes that have prizes placed on top of them. The idea is to throw a ring, again made of plastic or wood, not only over the prize, but also over the cube. To win, the ring must be flat on the table, not half over the cube at an angle. Before we go any further, lets get one thing clear, the rings DO fit over the blocks. Like any other business in the country, we are subject to trading standards rules, and they would shut us down in quick order if the rings were too small. The chances of throwing a circle over a square (with only a small clearence) is very low. To increase your chances of winning, spin the ring as you throw. Also, aim for a tall cyclindrical shaped prize such as a bottle. As the ring drops down the prize, if it is still spinning sufficiently it helps it to slip over the cube.
Pick Ticket or Lotto
This is another old favourite. Pick the tickets out, open them up, find a winning ticket and you receive any prize on the stall. Again, we hear people repeatedly claim that there are no winning tickets. In fact there are a large number of winning tickets on modern stalls. They are however sorted into order so that a winning ticket appears at regular intervals. You cannot really influence when and where a ticket is going to appear, however, if no one has won for a while, then the chances are that a ticket is due to come out. Similarly, when the stall first opens, and a crowd begin to gather, that is the time to buy a ticket, there are usually extra tickets in the pile at the beginning to get the game moving and the crowd buying, so you have a better chance at the start.
Roll A Ball
The third of our traditional games is roll the ball. This is where you have usually 6 ping pong balls to roll down the table. At the bottom are slots numbered 1 to 6. You roll the balls and add the scores up. A chart of numbers will tell you if you have won or not. This is a game of chance and there is nothing you can do to alter the outcome. The numbers are mathmatically worked out so that you either lose or win a small prize, but due to luck you do occasionally win the bigger prizes.
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