Author: Lin Harper
Date: 13:49:49 03/26/01
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On March 26, 2001 at 10:16:35, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>I know where to buy one of these. New. It may even have a warranty. It's been
>sitting in a display case in a retail store for about ten years. The reason
>this is possible may be that it has the original retail price attached to it,
>and the guy who owns the store is not a very good businessman.
>
>This is the machine that used under-the-board magnets to move pieces around
>automatically.
>
>Is anyone bouncing up and down in their chair now? If so, please let me know,
>and I'll see if I can talk the guy down.
>
>bruce
I remember seeing one of those things in a store window in
Sydney. It was set up and going, the pieces reset themselves after
each game. A collector's item now. If it breaks down you won't get
it fixed AFAIK.
On the subject of old tabletops, the one that intrigued me most
was a Scysis, with a little crane lifting and moving the pieces.
The guy that owns it should try to auction it at ebay.
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