The Amusement Park
How does the odd machine work?
- Pull the lever.
- It is a slot machine.
- If three identical symbols appear in the windows, you will get a
payoff. This happens (on the average) one out of every sixteen tries.
- If the three matching symbols are pots of gold, you hit the jackpot.
Unfortunately, this is fatal. This happens (on the average) one out of
every sixty-four tries.
- Otherwise, the payoff is one zorkmid coin. This happens (on the
average) three out of every sixty-four tries. If you paid off the park
gnome before paying the toll gnome, this is the only way to get a coin
for the toll.
- For a better way to pay both gnomes, read the first question in this
section.