Quick Plinko Demonstration
The first step to any project is the planning phase. This is where we dump ideas, and put them into writing. This is our initial plan of the Pardi Plinko board.
Still a sketch at the moment, this is only a rendering of what we want the board to look like.
Materials
The required materials to create the planned board are as follows:
-A 48x25 inch piece of particle board, cardboard, or plywood [we will be using cardboard]
-A 48x25 inch piece of plexiglass
-About 50 sq inches of balsa wood
-At least 30 drywall screws, wooden pegs, or similar
-Standard poker chips [approx. 1.5 inches in diameter] to play.
The build will consist of using these materials to put together the plinko board.
The base will be made from the cardboard or wood piece. Screws or wooden pegs will be placed "isometrically" as with any plinko board. The balsa wood will be used to create boxes at the bottom where the chip will land, deciding the prize.
Pardi Plinko Plans
Who's Doing What? The Pardi Plinko Team
The Casino Project [which I will be posting more of as the project progresses] is essentially a group project, in which we must create our Casino game in teams. The teams are composed as follows.
Alexis Durso: "Actuary" - Alexis' main job is to calculate the chances of winning or losing the game, based on different probability properties and equations. She will also be finding the expected value of the game, which will show the amount of money we lose or gain in this game.
Kelli Pardi: "Document Writer" - Kelli will be creating the rules of the game. She will be deciding how players will win, how much the game will cost, and the amount of prizes a player will get (based on Alexis's research).
Sammy Bueche: "Operator" - Sammy is going to be the operator of the game when people actually play it. She will be instructing players with the rules created by Kelli and will be explaining how to win, and what their prize will be. She will also be explaining the more technical portions of the game to those curious.
John Torres: "Construction Expert" - My main job is to design the blueprints of the actual object that players will be playing on. I will be in charge of the construction process of this model. I will not be the only person invovled in actually building this object, for everyone will be contributing to this major part of the project.
I have a good feeling about this project, and hope to have an amazing game come casino night.