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griffindodd:
Waiting on some more pieces to arrive before I move forward, mainly the folding and telescopic legs. These will allow the CP to stand on it's own fully independent of the main screen dock/display.

Three advantages,
1 - You can pull it out to make more room for 4 players when needed.
2 - When you take the CP to another room/friend's house it is freestanding.
3 - The vibrations from over-excited gameplay won't knock over all the models on the display shelves below.

javeryh:
Awesome. I really like the minimalist artwork on this. Construction looks really nice too. It's amazing what a nice vinyl wrap will do to finish off a project.

Are your joysticks mounted a little low or is it just the pic? It looks like there would be a sizable gap between the top of the plate and the artwork/acrylic and the art might sag or wrinkle over time or am I crazy?

How easy is it to set up the main monitor with the square playfield and pinpoint it where you want it to appear? Is there a step-by-step tutorial out there on this? I want to do something like this eventually but I have no idea where to begin.

Great job and it's nice to see a new project! :cheers:

griffindodd:

--- Quote from: javeryh on January 10, 2025, 10:29:00 am ---Are your joysticks mounted a little low or is it just the pic? It looks like there would be a sizable gap between the top of the plate and the artwork/acrylic and the art might sag or wrinkle over time or am I crazy?

How easy is it to set up the main monitor with the square playfield and pinpoint it where you want it to appear? Is there a step-by-step tutorial out there on this? I want to do something like this eventually but I have no idea where to begin.

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Hi,

There are large dust washers that sit between the joysticks and the artwork so they level out pretty well, doubt there will be any sagging.

I used the AMD graphics software to make a custom resolution of 1440x1080 rotated 90 degrees. The image just appears in the center of the screen, you can't move it with software so you need to physically mount the screen just right to have the picture in the correct place. Not sure if there are any tutorials, I originally came up with this technique back in 2016 or so, I don't know if many other people also tried it after that.

emphatic:
How many 4 player spinner games are there to play on a panel like this?

griffindodd:

--- Quote from: emphatic on January 10, 2025, 05:55:39 pm ---How many 4 player spinner games are there to play on a panel like this?

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Lol almost none, but I am a HUGE fan of 4-player Warlords as I used to own the original cocktail machine. When I play it with friends, everyone has to throw down a dollar at the beginning of each game and last man standing takes the pot - it gets really LOUD really quick and is a blast at parties. Certainly extravagant considering those spinners are about $85 a pop but that's just my silly little preference.

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