How did you arrange your arcade?

[Gravnos]

I wasn't completely sure what was my most popular game since it didn't seem to go by the grand total. What determines the most popular and when you're arranging them how far does it bonus stretch? How did you decide to arrange them?

[crowbb]

I ignored the popularity stuff and grouped them by what I thought was most aesthetically pleasing (To me anyway). Usually this meant the japanese style candy cabinets all lined up, the old school early 80s style close together etc.

[Zalym]

(Potential Spoilers Ahead)
When I started out, I tried the popularity mixing of low and high games to increase profits. I ultimately based it mainly on how many goals I'd achieved on each game--that usually corresponded with the popularity/profit closely enough.

But as I expanded, I didn't want to try to keep up with 35 games on that PDA, and frankly I realized it didn't matter anymore as I was making money hand over fist.

Purely from an RP management point of view, I'd love to see an interactive/hyperlinked list/chart of all the games put on the desktop PC based on the previous day's (or week's) popularity--just to make it easier to see everything at a glance.

Out on the arcade floor, I eventually just went with my own themes and what worked for me based on looks or practicality. I also tried to avoid what, in my mind, would cause clashing audio themes for gamers. So Zombat 2 is not right against Fruit Crush or Woodgal's Adventures for example.

Because I couldn't swap out Meteor Madness, I made Retro Corner:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2858288401
Opposite of Retro Corner, I have Woodguy/Woodgal Lane.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2858288879
The pillar which used to be the starting line for the detested laundry machines, now houses my personal small-cabinet favorites--UFO assault is on the backside. Line Terror, which I like to play (with the sound muted), unfortunately drew the short straw for slots. So it's just back there to fill the wall space.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2858288741
Then the backroom holds the rest of the games. My main goal here was to give everyone as much space as possible. But, I liked having the look of the smaller white cabinets sitting together.

There's nothing in the slots next to the pool table. Having played a lot of pool in my life, it looked like it was very tight quarters and would likely be difficult to hit various shots with people hunched over cabinets that were placed so close to the table.

Also, I'd give a lot of money to move that dart board. it drives me crazy that you'd have people chunking darts about a foot away from some poor, unsuspecting, dancing gamer all while trying to avoid anyone using the middle cabinets and the walkway they create.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2858288977

[Joe Coffee]

Originally posted by crowbb:

I ignored the popularity stuff and grouped them by what I thought was most aesthetically pleasing (To me anyway). Usually this meant the japanese style candy cabinets all lined up, the old school early 80s style close together etc.

I'd probably just leave older arcades in the back and move the newer ones I'd get up front, and wouldn't care about popularity, either.