Out with the new tokens and in with the old

 

A few months ago I got some new tokens for my Buffalo Arrangeball but after using them for a while...

I found they just didn't have the right feel to them.

They were too light. Too thin. Too new. They didn't feel right in the hand. Also, they were magnetic so they didn't work in any other of my Arrangeball games.

So comes along this token lot for sale on Yahoo Japan Auctions and I see that most of the tokens are old Arrangeball tokens. I win the auction and the package is delivered in the usual way.

 

Then comes the fun part. Unboxing!

It's always fun to unbox this kind of stuff. It's like some kind of care package / time capsule / Lucky dip / Red Lobster treasure chest. This package didn't disappoint.

The tokens were contained in a cookie tin and packed with old newspaper and adverts.

 

 

I always look through the old newspaper packing material In case there's something cool.

In this case I found an ad for the release of some new pachislo machine at some parlor. I'm keeping that!

 

And now: The Tokens

 

 

 

There was about 180 26mm blue painted Arrangeball tokens.

There were also a few other cool Arrangeball tokens: Taiyo, Three Star, Fuji (Sparrow ball token maybe) and even a Bunny Girl pachislo token. Nice!

 

 

 

 

These are going on the cool token shelf.

 

 

 

All the tokens were extremely grimy and had to be cleaned before I could use them.

 

 

These are the real thing. They look great, feel great with the wear and imperfections. These tokens are well used. They make the experience of playing these games feel a bit more authentic... Apart from the fact I didn't have to rent these tokens. It's tokens galore!