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January 2010
Bald bankers whacked in arcade game
Players have to hit bald pop-up bankers with a mallet
Jan0 201
An arcade game that
allows people to
vent their anger at
bankers has proved
so popular the owner
keeps having to
replace worn out
mallets.
Inventor Tim Hunkin
introduced "Whack a
Banker", which is
based on the older
"Whack a Mole" game,
at his arcade on
Southwold pier in
Suffolk.
Instead
of players hitting
pop-up moles with a
mallet, within a set
time, the target is
pop-up bald figures.
Mr Hunkin said the
game was "proving
very popular".
"I keep having to
replace worn-out
mallets," he said.
"The bankers are
bald and all look
the same because
that's how I think
people see bankers,
as faceless."
Players, who are
promised a "truly
rewarding banking
experience", pay 40p
to hit as many
bankers as they can
in 30 seconds.
When a customer wins
a voice says: "You
win. We retire.
Thank you very much
to the taxpayer for
paying our
pensions."