Plinko XY

Never heard the game name Plinko? That’s fine, we’ll enlighten you with great pleasure. Let’s go back in the time of far far eightieth when the generation of young and old viewers screamed at their television at the TV-show contestants for their behavior. It was “The Price is Right” show and everyone loved it. The executive producer of the show Frank Wayne developed the game Plinko and premiered it in 1983. But what does the word “plinko” means, you might ask. The answer is as simple as the game itself: because of the sound “plink, plink, plink” the ball makes while slipping down the board towards slots with rates.

In spite of the fact that the game is easy as pie, people truly love Plinko, and even here we can find some kind of a psychological side. Philosophically speaking, Plinko is a metaphor for life. Why? Because it’s a mix of luck and misfortune, joy and disappointment, and all in all a full gamut of emotions in the form of a board. You walk up to the top of it push the ball and step by step, pray it will give the rewards you seek. It is like a Pandora’s Box, right? We hope, we desire and it gives and takes away at the same time. Maybe, that’s the reason why people are drawn to Plinko? Who knows…Anyway, it’s up to you to decide!