>> As for life... well, a couple of street traders conned us out of about
>> £60 with their impossible skittles game. It looks easy, but it's
>> actually impossible. But they keep ranking up the prizes (and costs). We
>> quit that one fairly fast though, so only £60 lost between us.
> 
> You do realise that in games of chance - gambling of pretty much any kind 
> - the odds are rigged so that the house isn't going to lose?
> 
> It's *always* supposed to look easy to win, that's how you sucker people 
> into playing.

Yeah, well, when you see two random guys in jeans standing on the curb 
wanting you to play a little game for a few quid, you don't think too 
much of it.

Clearly these guys are good. ;-)

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