Grand Piano Keys is a fairly common ticket redemption arcade game that can be found at most Dave and Buster’s.
It can be a good source of consistent tickets if you learn some tips and tricks. Keep reading for the full Grand Piano Keys strategy guide.
Grand Piano Keys: Important Information to Know
The objective of Grand Piano Keys is to hit as many correct notes on the keyboard in the time limit given. If you hit an incorrect note then the game will pause for a second before allowing you to continue. The notes scroll down the screen as fast as you can hit correct keys.
There is no jackpot in Grand Piano Keys. Look below in the Grand Piano Keys manual section to determine the highest amount of tickets you can win.
Grand Piano Keys Arcade Game Tips and Tricks
How to win the Grand Piano Keys Arcade Game
Timing is not important. Just hit the keys as fast as you possibly can.
Grand Piano Keys is not like an arcade rhythm game where you have to time the presses of the notes at the right time. All you have to do is mash the keys in the next position. The next note will instantly drop and so on.
Keep your eyes on the notes at the very top of the screen.
Play Grand Piano Keys without looking at the keys on the keyboard or your hands. You will need to memorize the space between the keys to hit the correct notes.
There are four keys on the keyboard on the arcade machine. Space your left hand in the middle of the first two keys and your right hand in the middle of the third and fourth keys.
Follow the notes from the very top. You will need to keep up with the pattern quickly so while your hands press the keys at the bottom you need to know what notes are coming next.
Practice.
If you are decent with hand-eye coordination you should be able to play Grand Piano Keys a few times before you will be getting high scores.
Use the tips from above. Just practice going as fast as you can. The first few times you will most likely hit an incorrect key. Keep practicing until you can hit the keys the entire playthrough without getting an error.
Your best shot to get a Grand Piano Keys high score is to quickly hit notes and also not have one error.
I will go over a few machine settings that can change in Grand Piano Keys from arcade to arcade that you should keep in mind.
Grand Piano Keys Arcade Game Manual
Look at the Grand Piano Keys manual to see all the information provided below. The “Pay Out Menu” and the “Game Settings” sections in the manual are important parts to determine how many tickets you can win.
Grand Piano Keys can change settings based on arcade location. The global settings can be changed within the machine to control the time limit and scroll speed of the notes coming down.
The time limit can range from 20-60 seconds.
Scroll speed can be slowed to limit ticket payout.
Because of this, Grand Piano Keys high scores can vary and limit how high a player can score.
The most common standard setting usually allows for the highest score on Grand Piano Keys to be 88. That is the 20 second time limit without fine tuning the payout of tickets.
Some locations limit this score. Others give more time and high scores will be in the 100s. But the ticket per key pressed is usually lower to compensate for the higher scores.
Generally, 88 keys is the score to shoot for.
The Grand Piano Keys machine at every Dave and Buster’s location I have been to has had this standard setting.
The Most Tickets You Can Win in Grand Piano Keys
The most common setting is to give 3 tickets for every 4 keys successfully hit. So if all settings are standard the highest score achievable is 88 keys. This only gives the absolute top players a whopping 66 tickets.
That is not a very good payout of tickets. Many other arcade machines provide a much higher limit of tickets you can win per play.
But it can be fun to play new machines. And you can almost guarantee at least 60 tickets every play if you enjoy playing Grand Piano Keys.
Grand Piano Keys Review Score
Score is out of 10, with 1 being all luck to win and 10 being all skill.
Skill Rating: 8
Grand Piano Keys is a skill based game with only slight luck involved.
Practice allows you to improve your speed and accuracy. The best players should get a high score consistently.
Luck comes in with the different variations in notes that come down. More of the same note in a row will be easier as you can hit the same key quickly. So speed can depend on the layout of notes.
As previously mentioned, the global settings of Grand Piano Keys can be changed which limits the score of a skilled arcade player.
Fun Rating: 4
Grand Piano Keys has addicting gameplay where you will want to keep playing to try and beat your last score. Hitting the keys quickly is super satisfying. Though, the gameplay can become tedious after a handful of plays. The arcade cabinet is large and eye-catching.
While the gameplay is relatively fun and addictive, the payout of tickets makes Grand Piano Keys less exciting to play. There is no jackpot. Along with poor value of tickets won per play even if you make it in the high scores. The wins are not as rewarding as other ticket redemption arcade games.
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