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The following tables provide information on the major changes that have been implemented with each software release. 

Force 2011 (Version 28.40) 

Release Date: 11/10/10 

Released the games Little Shop Road Trip, Boxxi Blitz, Penthouse Panty Bandits, Penthouse Castle Bandits, and Penthouse Super Boxxi 
to the international markets. 

Trivia Whiz 2 now supports Spanish. 

Added new content to Trivia Whiz 2 for Arabic, simplified Chinese, French, German, Greek, and Finnish. 

Trivia Whiz Jr. is enabled (only supports English language on this release). 

 

Force 2011 (Version 28.30) 

Release Date: 9/2/10 

Released the games: Little Shop of Treasures, Little Shop Road Trip, Trivia Whiz Jr., Boxxi Blitz, Penthouse Panty Bandits, Penthouse 
Castle Bandits. 

Added 2 categories to Trivia Whiz 2. 

Added new content to: general Photo Hunt and Photo Pop; Thunder from Down Under Photo Hunt and Photo Pop; Penthouse Photo Hunt, 
Look Out, Boxxi, Photo Pop, and Pix Mix. 

Text Twist modified to guarantee two rounds. 

 

Force 2010.5 (Version 28.20) 

Release Date: 4/7/09 

Updated Trivia Whiz, Mystery Phraze, Photo Hunt, Pix Mix, Look Out, Photo Pop, and Foxy Boxxi databases. 

Added international language support to Trivia Whiz for Arabic, German, Finnish, Hungarian, Greek, Thai, and simplified Chinese. 

 

Force 2010 (Version 28.10) 

Release Date: 12/8/09 

Released the games Fight the Landlord, Touchdown Poker, Stunt Squirrel, Philly’s Hottest Photo Hunt, Megatouch Memory, and Funkier 
Monkey for international markets. 

Updated Trivia Whiz 2 French content. 

 

Force 2010 (Version 28.00) 

Release Date: 9/30/09 

Added the new games Funkier Monkey, Touchdown Poker, Stunt Squirrel, Text Twist Lightning, Megatouch Memory, Avalanche Jack, and 
Philly’s Hottest Photo Hunt. 

Updated Trivia Whiz, Photo Hunt, Photo Pop, Boxxi, Look Out and Pix Mix databases. 

 

Force 2009.5 (Version 27.03, V27.04, V27.05 and 27.06) 

Release Date: 8/10/09 

This software fixes an issue found in V27.00, V27.01, and V27.02 with Penthouse Photo Hunt. 

 

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Force 2009.5 (Version 27.01 and 27.02) 

Release Date: 6/24/09 

Added the new game, Fight the Landlord. 

Updated Trivia Whiz, Photo Hunt, Photo Pop, Boxxi, Look Out and Pix Mix databases. 

 

Force 2009.02 (Version 29.11 and 29.12) 

Release Date: 12/4/08 

This software fixes an issue found in V29.10 software with the games Luxor and Luxor Survival. 

 

Force 2009.02 (Version 29.10) 

Release Date: 11/20/08 

Triple Crown Boxing game now supports linked play. 

Implemented the “Disable Exit from AMI During Music Playback” option. 

Updated French Word Safari, Mystery Phraze, Quiz Show, Pharaoh’s Fortune, Power Trivia, Trivia Whiz and Tic Tac Trivia databases. 

Updated Tick Tac Trivia, Pharaoh’s Fortune and Quiz Show databases for Japanese and Greek. 

Translated various games into Latvian and Thai. 

 

Force 2009 (Version 26.01) 

Release Date: 9/16/08 

Added the new games Lucky 11’s, Avalanche Jack, Super Boxxi, My-Ex, Deflection, Super Cell Chaos, Trivia Whiz 2, Spider Kings, 13 
spiders, Chainz2 Puzzler and single-player Battle Command. 

Updated Mystery Phraze, Word Safari, TV Guide Crossword, Hollywood Match, Photo Hunt, Photo Pop Penthouse Photo Hunt, Penthouse 
Boxxi, Penthouse Pix Mix and Penthouse Look Out databases. 

Added “Thunder from Down Under” Boxxi and Photo Hunt games. 

 

Force 2008.5 (Version 25.02) 

Release Date: 5/12/08 

Corrects the bonus replay value for the 2008.5 "Spider Kings" Sneak Peek game. 

 

Force 2008.5 (Version 25.01) 

Release Date: 4/24/08 

NOTES:  Free spring upgrade from V23.XX.  Recommended installation: All Ion games.  Available as a utility disc. 

Corrected an auto recall bug where machines would call-in back to back and not wait for 15-minute interval. 

 

Force 2008.5 (Version 25.00) 

Release Date: 3/24/08 

Updated Trivia, Mystery Phrase, Jumble Safari, Photo Hunt, Photo Pop, Hollywood Match, Chippendales & Penthouse Photo Hunt, 
Lookout, Pix Mix, Boxxi and Photo Pop. 

 
 

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Force 2008 (Version 24.10) 

Release Date: 11/5/07 

Added Albanian language support to various games. 

Updated Trivia, Quiz Show and Pharaoh’s Fortune databases for Australian, French, German, British, Greek and Arabic.. 

11 Ball, Draggle Drop, Sudoku 6, Card Pirates, Pack Rabbit, Tuxedo Run & Texas Hold ‘Em 4 now support Championship Mode. 

 

Force 2008 (Version 24.04) 

Release Date: 9/24/07 

Added new games: Card Pirates, Jolly Pirates, Tricky Fish, Kids PhotoPop, Penthouse PhotoPop, Chainz 2, Luxor Survival, Ink Rally, 
Photo Pop, Zen Word, and Dodge Bull. 

Updated Mystery Phraze, Boxxi, Look Out, Pix Mix, Word Safari, Quiz Show, Pharaoh’s Fortune, Trivia Whiz, Photo Hunt, Tic Tac Trivia 
and Power Trivia databases. 

Implemented an auto-continue game feature for players. 

Updated the operator ad screen graphics. 

 

Force 2007.5 (Version 23.03) 

Release Date: 8/2/07 

NOTES:  This release is for download to V23.02 connected machines only. 

Added Dodge Bull game - available for download to connected machines. 

 

Force 2007.5 (Version 23.02) 

Release Date: 6/28/07 

NOTES:  This release is for download to V23.01 connected machines only. 

Added Zen Word game - available for download to connected machines. 

 

Force 2007.5 (Version 23.01) 

Release Date: 6/4/07 

NOTES:  This release is for download to V23 connected machines only. 

Added Photo Pop game - available for download to connected machines. 

 

Force 2007.5 (Version 23.00) 

Release Date: 5/16/07 

NOTES:  Free spring upgrade from V20.XX.  Recommended installation: All Ion games.  Available as a utility disc. 

Two new games have been added - Outlaw Poker and Cattle Drive. 

Updated Trivia, Mystery Phrase, Word Safari, Pharaoh’s Fortune, Quiz Show and Hollywood match databases and  
Photo Hunt, Look Out, Boxxi and Pix Mix picture content. 

Operator setup and various games have been translated into Chinese. 

 
 
 

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Force 2007 (Version 22.10) 

Release Date: 1/30/07 

Updated Tic Tac Trivia, Pharaoh’s Fortune & Quiz Show databases for Arabic, British, French, German, Irish and Japanese.  Updated 
Trivia Whiz, Head-to-Head Trivia & Power Trivia databases for British, French, German and Irish.Added Japanese Snapshot database. 

Players can select to play a game in one of the other available languages if the game is not supported in the active language. 

Implemented automatic linking to wireless AMI routers, enabling the game to automatically link to the router. 

TournaMAXX instructions are now translated into Hungarian. 

Setup is now translated into Greek. 

Added additional currencies to the coin-in menu. 

The current prize pool now scrolls at the bottom of the tournament icon for TournaCHAMP and Local Tournament Mode. 

 

Force 2007 (Version 22.03) 

Release Date: 12/19/06 

Added software support for a new security key component. 

Corrected a slowness issue that can occur in operator setup with games linked to AMI jukeboxes. 

 

Force 2007 (Version 22.02) 

Release Date: 11/9/06 

Added new games: Uno®, Draggle Drop, Chug Monkey, Office Bash, Coco Loco, Hollywood Match and Luxor. 

Updated Mystery Phraze, Boxxi, Look Out, Pix Mix, Word Safari, Quiz Show, Pharaoh’s Fortune, Trivia Whiz, Photo Hunt, 
TV Guide® Crossword, Tic Tac Trivia, Power Trivia databases. 

Added the ability to import/export system settings and configuration from/to a Merit-approved USB pen. 

Added S.M.A.R.T. hard drive failure detection functionality to detect hard drive errors. 

Coin-In, currency, and money management functionality has been improved. 

Improved the system logging functionality for use in troubleshooting the game. 

Added in-game advertising support to some games on connected machines. 

 

Force 2006.5 (Version 21.50) 

Release Date: 8/9/06 

Improved the AMI music library handling. 

Improved the album jacket download for games connected to AMI jukeboxes. 

Modified the procedure for activation of the second and third ISP accounts if primary account is unavailable. 

 

Force 2006.5 (Version 21.07) 

Release Date: 6/9/06 

NOTES:  This release is for download to V20.06 connected machines only. 

Added Draggle Drop game available for download to connected machines. 

 
 
 

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Force 2006.5 (Version 21.06) 

Release Date: 5/26/06 

NOTES:  This release is for download to V20.05 connected machines only. 

Added UNO® game available for download to connected machines. 

 

Force 2006.5 (Version 21.05) 

Release Date: 5/15/06 

NOTES:  Free spring upgrade from V20.XX.  Recommended installation:  All FORCE V20.XX games.  Available as a utility disc. 

Added Sudoku6 game. 

Updated Trivia, Mystery Phrase, Word Safari, Pharaoh’s Fortune, and Quiz Show databases and Video Whiz, Photo Hunt, Look Out, 
Boxxi, Pix Mix, and Sticker Book picture content. 

The link between Megatouch games and AMI-powered jukeboxes is now supported. 

Touchscreen responsiveness has been improved. 

Various Japanese translations have been added. 

Corrected a Mega-Link issue where the game would crash if a player tried to pay for their opponent’s game without having enough credits. 

“Borne Internet” mode has been implemented for France. 

 

Force 2006.5 (Version 21.00) 

Release Date: 4/26/06 

NOTES:  Free spring upgrade from V20.XX for France.  Recommended installation:  All French FORCE V20.XX games. 

“Borne Internet” mode has been implemented for France. 

Added Sudoku6 game. 

Updated Trivia, Mystery Phrase, Word Safari, Pharaoh’s Fortune, and Quiz Show databases and Video Whiz, Photo Hunt, Look Out, 
Boxxi, Pix Mix, and Sticker Book picture content. 

Touchscreen responsiveness has been improved. 

Various Japanese translations have been added. 

Corrected a Mega-Link issue where the game would crash if a player tried to pay for their opponent’s game without having enough credits. 

 

Force 2006 (Version 20.27) 

Release Date: 2/2/06 

German Mini-Drucker printer printout has been corrected. 

 

Force 2006 (Version 20.26) 

Release Date: 1/23/06 

 

There are no changes made to Force product from version 20.25 

 

Force 2006 (Version 20.25) 

Release Date: 1/16/06 

Various Japanese games are now enabled  

Corrected an issue that could zero the Total Coins books data when the machine was powered down. 

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Force 2006 (Version 20.21) 

Release Date: 12/27/05 

Corrected a coin jam issue that could occur when the first coin or bill is inserted following a power cycle. 

 

Force 2006 (Version 20.20) 

Release Date: 12/12/05 

Support was added for the new I/O board. 

Improved database integrity especially for TournaMAXX databases. 

Corrected an issue that could corrupt Championship Edition player data, pricing and books after a power cycle. 

 

Force 2006 (Version 20.11) 

Release Date: 12/22/05 

NOTES:  This release is for download to V20.10 connected machines only. 

This release fixed the loading time of the player-ranking screen. 

 

Force 2006 (Version 20.10) 

Release Date: 11/7/05 

Updated Mystery Phrase database for British, French, and German.  Updated Trivia and Quiz Show databases for British, Dutch, Finnish, 
French, and German. 

Card Bandits has been added as a Champ Ed game. 

Implemented Korean language. 

Added Korean, Japanese, and Arabic support to Tic A Tac Trivia, Pharaoh's Fortune, and Quiz Show. 

Added support for UAE dedicated Prize Mode. 

 

Force 2006 (Version 20.00) 

Release Date: 9/22/05 

Added new Force games: Sticker Book, Uno Poker, Monkey Bash, Feeding Frosty, Card Raiders, Crypt Raiders, Sports Merit-thon, 
Hometown Boxxi, Trilogy Merit-thon, Breakin' Bricks, ATW Mini-Golf, Space Mini-Golf 

Refreshed Jumble and Jumble Crossword content. 

Texas Hold ‘Em replaced by improved Texas Hold ‘Em 2. 

Updated TV Guide, Word Safari, Trivia, Mystery Phrase, Quiz Show, Pharaoh’s Fortune databases and Photo Hunt, Boxxi, Look Out and 
Pix Mix picture content.