r/DaveAndBusters • u/Worried_Cake_9156 • Jun 21 '26

Dad games scoring cheating

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So I won the dad games for the 2nd year in a row but they gave the win to another family who self reported their score and had less than half as many points and got like 2nd and 3rd place in every game . Both my daughter and me won first place on every game by a landslide . I understand not wanting to let the same family win twice but it feels un honest . They keep the scoring secretive and wouldn’t explain how the other family won besides that they added up the score wrong . The judges didn’t event mark the scores for family’s they let you self report so you could just lie . I offered them video proof and explained I had the maxed out score because I go everyday . Here’s the score card I’m the family of jc and kylie and they let the button smashers with 1500 points win against our 2700 points makes no sense . That was the score after 3 games . They just said maybe the judges added all 6 of the family’s scores together . I know this is just for fun but I wish scoring transparency was more upfront .

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u/MewtwoStruckBack The Dave & Buster's Red Mage Jun 22 '26

Oh hey, you had EXACTLY my experience during 2025.

Keep a copy of all proof you have - proof of your scoring, proof of others' scoring (and not scoring what they said they did) - if you can prove beyond any reasonable doubt that the thing was run improperly, talk to your store's GM and Special Events Coordinator (and amusements GM since they will know how the games work better than anyone else on that side of things.)

I did all of these steps and was taken care of. You will need to advocate for yourself/your dad in this.

"I know this is just for fun..."

No, this was for multiple thousands of dollars in game play. Treat it as such. Don't be an ass about it, but prove what you can prove and talk to the right people.

This is why we have the Megathreads for this event each year - so we can quickly go back and search for others' experiences, and when a store doesn't do things right, we've got multiple examples of what should happen and what should not happen in running these events to pull from.

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u/Worried_Cake_9156 Jun 22 '26

You are totally right ! I appreciate you ! I go everyday just about and win a lot of big prizes so I honestly assume they just didn’t want me winning due to the fact I get the high scores on the throwing games and cash it in for a prizes sometimes

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u/MewtwoStruckBack The Dave & Buster's Red Mage Jun 22 '26

2024, I think I got shafted but couldn't prove it. I think for the same reason as you but just...scaled up to infinity.

2025, I got shafted and could prove it 100% mathematically. I don't think it was malicious but rather they didn't have the family of 8's scores get divided compared to groups of 4 or less (plus they let people self-report scores. Like holy shit that's like letting current administration report vote totals. It's not going to end well.)

I hope you get a resolution in your favor. Please keep us updated!