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by yobananaboy 1654 days ago
The next sentence addresses that: "Then anytime an above average player gets on the machine, he’s getting free games all day long."

Since the replay score is set based on the top percentage of scores, if the majority of players in the movie theater (novices) lower the average score, a good player (wizard) is more easily at the high end of the score distribution, earning free plays consistently.