I’d been on a bit of a cold streak with online games lately, and I swore I was done trying. Then a cousin from Perth messaged me out of the blue and asked if I’d heard of the plinko app. I didn’t expect much, but the layout was clean and the game didn’t require hours of figuring things out. It’s just a matter of dropping the ball and hoping it lands well. I was about to give up after a few losses, then hit a big win that made up for everything — plus a bit more.