a collection · not gambling

metaincognita

Nothing at stake. Everything simulated.

A small, curated collection of open-source projects, built out of pure curiosity — casino simulations that show their math, games just for fun, and the reborn catalog of VogelTronics, out of Elk Grove Village, Illinois. No real money, no accounts.

  • No real money
  • No accounts
  • No generative AI
  • Open source
The Pit04 tables

Play the house at its own game.

Table games rebuilt as open-source simulations — true odds, basic strategy, and the exact house edge, all out in the open. No money, no sign-up.

The Machines04 cabinets

Where the edge hides in plain sight.

Reels, pins and multipliers. The loudest machines on any floor — and the ones that take the most. Here is exactly how.

The Arcade01 game

Tools for fun.

No edge here, nothing to beat — just games built for the joy of it. Starting with a slot car track from 1971; more on the way.

VogelTronics03 exhibits

Games That Think!

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, 1961 to 1983 — twenty-three years of chasing American childhood and never quite catching it, then one loud swerve into electronics at the end. Every toy here is rebuilt from the ground up: no trademarks borrowed, nothing lifted. Gridiron plays now; the rest of the shelf is on its way.

metaincognita

all simulation, all source

Open-source · no real money, no accounts, no generative AI.

© 2026 metaincognita

In the works, one way or another, since a video poker game I wrote on a TRS-80 Model III — sometime in the 1980s, in BASIC.

VogelTronics, its catalog and its history are an original invention, created for a set of retro-toy homage projects. No Hasbro, Mattel, Milton Bradley, Parker Brothers or Fidelity trademarks, logos or trade dress are used.