New Pinball Dictionary: Post Pass
Sometimes when a player has a ball trapped on a flipper, they really want it to be on the opposite flipper to attempt a particular shot. One way to accomplish this is to flip quickly so that the ball bounces off of the bottom of the slingshot and over to the other flipper.
Pinball Arcade plans for 2014
The Pinball Arcade platform has some big plans for the coming year for all platforms. Check out what they want to do for 2014.
PAPA Gameplay: Strange Science Pinball
Jon Replogle plays Strange Science at PAPA World Headquarters … a fun game to play with a frenetic, unbalanced high-scoring multiball.
New Pinball Dictionary: Live Catch
A live catch occurs when a player successfully stops the ball on an upraised flipper as the ball is heading towards it.
Win a pinball machine by “Flippin’ with the Greats!”
I think I need one of those Fox News Channel BREAKING NEWS stingers with the animated logos and red lights and stuff. The Flippin’ with the Greats tournament has just added a pinball machine as the grand prize for the tournament!
New Pinball Dictionary: Bounce Pass / Dead Bounce / Dead Flipper Bounce / Dead Flipper Pass / Dead Flip
This is the first flipper technique to teach new players. Simply choosing to not flip at the ball is the easiest move to pull off, but can be the most valuable move once you get used to predicting the best times to use it.
GRC plays Star Trek Enterprise Limited Edition
Gameroom Collectibles delivers a brand new Star Trek LE and plays a four-player game straight out of the box (or close enough) … Includes pregame and postgame comments and analysis.
New Pinball Dictionary: Bang Back
The Bang Back is an illegal move in tournaments. Plus, if you hit the machine the wrong way, it hurts like nobody’s business. Also, you just might get kicked out of the venue if you try it.
Gene X – “My Pinball Addiction”
Photojournalist Gene X details how his pinball addiction started and how it the hobby has become an integral part of his life.
New Pinball Dictionary: Cheesing
To manipulate the manual plunger during Multiball so that the automatic plunger is unable to force the ball into play. This move provides an advantage because, since there is a ball in reserve, the player doesn’t have to worry about the ball ending due to a drain.
The underdog versus the giant
NPR throws it’s two cents into the conversation about Jersey Jack’s Wizard of Oz and the pinball scene in general. Also featuring Molly Atkinson and Tim Arnold.