Recent Posts

• The Best Competitive Pinball Moments of 2025
  See the close calls, the skillful saves, the simuldraineous events, the cash-ins, the scissors (me), the Commentators Curses (me again), the Lazarus bounce backs and much more exciting tournament action. Use this video to introduce someone to competitive pinball. [➤➤➤]
• New Pinball Dictionary: Trident Drain
  A special simuldraineous event where three balls drain at once: One down each outlane, and one down the middle. [➤➤➤]
• 90-second tutorials by District 82 Pinball
  Erik Thoren from District 82 Pinball Arcade presents quick-fire tutorials to games that you will see at the arcade and possibly at your next tournament.  [➤➤➤]
• Rachel Ristow and Ladies Flip Wisconsin on PBS Wisconsin
  Hey, look! It's another great pinball feature as now PBS Wisconsin gets the memo about how great pinball is. They spotlight Ladies Flip Wisconsin and Diamond Plate Arcade located near the City of De Pere. [➤➤➤]
• Pinball makes a comeback, again, again. [Business Insider]
  This time is Business Insider who offers their perspective on the story. It's not just a passing special interest feature at the end of a newscast. [➤➤➤]
• “The Last $5.00 Volley Game Stream”
  Welcome to the competition where dreams of quick cash go to die, it's $5.00 Volley! [➤➤➤]
• Space Station Tutorial with PAPA Pinball
  The lack of inlanes means either you have to learn to "send it" with purpose or know how to perform drop catches to establish ball control more often. [➤➤➤]
• For the record: Pinburgh 2025 coverage by Fox Cities Pinball Streaming
  Fox Cities Pinball Streaming provides coverage of the Pinburgh 2025 Championship. [➤➤➤]
• Dune barrels onward [Gameplay + Interview]
  IE Pinball continues with gameplay of updated code for Dune, the August 13th version. Many additions and fixes, including a new wizard mode: Fall of Sietch Tabr. -- Gonzo's Pinball Flipperama interviews David van Es about the NEW, new Dune update that occurred on August 29th. [➤➤➤]
• For the record: 2024 Summer Pinball Classic – Three Strikes
  Look! Here's a time when I remembered how to play pinball well, consistently. Well ... for most of it. [➤➤➤]
• New Pinball Dictionary: Tech Pass / TD Pass
  When a ball is shot from one flipper, the ball gets stuck and is moved to the other flipper or the shooter lane by a tech or tournament director... [➤➤➤]
• New Pinball Dictionary: Biological Warfare
  Participating in an event or tournament without using deodorant or other odor-prevention. [➤➤➤]
• For the record: INDISC 2024 – Women’s Championship Playoffs Coverage
  Coverage of Stars, FunHouse, Bad Girls, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Mystery Castle [➤➤➤]
• New Pinball Dictionary: Vanilla Ice Cream / Dry Multiball / Naked Multiball
  Starting a multiball (intentionally or unintentionally) without stacking a desired mode or feature first. [➤➤➤]
• Sonic Spinball on Games Done Quick livestream!
  Ryan McQuaid and Bre Reynolds join the Games Done Quick livestream, Sonic and the Sega All Stars! [➤➤➤]
• Caught in 4K: Dune Pinball
  IE Pinball / Karl DeAngelo played through the newest version of Dune Pinball by Barrels of Fun in 4K video quality. [➤➤➤]
• New Pinball Dictionary: Walk of Shame
  In a pingolf competition where all other players have passed the target score and the remaining player has to walk up to plunge everyone else's balls to get back to their turn [➤➤➤]
• For the record: YEGPIN Women’s Matchplay Championship Finals
  Games: Star Trek Pro, Warlok, Pulp Fiction, Jaws, Volley, The Shadow, (a nice game of) Hoops, John Wick, Abracadabra, Avatar [➤➤➤]
• New Pinball Dictionary: Cradle Consolidation
  The opposite of a Cradle Separation, this move is used during multiball to bring two balls together on the same flipper. [➤➤➤]
• For the record: INDISC 2024 – Classics Target Match Play Playoffs Coverage
  Quarterfinal round includes coverage of Volley, Arena (!), Pin*Bot, and Sky Jump (tiebreaker), Semifinals round includes coverage of Sky Jump, Volley, Cheetah, and Pin*Bot (3-Player tiebreaker). Finals round includes coverage of Viking, Bow and Arrow, Wizard [➤➤➤]