This week’s J!NX trivia is on pinball. Only true pinheads can ace it…OK, well they do have some obviously wrong answers that players will eliminate immediately… Wait a minute..
What time is it? Pinball Time!
Well, how about that? I actually have the opportunity to take a few days off of work and have some fun at the Pinball Expo in Chicago. Over four days of flipping, events, and competition.
Pic of the Day: What does the Internet think about pinball?
Just in case you were wondering, the internet is very positive about pinball.
Hey, you know what would be awesome?! If the Wheel of Fortune pinball game…
… had LED displays with letters in front of the major shots. Then, you could actually guess at the puzzle by choosing which letter you wanted to try.
Jersey Pinball Association PinGolf season 8 begins
It’s that time once again. The eighth season of the JPA PinGolf Tournament is set to begin Wednesday, September 5th, 2012 at Eight on the Break arcade, Dunellen, NJ. All of the details and rules are available at the JPA PinGolf web space, http://pingolf.org.
Pic of the day: Mangled Viscera
Pinball, bones and animal skins: Howie Tsui’s wonderful horrors of the War of 1812. Yay, art!
Pic of the Day: Elvis on a woodrail
I wonder what “The King” would think of his newest ELVIS game.
Timeline Arcade – Free Play Day for Charity – August 25th
Sure, they may be crazy enough to do this. Crazy like a fox. This place is about three hours away from me and I am still thinking about going to it.
New Pinball Dictionary: Defense
A strategy used during tournament qualification rounds wherein a player specifically looks at the games and scores of someone immediately below them in the rankings who is looking to challenge them.
This would be the ultimate barcade.
Check out this office that was converted into a giant pinball machine. The first thing I though was, “I’d like to go to a barcade that looks like this”.
The Ultimate Pinball Infographic
Sean Lind offers a pinball treasure, The Ultimate Pinball Infographic. If you are interested in pinball in any way, which I guess you would be if you are here, then you need to read ALL of this.
New Pinball Dictionary: Bounce Back
An event where the ball goes down the middle, but it hits the area below the flippers in a way where it is able to return back through the flippers again and back into play. See also: Lazarus











