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Jake Danzig gives an analysis of what happened at the recent Museum of Pinball Auction, which resulted in some very impressive hammer prices for games.
He provides reasons why the prices for games may have been magnified over their expected values for this particular event.
Via: ‘Southwest Arcade and Pinball Collectors, Arizona & Beyond!’
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“Larry Playfair missed several games that year as the result of an unusual accident suffered off the ice between contests in Chicago. When a pinball machine failed to act as he thought it should, he took out his frustration on it and some flying glass cut his hand quite severely.”
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Triangle Pinball promotes competitive pinball play in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill (North Carolina) area.
With IFPA ranked competitive play returning imminently, Ovid Dillard described what that means to you if you are an aspiring tournament or league player.
Via Triangle Pinball on facebook: (more…)
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A dangerous shot that often leads to a drain if missed, but is often important to make in order do well in the game.
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During gameplay, The Player hits a number of posts, pins, rubbers and other non-scoring elements in a row for a noticeable period of time.
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“A ball being stuck on a part of the [virtual] play table without being stuck in any element or mechanic of the table.”
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“An area of a [virtual] table where you can commonly lodge a live [ball] in a way that requires a strong nudge to dislodge at the very least, … “
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I was pleased to be interviewed by David Norris of FOX 29 News San Antonio at What’s Brewing Coffee Roasters.
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Matt Wall presents a list of the reasons why we pinball competitors will miss going to Pinburgh this year. I trust I will see many of you next year when the pinball family reunion returns.
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A series of unsuccessful shots occurring over an extended period of playtime. This can result in extreme frustration, colorful language or skyrocketing levels of near insanity as play continues.
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It’s a feature article today promoting pinball in San Antonio, and there will be a print version of this online article in this Sunday’s local San Antonio newspaper edition.
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An advanced flipper technique which involves slightly moving a cradled ball to leave enough room to also capture another ball that is incoming, so that both balls are on the same flipper.
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