The intense afternoon sun glare that pierces through the windows of the Westin Chicago North Shore hotel, home of the Chicago Pinball Expo… ExpoGlare is especially prominent during the Finals on Sunday.
New Pinball Dictionary: ExpoGlare
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That’s Pinball: “There are four lights!” [VIDEO]
Exactly! Four lights that DON’T DO ANYTHING! Wheel of Fortune could have been so much more. That upsets me, and it’s the inspiration for this video.
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Modern Pinball NYC [Coming Soon!]
Get ready Manhattan, because Modern Pinball NYC is about to arrive! UPDATE: Follow them on Facebook and on ModernPinballNYC.com
15 Greatest Pinball Firsts
Arcade Sushi posted a feature on what they thought were the 15 greatest pinball firsts. One thing that Arcade Sushi did that I appreciate is they put all 15 on one page.
New Pinball Dictionary: FLR-ry / FLR-riness
Describes the particular amount of blurriness that tends to show up in pinball pictures, especially those taken by Francesco La Rocca’s camera.
REPLAY: The Film
An excellent documentary by Matthew Lenz on the pinball renaissance. Starring: Everyone that you should freakin’ know, especially in the New York/New Jersey area.
Heighway Pinball Interview
Pinball News interviews Andrew Heighway on his upcoming game, Full Throttle. More pinball makers is more gooder. I’m digging that screen embedded in the playfield and the unique skill shot.
New Pinball Dictionary: Fun With Bonus
A term that describes what happens when you end your ball, and the pinball game gives you the bonus that you have earned.
New Pinball Dictionary: Belsito
To wait until the very last minute to attempt a qualifying entry for a pinball playoff, and succeed in qualifying for the next level of competition.
New Pinball Dictionary: Tommy Dollars
A style of pinball match where the competitors place bills on the playfield glass to block certain areas from view. The winner of the match gets to keep the money on the glass.
Steve Zahler on Good Day New York TV!
In case you missed it, pinballer Steve Zahler helped to give the sport of pinball some real publicity recently. First, a New York Post interview. Then, Steve went to New York and did a great live segment on pinball on Good Day New York (Fox Channel 5 in NY area).
New Pinball Dictionary: Expo Expressway
The path that a tournament pinball game takes when it is whisked away from the tournament area, while the finals are in progress. This happens most often at Pinball Expo, but can also occur at other similar places where the activities are scheduled to end early on the last day.