Category: Pinball Pros(e)

My Current Favorite Top 5 Pinball Games

Kineticist invited me to be a part of a fun collaboration with many other pinball content creators …

The Museum of Pinball Auction: A Firsthand Account

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!’

“How do I become a world ranked pinball player?”

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…)

Pinball Pros(e) v0.9.6 | Top Ten Things I love about Pinburgh by Matt Wall

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.

Pinball Pros(e) v0.9.5 | Fatal Flaw: Theatre of Magic

I enjoy playing Theatre of Magic, as long as I purposefully avoid exploiting the main flaw in the game’s rule set. What is the fatal flaw in the Theatre of Magic rule set that discourages the game’s use in tournaments?

Pinball Pros(e) v0.9.4 | Taking the Circuit (Trent) Tour 2017 (Part Three) by Frederick Richardson

Frederick Richardson completes his journey on the PAPA/Stern Pro Circuit of pinball tournaments. Fred travels to OBX Flippers and INDISC. Plus a review of what it takes to be a Pinball Circuit competitor and the valuable lessons he’s learned.

Pinball Pros(e) v0.9.3 | Taking the Circuit (Trent) Tour 2017 (Part Two) by Frederick Richardson

We continue with Atlanta Pinvasion, Pinburgh, Buffalo Pinball Open, Cleveland Pinball and Arcade Show and the Pittsburgh Pinball Open.

Pinball Pros(e) v0.9.2 | Taking the Circuit (Trent) Tour 2017 (Part One) by Frederick Richardson

So, you wanna be a professional pinball player? Frederick Richardson details his journey on the PAPA/Stern Pro Circuit of pinball tournaments.

Pinball Pros(e) v0.9.1 | Stern Guardians of the Galaxy Reveal

Is it “bad form” to note rule similarities between games?

Pinball Pros(e) v0.9 | IFPA Heads-Up Championship recap by Fred Richardson

Thanks to Fred Richardson for writing this detailed recap of what happened at the first IFPA Heads-Up Championship in Las Vegas.