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Apr05

Outlane pain.

You are on the doorstep to the promised land. But, pinball is still pinball.

Oct21

Robert Gagno: Avatar Final Battle

Robert obtains the Unobtainium and challenges the Wizard Mode on Avatar.

May23

throwback thursday: Avatar – “the war of attrition”

A discussion online reminded me of this video of the Brooklyn Pinball Championships 2013 where we played on Avatar with settings that could be called … brutal?

Feb10

The Final Battle

Is “unobtainium” is the most unimaginative name for a rare McGuffin movie item ever?

Aug30

Heartbreaker: Avatar

You don’t have the balls, Sully to make this comeback. No, literally you don’t. Because that was ball 3. The game is over Sully.

Oct24

That’s Pinball: The War of Attrition [VIDEO]

The following video shows you what can happen if you set your tournament games a little too difficult for competition play.

Jun23

2013 Northwest Pinball Championships Day 2

Quick points: Keith Elwin dominates the qualifying round — Escher Lefkoff and Johnny Modica survive the Late Night Beat Down — For some reason, I like Centigrade 37 — The Stroke of Luck kickout on Attack from Mars got better.

Jun22

2013 Northwest Pinball Championships Day 1

All of the games are set extremely tough but fair … Basically, they are settings that I would want to play on games that are on route to get good practice for tournament play. But I realize that wouldn’t happen …

Dec03

New Pinball Dictionary – Gatekeeper (concept)

In games with a wizard mode, it is the one requirement that is much harder than all the others. It is usually the one you complete last before achieving the Wizard Mode, making the other requirements not as relevant.

Jul28

Canadian Pinball Open 2012 – Grand Final Part One – Avatar

Game One of the 2012 Canadian Pinball Open on Avatar. I think I am going to avoid using the Flip cam right after playing in a tournament. I need all the image stabilization I can get.