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Mar08

Pinball makes an unmatched comeback in Portland

In Portland, an unrivaled pinball revival is in play. Less resurgence, more renaissance.

Dec31

Throwback Article Thursday: Portland Is Getting a New, 4,000-SqFt Gaming Palace

The Hawthorne Quarterworld arcade will amount to a huge coming-out party for Ragaway’s massive game collection, unparalleled in Portland …

Apr22

Reik, Dunlap, Elwin: The Pinball Outreach Project Interview

Nicole Anne Reik, Greg Dunlap and Keith Elwin join The Monday Sampler on Portland’s KBOO Community Radio.

Oct02

Bowen Kerins on the Q Morning Show

Let’s go back to the Q Morning Show Q97.9 FM based in Portland, Maine where they interviewed World Pinball Champion, Bowen Kerins yesterday morning.

Jul29

Cascadia Pinball Cup/Brackelope Knockout

Get ready to “put a bird on it” this September 21st and 22nd, 2013 in Portland, Oregon.

Jul02

Gorham home hosts pinball championship [WCHS6-NBC]

The Portland, Maine NBC affiliate posted a story about Pin-Maine-ia 7. So THAT’s why the giant camera was there. After over twelve hours of play, with swamp-ass and ball-sweat inducing conditions, and including the most intense game of Supersonic I’ve played in a long time, who would emerge victorious? ^_^

Feb24

Rose City Showdown: Day 2

Long story short: I chopped enough wood to qualify for both the Open and Classics division finals. A big reason why I prefer competing in Herb-Style tournaments is because you need just one great game on each pin at some point during the qualifying round to make it to the finals.

Feb23

Rose City Showdown: Day 1

The PAPA Circuit continues with the Rose City Showdown yesterday in Portland, Oregon. Check out the standings at SoftPlunge.org to see the quality of competition that had arrived by the end of Friday.