At least that thread is interesting. Did you miss the thread about using a mult in this manner? I'm not small enough to delete you over this but you may get sideways with Seacrest.

I don't really have a strong opinion on this one way or the other, but if you were cancelling something or not holding an annual event, I would think that would be worthy of posting in the thread topic. I wouldn't start a thread called "Star Trek Pinball Machine" and then in my post say "I don't have one for sale." Unless it was a parody thread. Or I had been drinking a bit and thought it was funny for some misguided reason.

I don't really have a strong opinion on this one way or the other, but if you were cancelling something or not holding an annual event, I would think that would be worthy of posting in the thread topic. I wouldn't start a thread called "Star Trek Pinball Machine" and then in my post say "I don't have one for sale." Unless it was a parody thread. Or I had been drinking a bit and thought it was funny for some misguided reason.

Ever been to that pinball arcade in Joliet? Sweet joint.

There's nothing better than a well maintained pinball machine, and nothing worse than a poorly maintained one. There's a handful of dedicated places around you can still find good pinball, but it is going the way of the dodo.

There's nothing better than a well maintained pinball machine, and nothing worse than a poorly maintained one. There's a handful of dedicated places around you can still find good pinball, but it is going the way of the dodo.

Ever been to that pinball arcade in Joliet? Sweet joint.

Quality post by a quality person.



No.

Did you two know this page existed?
http://pinballmap.com/

Here's the page for that Joliet place:
http://pinballmap.com/chicago/?by_location_id=4724

There's also a pinball convention that comes thru the area in October I think ... can't recall precisely where. That's chock-full of awesomeness.

Quality post by a quality person.



No.

Did you two know this page existed?
http://pinballmap.com/

Here's the page for that Joliet place:
http://pinballmap.com/chicago/?by_location_id=4724

There's also a pinball convention that comes thru the area in October I think ... can't recall precisely where. That's chock-full of awesomeness.

Cancelling Lakemoorfest: bringing pinball enthusiasts together since 2017.

I probably spent a grand on Twilight Zone at the SIU student union back in the day.

Quality post by a quality person.



No.

Did you two know this page existed?
http://pinballmap.com/

Here's the page for that Joliet place:
http://pinballmap.com/chicago/?by_location_id=4724

There's also a pinball convention that comes thru the area in October I think ... can't recall precisely where. That's chock-full of awesomeness.

I spent a lot of time at the little brown store across the street from my childhood home on this one:

Wait . . . is that pinball or shrooms? When you mention SIU, I can't be sure. Either way, sounds like a good time.

Pinball was ruined by score inflation and multiball.

You heading down to Carbondale for the eclipse? I'm thinking of dropping some acid and sitting in an Adirondack chair in front of PK's.

Not sure about anyone else, but I was planning on going with my family....but then I realized our semester starts that day. What a pisser.

The inflation is true, but they did dial it back after a while when it was getting SUPER ridiculous. Disagree with the multi-ball though... it is fun, but it has to be a reward, and a lot of games started making that a bit too easy or having 10 different multi-ball modes you could activate... I think that was the main issue with multi-ball.

I also used to like the Wheaton Bowl around the turn of the century - they usually had 6-8 games in decent condition there. Lots of WHO Dunnit there and NBA Fastbreak.

Next CFMB outing?

I'm told I'm headed south or west for it. I'm not sure which way I'd rather go.

The problem with multiball is the randomness. The game should be about your skill at hitting targets, not just a bunch of balls flying all over the board.