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Ep 53: Chowder League
PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago1 hr 6 min listenBy Jeff Teolis & Martin Robbins
Martin and Jeff talk to Chuck Webster of the New England Pinball League as they discuss: – new IFPA changes to leagues. Good or bad? – operating games and location pinball – music pins – trophy...
Highlights
- New England Pinball League is the biggest league in the world by participation
- IFPA rule effective January 1st requires leagues with 50+ members and concurrent multi-location play to split into sub-leagues
- Approximately 55% of NEPL players don't care about WHOPPER points, 42% somewhat care, 3% consider them very important
- NEPL locations saw strong post-pandemic recovery with multiple new brewery and pool hall venues opening
- Current pinball market conditions favor sellers/operators: machines are appreciating in value and location revenue is strong
- Sub-league structure would restrict players' ability to play at multiple locations and qualify for finals
- Pinball availability remains constrained despite growing demand from leagues and locations
- Stern Rolling Stones is too easy from a competitive standpoint due to wide, easy-to-make shots
Notable quotes
“It's not targeted at us, but it really affects us more than anybody else. Maybe the Pittsburgh Pinball League is close, but other than that, I don't know of any big leagues that are going to take the hit like we are.”
“You're being penalized for being too big. Yeah. I think that's really what it comes down to.”
“Roughly half the league thinks they're somewhat important. The other half don't care about them. For those people that don't care about Whopper points, it doesn't matter.”
“The league is going to continue. There's absolutely no doubt about that. It's just a question of do we do the sub-league thing?”
“Right now you don't sell games for less than you pay for them. Most people are making more money on their games. They're selling $1,000 over what they pay.”
“I have a couple games on another brewery down a couple towns away. I'd like to get a few more on location. But the big reason why I'm operating games is because I've run out of space in my house for my collection.”
“The hard part right now is getting games. If you wanted to start a new location and want to buy some new starts, it's tough to get games.”
“I consider a restoration when you touch up the play field and clear-code it and turn a really bad game into a great game. Whereas my Kiss, it was literally, there was not a single part of my Kiss that came from a Kiss.”
Entities
- CPR· company
- Stern· company
- Pintastic· event
- Trash Talker Invitational· event
- AC/DC· game
- Beatles· game
- Kiss· game
- Led Zeppelin· game
- Metallica· game
- Rush· game
- Stern Rolling Stones· game
- Weird Al· game
- Final Round Pinball Podcast· organization
- IFPA· organization
- New England Pinball League· organization
- Pittsburgh Pinball League· organization
- Southern New Hampshire Pinball Club· organization
- Chuck Webster· person
- Derek· person
- Gabe· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Jim Swain· person
- Martin Robbins· person
- Mitch Curtis· person
- Wicked Piss of Pinball· venue
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