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Awesomeness
PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago1 hr 6 min listen
in which a panel (BCF, HIP) talk location pinball in NYC (and nearby surrounding areas). This week:Ball 1: Local competition results including Pinball NYCBall 2: Venue updates courtesy of...
Highlights
- Leland Kuykendall won the Barcade FiDi-Di Monthly on March 28th with 28 players competing, marking his first tournament win in the city
- Chris Caffaro won the Immaculate Inning at Scrappleland on March 29th with 18 players in a nine-game strike tournament
- Matt Grady won the South Slope Friends Golf tournament at Buttermilk with 15 machines on scorecard and best 9 scores counting
- In Pinball NYC's left flipper division round 7, there were four 8-8 tie matches, leading to the term 'ties of March'
- Balls of Steel are leading Pinball NYC's left flipper division with 6-1 record and 71 points
- Greg Pavarelli is first seed in Scrapple League season 2 finals with 112 points across four visits
- As of April 3rd 2026, there are 360 pinball machines in NYC at 74 public locations
- Lord of the Rings at Scrappleland has multiple issues: Gimli extra ball scoop doesn't register, Vuk gets stuck, ball save light doesn't reflect actual status
- The Rolling Stones machine at Margarita Island in Coney Island has chronically weak and sticky flippers and plunger
- Stern Army is hosting Pokemon Pinball Launch Party on April 12th at Jack Bar with 12 rounds of match play and Papa-style finals
Notable quotes
“Leland came back, if you look at the way the three matches went in the finals, he got fourth on Congo and then won Godzilla and Strange Science.”
“There was never a point until the very last moment of the bonus count up in this match that it was not tied.”
“It's the ties of March.”
“Barcade managers are not checking pin map comments, but all games are playtested daily, so this was noticed and repaired the next morning. I'd recommend pointing out issues to bar staff instead of the internet.”
“That is the very best thing that anyone has said about the state of its play. It has at times been in a position that the only way to play it is to also have your left hand touching a crane machine.”
“You have to be faster than the people you are with. That's where you are right now.”
“They've designed like swag for it. They've got art and they call it the jack off.”
“Patience is as a virtue, especially when playing this game. Gimli, the extra ball scoop doesn't register. Leads to 15 to 20 pauses before ball search process begins.”
“sticky and weak flippers, sticky and weak plunger, ramps are easy”
“This has always been the most disappointing pinball game at Coney Island, in one of the most disappointing places in New York City.”
Entities
- Attack from Mars· game
- Dune· game
- Godzilla· game
- Lord of the Rings· game
- Pokemon Pinball· game
- Rolling Stones· game
- Worms· game
- Pinball NYC Left Flipper Division· organization
- Pinball NYC Right Flipper Division· organization
- Scrapple League Season 2· organization
- South Slope Pinball League· organization
- Stern Army· organization
- Benjamin Furiga· person
- Chris Caffaro· person
- David Potluck· person
- Eric Sweetland· person
- Greg Pavarelli· person
- Harlan Aida-Linda· person
- Leland Kuykendall· person
- Matt Grady· person
- Tommy Ortega· person
- Barcade Fi-Di· venue
- Buttermilk Bar· venue
- Jack Bar· venue
- Scrappleland· venue
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