Episode 316 - BCF goes to Rochester
in which BCF goes to Rochester to play at the Rochester Pinball Club's Royal Rumble Fall 2024.Please enjoy responsibly.Please enjoy responsibly.Get in touch with the pod: Email at [email protected]...
Highlights
- Rochester Pinball Collective is located in an old piano factory called Piano Works in East Rochester, NY, approximately 10 minutes from downtown Rochester.
- The Fall Royal Rumble featured 10 tournament machines in two banks of five, with 6 games counting toward Herb qualifying scores.
- Bruce (tournament director) chose not to compete in the tournament despite being tournament director, citing a principle about directing and playing simultaneously.
- The Strong Museum of Play downtown Rochester recently accepted and displayed portions of Steve Epstein's collection from the former Broadway arcade.
- Approximately half of the tournament participants were from New York City, with NYC players Dante Oliva and Alex Jim Kelly reaching the top eight finals.
Notable quotes
“I got the impression I think I'm 10 minutes from downtown Rochester... It's an amazing arcade. I don't really know what to say about it other than just it's an amazing pinball arcade. If you find yourself anywhere near Rochester with a little bit of time to spend, my god, go here.”
“Bruce has forgotten more about how pinball tournaments should run than I will ever know. And I think it's very clear that he brought his experience to bear here.”
“I felt a little bit overwhelmed by the availability of the games, if I'm perfectly honest. I could have probably blown through $50 worth of entries.”
“It's been a hell of a fun day... But unfortunately, Eric Russell handed my ass to me in the finals. He played great and I did not.”
“I landed in 13th on the weekend out of 50 some players and played a very poor second round, but I did get through one round of the playoffs.”
Entities
- Fall Royal Rumble· event
- Piano Works· organization
- Rochester Pinball Collective· organization
- Strong Museum of Play· organization
- Alex Jim Kelly· person
- Benjamin· person
- Bruce· person
- Caitlin· person
- Chris Nociglia· person
- Dante Oliva· person
- Eric· person
- Eric Russell· person
- Madeline· person
- Mark Giorgio· person
- Sanjay Shah· person
- Steve Epstein· person
- Thomas Milburn· person
- Zach Sharpe Fry· person
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