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Episode 430: Icebox in Seattle
PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago16 min listen
One of many fine pinball places in Seattle...it's Icebox! Hear from many locals who rant and rave about this very cool hangout (pun intended).
Highlights
- Icebox averages about 60 players in tournaments, reaching 70 in summer months
- Seattle has at least one pinball tournament every night, sometimes three tournaments in a single night
- Yagpin is expanding player capacity
- Sean Irby is working on a Speed Racer homebrew game that has been in development for about a year
- Eight Ball Beyond homebrew game has appeared at multiple Seattle locations including Icebox and Georgetown Pizza
Notable quotes
“I think we average about 60-ish. In the summer, we get around 70.”
“This is like a pinball mecca for me in a way because they're always showing, like, the tournaments that are going on while we're doing a tournament. So we're just, like, immersed in pinball.”
“There's at least one tournament a night. I think sometimes there's three tournaments on a night. I mean, it's nuts.”
“I thought this needs to be mass manufactured. So if you're listening, pinball companies, Sean Irby's the guy and check out his eight ball beyond.”
“I've been working on it for about a year. So we'll see what that turns into.”
“Not one of them is out of order. Everything's playing great. Tip-top, the lighting is nice, so I definitely recommend this.”
“The FOMO is real. It looks like a lot of fun.”
Entities
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Pinball Expo· event
- Pinball Expo Chicago· event
- Yagpin· event
- Eight Ball Beyond· game
- Speed Racer· game
- Georgetown Pizza· organization
- Icebox· organization
- Kraken· organization
- Looking Glass Arcade· organization
- Olaf's· organization
- Pinball Profile· organization
- Winchester Mystery House· organization
- Andrew Hopper· person
- Ashley Weaver· person
- Chase· person
- El Rocco· person
- Ernie· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Jermaine· person
- Kyle· person
- Leslie Rockman· person
- Max Stewart· person
- Ray Day· person
- Sean Irby· person
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