Episode 8: The Classic Pinball Podcast - Half Moon Arcade Weirs Beach Laconia, NH.

The guys take a road trip to Weirs Beach and visit both the Half Moon and The Penny Arcades. Their special guest Eric Stone, IFPA #12 ranked player in the world, takes them to two different arcades...

Highlights

• Eric Stone's parents bought him a Captain Fantastic pinball machine at age 4 on doctor's advice to develop his hand-eye coordination
• Eric Stone is ranked #12 in the world for pinball
• Eric Stone won Free Play Florida tournament two years in a row
• Eric Stone shot 4.731 billion on Addams Family at Petty Arcade: a score he describes as nearly unattainable
• A disputed tilt at Pinburgh on Hot Tip cost Eric Stone seeding position, dropping him from 6th to 10th seed and forcing him to play Willy Wonka unprepared
• Eric Stone rolled over 100 million on Earthshaker but the machine only credited 39 million due to a rollover bug
• Free Play Florida tournament occurs in November
• Eric Stone grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and moved to Weir's Beach, New Hampshire at age 11, with family settling there around 1989

Notable quotes

Entities

• Jersey Jack Pinball· company
• Free Play Florida· event
• Pinburgh· event
• Pintastic· event
• Addams Family· game
• Attack from Mars· game
• Captain Fantastic· game
• Hot Tip· game
• Iron Maiden· game
• Jurassic Park· game
• Willy Wonka· game
• Chuck Webster· person
• Dave· person
• Eric Stone· person
• George· person
• Keith Elwin· person
• Raymond Davidson· person
• Fun Spot· venue
• Half Moon Arcade· venue
• Petty Arcade· venue