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The `Great British Pinball Podcast Episode 26
PodcastAnalysis updated 3d ago1 hr 13 min listen
Send us Fan Mail Scott and Neil talk about venues and the state of the hobby in the UK then cover the usual questions about new games etc.
Highlights
- Tilt in Birmingham, the longest-running and largest pinball venue in the UK, closed approximately 1-2 weeks prior to recording
- Pinball Republic experienced extremely quiet summer months, with one Sunday having only a single visitor
- Electricity costs at Pinball Republic are £400-£500 per month; landlord covered bills otherwise venue would be non-viable
- John Wick LE purchased for approximately £15k is now worth only £8k; this represents unsustainable depreciation
- Jersey Jack Pinball is not making money and Harry Potter investment will consume their production capacity for the next two years
- Barrels of Fun sold approximately 1,000-1,100 Labyrinth machines, hitting their target, with some stock remaining on factory floor
- Stern is the only major manufacturer making significant money; CGC also delivers on product commitments
- Christopher Franchi (Stern artist) stated 'pinball isn't art' during interview with Cary Hardy; used AI as a design tool on Evil Dead
- Pinball Office in Sawbridgeworth is shrinking from 25 games to 12-13 games, eliminating tournament capability
- Highest Score in Salisbury is on the verge of closure; held extended hours event to test viability
Notable quotes
“if you were to buy it in America, it's a lot cheaper than it is after it lands here, and that's just down to, obviously, logistics of import fees, duties, and tax”
“the only way you can play pinball is to come to someone's house clearly that is going to have a super negative impact on everything”
“I paid I don't know what 15 grand for the le yeah if i was to get eight for it right now um i would be lucky”
“they're going to just leave the country... they're just going to sell off their games and then leave”
“Insider Connected is probably the single best thing to come out of Pinball in a while for me. It's genuinely a great innovation in the pinball world.”
“pinball isn't art... I just don't agree with that... his work is not art sorry mate that's a bit too much for me”
“it's not sustainable though because you i say in order to buy the next game at least in my world i'm happy to lose like two grand i'd say on a game that's reasonable”
“if they don't this is the this is the challenge they face if this situation continues you know what it used to be was it's like you buy a game for seven grand premium yeah sell it for maybe six six and a half”
Entities
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Turner Pinball· company
- Evil Dead· game
- Harry Potter (JJP)· game
- John Wick· game
- Labyrinth· game
- Chris· person
- Christopher Franchi· person
- Kirk· person
- Neil McRae· person
- Rich Mallett· person
- Scott Rundell· person
- Zombie Yeti· person
- Insider Connected· product
- Highest Score· venue
- Pinball Office· venue
- Pinball Republic· venue
- Tilt· venue
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