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Episode 82_Last Call 2025

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Spencer, Dan, and Mark offer their favorite game of 2025. we discuss our "Lame of the year", Dan and Mark update us on their league and tournaments. Spencer is one step closer to forming a League in...

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Highlights

  • Adam Pressler won Lodi League Season 36 playoffs with Scott Busey taking second and George Gonzalez taking third
  • Mark won an 'All Bleeping Strikes Day' tournament (20 strikes format) at Incline Village and another tournament at Elbow Room
  • Greg Wright is now the permanent full-time tech at Playfield Sports and Games in the Reno area
  • Nevada state pinball finals are confirmed to be held in Incline Village
  • Spencer is working with a local arcade owner (comic book store owner) to open a new arcade with pinball machines, targeting a March opening
  • Spencer turned 60 last week; Dan turned 50 two weeks prior
  • Jack Slovacek dominated a Black Friday tournament (Shannon Mike's venue)
  • Jeffrey (Nevada player) has won 26+ tournaments out of 20 that count toward rankings
  • A 12-hour tournament is scheduled for December 28th in the Nevada area
  • Lodi League Season 37 has a full roster with no drops announced, unprecedented for third consecutive season

Notable quotes

“I don't own all these games just for myself. I own all these games because I want my friends and I want the league to come over and play them.”
Dan Rockin' the Mics
“for him to run it that day and walk away as the champion is kind of a Cinderella story. Good for him.”
Dan Rockin' the Mics
“I got to get into eighth place. So I'm competing with Richard from Vegas, and he bumps me down, and then I bump him out, and we're like switching back and forth between eighth and ninth.”
Mark
“You know what the local route operator hates pinball... he won't put any time or money into it. Why because it doesn't make any money. But he makes all his money on billiards and darts.”
Spencer
“You know what's going to sell good... Dungeons and Dragons. And we talked about in the future, Pokemon... get a Star Wars... Kids love it, people love it. It'll print money.”
Spencer
“Every single week we have new players, every single week. We always have new players. So the word is getting around.”
Mark
“If you're a pinball tourist, make a trip to Reno. There are like five great places to play within ten minutes of each other.”
Dan Rockin' the Mics
“This new generation of pinball player... Their reflexes are just split-second timing... They got great vision. They got great reflexes. They got superior knowledge of the rules.”
Mark
“with the Insider Connect, that just gives a whole new level, you know, where you can save your progress. So if you can't make it to this level this time, don't worry. You can save and start where you left off.”
Spencer
“I'll help you tech for free. I'll help you clean, maintain. I just need a good place to play pinball.”
Spencer

Entities

  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Lodi League· event
  • Attack from Mars· game
  • Dungeons and Dragons· game
  • The Spinner Is Lit Podcast· organization
  • Adam Pressler· person
  • Comic book store owner / Arcade operator· person
  • Dan Armstrong· person
  • Dan Rockin' the Mics· person
  • George Gonzalez· person
  • Greg Wright· person
  • Jack Slovacek· person
  • Jeff Reinhardt· person
  • Jeffrey Newen· person
  • Joe Slovacek· person
  • Mark· person
  • Michael LaFrie· person
  • Richard· person
  • Scott Busey· person
  • Spencer· person
  • Elbow Room· venue
  • Incline Village· venue
  • Playfield Sports and Games· venue
  • Reno Pinball Underground· venue

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