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The Spinner Is Lit - Episode 56 GSPF 2023 Review, Or What I Did At Camp Silverball

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Spencer, Dan, Mark, and Eric Seifert Review the 2023 Golden State Pinball Festival

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Highlights

  • Brad Grant, Greg Ong, and Steve Face were awarded the Steve Charlin Spirit Award for saving and growing Pinnagogo and eventually creating the Golden State Pinball Festival
  • The tournament had virtually no game failures across multiple banks of machines
  • Tim Hansen won the main tournament A division, defeating Nick on a Flash Gordon final game decided by bonus
  • Leslie Ruckman won the women's tournament and also tied with Ted in match play scoring
  • The tournament machines had adjustable tilt settings allowing players to nudge effectively, addressing feedback from the previous year
  • A brand-new Foo Fighters LE was provided by Shannon for the tournament, unopened until the show
  • The tournament stream achieved over 1,000 viewers for the finals, with a 100+ person raid from Fox Cities
  • Mark Schultz won the target match play tournament with 23 points
  • Camp Silver Ball featured 12-15 playable machines set up in the campground area
  • Spencer is the number one ranked player in Nevada by two points but chose not to compete in match play

Notable quotes

“There's nothing like the Northern California shows at the fairgrounds.”
Spencer (confirming agreement with earlier statement)
“I don't think I've ever seen a better run tournament. Like, it was meticulously planned. Mike, you know, handled any crisis as it came up and just took care of the problems.”
Spencer
“You're part of the tribe now. Like after the show, I got to write my name on the bottom of your shoe.”
Spencer (speaking to Mike Vinicorn from Stern)
“There couldn't be a this generation if there wasn't the last generation. Right, exactly. They didn't get drummed out of town you know they're actually still involved and still working for the show.”
Spencer
“I don't think I heard any major complaints, especially at the time. It seemed like everyone had a really great time.”
Spencer
“The agony of defeat. And the thrill of victory. Wide world of sports.”
Spencer
“It's a lot of pinball, but it's a lot of the same pinball.”
Spencer (on tournament play vs. show floor exploration)
“Hats off to Shannon for doing that. That's pretty selfless to share an LE like that.”
Mark
“Everything held up real well. All the games were super well vetted. All the games were brought by CCPL League members.”
Spencer
“If you go back and watch the stream, he had an unbelievable game on Adam's Family.”
Spencer (on Ted's match play performance)

Entities

  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Camp Silver Ball· event
  • Golden State Pinball Festival (GSPF)· event
  • CCPL League· organization
  • Elk Grove Pinball· organization
  • Flipper Room· organization
  • Brad Grant· person
  • Chris Coons· person
  • Dan· person
  • Edie Hosier· person
  • Eric Seifert· person
  • Gene S. Wong· person
  • Greg Ong· person
  • Leslie Ruckman· person
  • Mark· person
  • Mark Schultz· person
  • Michael Hosier· person
  • Mike Vinicorn· person
  • Rick Demmel· person
  • Shannon· person
  • Spencer· person
  • Steve Face· person
  • Ted· person
  • Tim Hansen· person

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