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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast: PAPA's Got Some News…

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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast: PAPA's Got Some News… Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf, Travis Murie, Andy Bagwell & Penni Epstein. We've got some exciting news to share! Andy and Penni joined the...

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Highlights

  • PAPA World Championships last occurred in 2017, making this Papa 21 the first in six years
  • Last year's Lyman F. Sheets Memorial Tournament raised $15,007 for suicide prevention causes
  • Antarium's monthly Pinball Super League tournaments now draw 70-90 players consistently on the first Tuesday of each month
  • PAPA 21 A division will have 72 qualified players with a 72-player playoff field, reportedly unprecedented tournament size
  • Antarium is located 20 minutes from Chicago O'Hare Airport in the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Illinois
  • Lyman F. Sheets was a legendary code designer known for implementing subtle 'mercy mechanics' that create illusion of player trickery (e.g., extended ball saves, post-multiball jackpot windows)
  • The phrase 'Thanks, Lyman' became a common saying in pinball community when players experience lucky moments, referencing Sheets' intentional game mercy mechanics
  • Antarium will host three separate tournament divisions: Main (72 players, card format), Classics (herb format), and Women's (card format)

Notable quotes

“This hasn't been around, I think we said, since 2017. So this would be Papa 21. And it has a new twist to it, which is going to be a memorial for Lyman F. Sheets, those of you who don't know, who unfortunately died by suicide January 19th of 2022.”
Penny Epstein
“Papa itself was always the best of the best. That's who showed up. That's who played. And it was like elite competition. And the format was the card format.”
Penny Epstein
“this by far, to me, it's the most balanced in terms of competitiveness. You have to put up your best games. And then, if you make finals, you're going against other people that did the same exact thing. So there's no easy way out at all.”
Travis (Tom?)
“Lyman's known for coding things into games that kind of make you feel like you're cheating the game or stealing something from the game...He just simply made it last longer than it flashes. But it tricks the player's mind into thinking that they stole something.”
Joel
“I've developed this burning passion for player incentive...I like to just have reasons that everybody can kind of be excited about playing pinball, even if you're not maybe top four or top ten or something.”
Andy Bagwell
“I don't really like to get a lot of praise I'll cash all that in now if all those people come out and volunteer we're going to need a lot of help for something of this size”
Andy Bagwell
“I want to see something kind of like March Madness get created, where you know, you have a Cinderella story, you have a Dark Horse team that shows up”
Andy Bagwell
“September is Suicide Awareness Month, and we thought this was the perfect time.”
Penny Epstein

Entities

  • Antarium· company
  • Fox City· company
  • Replay Organization· company
  • InDisc· event
  • Pinball Super League· event
  • 988 Suicide Prevention Hotline / Vibrant Health· organization
  • IFPA (International Flipper Pinball Association)· organization
  • NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)· organization
  • PAPA (Professional and Amateur Pinball Association)· organization
  • Triple Drain Pinball Podcast· organization
  • Andy Bagwell· person
  • Joel· person
  • Josh Arp· person
  • Kevin Martin· person
  • Lyman F. Sheets· person
  • Michael Benjamin (Benji)· person
  • Penny Epstein· person
  • Ray Litsky· person
  • Tom Graff· person
  • Travis· person

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