The 2018 Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show will take place June 8th-10th at the Tacoma Convention Center in Washington State!

-This is our 11th year and it's one of the biggest and smoothest running shows in the world!
-We will have over 400 pinball and arcade games from the 1950s to the newest games!
-5 pinball tournaments!
-Over a dozen satellite pinball tournaments leading up to the show where you can win prizes, weekend passes, and tournament entries!
-The Northwest show draws over 4,000 collectors, players and fans of classic coin-op games!
-Top national and local vendors and sponsors!
-One of the best seminar and speaker lineups of any show, run by our top notch video and audio team!
-World record high score attempts
-Tons of raffle items, prizes and merch! Win a pinball or arcade game each day the show!
-Dozens of one of a kind homebrew games, whitewoods, protos, rare games and national debuts of new games!
-Nice modern air conditioned convention center with 2 hotels within a block, situated near bars, restaurants and in a town with a dozen microbreweries, many within walking distance.

More details coming, we just wanted to get the dates out there. We'd love to see you and your games there!

A great review of the 2017 show from Pinball News is here if you want to get an idea of what to expect at the 2018 show:
https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2017/06/11/northwest-pinball-arcade-show-2017/

Greg Freres will be designing this year's poster! Greg is an artist and graphic designer with over 30 years experience in the industry, you can see his art on these pins and vids!

Skateball (Bally, 1978)
Harlem Globetrotters On Tour (Bally, 1979)
Rolling Stones (Bally, 1980)
Fathom (Bally, 1981)
Black Pyramid (Bally, 1984)
Lady Luck (Bally, 1986)
Strange Science (Bally, 1986)
Escape From The Lost World (Bally, 1988)
Arch Rivals (Bally, 1988)
Elvira and the Party Monsters (Williams, 1989)
Dr. Dude (Williams, 1990)
Smash TV (Williams, 1990)
The Party Zone (Williams, 1991)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (Williams, 1993)
No Fear: Dangerous Sports (Williams, 1994)
Cruisin' USA (Midway, 1994)
Scared Stiff (Williams, 1996)
Medieval Madness (Williams, 1997)
Revenge from Mars (Williams, 1999)
Whoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons (WhizBang Pinball, 2011)
The Wizard of Oz (Jersey Jack Pinball, 2013)
Mustang (Stern Pinball, 2014)
The Walking Dead (Stern Pinball, 2014)
Game of Thrones (Stern Pinball, 2015)

Tickets are now on sale for the 2018 Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show! For a limited time, if you buy a 3-day pass online, you will also receive a 11x17 show poster designed by Greg Freres and a 2018 show button! $65, 3 days, 31 total hours, over 400 games on freeplay the entire weekend and no games will be pulled from the floor until the show is over!

Come experience the show everyone is talking about, the show that game designers, vendors, and pinball companies often call the best run show in America.

http://www.nwpinballshow.com/tickets

Facebook invite for the show to share with friends: https://www.facebook.com/events/567298743623057

I'm thinking of organizing a Pinside meetup/after hours party at a hotel space or private arcade space. Good idea?

Awesome poster for this year's Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show by Greg Freres!

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Danger Dan and Chris Force of the Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show picked up my games today for Emerald City Comicon. We are running the classic arcade for 4 days at an event with 70,000 people attending and pimping the show and our hobby!

If you are in the Northwest and going, the arcade is in the main convention center space, all the games are on freeplay, and the line up is:

Pins:
Doctor Who
Big Hurt
Space Invaders
Police Force
Striker Xtreme
F-14 Tomcat
Lord of the Rings
Revenge from Mars

Vids:
Donkey Kong
Multi-Williams
Ms. Pac-Man (with Multi-Pac installed)
Magic Sword
Street Fighter II

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Photos of our classic arcade all set up and running on the first day of Emerald City Comicon today!

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The Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show crew is at Emerald City Comicon hosting the classic arcade and checking out the cosplay and comic artists all weekend! Classic arcade is in room 212, come play some games! #ECCC2018 #ECCC18 #ECCC #NWPAS

Photos from the NW Pinball & Arcade Show arcade at Emerald City Comicon by Chris Force!

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The Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show does a full-sized glossy color program for the show with a print run of 2,000 copies that we distribute for free at the show. Interested in advertising your business or game mod? Ad rates and sizes are as follows:

-Full Page Program Ad = $250 (8.5” wide x 11” high, 300dpi, pdf file preferred)
- Half Page Program Ad = $180 (8.5” wide x 5.5” high, 300dpi, pdf file preferred)
-Quarter Page Program Ad = $100 (4.25” wide x 5.5” high, 300dpi, pdf file preferred)

Email [email protected] for more info or to reserve your ad today!

The Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show is pleased to announce that we will once again be hosting a Satellite Pinball Tournament Series, to provide pinball players across the western Washington region opportunities to win their way to the show and to the tournaments. After last year's successful expansion outside the Seattle metropolitan area to Tacoma and Bremerton, this year we expand with new events in Marysville, Bellingham, and Portland, OR! And we return to all of the most popular locations in Seattle and neighboring communities.

Entry into each event is $10. Prizes at each event are NWPAS Tournament Packages with a value of $115 or more. Each package includes a weekend pass to the show and entry into both the Open Match Play and Classic Pingolf tournaments. Women who win a package also get a free entry into the 2018 NW Women's Pinball Championship. Rookie/Amateur-eligible players also get an entry into the Rookie&Amateur Match Play tournament. For those of you who want to improve your state or world IFPA rankings, these NWPAS tournaments have traditionally been some of the top WPPR point events in the region.

Full details:
http://nwpas.wapinball.net/satellite.html

SCHEDULE:

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The raffle game I think is still undecided, there is a show meeting this weekend, I'll have more info. We did a Facebook poll for the available new Sterns and Guardians Of The Galaxy Premium edged out Batman '66 Premium, with Star Wars Premium coming in third. But there has been talk of the next remake being ready in time too.

There will also be and 80s or 90s pin for the $1 raffle and at least one arcade game for the $1 raffle. We will be raffling off at least one game every day!

Right now I'm bringing a pile of arcade games and the following pins: Doctor Who, Judge Dredd and Revenge from Mars. But it all could change in the next few months!

Did you know the Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show is one of only 3 non-profit shows in the country and completely run by volunteers? We do education about games and electronics as part of our mission, we also give out a scholarship to one Washington state college student each year! This year's scholarship is for $5,000 and the deadline for submission is in one month. If you know a someone attending a Washington state college, let them know about it!

Details at:
http://www.nwpinballshow.com/Scholarship

Hey Everyone, your opportunity to win your way to the 2018 Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show on June 8-10 in Tacoma has begun!

Entry into each NWPAS Satellite Pinball Tournament is only $10. At least three prize packages awarded at every event, and additional packages for every 8 players beyond the first 24. One of those packages is guaranteed to a Rookie/Amateur eligible player!

Each prize package has a value of $115-145, and includes a weekend pass to the show and entry into every tournament you're eligible to play in, meaning at least the Open Match Play and Classic PinGolf. Women also get entry into the 2018 Northwest Women's Pinball Championship which boasts a top prize of a BRAND NEW Hobbit Special Arrow Pinball Machine, sponsored by Nitro Pinball. Players who are new or don't have high rankings also receive an entry into the Rookie & Amateur Match Play Tournament.

The winner of each tournament receives a Plaque. And to ensure there are lots of winners, many raffle prizes from NWPAS and our sponsors are randomly drawn at every event.

The next event is this Saturday, at 7pm with Castle Crush at Another Castle Edmonds. Afterwards, we visit the Ruckus Room in Bellingham on Sunday April 8th at 4pm. Both of these events are IFPA Sanctioned and contribute to your 2018 IFPA Washington State Ranking.

Please remember that registration closes about 10 minutes before the listed start time, or earlier if the tournament reaches the player cap (which could happen in some events).

For full details, check out the NWPAS Satellite Pinball Tournament Series Website: http://nwpas.wapinball.net/satellite.html

To stay up-to-date and get reminders to the events as they happen, check out the Facebook Event Page and click "interested" or "going": https://www.facebook.com/events/152493545461872

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JP will be selling pinball glass at the show:

21 X 43 STANDARD SIZE $25 EACH
22 3/4 X 43 WPC WIDE BODY $35 EACH
21 x 41 1/2 size $25

If you want custom sizes, look at his Craigslist ad and put in an order ahead of time.

Heading to sci-fi convention Norwescon this weekend? Check out the classic arcade Todd Clark, a long-time volunteer for the Northwest Pinball & Arcade show, has set up!

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Not yet! Someone should start one!

Guest Speaker and Seminar Schedule:

Friday June 8
2-3pm: Butch Peel / David Thiel "Making of Pirates of the Caribbean Pinball"
3:30-4:30pm: Dave Okert / David Shoemaker "LED vs. Incandescent Bulbs - Learn the difference!"
5-6pm Rich Lint & Kendra Smith from This Old Game "Reproduction Art - Buyer Beware!"
7-8pm Robert Gagno vs. Raymond Davidson - "The Champions"

Saturday June 9
12:30-1:30pm Dave Okert / David Shoemaker / Victor Tan "Williams WPC Basics"
2-3:00pm Dave Okert / David Shoemaker "WPC GI Problems - How to Save That Expensive Board"
3-4:30pm Greg Freres "Pinball Art: A Forty Year Perspective"
5-6:00pm Brian Cady & Collectors "Panel Discussion on Getting Into The Hobby"
8pm-9:30pm Dwight Sullivan / Corey Stup Come Play "The Feud Without The Family” and win prizes!

Sunday June 10
1-2:00pm Closing Ceremony Scholarship / Awards / Recognition

Volunteer your games for this year's Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show, June 8-10! This non-profit show would not be possible to put on without your help volunteering time and games to make it happen. The game list is starting to grow, but we will need hundreds more games. There are lots of incentives with bringing games, but the most important ones are sharing our hobby with the general public and building the biggest arcade the Northwest has ever seen:

http://www.nwpinballshow.com/games

Thanks! -Dan and the entire NWPAS crew

We are pleased to announce that for the first time, one of the seminars at NWPAS will be focused on competitive pinball play. Mark your calendars for Friday June 8, 7-8pm, we will have a batlle of the world champions! Here's the summary:

Clash of Champions! ROBERT VS RAYMOND!

hosted by Chase Nunes of GeekGamer.TV

Raymond Davidson, a Washington State native and reigning IFPA World and US National Champion is going head-to-head against Robert Gagno, a British Columbia native, 2016 PAPA World Champion, and player portrayed in the documentary "Wizard Mode" by Salazar Film. Raymond and Robert will be going up against each other for the biggest cash prize of them all - one dollar! Which will go to the winner of a special challenge played during the seminar. During the clash, host and Pinball Broadcaster, Chase Nunes and his co-host, will also be asking them to explain what's going through their mind as they play, their strategy…..all while they chat with the host and audience! We will be taking questions during the seminar as well! So please join us for this entertaining, educational and competitive hour of pinball wizardry and of course meeting two of the best players in the entire world - who just happen to live and play alongside us in the Pacific Northwest!

We need your games to make the Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show happen! The show is non-profit and fully run by volunteers, all the games at the show are lent for the weekend by local collectors. It's a great way to help the show, to support the hobby, and it's simply awesome to see people playing your games with big smiles on their faces. Plus, you can get weekend passes, raffle tickets and more!

Live within a hour of Seattle or Tacoma and want to bring 3 or more games? We can pick them up! Volunteers drive around and pick up collections to bring to the show! The deadline for game submission for show transport is May 18th, so follow the link and add your games today! Thanks!!!

http://www.nwpinballshow.com/volunteer/games

The incentives for self-transported games:
1-2 Machines = 1 weekend pass, 5 $1 raffle tickets
3-4 Machines = 2 weekend passes, 5 $1 raffle tickets
5-9 Machines = 4 weekend passes, a tshirt, 10 $1 raffle tickets, 1 $20 raffle ticket (New Stern Pinball Machine)
10+ Machines = We would like to know what you would like + a $50 gift certificate to any Show vendor!

The incentives for games we transport:
3 Machines (minimum) = 1 weekend pass, 5 $1 raffle tickets
4-7 Machines = 2 weekend passes, 10 $1 raffle tickets
8-12 Machines = 4 weekend passes, a tshirt, 10 $1 raffle tickets
13+ Machines = We would like to know what you would like. + a $50 gift certificate to any Show vendor!

11" x 17" poster! 3,000 of these are about to hit the streets of Seattle and towns throughout the Northwest!

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Speaker and Seminar Lineup for the 2018 Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show

Friday June 8
2-3pm: Butch Peel & David Thiel on the "Making of Pirates of the Caribbean Pinball" The inside scoop from the people who helped design Jersey Jack Pinball's latest game!

3:30-4:30pm: Dave Okert & David Shoemaker "LED vs. Incandescent Bulbs - Learn the difference!" Everything you want to know about game lighting!

5-6pm Rich Lint & Kendra Smith from This Old Game "Reproduction Art - Buyer Beware!" A look into the world of reproduction pinball and arcade artwork and what to look for when restoring your games from two people that have been reproducing artwork for a very long time.

7-8pm Top world ranked pinball players Robert Gagno vs. Raymond Davidson - "The Champions" The two will play each other and talk about their strategies, hosted by Chase Nunes of GeekGamer.TV!

Saturday June 9
12:30-1:30pm Dave Okert, David Shoemaker & Victor Tan dive into "Williams WPC Basics" All three have great insight on Williams pinball games with years of collecting and repair experience to share with you.

2-3:00pm Dave Okert & David Shoemaker "WPC GI Problems - How to Save That Expensive Board" Dave and David dive into general illumination lighting problems on the most popular pinball games from the 90s, William's WPCs.

3-4:30pm Greg Freres may be the most celebrated pinball artist of all time! He designed this year's poster and is the artist behind games like Medieval Madness, Scared Stiff, The Walking Dead, Wizard of Oz, Revenge from Mars, Monster Bash, Fathom, Doctor Dude, Star Trek the Next Generation and many more!
Come hear Greg talk about "Pinball Art: A Forty Year Perspective".

5-6:00pm Ever want to start collecting pinball and arcade games? Brian Cady & a number of other local collectors will bring their popular panel discussion from Emerald City Comicon to this year's show about "Getting Into The Hobby"

8pm-9:30pm Dwight Sullivan & Corey Stup invite you to come play "The Feud Without The Family” and win prizes! Sullivan is one of today's pinball scene's top software designers, he's the man behind the new Star Wars, Ghostbusters, Game of Thrones, The Sopranos, Stern's Pirate of the Caribbean and more. He's joined by fellow Stern software designer Corey Stup, who also helped with Ghostbusters and Star Wars, for what promises to be a hilarious event with prizes that's nothing like your typical pinball convention talk!

Sunday June 10
1-2:00pm Closing Ceremony for the 2018 Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show. Meet the board and our president, meet this year's scholarship winner, presentation of this year's awards, and recognition for all the volunteers, sponsors and participants that made this year's show happen!

While I don't know for a fact at this moment, Butch and David Thiel are doing a seminar on it, so I'm assuming we will have it. The Wizard of Oz debuted at the Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show and we've always had a great relationships with Jersey Jack and have their pins way ahead of market at every show.

Did you know for the past couple years our show has featured the largest women's pinball tournament in the world? This year's women's tournament promises to be even bigger given the growth of this tournament, the increasing numbers of women playing pinball, and the grand prize of a brand new Hobbit pinball machine! A big part of the growing women's pinball scene locally is because of the Babes in Pinland tournament that was started many years ago by our pal Kayla. It's been a consistent event for women to meet at, compete, share tips, support each other and grow the community. In recognition of this great monthly women's pinball tournament, tomorrow's tourney will include a bunch of prize packages including 3-day passes to the show, a winner's plaque and free entries into the show tournaments! See you there!!!

Tournament details at: https://www.facebook.com/events/136886190491244
Info on all the upcoming NW Pinball & Arcade Show satellite tournaments: http://nwpas.wapinball.net/satellite.html

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