I am pleased to announce that the venue has been locked in for the 2018 Saratoga Pinball & Arcade Show!

Details about the show can be found at http://pinballsaratoga.com

It will be a two-day show on the second weekend of August: Friday & Saturday, August 10 & 11. It will take place again at the same location at the Saratoga Regional YMCA in Saratoga Springs, NY. The Y staff are very excited to be hosting this event again! Here is a map link: https://goo.gl/maps/QgNLLya9bBq

Additional details about the show will be added as they develop.

The idea was to have a small local show since there's not much in terms of pinball in this area. However, this show will only be fun and successful if collectors and enthusiasts from the area are able to bring games for everyone to enjoy. Note that there will be a cap of 50 pinball games (as electrical capacity allows) this year. Arcade games are welcome as well, including shuffle alleys, pitch & bat, table hockey, skee ball, or any other video games.

If you would like to bring a game (or several), the registration details are available here:

http://pinballsaratoga.com/show-details/game-registration/

If you have rubber feet/footies/castors for your game, please bring them. The floor in the room is wood and may cause games to slide around somewhat. Rubber pads will be provided if you do not already have rubber feet/footies/castors for your game(s).

There will be vendor and flea market spaces available. Spaces are priced low enough to attract anyone who might not feel they have quite enough stuff to make it worthwhile for one of the larger shows--it's just $30 for a 10x6 space, which includes a table and chairs at no extra cost. Details are available here:

http://pinballsaratoga.com/show-details/vendors-flea-market/

This show will be run more or less like most other shows, just scaled down somewhat. So, if you have been to other shows before, many of the same familiar rules and guidelines will apply.

If you have not been to the Saratoga area before, there are several downtown attractions, shops, restaurants, and a bustling night life just 5 minutes away. Some details are here:

http://pinballsaratoga.com/hotels-local-attractions/

Thanks to everyone who came to and supported the 2017 show, and to everyone who responded to the survey. There were about 40 responses, which were very helpful. Hope to see everyone at the 2018 show and can't wait to see what games appear this year

Two things I will be looking for help with for the 2018 show:
-Volunteers to run a small tournament
-Volunteers for judging for the "Best in Show" awards who are familiar with a wide range of EM and/or SS games.

The show is still several months away, but if you think you can help, please let me know

20861922_1812147948798576_5640673133617758350_o (resized).jpg

The show schedule has been posted on the site:
http://pinballsaratoga.com/show-details/game-registration/#When_Can_I_Bring_My_Game

By popular request, there is also a mailing list for any significant updates/reminders for the show:
http://pinballsaratoga.com/contact/join-mailing-list/

Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/SaratogaPinballShow/

Facebook event listing:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1985692565019437

Pinside event listing:
https://pinside.com/pinball/events/saratoga-pinball-amp-arcade-show-2018

KLOV show thread:
https://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?p=3785678

Comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome.

Hope to see everyone at the show and looking forward to see what games show up!

Update (12/8/17):
-A new show logo.
-A new show floor layout
-Preorders will be available for tempered glass for pick-up at the show

Update (3/3/18):
-Postcards are done and ready to print!
-Electric in ceiling for vendors / flea market--more details to follow.
-Project Pinball attending the show (http://projectpinball.com)
-Updated website design for the new logo.
-List of accommodations under $150/night & $200/night

Update (4/23/18):
-T-shirts are being printed!

Update (5/1/18):
-T-shirts are available for pick-up at Pinfest, Pintastic, or shipped to your door!

Update (5/15/18):
-A beginner-friendly PinGolf tournament will take place at the show on Saturday and will be open to all ages, with prizes for both kids and adults!
https://pinballsaratoga.com/show-details/tournament/

Update (6/22/18):
-Electric for some flea market spaces will be available.

Update (7/4/18):
-Pre-ordering for glass is available until Monday, July 9th.

Update (7/10/18):
-Glass pre-order is closed.
-Prizes added for free play raffle.

Update (7/11/18):
-Best in Show judging form is available for viewing.

Update (8/1/18):
-A food truck will be at the show for lunch & dinner on Saturday

The show schedule has been posted on the site:
http://pinballsaratoga.com/games/game-registration/#When_Can_I_Bring_My_Game

By popular request, there is also a mailing list for any significant updates/reminders for the show:
http://pinballsaratoga.com/contact/join-mailing-list/

Pinside event listing:
https://pinside.com/pinball/events/saratoga-pinball-amp-arcade-show-2018

Facebook event listing:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1985692565019437

Is anyone considering staying in a hotel for the show? I'd like to get an idea of a rough head count to see about reserving a small block of rooms.

Feel free to post here or PM me.

Thanks

Does anyone have any food truck suggestions? I'm not that familiar with what's good/popular in the area.

I'll PM you.

If anyone has any more ideas, please let me know

We have a new show logo

saratoga-pinball-arcade-show-2018-badge-med-v4 (resized).png

This was the product of about 70 different ideas and variations over the past couple months (whew ). If anyone has any other ideas or tweaks, let me know soon before I start publishing it.

There is also a new floor map for the show.

srymca-show-floor-map-2018-v3 (resized).jpg

There is also a new shop section for the website.

http://pinballsaratoga.com/shop/

I plan to have tempered glass (without a logo) available to pre-order for pick-up at the show. There will be a preorder cutoff date about a month before the show date (Sunday, July 8th) to make sure there is enough time for the glass to be produced for the show.

I plan to have an online payment option, or you can simply pay with cash on pick-up at the show. There will be about a 3% discount rounded down to the nearest dollar if you opt to use cash.

The shop section is still a work in progress, so don't pre-order quite yet

If there is a specific size glass that you are looking for that isn't in the shop, let me know. I used all the sizes that I had been slowly adding to pinwiki.

Small update:

1) I had two electrical circuits installed in the ceiling, so there will be some limited electricity for flea market spaces available. More details on that later.

2) The website has been spruced up a bit to accompany the new logo.

3) The post card for this year's show is done and just about ready to get printed.

4) Project Pinball will be traveling up to the show and will have a booth with a game on free play. If you're not familiar with the charity work and raffles they do for children's hospitals, here is their website: http://projectpinball.org/

saratoga pinball show 2018 post card 6 (resized).jpg

There is a list of less expensive accommodations in the area (under $150/night and under $200/night):

http://pinballsaratoga.com/hotels-local-attractions/#Lowest_Priced_Accommodations

Unfortunately, the prices for most hotels get fairly expensive in Saratoga during the summer, and the ones I contacted don't appear interested in doing a group rate (since they probably have no trouble filling rooms).

If you have an Entertainment Book or are a AAA member, there may be coupons and discounts available.

If anyone is aware of any other good options, feel free to let me know.

Anyone happen to have a Williams Saratoga?

http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2055

The printed cards went out last week, so they should start showing up in packages from parts suppliers

cards (resized).jpg

We're only 4 months away from the show!

I was looking to do a t-shirt for the show this year--what do you think?

pasted_image (resized).png

Well, I was thinking about doing two versions--a color one like this, plus a simplified version on a black shirt. Both the color and the black one can be screen printed, so it shouldn't be as expensive as a full color graphic.

It won't be. I don't have a tendency to wear orange myself I do plan on doing a black shirt as well.

The T-shirts are currently being made up in orange and white. No black or gray this time around since the colors just seemed to clash too much with the current design.

So, If all goes according to plan, I'll be able to bring a small batch of shirts to Pinfest in Allentown if anyone wants them. I'll have M, L, XL, 2XL, and 3XL in both white and orange.

If you can, please help support the show--I'll be offering the shirts for $12 each with free delivery to Allentown Thanks!
t-shirt mock up 2018 v2 (resized).png

The shirts have arrived!

20180501161804124 (resized).jpg

20180501162147839 (resized).jpg

There will be a PinGolf tournament at the show on Saturday

It will be a beginner-friendly tournament, will be open to all ages, and will have prizes for both kids and adults.

For those not familiar with PinGolf, there will be 9 "holes" of the PinGolf tournament, and each hole consists of a goal to be achieved on a pinball machine, such as reaching particular score, or activating a certain feature on a game (such as multiball mode), or activating the game's "special".

The top players of the 9 holes of the PinGolf tournament will qualify for a round of playoffs in separate kids and adults tournaments. The top 8 players in the open tournament (all players, including kids, are eligible) will compete in a round of playoffs and finals, and the top 4 kids players (ages 12 & under) will compete in a separate round of finals.

This will be an IFPA event.

Visit the website for additional details and the tournament rules:

https://pinballsaratoga.com/show-details/tournament/

Because this is a smaller show, there will not be a dedicated bank of pinball machines set aside for the tournament. So, there is a question on the game registration form that will ask for permission to include your game(s) in the pinball tournament, or have an option to opt out.

Games included in the tournament will remain on free play, but they may have some signage added with some tournament information, and will have roaming groups of players who will play 4-player games sporadically throughout the day.

There will need to be a minimum number of 9 games included in the tournament, although more is better in order to help spread out the tournament players.

Great, I'll look forward to it!

A few games were registered last week--GOTG, Ghostbusters, and Blackwater 100

https://pinballsaratoga.com/show-details/games/

The flea market spaces on the show floor are more than half gone.

Remaining:
Three 10x6 spaces
One 20x16 space
One 20x20 space
Hallway spaces

https://pinballsaratoga.com/show-details/vendors-flea-market/

Register as soon as you can before they're all gone!

Two months to go!

A few more games have been registered

For anyone who didn't see it yet, t-shirts have shipping available

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/2018-saratoga-pinball-ampamp-arcade-show-t-shirts-shipping

If all goes according to plan next week, there will be a total of 4 electrical circuits installed in the ceiling, which will be available for flea market spaces that are closest to the general admission entrance.

Four electrical circuits for the flea market / vendor spaces have been installed in the ceiling today

That has the potential for an additional 20 games, depending on what sellers plan to bring and set up in their spaces.

20180622145139016-1 (resized).jpg

Sorry about that--haven't had the time to finish setting up the shop. If you want to PM me with what you are looking for, I can do it manually.

Thanks for letting me know. It looks like there was a bug in the anti-spam measures that were in place. It's fixed now.

To double up is $50. It ends up being a 10x16 space since there is a 4' walkway gap between two 10x6 spaces.

Pre-order playfield or backglass glass, and pick it up at the show!

https://pinballsaratoga.com/shop/

The cutoff for pre-ordering will be Monday July 9th.

It's not something I looked into for this year. If you can get me measurements for width, height, and length of each side, I can ask.

Not only are standard body glass sizes available, but various widebody glass sizes, as well as glass for backglasses, and some game-specific sizes.

https://pinballsaratoga.com/shop/

Reminder: Today is the last day to be able to place an order for glass.

Available flea market spaces as of today:
-Two 10x6 spaces
-One 20x16 space (this can be broken up into smaller spaces if there is a demand for it)
-One 20x20 space
-Hallway spaces

Only a few hours left to order glass--standard sizes, widebody sizes, and game-specific sizes. Just select the game system that you need it for. Bally, Williams, Gottlieb, Atari, and more.

Thanks to everyone who ordered glass.

I plan to have a few extra sheets of standard sized and WPC SuperPin sized playfield glass for sale at the show.

The order is in with the glass shop, pending a confirmation.

In other news, a few prizes for the free play raffle have been added:

https://pinballsaratoga.com/show-details/game-registration/#Free_Play_Raffle_Details

Register a game before midnight on Wednesday 8/1, and you will be eligible to win the grand prize