It's getting close to the end of 2020. It's been an amazing year for pinball. Almost all the major players have delivered great pinball machines for 2020.

How about an informal discussion on what we in Pinside think are the winners in 2020.

In the spirit of the Academy Awards, let's talk about key areas:

1. Best Manufacturer
2. Best Theme Integration
3. Best Designer
4. Best Artist (Cabinet, Playfield, Backglass)
5. Best Innovation
6. Best Gameplay (flow)
7. The Players Favorite
8. Best value
9. Best use of animation
10. Best use of sound and call-outs
11. Best Overall Pin of the Year

Any category I'm missing? Help me revise the categories you think are the most important to you as a player.

Here's the list of pins that came out in 2020:
1. TMNT (Stern)
2. AIQ (Stern)
3. Hotwheels (American Pinball)
4. GnR (Jersey Jack)
5. Rick and Morty (Spooky Pinball)

Anything I missed?

For me, "Best Overall Pin of the Year" is.....JJP GnR. Best value, "Hotwheels."

Opps, good catch. I can't seem to update poll, but folks will get the idea.