2022 TWIPY Awards - Live Show at TPF

PRE-VOTING for the TWIPYs will open Wednesday, November 16th through Wednesday, November 30th. These will determine the drop down selections for the January voting. The number of drop down selections will vary by category and be determined by the TWIPY Committee.

The Write-In Categories are:

Favorite Pinball Streamer
Favorite Pinball Podcast
Favorite Pinball YouTube Channel
Favorite Pinball Website
Favorite Pinball Mod of 2022 (third party mods only)
Favorite Home Brew Pinball Machine
Favorite Pinball Location
Favorite Pinball Convention/Event
Favorite Pinball Topper of 2022
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Post last edited 1 year ago.

#2 1 year ago

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yemons

Check out the latest LoserKid Pinball Podcast where we discuss TWIP, Silverball Swag, and the TWIPYs: https://soundcloud.com/loserkidpinballpodcast/ep-96-talking-twipys-with-will-oetting

#3 1 year ago

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yemons

Please take a moment to go vote for your favorite pinball content creators, modders, events, etc. This vote will help us determine who the nominees will be for the final voting in January.
https://twipys.com/twipy-2022-pre-voting/

#4 1 year ago

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yemons

#5 1 year ago

MNO

pin397

Inactive member

Unknown

1y 6,400 3 1

Does favorite homebrew include rethemes?

#6 1 year ago

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yemons

Quoted from pin397:
Does favorite homebrew include rethemes? I still think there should be 2 different categories.

Yes, rethemes can be included if they are voted in as nominees from the pre-voting and they meet all of the other eligibilities. In the past we normally don't have enough eligible home brew machines to really break them out into 2 separate categories, but that is something that could change in future years.

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#7 1 year ago

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yemons

Don't miss your chance to Pre-Vote to help us select the nominees for the write-in categories for the final voting coming in Jan. Pre-vote ends on Wed 11/30.
https://twipys.com/twipy-2022-pre-voting/

#8 1 year ago

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yemons

Today is the last day to Pre-Vote, so make sure you have yours in: https://twipys.com/twipy-2022-pre-voting/

#9 1 year ago

OCT

Octomodz

Trident Pinball

Adairsville, GA

2y 63,050 806 1 2

OP
Quoted from yemons:
Today is the last day to Pre-Vote, so make sure you have yours in: https://twipys.com/twipy-2022-pre-voting/

How long does it take to show who was nominated?

#10 1 year ago

DMB

PismoArcade

Pinside+ Frequent

St. George, UT

13y 153K 4,240 4 135

I dunno....After last years' show and the recent news that TWIPY votes can be bought, I'm just not as excited as the last few years.

#11 1 year ago

KIM

Mr68

Pinside+ Frequent

Quoted from PismoArcade:
I dunno....After last years' show and the recent news that TWIPY votes can be bought, I'm just not as excited as the last few years.

Twipy-Gate

First I've heard of it. Where can I learn more?

#12 1 year ago

WSO

yemons

Quoted from Octomodz:
How long does it take to show who was nominated?

The nominees for the final voting will be shown when we start voting on Jan 1st.

#13 1 year ago

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yemons

Quoted from PismoArcade:
I dunno....After last years' show and the recent news that TWIPY votes can be bought, I'm just not as excited as the last few years.

We are actively reviewing any possible vote buying. We do reserve the right to remove any nominees that are found to either buy votes or do any giveaways to get votes.

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#14 1 year ago

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jeffspinballpalace

Ok what’s exciting about this year’s awards - How about best game? Bond code ver .80 dropped and the game is pretty good already. They added a 3rd Villain and cleaned up the confusing mess previously available. Code is so good in fact, I’ll be voting according. Otherwise, it may well be a dull ceremony.

#15 1 year ago

YBX

yancy

Pinside member

West Dundee, IL

12y 122K 7,877 25

Every vote for Bond .80 code is a hilarious slap in the face to the other eligible games. And a pat on the back to Stern for a job well done with code "quality" on release.

Seems like Rush is gonna win a lot of awards by default.

#16 1 year ago

MWM

Hayfarmer

Pinside+ Frequent

6y 168K 17,183 5

Only categories I'm really looking at is mod and location. I'll be voting for the precision flippers and Next Level Pinball Museum. Rush should win game of the year, it's a great pin.

#17 1 year ago

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taylor34

Game Room Info

13y 126K 2,391 10 32 4

Quoted from Mr68:
Twipy-Gate
First I've heard of it. Where can I learn more?

From the runner ups who started the rumor, lol.

#18 1 year ago

JIM

Jamesays

Pinside+ Addict

San Jose, CA

3y 147K 11,105 8 19

Best Game Rush
Best Mod Godzilla Neon Sign By Stumblor
Best Pinball Site Pinside

#19 1 year ago

KIM

Mr68

Pinside+ Frequent

I'll be at the ceremony wearing cargo shorts and a dinner jacket. Please say hello if you're a like minded fashion whore.

#20 1 year ago

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yemons

https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/2022-twipys-write-ins/

TWIPYs 2022 Nominees for Write-ins are up on TWIP.

The final voting for the TWIPYs will start on 1/1/2023 and end at midnight on1/16/2023 at www.twipys.com. We are very excited to have Imoto Arcade and Todd Tuckey as hosts for the live awards ceremony at the Texas Pinball Festival on March 25th 2023.

#21 1 year ago

JCS

jeffspinballpalace

^^^ thx for an impressive update. Pre-voted a ballot (in my mind). Figured it out. Yeah 2022 TWIPY’s.

#22 1 year ago

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yemons

Voting is Now Open! https://twipys.com/2022-twipys-ballot/

#23 1 year ago

BOB

elsereturn

Pinside+ Frequent

Tampa, FL

4y 29,150 44 4

I voted !!

#24 1 year ago

JRM

NightTrain

Pinside member

12y 108K 5,101

Why does it allow you to vote for the same game for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in all categories?

#25 1 year ago

SMK

TheLaw

Pinside+ Addict

Ann Arbor, MI

12y 167K 49,513 18 31

Quoted from NightTrain:
Why does it allow you to vote for the same game for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in all categories?

"Any duplicate choices in the same category will be ignored..."

#26 1 year ago

KIM

Mr68

Pinside+ Frequent

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#27 1 year ago

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yemons

Quoted from NightTrain:
Why does it allow you to vote for the same game for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in all categories?

We aren't technically able to remove a user's 1st choice vote from the 2nd and 3rd choice dropdowns for all browsers, so we just make sure to post at the top in the instructions that we won't accept duplicates in the same category. I'm sorry for the confusion with that.

#28 1 year ago

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yancy

Pinside member

West Dundee, IL

12y 122K 7,877 25

Halfway through my ballot. Pretty rough list of nominees this year. Best toys & mechs, yikes. Were there any toys?

#29 1 year ago

KIM

Mr68

Pinside+ Frequent

I think coin mechs are considered toys now.

#30 1 year ago

YBX

yancy

Pinside member

West Dundee, IL

12y 122K 7,877 25

Best layout, best rules? Ugh, none of the above. Do I have to vote for every category? Might just not even bother submitting. Something has to win game of the year but I don't think any of them deserve it.

#31 1 year ago

KIM

Mr68

Pinside+ Frequent

You can vote only what you want. I left probably 70% of my entire ballot blank. No 2nd or 3rd place choices even when I did vote.

#32 1 year ago

SMK

TheLaw

Pinside+ Addict

Ann Arbor, MI

12y 167K 49,513 18 31

Quoted from yancy:
...Something has to win game of the year but I don't think any of them...

Rough year fo sho

#33 1 year ago

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Nevus

Pinside+ Frequent

12y 134K 6,784 3

Essentially, It’s just a fun poll with prizes.

I don’t mean to take away from the organization, but we all vote with our wallets, page views and downloads every day.

This just gives some spotlight to those producing the products and content.

#34 1 year ago

JCS

jeffspinballpalace

Quoted from Mr68:
You can vote only what you want. I left probably 70% of my entire ballot blank. No 2nd or 3rd place choices even when I did vote.

Did the same here, left some blanks and only voted for choice #1. (except Podcaster, where I voted top 3).

#35 1 year ago

JTJ

LesManley

Pinside member

Woodbury, MN

12y 132K 5,855 9 46

Yikes, that was rough. Weird Al got a lot of votes from me almost by default against the competition and I haven't even gotten to play one yet. Several categories where I don't think anything stood out as a true winner to me.

#36 1 year ago

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jeffspinballpalace

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#37 1 year ago

TNT

toddtuckey

Pinside+ Addict

Southampton, PA

12y 91,900 730

Please vote for TNT Amusements! Todd

#38 1 year ago

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Pdxmonkey

Pinside member

12y 175K 7,351

Quoted from LesManley:
Yikes, that was rough. Weird Al got a lot of votes from me almost by default against the competition and I haven't even gotten to play one yet. Several categories where I don't think anything stood out as a true winner to me.

Same
Weird AL for the win

#39 1 year ago

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m00nmuppet

Pinside member

7y 82,400 908 109

I played Weird Al recently at Ayce Gogi. It's a very different pinball experience, quite funny, but still gets edged by Rush as a complete package, IMO. The Bond they had convinced me that Bond wins the layout category, really fun to shoot, clever use of flow and combos, it's just early on code and the machines trickled out too late.

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#40 1 year ago

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yemons

https://www.slamtiltpodcast.com/2023/01/09/episode-198-solid-full-red/

Thanks to Ron and Bruce from Slam Tilt Podcast for letting us come on and talk TWIPYs with one of our co-hosts, Todd Tuckey from TNT Amusements Inc.

#41 1 year ago

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yemons

https://twipys.com/2022-twipys-ballot/

We messed up! We completely missed adding in Fathom Revisited from Haggis Pinball as an eligible game during 2022 for the TWIPY voting. We have reached out to Haggis and Martin Robbins to apologize and to ask if they would like us to go ahead and include them or wait until next year. So, even though it is absolutely not fair to Haggis Pinball, we have gone ahead and included them in the 2022 TWIPY Voting that is going on now. Since Fathom Revisited is a remake they are included in the categories where significant changes have been made: Animations/Display, Sound, and Rules. Please go vote for Fathom Revisited in any of those categories you feel they deserve your 1st, 2nd, or 3rd choice! If you have already voted you can still vote again using the same email address and we will only keep your last submission. Just make sure you vote for all of the other categories that you voted for previously. Voting is open through January 16th.

#42 1 year ago

KIM

Mr68

Pinside+ Frequent

OP
Quoted from yemons:
We messed up! We completely missed adding in Fathom Revisited from Haggis Pinball as an eligible game during 2022 for the TWIPY voting. We have reached out to Haggis and Martin Robbins to apologize and to ask if they would like us to go ahead and include them or wait until next year.

That's unfortunate but good for you in stepping up to correct things. Seems to me you also created extra work for yourselves so good luck with that.
In fairness, my suggestion is to bump Haggis into next year, but I'm just an outsider, lone vote.

FYI. I think Haggis Fathom should be included in any categories that Funhouse 2.0 is. As it is now, Fathom 2.0 is not listed in Best Theme or Best artwork and Funhouse 2.0 is.
Those were the only two categories that caught my eye - Food for thought.

#43 1 year ago

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yemons

Quoted from Mr68:
That's unfortunate but good for you in stepping up to correct things. Seems to me you also created extra work for yourselves so good luck with that.
In fairness, my suggestion is to bump Haggis into next year, but I'm just an outsider, lone vote.
FYI. I think Haggis Fathom should be included in any categories that Funhouse 2.0 is. As it is now, Fathom 2.0 is not listed in Best Theme or Best artwork and Funhouse 2.0 is.
Those were the only two categories that caught my eye - Food for thought.

We were originally suggesting putting Fathom Revisited into next year's voting, but after reaching out to Martin Robbins he didn't think we should. We are just trying to do what Haggis wants at this point.

Since Fathom Revisited is a remake and doesn't include new art and isn't a new theme, we decided not to include them in Best Theme or Best Art.

#44 1 year ago

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m00nmuppet

Pinside member

7y 82,400 908 109

Fathom Revisited is so gorgeous, it gets a special Pinball Art Hall of Fame TWIPY (in our hearts).

#45 1 year ago

JCS

jeffspinballpalace

Fathom is so 2021. Why’d it be considered this year? You going to let Bond code get buffed to a diamond this year and run in 2023? The decision to correct a perceived wrong is wrong.

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#46 1 year ago

ABB

Aurich

Mods and Opinions

Torrance, CA

11y 144K 23,396 3

Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:
Fathom is so 2021. Why’d it be considered this year?

Because they didn't ship until 2022. An announcement date on Pinside doesn't mean much if nobody has actually received and played the game.

#47 1 year ago

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yemons

Aurich is correct. We determine eligibility by if it ships within 12/1/2021 through 12/1/2022 for the 2022 TWIPYs.

#48 1 year ago

TNT

toddtuckey

Pinside+ Addict

Southampton, PA

12y 91,900 730

OP
Quoted from yemons:
Thanks to Ron and Bruce from Slam Tilt Podcast for letting us come on and talk TWIPYs with one of our co-hosts, Todd Tuckey from TNT Amusements Inc.
https://www.slamtiltpodcast.com/2023/01/09/episode-198-solid-full-red/

This was alot of fun...thanks for having me on! Todd

#49 1 year ago

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yemons

https://twipys.com/2022-twipys-ballot/

LAST DAY TO VOTE for TWIPY Pinball Awards!
VOTE NOW and help celebrate the pinball hobby!

#50 1 year ago

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yemons