The PAPA after parties were always some of my favorite times and I wish I could go back in time and take it all in one last time. I live a few miles away from the current warehouse of machines and wish I had the funds because I would by them in a heartbeat and keep it going. Nobody is ever going to be able to replicate the experience of the old facility and while ReplayFX was very nice it just didn't have the same feeling as PAPA. I enjoyed being able to hangout, tailgate, drink, and come and go as I wanted. PAPA was not perfect and before they switched bathrooms it was rough sometimes however those little quirks is what made it special.

As fun as Pinburgh was part of me wonders if they just kept PAPA and the building in Carnegie if they would still be liquidating. PAPA required a lot less games in the competition compared to Pinburgh and likely a smaller workforce since you are only using a handful of games in the tournament.

I'm sure rent was expensive on that building which is why they relocated but I would have donated to keep it going as I'm sure many others would have as well. Pinball shows like the Expo and TPF are fun but PAPA was really different and I consider myself lucky to have been able to attend over the years it existed.

Sadly there is no going back or hoping this will happen again because I can tell by the list of the games for sale many have already been sold and once you open that can of worms there is no going back.

I was not talking about Pinburgh and was referring to PAPA. Of course you need lots of room when 800 people are playing at the same time which is why they moved to the convention center but with PAPA and the game banks they had plenty of space at the old place and it was much more enjoyable.