A sad day for pinball - Replay Foundation ceases most operations

Quoted from Russell:
The only comparable collection I’m aware of is the Museum of pinball, near LA, where INDISC is held. They have a great collection. The only problem is, their tournament is not great. Maybe they could change to the Pinburgh format. I would definitely attend if they did, and I bet we’d have a lot of people from Colorado in attendance. Who else would go if they switched their format?

I doubt they have the massive staff needed to make a pinburgh style match play tournament. Getting the games ready,
Keeping them running, and running a tournament like that needs a lot of people.

Indisc had maybe 30 different games in competition last year. Totally different animal than the hundreds of games you need for something like pinburgh.

#79 3 years ago

LEV

CrazyLevi

Quoted from Russell:
They have a ton of games that weren’t used for the tournament. Are there any other huge collections out there with that kind of potential?

Those games aren’t tournament ready.

They would need a massive staff - like papa had - to get them tournament ready, and to run the tournament.

It’s about so much more than just having a shitload of games. My advice would be to enjoy Indisc for what it is even if you think “the tournament isn’t that good.”

Papa going tits up should be wake up call. Enjoy what we have, and support what we have. And if you think you can do better, get something going!

#93 3 years ago

LEV

CrazyLevi

Quoted from Russell:
Yes, it is very difficult to host any sort of event. As you know, I run my own event. I was clearly not just being critical of INDISC, quite the opposite. I was simply pointing out that the Pinburgh format is amazing, and wondering aloud if there was anywhere else that could pull it off.

“Their tournament isn’t that great” is the opposite of criticism?

Clearly!

#113 3 years ago

LEV

CrazyLevi

Quoted from Blackbeard:
Dumb question, but is there access to pics of the pins for sale?

There is not.

#119 3 years ago

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CrazyLevi