sure you don't have it on repeat?

Yup positive and happens all thru gameplay and coil test. Only one with an issue

and the game plays normally other than that? Regardless, lets confirm it is not some switch issue, go to utilities remove all the balls, then go into switch test and lets confirm things are looking correct.

Found issue. Scoop switch was always depressed. Bent it a little and now it’s good.

Nice work!! Occam’s Razor.

dying to try out that new code - have to find a spare USB around here..

new code nothing special per se, unless you have been suffering from the unexpected multiball issue tied to the scoop, but last two releases did fix a few annoying bugs, so everyone should try to move to the latest release.

Watched the two hours of the buffalo guys stream last night, and only saw one thing I was not happy with (well two if you include none of them ever triggering an outlane mode), so feeling like the code is pretty solid right now.

Did have a couple of new ideas last week that I am excited about, but it will be a while before they get implemented.

What's the other thing that bothered you?

Is there a way to adjust the center position of lock down bar ? Mine sticks out way to right side ?

I saw one case where a rapid double drain during multiball only saved one ball. Trough management can be very difficult due to ball movement and settle time

You can just tap the one side after locking it down to center it or glue some foam or rubber on the inside of each side of the bar.

Thank Churchill Cabinet for that. AfMr has the same problem. CGC just glued little plastic bumpers on each side inside to keep the bar centered on AfMr. I just used weatherstripping foam on the one we have. Hopefully next CGC/AP game Churchill gets their cab dimensions right.

Where do you put these pieces ? Can you show me? It seems only thing I can do is not latch the bar 100 percent and then it’s centered

I'll try to remember to take a pic later today. Hard plastic bumpers like AfMr help the centering best, but I'm concerned about cabinet wear where they make contact, so I went with foam.

rosh

Just wanted to tag you on this in case you missed it.

Is tilt working in the code? I have nothing while playing but works in test.

Picture of your tilt bob? Some people have them assembled wrong.

Tilt works fine on ours in-game. I've definitely gotten warnings.

Here's a pic of the hard plastic bumpers that ship with AfMr to compensate for Churchill Cab's dimensions screwup that ended up making the cabs slightly smaller than Williams/Bally standard on AfMr and Houdini (which is why standard cab parts don't fit quite right). Below that is the weatherstripping I cut and put on the inside of the Houdini lockdown to achieve a similar effect.

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This was fun! I got 1 tilt warning, don't know what mode...

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Just going off the the amount of Houndinis available for sale, it seems like people are dumping them. It’s seems too hard for the noobs on location and not magical enough for those that ordered it for their house.

7 on Pinside ? And at least one from a guy who says every game is the greatest ever and dumps it in two weeks.

That doesn't seem excessive when you consider over 100 Houdini's shipped and all the choices in the market right now of new and coming titles.

I've played it and it reminds me of TZ when it came out. Was a commercial flop for many. Not all. And mine has always done good. And like TZ, I think Houdini is going to go on and be one of the great games for home.

The tight shots make you a better player. And you won't kill the game and tire of it in a few plays.

And the humor will keep you going as you get better at it. The magician doing the wrong game out of the hat really makes the game.

LTG : )

Some of the 7 you see already sold and sold within minutes. The one from Plainfield I bought and it’s someone who goes thru machines like a maniac. The other one in Evansville sold within the hour. So I would say that while there are some listed most have sold instantly as demand is pretty high.

Having had it for a few days now I can say it is for sure a tough game for a newb like me but when you do stuff it is pretty interesting and engaging. I find it more engaging and interesting then my woz although I think woz is one of the most beautiful games I’ve seen.

Dunno about other locations, but it's risen to near the top on the route I help with earnings-wise. People that like it REALLY like it (including me).

I was in cleaning it this past week and there was a little girl there playing it alone that couldn't have been older than 6, and she was playing it well (I was very surprised). Funny thing was she was rebutting the insults for missing the skill shot (for example, on the "you really stink" one, she said "that's not nice, I do not!") - it really cracked me up overhearing her. I don't remember the other things she said back, but they were all pretty funny.

i played it at allentown. i love the theme and old school look and agree the right side shots are brutal. The ramp could be smallest ramp opening in pinball? that said i loved it and hoping one pops up local in near future so i can trade for one.

Zmeny? lol guess it got unbolted from the floor.

In all fairness I need to play it more. I was merely Commenting on an observation. Usually people don’t sell games so quickly that they really enjoy. And the fact that the games aren’t going for large premiums tells me the existing demand is prob comprised people that want to skip the line but are not necessarily in love with the title.

Just picked this game up last night from Pinfest and am in LOVE. Updated the code though to 18.5.4 and it still reads 18.2.27 on boot. Is this normal?

Pfft. Play KISS. THAT right ramp opening is brutal.

No. You didn't succeed in updating. You can't rename the file, and it must be on the root of the memory stick.

People sell for a lot of reasons. People buy for a lot of reasons.
Some are collectors, some are players, some just want the latest and greatest for the moment and continuously sell them off.
They can afford their passion.

There's an AFMLE for sale with 56 plays on it... after a year of ownership? WTF?
I put 50 plays on mine the first night i got it, mostly from testing lol.

Thanks Vireland. That was it!

There’s also a ton of new games out, and with limited space, the ones who flip games fast are in overdrive. It can’t be everyone’s grail pin, and if you can’t be bothered to ease up and learn the shots on a newer game, I guess it’s out the door. Sidebar - They haven’t even shipped overseas yet! There’s still tons to be manufactured

Zmeny said that he only has so much money and room for pins. He needed to get another game to review for their YouTube channel. I’m not trying to speak for him but I never got the impression that he had anything but love for the game.

I have a KISS sitting right next to Houdini. The left orbit through the bumps and right ramp are harder than hell to hit. Way harder for me to figure out those shots on KISS than The Houdini lock shot.

Yeah my friends are giving me shit too for selling it. Truth is, the machine is special and I love it. For $7k it’s ridiculously loaded and beautiful when compared to other offerings. The shots can be brutal but so rewarding and satisfying, especially milkcan to ramp. My only issue or mild complaint was some bugs still in the rules, but Rosh has laid such a fantastic foundation on that code. And for the love of God Josh, getthat start button restart coded!! Haha

Here’s the deal. For my stupid nerdy little YouTube pinball show, I need machines. I cannot afford many. While I love Houdini and believe it to be a better overall package then say IMDN, it nor any other machine will last long-term (SDTM show would suck if I kept the same three machines haha). Move Houdini now to maximize return, buy one in a year for $6k. It’s just the situation I’m in right now, oh yeah and my attention span is low with no location pinball. As a result, there will be upcoming reviews and video of IMDN, Medieval Madness, and future titles I can’t wait to be revealed!

Sorta feel like I should downvote this too, since it sucks you have to move things in and out so fast! Glad you gave it a whirl...

Enough said. Not hating def appreciating. Your show is freakin sweet and I really appreciate everything you do for the hobby. I hope people realize how much time effort and money go into making your show. I certainly do. Keep up the good work and let the haters hate. They're prob jealous they can't just buy whatever they want when they want to. At least they can live vicariously thru you!

Been working on this for a month.
Hope you all like it.

SOLD!

Mod - For Sale

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Oh man.. that looks fantastic! My wallet hates you

Don't knock it until you try it. Hyper-rotation is pretty awesome. Doing that by helping out on a route has pretty much cured my pinball addiction since I get to see most new pins as they come out and the ones I don't I don't want to play anyway. The kids like it, too, because the new pins live at my house for a few days to a few weeks before they go out as I bulletproof them, so they get to play all the new stuff, too. The ONLY pin they begged me not to put out so soon was/is Houdini. We had it for over a week before I sent it out, but they were bummed when it left.

And with hyper-rotation, you'll usually see the pins you really like again once or twice again, anyway. Best of all worlds.

2 Style's available. On bottom Arch under the"All Seeing Eye", it either says Houdini or Oracle.
Some have suggested the game says Houdini to much. Thus, I came up with the Oracle.

nice work Eric. can't wait to try it out.

I didn't mean it like that - just that it sucks he has to rotate a game out that he really
Likes! We have a space for 5 and even then I can think of at
Least
2 or 3 more I'd love to add...

This is where you're headed, though. I had 12 perfect, highly-desirable machines and then I realized that for a pinball addict, the ideal collection will always be the current collection plus one and I was out of room and refused to become "storage unit pinhead guy" for the overflow, having seen others end up there before me. So I got rid of them all except 2 and if I wanted a new one, one had to go aka rapid or even hyper-rotation (if lots of pins you want are coming out). The route thing came along later, but it's turned into the ideal solution for a recovering pin addict.

Thanks Bob.
That's a huge compliment coming from you.
Love my shooter rod and API Theater decals!

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Question on Houdini Leg Levelers:
My Houdini came missing two of the leg levelers in the box.
I installed two new ones I had in my parts box until Barry at AP sent me out the brown levelers later on.
I noticed this weekend at a friend's house that his Houdini did not have the rear levelers screwed out at all.
They were screwed all the way in just like the front two.
I mentioned it to him and he said it was supposed to be set up that way, that the incline was already preset with all the
levelers screwed in all the way. That this info was in the directions or setup manual. I didn't see that anywhere.
This isn't right, is it?

Were the lockdown bars built by Churchill as well?
Why didn't they just make the lockdown bar 1/4" shorter on the right for Houdini then to compensate, or whoever made the lockdown bars?

They are standard B/W lockdown bars, made for the standard B/W size. I don't know the details, but maybe Churchill didn't realize there was a problem with their dimension conversion from inches to mm until they had a bunch of cut wood for thousands of cabinets. I dunno. Why customize all the standard existing parts to fix what is essentially a non-standard cabinet design they produced? I know the AP guys are on it to make sure it's fixed on the next machine, and I assume CGC is as well, but I have no idea what to say about Churchill letting it get this far.

Barry told me that the wood the cabinet is made from is metric sized .... Just what I was told from AP

Ok guys........ is anyone that has one abile to hit the two upper targets on the skill shot. I have been playing with the shooter and ball guide for a few hours to no avail.

Yeah, the problem happened with the conversion from inches to metric/mm measurement. Somehow it wasn't caught for way too long and ended up with cabs for both AfMr and Houdini being off-spec from a standard B/W cabinet they were supposed to be.

Will this void your warranty????