A quick glance at my current collection and past games will show something obvious. I have never owned a Stern (a least not from this century). It’s not to say i haven't played any. I’ve just never felt compelled to own one. But i think its time to add a little more diversity down in the game room.

I have narrowed it down to three that i think i could own and put some serious game time on. I have played all three - LE versions except for SW, which was the pro at a pinball retailer. I know that TWD is revered for its (now) great code and is challenging. LOTR: get ready for marathon ball times. Love the theme, hate the apron art lol. SW i can’t say much other than it would be a huge hit with my kids and the hyper-loop thing looks cool, and the theme of course i like.

I have been chatting to a fellow pinsider about a trade deal for one of these. So if that goes through and this poll convinces me of a different one i may just have to get two

Weird i set up the poll, not sure why it didn’t register. I should start another non poll poll to figure that out.

Poll added (again).

To Coz’s point - my kids or guests are non factors. They can play something else if they don’t like the choice. F em.

Well so far it’s not a runaway at all. Very tight race and even the last horse isn't that far behind.

I consider myself a casual player. Mainly because i spend more time working on pins (either friends games or my own projects) than playing them. I’m by no means the best player in our league but have moments of glory Lol. Last time i played CV i made it to Join the Circus. I did not beat it though. But was happy making it there for the first time ever. It’s def a long playtime game.

I think i’m safe with any kind of play style as i have a decent variety of things to play. My kids don’t have much of an attention span for pins but they do enjoy it when they feel they get far into a game.

47 votes so far - i’m looking for at least 100 .

Guess it’s down to 2 now - all good!

I’m sure there are other games that could make the list. But i wanted to narrow the poll down to 3 options. Each one was chosen for a specific reason.

TWD - because it is hard. Its always quick to remind me i suck at pinball. But i think games like this can make you a better player. In a smaller collection i may not of considered it.

LOTR - prob not the best in tournament play with good players in the room. But by myself i like getting lost in a deep game.

SW - theme alone and some satisfying shots. And i spent considerable time looking at different reviews. So kinda the reason i started the poll - Was this game one i needed to pay more attention to?

Not sure i’m understanding your question.

Ohhh. Sure its there - it’s just disguised as the Drain Thread button lmao.

Joking aside - this isnt a ‘which is Stern’s best pin’ and i give only three options. I realize there are other fan favs they made. I could of easily added AC/DC to this. But everyone in my pin circle owns this game so i’ve played it a ton. Don’t feel the need to own it because of that. But its still a great game!

Yeah i think its down to two now. Not sure where those votes would have gone if LOTR wasn’t in the mix. But if i left it out then i would think the opposite - which votes would of gone to LOTR if i included it?

So it is TWDLE i am looking at doing a trade + cash for. But after watching some diff reviews on youtube i felt i needed to dig deeper. So i started this thread. I value to results as long as there is enough data points.

Not sure if that was intentional but i can speak for all Canadians when i say that we never say aboot!

Ok so based on the poll i don’t think there are any losers in the mix. As far as polls go i think this one was tight.

Yesterday i went to a local music festival and the headliner was Clutch. Great show but there is a point here. I recently learned that Clutch does the ending credits song for TWD. I just think thats trying to tell me something...

TWD for the win. Thanks everyone for your votes and your comments. All were useful. Note i don’t do polls out of boredom, so i’ll follow up with some pics of a new addition when i bring it in .

Cheers.

Look what wandered in today.

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I also appreciated that. I realize there are other games people consider to be of Stern’s best. this pole was only meant to help with choosing my first Stern - not my only or my last

Thanks everyone.

Yeah! I really do love the art as well. There are some great premiums in the Marketplace right now too. This one was just meant to be. I got this in trade for couple pins i was selling and i’m really happy with the deal. I was treated fair by a great Pinsider, the game was delivered and the other two were taken out in no time at all. I should start the opposite thread to the ‘Buying Pins is Brutal’ one. Buying and selling pins is EASY. You just have to do it with the right people!

I guess if you “close poll” the poll disappears? Thats all did.

Anyway it was 40% TWD, 31% SW and 29% LOTR. I think around 120 votes. Something like that.

Diner rocks. I love(d) all my Sys 11’s. But i decided i wanted to refine my collection so to speak. Meaning i want 3x games from each of Williams, Bally, Stern and boutique games. So i get down to 12. I’m already kinda cheating giving Williams and Bally (after the merger) two categories. I can’t prioritize Sys 11 over my later WMS like BSD, FT (prob my Fav WMS game) or FH. So i decided to librate the 11’s this month