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Ballarama Pinball co.

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#34 2 years ago

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Quoted from barti8008:
Palmer says... Thanks for the advice guys but we are going to do what we think is best despite it being a bad idea.
A bit harsh mate. We hear you all loud and clear. One great way to appease you all would be to say - ok, we're not going ahead. The other extreme would be to say - we're going to stump up with everything alone and only surface again when we have 300 fully boxed games ready to sell. I reckon somewhere in between is where we'll end up. We will gauge interest as time goes by and work towards wherever it is we have to be. Admittedly we haven't quite worked out where that point will be yet. We haven't finished planning and completing our offering yet. But when we do offer games for sale, it will be because we know we can deliver. We couldn't live with ourselves not coming through. And looking back on our careers, there's no times we didn't finish what we started.

I recommend the box up 300 games first approach

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#47 2 years ago

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#50 2 years ago

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To gather funding for our innovative projects, we have chosen to do this over a crowdfunding platform Kickstarter.

To answer some of your initial questions you might have, here are some pros and cons of us as a small business using a Kickstarter.

PROS: Everything for us
CONS: Everything for you
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#51 2 years ago

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Quoted from NickBuffaloPinball:
Where do I send my $10K to??
Here's some advice: Fire your marketing person. She's bilking you of whatever money you have. Nobody wants to see you take parts out of a box.

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#68 2 years ago

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Get that money, Jon

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https://www.facebook.com/ballaramapinball/posts/230980119141392?comment_id=231056692467068

#84 2 years ago

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Five-minute interview (that I haven't watched):

https://fb.watch/9YunQKYecJ/

#88 2 years ago

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Quoted from swinks:
old video relisted, nothing new

So good they shared it twice!

#91 2 years ago

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@nickbuffalopinball, I hope this doesn't kill your holiday buzz, but have you noticed the disturbing development in the team section of https://ballaramapinball.com.au?

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#105 2 years ago

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CEO Ian transparently discloses a handful of challenges Ballarama had to overcome on its road to success, says he's been busy filing patents, and announces the first run of games will be limited to only 300 units (so join the waitlist before you miss out):

https://www.instagram.com/p/CX9Vn4OMYJz

#112 2 years ago

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Quoted from swinks:
Here is todays update on Facebook, research, research, research - amazing technology for 1975-76
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Whoa. This guy can both design machines and put up 2.5b on AFM? Watch your back, Elwin!

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#139 2 years ago

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Quoted from Rarehero:
Holy moly, how did I miss this whole story?!
This is the scammiest scam that ever scammed. I called Zidware Day 1. I called DerpPoop Day 1. I’m calling this. This will never amount to anything. It might as well be listed amongst the scammer sites that are stealing people’s money.
DOA.
Don’t give them ANYTHING.

Don't be a toxic hater. Good feeling about these guys

#154 2 years ago

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Quoted from swinks:
Here is this mornings update:[quoted image]

This doesn't sit well. Expanding the team immediately after downsizing it?

For those who want to support a beloved former team member

https://www.facebook.com/dfgm.au/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoeyupM36_v27ADHY-m49IA/videos

https://www.youtube.com/c/NataleighMaree/videos

#159 2 years ago

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Quoted from Rarehero:
Typos, bad grammar, people who think they're more creative than they are, and a cringe sense of humor.

I could certainly make a killing charging by the copy edit.

#161 2 years ago

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Quoted from Rarehero:
It's amazing. I truly hope that NO ONE gives them ANY money. We've done this dance WAAAAAY too many times now.

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#165 2 years ago

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Just discovered I hadn't seen the intro email to Balarama's VIP waitlist list that landed in my notifications folder back in November.

Sharing here in case other VIPs similarly missed out.

Congrats - you are on the waitlist!.pdf

I'll also link the intro video included in the email.

Apologies if this was already shared to the thread. It wouldn't surprise me if it has been given the 28 views it's racked up in only six months.

#168 2 years ago

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Quoted from TreyBo69:
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>In a few days we will share the history of pinball because to understand where we are about to take the pinball landscape you need to know where it all began.
My body is ready

Doesn't appear they ever shared it with me (even though I'm a VIP!). Thankfully, I was able to track it down myself.

https://medium.com/@ballarama_pinball/a-brief-history-of-pinball-612fb83e0d21

You're welcome.

#196 2 years ago

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Quoted from Beechwood:
Pinball 101:
Many can build a pinball machine.
Very, VERY few can MANUFACTURE a pinball machine.

And some can not even do the first part!

#198 2 years ago

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Has anyone availed themselves of this opportunity?

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https://calendly.com/ballaramapinball

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#209 2 years ago

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Quoted from rotordave:
Funny - if you look in the background you can see the basic hand tools I made it all with too lol
All my good tools are out at a building site. No table saw here! Just a Makita battery saw, some PVA glue and some 65mm screws. Haha
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You may want to take this down lest you disclose valuable trade secrets.

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#232 2 years ago

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Quoted from HoakyPoaky:
My new favorite thread! Waiting with bated breath! haha

Right there with you. Bating hard!

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#237 2 years ago

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Quoted from TreyBo69:
Get hype!
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I'm quivering.

#254 2 years ago

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Natalie would be proud

#256 2 years ago

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Quoted from TreyBo69:
Natalie was great and all, but let me present my findings[quoted image]

Fake news. Do you really expect the balla army (ballarmy?) to believe the lies of someone who thinks January comes after December?

#276 2 years ago

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I'll make Ballarama a deal: I'll order their game if they are able to issue a typo-free revision of this announcement within 24 hours.

#321 2 years ago

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Quoted from pookycade:
They actually thought of the name Black Hole since that’s what the Kickstarter deposits are going into. However someone informed them that the name has already been done so they had to strike that from the announcement last minute.

Quoted from Gornkleschnitzer:
I don't even know how to comment on this revelation... But considering they didn't know what decade AFM was built, I shouldn't even be surprised at this point. So, the company that's broadcasting to the world that they're innovating in pinball doesn't even know a well-known piece of pinball history.

Bump the kickstarter goal by $1.5k and they can learn all about it.

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#357 2 years ago

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Quoted from TreyBo69:
I'm a big fan of them considering all people on the waitlist as basically confirmed to order one

Easy for you to say: I'm one of the people on the list and had no idea that meant I was ordering a machine!

#359 2 years ago

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Quoted from PismoArcade:
I guess you didn't read the small print.
You're now legally committed to buy their next three pins.

SHIT!!!!

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#380 2 years ago

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Past week's updates:

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#385 1 year ago

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Feels like Ballarama is blowing a golden opportunity to own the moment as the #1 fake pinball company with deeproot in recent news lull.

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#395 1 year ago

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No social media updates in more than a month. Regular content is critical for keeping your tens of thousands of followers engaged.

#401 1 year ago

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Quoted from ZoraShinoda:Deleted post

Time to bring back Natalie?

#404 1 year ago

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#405 1 year ago

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wah?

https://ballaramapinball.com.au/waitlist

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#412 1 year ago

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Quoted from KevInBuffalo:
…wait for it…
https://www.instagram.com/p/CeJyUTYtRJS/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Didn't we just see this same-ish thing a month or so ago?

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#415 1 year ago

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Red alert!

https://ballaramapinball.com.au/

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#426 1 year ago

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That's rediculous.

Also, this pinball CEO's high score on Batman is 63m.

It's been a while since I've played so I'll depend on the wisdom of the crowd here: what would be a pathway to beat that score in the fewest number of flips? Picking a number out of the air, I wouldn't be surprised if it could be done in fewer than 20.

#428 1 year ago

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Quoted from BrewinBombers:
Conceivably it could be done in 13. Exceptionally difficult, but possible.

What's the sequence for that?

#436 1 year ago

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What's the deal with the whales again?

#438 1 year ago

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What's the deal with ballarama + whales?

#446 1 year ago

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Quoted from swinks:
soldering on ........
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It's refreshing to have a pinball CEO communicating this level of detail directly to consumers via the company's official social media platforms.

I wouldn't hold your breathe waiting for such transparency from Gary and https://www.facebook.com/sternpinball!

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#496 1 year ago

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Quoted from allsportdvd:
I think KevInBuffalo should do a obituary on the next BDYETP

They posted some recent updates in late December.

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#500 1 year ago

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I think they need to rehire Natalie.

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#518 55 days ago

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Quoted from TreyBo69:
Website seems down, Instagram page seems gone, but the Facebook page is going strong at just under 10k. Natalie did her part!

American Pinball is now doing daily FB content. Wonder if Fix brought Nat on?

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