Quoted from MrFancy:I recently started playing in a league, and am thinking about buying a pin for the purpose of improving my skills and keeping them sharp for competitive play. Obviously I'd want to avoid games that are too easy, don't have very many shots, or have very unusual gameplay. But beyond that, do you think there are some games or types of games that would be better than others to own for this reason?
Generally speaking, EMs are few and far between the few hundred pins in my Pinball circle. Most people own one or two compared to the 10 other games in their collections. For league, you are possibly better off with a late 80s system 11. They are a good mix of skill and complexity and most of them are fairly difficult to master. Rollergames, Pinbot, Whirlwind, Earthshaker are all good choices and don’t cost a fortune yet.
