The good...half of our 2-person C-suite approved a pinball machine in my office.
The bad...it would be on a wall shared with the CEO, with whom I haven't inquired yet.
Can anybody please suggest a machine that is more smooth than clamorous, for under $5K?
Haven't played Pinbot in decades, comes to mind for some reason...
Pinball machines make quite a bit of noise. In a quiet environment they'll seem even louder. CEO probably won't like random bursts of pinball coming into their office... Then again you can always ask for forgiveness instead of permission 
Quoted from slcorrado:The good...half of our 2-person C-suite approved a pinball machine in my office.
The bad...it would be on a wall shared with the CEO, with whom I haven't inquired yet.
Can anybody please suggest a machine that is more smooth than clamorous, for under $5K?
Haven't played Pinbot in decades, comes to mind for some reason...
There are kits you can buy to quiet the flippers and pop bumpers, but it will still be noisy.
You probably want something with short ball times like Iron Man. Lord of the Rings, for example, would be a productivity disaster with games that last way too long.
Quoted from cooked71:When I saw the heading, I was going to suggest TNA as it is a great multiplayer game with short game times, until I read it had to be quiet. TNA definitely not going to work on that front.
Something without pops or an early Solid state?
I say get TNA anyway and put the volume up high on purpose. That music would attract anyone over. (even a CEO) He would kick the door open and yell “what the hell is all that racket?!!”
To see TNA gleaming in the corner. OP offers him to play ball 2 (which happens to have 2 balls already locked). CEO steps up and hits multiball. Boom!!! Promotion, raise, percentage increase on yearly bonus, friends for life!
Wedgehead with drop targets. On the other hand, if you like the noisy stuff, the the door is wide open.
What type of company do you work for? That would help with a decision on a theme. I would also suggest a newer stern pro pin that would require minimal upkeep.
Thought about putting a pinball machine in my veterinary office. . . could be good for morale but certainly not productivity. Might not be the most appropriate thing either when the other doctor is in the exam room with fluffy and pinball mayhem is going on around the corner.
I had thoughts of putting one in the lobby for clients but the way their kids tear up the stuff that is out there already -- magazines, brochures, even the tissue box/paper towels barely go a day without hitting the floor -- it is not going to happen. It might also push a terrified cat over the edge and cause it to scratch the heck out of the next person to look at it (probably me!).
Quoted from slcorrado:The good...half of our 2-person C-suite approved a pinball machine in my office.
The bad...it would be on a wall shared with the CEO, with whom I haven't inquired yet.
Can anybody please suggest a machine that is more smooth than clamorous, for under $5K?
Haven't played Pinbot in decades, comes to mind for some reason...
If you are a C-suite, you would ask the CEO. He/she is the only person that matters, everyone else is a peer.
My CEO and the C-suite offices are so big, the other offices wouldn’t hear it. Must be tights c-suite quarters.
Safe Cracker. It’s small, not super loud, and you can play the assault the vault mode for a quick two minute timed Pinball multiball fix.
Quoted from OLDPINGUY:Whoa Nellie!
I'll see your Whoa Nellie and raise you a Zingy Bingy!
CEO gonna say no....so quite worrying about what game. If, by miracle, he does approve, the virtual pin with headphones idea listed above would assure most playing time opportunity.
Find one that matches the CEO's interests. Golf? Tee'd Off. Fishing? Fish Tales. Etc. But the virtual pin is a good idea. Mine has a button that reduces all sounds to 10% for late night/early morning play.
Thanks gang. I appreciate all the suggestions.
Not sure if some were attempts to increase the unemployment rate by one person (looking at you, Bad Cats and Blue Chip!), though Playboy might've been the best pick of the bunch. And when my myriad penny stocks finally pay off I'm putting a BBH in my brother's deer camp.
So no EMs, thanks...virtual machine, great idea(!) but I'm going to go old-school if at all possible...and apparently Pinbot might be a contender, Safe Cracker, WPT, and Star Wars (is SW relatively quiet, or just a favorite)?
Thinking next is to find/play those somewhere around Northern VA.
PS...what's a 'Wedgehead'?
Quoted from slcorrado:PS...what's a 'Wedgehead'?
Some EMs have heads shaped like a wedge. I think most of them were single player too.
Quoted from chuckwurt:Some EMs have heads shaped like a wedge. I think most of them were single player too.
From Gottlieb 60's-70's
Quoted from jrpinball:Williams "Blue Chip".
I was gonna say that! Is there even a single other pin that was made exactly for this purpose?
Quoted from adol75:A pinball is loud wether the machine or the sound, headphones or not it's loud. So I would recommend an arcade machine instead (sorry pinheads)
Yups. Pins are loud. Video arcades can be soft...but why own them. Sounds like the op should be buying something for the home...or for the boss 
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