We just had this exact thread maybe a month ago. Too lazy to dig it up, but I voted Shadow, even though I love the other two, just because it's the only one Brian Eddy did both the playfield design and the software, which I think makes it pretty cool. Plus it's really like nothing else. The other two are kings of the fan IMHO, not a slight towards either, but they're still fans, and so not so unique in that sense.

Yeah, Shadow is hard and the phurba ramps are confusing to a newb. AFM and MM are accessible. That makes a big difference on location, and that's what set the stage for MM to be so crazy in price. It earned, people wanted it, they became harder to get even though demand was up, there you go.

Yeah, if price was just not in the equation, either for buying or selling, I'd take AFM over MM. For the same reason too, I totally hear you about the "pure" part. It's just a great example of what simple concept executed really well can do.