Is my Data East The Simpsons missing a lane post or two? I got some Novus 1 to clean my games and while cleaning I noticed that there are 2 holes by the lanes that are not being used. In the manual diagram there looks like there is a star post on the right side. Here are pictures of my game and the manual where it looks like there is a post on the right. I don't see anything in the manual showing a post on the left but there is a hole for one. Thanks for looking.

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Thanks LTG. Do you know where I can buy one? I'm going to be ordering a few things from Marco with my Dad so it would be great if they carried it too.

Great. Thanks again!!

Ordered from pinball life and it should be here Monday. Found this picture in the pinside gallery that clearly shows the post on the left and some other pictures show it on the right as well.
Do you think that route operators took them out to make the games go quicker and then make more money?
Just having the thin plastic posts and them being so far below the sling rubbers really seems to make it almost impossible to nudge it out of the outlanes. Once the ball get over there it's gone. I wonder if this contributes to this game being known as a "drain monster". I looked online for pictures and videos of this game to see if people have the posts and I would say 75% or more don't have them. After I install them I'll report back how much it seems to change the game as far as ball times and high scores.

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Yes the divots, I didn't know the correct terminology. Not sure why the black rubber is there on the nylon spacers on mine, it's pretty old and cracked so looks like it's been on for awhile. I will take it off when I install the extra posts.
As far as the posts with rubbers on them I've seen a few online with them but not many.
I've really enjoyed the game so far except one ascpect. I was excited to add a game with multiball but right now scoring wise it's just not worth it as in single ball play you can pick your shots to keep the ball away from the outlanes but in multiball they find their way out there so quick your lucky to get anything done.
I've only had the game a few weeks now and have only hit the multiball jackpot twice, and both times it was for under 2 million, I've found it very challenging to keep the balls in play without cradling a ball for the jackpot to get up closer to 4.
My 5 year old daughter will really like the added posts. She plays a lot of pinball with me and can get some pretty good ball times on my Comet but the Simpsons she is done too quick to really get a good game going.

The guy before me put a small clear plastic piece above he bowling pins and it completely eliminates air balls
I put the posts in today, a much more enjoyable game! It's still not easy by any stretch but the ball times are much longer especially in multiball. My wife really had fun with the added posts. Her scores doubled from her usual scores. My daughter had much longer ball times and really enjoyed it.
Oddly enough in the 10 games I played I did better in multiball but actually did not beat any of my previous scores.
I would say if you have this game and are annoyed by it draining down the outlanes every time it gets near them, put the posts in, the game is much more fun!