got pro looks ugly but plays beautiful. fast and great flow and rules.

I vote ac dc.

This is a tough choice. I would really like to hear from people who actually own both games or at least people who have put a lot of time on both games because there are going to be a lot of biased reviews from the people who own one game or the other probably.

Both games shoot great, however gots rules really set it above acdc, especially in a home setting. No question for me, got pro.

ACDC ruleset by Lyman Sheats for the win.
Nuff said.

GOT is a good game, but not as good as AC/DC premium. Aesthetically, it's like comparing a Ferrari to a Pontiac Aztek

acdc premium is one of sterns top 3 all time, and i own a GOT Pro. ACDC all day

AC/DC and GOT aren't even on the same planet as far as code and gameplay. AC/DC all the way.

I'm just sorry your first tape was with Brian Johnson and not Bon Scott.... ....

One is a well respected modern classic. The other is just released. It’s not a contest you can fairly judge today.

GOT for me but I never cared for ACDC...surprised the voting is even this close.

I own both (and have hundreds and hundreds of games on each) .... ACDC over GoT. I am not knocking on GoT as its a great game, but ACDC Premium is so damn good. Great playfield, great rules, awesome music, energy and excitement that very few games give off. When you hit the targets and hear the crack of lightning with the screaming voice....THUNDER!, you know its a good game GoT plays more adventurous, laid back a bit for much of it, relaxing symphony background music, goals to achieve for each family. Then there's ACDC .... while each song has rules, you need to bash Bash BASH! everything. Launch the cannon, go down to hell's lower playfield, multiballs galore, Rosie shaking her inflatable jugs, TNT plungers, bells ringing and swinging, spinners, drops, awesomeness

Perfect!

Another vote for acdc prem.

Rules vs rules = GOT wins
Code vs code = AC/DC wins

+ GOT wins in the flow and speed dept but not by much (both are fast and flow good).
+ AC/DC wins in the feel good shots dept but not by much (both are fun as hell to shoot).
+ AC/DC wins in the art dept but not by much (they're both dam ugly lol).
+ AC/DC wins in sound cause after all, it's AC/DC!
+ GOT wins in the fun dept. AC/DC is more work than fun.

AC/DC is overall the better game; but GOT is more fun and has better rules. Today I choose GOT, tomorrow I choose AC/DC.

I have hundreds of plays on both. I own an original AC/DC premium. My friend has a GOT pro and our league has one as well.

I voted for AC/DC. I really like both games. As previous posters have said, both games have really good rules and flow. The art isn't spectacular on either. AC/DC has an excitement factor that pushes it over the top for me. The bell shot is one of the best shots in pinball and is way more satisfying than the battering ram on GOT. If you like AC/DC, like I do, the theme makes a difference. The pin gets rockin and it's so much fun!

I have both. Get the GOT. Better game overall. Music pins get a little boring over time in my opinion.

GOT is one of my least favorite pinball machines of all time. I find the rules design to be completely atrocious, incredibly unbalanced, and extremely unfun. The scoring is ridiculous and makes discrepancies that are both intimidating and defeating to new and casual players. On top of that I'd say the game has some of the worst artwork on any Stern machine, as well as dots that feel crampt and unable to properly convey the information they're trying to convey.

ACDC is one of the greatest pinball machines ever made. It has a fantastic balance of risk and reward, with each mode providing a fairly unique and relatively equally viable approach to playing the game. With both of these being Steve Ritchie designs they can tend to be a little grindy, so that's something to be aware of going into either option, however with ACDC having the Song Jackpot constantly looming over your head can make that grind feel more exciting.

I've played many, many games on both of these machines on location and in tournaments. One I hope to never play again, and one I would gladly own.

How so?

My best example of this showed with Pingolf. We had Game of Thrones at a Pingolf competition a couple years ago (shortly after it released), and the Pingolf goal score had to be in the hundreds of millions as to make it something that the competitive players would actually have to be somewhat challenged to achieve.

The Pingolf competition used the current common scoring scheme where you can get as high as a 10 on a hole based on how far you were from the goal score after ball 5 (by percentage).

This lead to situations where casual players who weren't familiar with how GoT is played would step up, play 3 balls like they would on any normal pinball machine, and get 10 million. Instantly getting them the worst possible score they could get on the game, and making them feel like they played like absolute trash, even though they had a fairly average game as far as game-time and making shots was concerned. Typically I'd expect a game to have some base-line level of reward for average level play, but Game of Thrones has absolutely none of that. You either know what you're doing and get things going and get big points, or you just get nothing (or you get lucky and back door yourself into big scoring).

I owned both at the same time, not long ago.
AC/DC prem was sent packing and GoT pro is here to stay.

AC/DC is a stunning pin. But it got old after about 4 months.

GoT variety of house rules and play tactics keeps it fresh.

I'd go with avatar LE.

Getting 10 million they would’ve only made like 6 successful shots over 3 balls of play. Hell 3 skill shots would’ve gotten them half that. Not much you can do about that lol

So basically your upset players that don't know the rules or scoring strategies of a game, don't know how to score a bunch of points? Yeah well, I mean they should probably learn how to play the machine properly.
OR
You need to do a better job at setting up pingolf holes. You should have made the hole "light 3 houses" or something like that.
My fav was "light 6 bigfoot hotfoots." WTF I never even thought of that.

Lol.. you get a pass then !

I would do AC/DC. I liked the lower playfield. If it were GOT premium-i would do that. some folks say the GOT pro is better. But I don't think so. I own the premium, so i'm biased. I think the upper playfields adds a lot . I say pay up and get GOT premium and that solves you dilemma.

Game of Thrones Premium or LE would be my choice. I love the upper playfield. More to do. Well implemented into the game.

I do not like music pins cant get into them. GOT has incredible rules. Fun playing game. And if you so happen to be a fan of the show it is all the more enjoyable.

ACDC has the best music in any pin hands down... But for me just not a great theme.

Pinball is great everyone is different and I so disagree with the guy right below me.

GoT Pro is a great game. I enjoy it every time I come across it, whether it's casual play or in competition. I'd stay away from the premium/LE version. That upper playfield is awful and way too big.

AC/DC, however, is probably the best game Stern has ever made, and I would pick it over anything else you could put against it from Stern. There are so many great ways to attack that game, the shots are great, and it can be set up to be absolutely brutal when needed. The game has a great rule set, a great light show, and is a bit more varied in gameplay than you'll get with Game of Thrones.

Game of Thrones (GOT) not Guardians of the Galaxy (GOTG).

I'm also surprised the voting is close....AC/DC Pre all the way. Not even a close contest.

I own both and they are both excellent games however ACDC premium is perhaps the best game Stern has ever made GOT Pro falls in the top 10. Not a bad choice either way but you wont have trouble getting rid of the ACDC premium if you don't like it. GOT pro should have a few more hundred dollars to depreciate as more an more Stern titles are introduced. Or do like I do and buy both and play them to death!
Regards,
Al

You need to check this out . Have fun with your new pinball.

You’re right. Thanks for catching that.

Excellent choice! AC/DC is a blast.

Why not get both? I know you already pulled the trigger, but I would have gotten both. I just sold my AC/DC LUCI and bought a GOT Pro and a AC/DC Pro. You could buy both for a little more money and be happier? I think the Premium has a great light show but I feel the lower playfield is too much of a novelty and kills flow. I prefer the gameplay on the Pro for both titles.

I lov the lower playfied welcome to hell...serns best game..

Why not buy a bigger house also then?

He's not joking; A lot of us have had to do it

I thought got pro sucked, empty playfield. premium was better. ac/dc better than both.

It seems like AC/DC actually meant something to you back in the day and you have never seen GOT so I would go with AC/DC

He has more money than Jed Clampett, I don't know what's holding him back truthfully?