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Yes, Chris B was the model for the Oktoberfest stein holder (aged 20 years with an added 40 pounds).
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Quoted from rosh:Beer was too good to put down, so first game of the night , one handed play, and I already lost a t-shirt as John puts up over 300k one handed
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What a nice night! Thank you so much for stopping in! It was great to learn each game in so much detail. I feel like I enjoy them even more now knowing their history and story. Please feel welcome at the brewery any time you are passing through the area!
Cheers,
Chris B.
Just be careful if you go.....it can get very expensive.
Here is my story......I posted previously here that my wife and I visited and had a "date night" several weeks ago. Sampled several brews and played lots of games......several we had not even seen before, get alone played. We had a great time, and fell in love with "The Beatles"....a "theme" I had already dismissed, without playing. My daughter is a fan, but not enough for me to buy a pin. So I thought.......
Well, that's the expensive part......two weeks ago Gameroom Guys (via R & L Carriers) delivered a Beatles Gold, and I even splurged for my first factory topper (low ceilings prevented this for Avengers or BM 66). It is a great total package for us...art, music and game play. Never would have considered it without places like Helicon making this available. Thanks for what you all do for this hobby!
Mike
48529797456_6fa8e9cce5_z (resized).jpg48569877827_3d588b09aa_z (resized).jpg48595993591_83ebaeb905_z (resized).jpgQuoted from 82Trooper:Just be careful if you go.....it can get very expensive.
Here is my story......I posted previously here that my wife and I visited and had a "date night" several weeks ago. Sampled several brews and played lots of games......several we had not even seen before, get alone played. We had a great time, and fell in love with "The Beatles"....a "theme" I had already dismissed, without playing. My daughter is a fan, but not enough for me to buy a pin. So I thought.......
Well, that's the expensive part......two weeks ago Gameroom Guys (via R & L Carriers) delivered a Beatles Gold, and I even splurged for my first factory topper (low ceilings prevented this for Avengers or BM 66). It is a great total package for us...art, music and game play. Never would have considered it without places like Helicon making this available. Thanks for what you all do for this hobby!
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Wow awesome Mike!! Congrats on your purchase. We appreciate all the support you guys offer us at the brewery. Truly is a great site for the community to meet up and get to know one another. Cheers!
Chris M
Quoted from cjmjmm2006:Something is coming to Helicon soon![quoted image]
Can't wait to se how it ties the place together!
Hello, are older kids allowed into the pinball area? I believe they are allowed based on some information I see on the website. However; I wanted to be sure before I made the 2 hour trip. I have a 17 year-old son who is my pinball buddy. He recently went to Replay FX with me and we had a great time. He's very quiet, well behaved and simply loves pinball like his father! We would be visiting the establishment in the early afternoon.
Quoted from Looprunner:Hello, are older kids allowed into the pinball area? I believe they are allowed based on some information I see on the website. However; I wanted to be sure before I made the 2 hour trip. I have a 17 year-old son who is my pinball buddy. He recently went to Replay FX with me and we had a great time. He's very quiet, well behaved and simply loves pinball like his father! We would be visiting the establishment in the early afternoon.
All ages are welcome at the brewery. We currently have 41 or 42 games available for coin drop and are considering another Free Play Monday September 9th or 16th. Hope that helps you to make a better decision. The collection of games is extremely well maintained so I am sure you will not be disappointed in that.
Hope to see you soon. Cheers!
Quoted from cjmjmm2006:All ages are welcome at the brewery. We currently have 41 or 42 games available for coin drop and are considering another Free Play Monday September 9th or 16th. Hope that helps you to make a better decision. The collection of games is extremely well maintained so I am sure you will not be disappointed in that.
Hope to see you soon. Cheers!
Excellent, thank you!
Quoted from Looprunner:Excellent, thank you!
You're welcome. Thanks for the interest in Helicon Brewing!
Stopped in to Helicon yesterday and gave the games a once over. Lotta maintenance done. Space Shuttle ramp fixed. Iron Maiden LE ramp adjusted, tested and now fully functioning properly. Frontier got some flipper love. STTNG cannon adjusted and trough Opto repaired. Mustang LE flasher housing replaced. Cosmic Carnival trough jam switched fixed. There was a few other things I can't think of, lol. Games should be running very well. Let me know. Thanks!
Quoted from gliebig:Will be there this weekend.
Awesome! Thanks for checking us out!!
Quoted from JOESCHALL:In Pittsburgh on business this week, and heading to Helicon on Wednesday night along with two colleagues visiting from Atlanta. Looking forward to playing the always-evolving and awesome lineup!
Great! If it's not too late I'll have the girls out there. See you soon!
We are going to try a free play night next Monday 9/16. Same details as always except this time there will be only 40 tickets sold and almost certainly no tickets sold at the door. The tickets for the event are live at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-play-pinball-september-16th-2019-tickets-72167574157. I will create a facebook event in a few days after the pinside and discord folks have first dibs on tickets.
Cheers,
chrisb
Quoted from chrisb:We are going to try a free play night next Monday 9/16. Same details as always except this time there will be only 40 tickets sold and almost certainly no tickets sold at the door. The tickets for the event are live at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-play-pinball-september-16th-2019-tickets-72167574157. I will create a facebook event in a few days after the pinside and discord folks have first dibs on tickets.
Cheers,
chrisb
Awesome!! Can't wait!
Quoted from Bluethursday:Ticket purchased! Can’t wait for next Monday!
Awesome!! See you there!
Tomorrow 9/14 is our Jurassic Park launch party: https://www.facebook.com/events/503255467130833/
There are still tickets for the free play event this coming Monday 9/16: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-play-pinball-september-16th-2019-tickets-72167574157
Also, three new games were added today:
-Jungle Queen is back, same game that was here before after a shop out.
-White Water is back, different game than was here last time--no lightning flippers so please go easy!
-Firepower, new to Helicon, a super fun classic.
Cheers,
Chris
Quoted from chrisb:Tomorrow 9/14 is our Jurassic Park launch party: https://www.facebook.com/events/503255467130833/
There are still tickets for the free play event this coming Monday 9/16: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-play-pinball-september-16th-2019-tickets-72167574157
Also, three new games were added today:
-Jungle Queen is back, same game that was here before after a shop out.
-White Water is back, different game than was here last time--no lightning flippers so please go easy!
-Firepower, new to Helicon, a super fun classic.
Cheers,
Chris
Can't wait to flip Firepower! One of my favorite Steve R games!!
Quoted from chrisb:Tomorrow 9/14 is our Jurassic Park launch party: https://www.facebook.com/events/503255467130833/
There are still tickets for the free play event this coming Monday 9/16: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-play-pinball-september-16th-2019-tickets-72167574157
Also, three new games were added today:
-Jungle Queen is back, same game that was here before after a shop out.
-White Water is back, different game than was here last time--no lightning flippers so please go easy!
-Firepower, new to Helicon, a super fun classic.
Cheers,
Chris
I must have just missed you. I brought the wife and kids in around 12:30PM for my lunch break. We had a blast as usual. The 5 year old asks to go to Helicon by name now and she had the choice of Chuck E Cheese lol.
Quoted from Ericc123:I must have just missed you. I brought the wife and kids in around 12:30PM for my lunch break. We had a blast as usual. The 5 year old asks to go to Helicon by name now and she had the choice of Chuck E Cheese lol.
Chris B make sure she gets a prize for that. I'll drop off a Pokemon plush or something. This little girl sounds like one of my kids. Haha. Thanks for the support Eric!!
Thanks to everyone who came out for free play pinball last night! We have another one scheduled for Monday, September 30th:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-play-pinball-september-30th-2019-tickets-73148624505
https://www.facebook.com/events/2100018230302227/
Cheers,
Chris B.
Quoted from cjmjmm2006:The most advanced Amusement Park in the world has arrived!![quoted image][quoted image]
It's all set up and playing great! Two plays on it so far, about to be three! 
Quoted from delt31:That's awesome! Will definitely be stopping by this week
The best keeps on getting better
Thanks Delt! We appreciate it!!
We are adding a few more games to helicon. I know. Shocking!!
Data East Jurassic Park
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Full Throttle
Not sure if we announce White Water, Firepower, Jungle Queen and something else I forget. Haha
Have fun! Great to see the legend Grace Tonight. Also it was ok seeing Jeff too. 
Quoted from cjmjmm2006:We are adding a few more games to helicon. I know. Shocking!!
Data East Jurassic Park
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Full Throttle
Not sure if we announce White Water, Firepower, Jungle Queen and something else I forget. Haha
Have fun! Great to see the legend Grace Tonight. Also it was ok seeing Jeff too.
Nice. I'm coming tomorrow to play some! Moved my meetings to today to make it work!
Quoted from delt31:Nice. I'm coming tomorrow to play some! Moved my meetings to today to make it work!
You're one of a kind Delt! Appreciate the support!!
Had a great time today at Helicon playing a JP LE. Chris, as usual was super helpful and actually took time to explain the rules to me.....which allowed me to land the GC score!
Had a great beer too.
I love this place. The best there is period. Thanks double Chris!
20190920_124413 (resized).jpg20190920_124417 (resized).jpg20190920_124421 (resized).jpg20190920_124423 (resized).jpg20190920_124426 (resized).jpgQuoted from delt31:Had a great time today at Helicon playing a JP LE. Chris, as usual was super helpful and actually took time to explain the rules to me.....which allowed me to land the GC score!
Had a great beer too.
I love this place. The best there is period. Thanks double Chris![quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]
You're welcome Delt!! The pleasure is all ours. I love the game. I know there may be issues people have with different aspects of quality and whatnot. I love to play it. Kids love the dino toy eating the ball. Seeing everyone having a good time is our goal. Thanks as always for all the support.
Quoted from cjmjmm2006:You're welcome Delt!! The pleasure is all ours. I love the game. I know there may be issues people have with different aspects of quality and whatnot. I love to play it. Kids love the dino toy eating the ball. Seeing everyone having a good time is our goal. Thanks as always for all the support.
Had a good time playing it last night. The T-rex shot is tough and you really have to nail it. Reminds me of the ring shot on LOTR. Why was the POTC out of service?
Quoted from BoJo:Had a good time playing it last night. The T-rex shot is tough and you really have to nail it. Reminds me of the ring shot on LOTR. Why was the POTC out of service?
Flipper issue. Hold power on flippers are dying. I'll have time to fix it Monday. Sorry for that.
We added Star Trek Pro back, another TNA for a fun event idea during Free Play potentially, Gorgar, The Shadow and Ghostbusters Pro just so the Free Play goer's can experience GOD Mode. It's really cool, I think your going to like it.
Tickets are still available at www.eventbrite.com
Screenshot_20190929-081218_Facebook (resized).jpgQuoted from cjmjmm2006:We get some silly requests/ideas but, we make em happen.[quoted image]
did you get to beta the linked code from Scott?
It is SWEET!
Quoted from TheGunnett:1st Elvira going in a box, I’m assuming its headed to Helicon and will be ready to play by the weekend![quoted image]
My lips are sealed
Quoted from Whysnow:did you get to beta the linked code from Scott?
It is SWEET!
I may need to ask about it. Do a 4 game link. That would be tight.
Quoted from TheGunnett:1st Elvira going in a box, I’m assuming its headed to Helicon and will be ready to play by the weekend![quoted image]
Haha not sure if Helicon received the first production unit from the previous post, but Elvira's House of Horrors (Limited Edition) did arrive today. It is all set up and ready to play.
Tri Zone and
Road Show also arrived today.
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