TS. Still good value. Recent rules. Designed by AFM /MM guy.

Not your question, but I would sell the Jack-bot or Pinbot and buy 1 or 2 new titles. If money is no object, look for a LOTR.

Out of that list, AC/DC all the way. Especially if you want a deep ruleset.

AC/DC is a great game. It appeals to non pinheads as well. And if you like the band, I can't see how you could go wrong buying one NIB.

AC/DC premium models can be had at solid prices.
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Like Pen says, if not ACDC, LOTR is a great choice. Jackbot Pinbot are almost the same game, keep the bride and one of them and grab two titles.

Slide a Popeye into that spot! Edit: better yet...Hardbody !!!

ACDC. Any model. Shadows are had to find. I like my LW3 for value.

ACDC Premium (Standard or Luci) version. Hands down! Call your distributor tomorrow, and pin will be at your door next week. Unbox it and enjoy. Any questions???

I have a Big Guns and I love it, but it is about as far away from a deep rule set as you can get!

you should try and find a POTC to play it is a good game

$7095 is still too high. You can buy a new ACDC Premium for $6-something, including delivery. You can buy a used ACDC for $5-something that is good-as-new.

Black Knight 2000 is a bad choice if you want a long, interesting game. It's easy to master and a little too easy (when it's tuned a certain way) to play forever (repetitively).

AC/DC - Fun game, for sure. Buy the Premium, I feel the Pro is better suited to competitive play. Less bells and whistles on that one, it became boring to me when I had it. Although to be fair, I usually play more than a couple hours a week, so there's that.

Medieval Madness - Great game, good variety of stuff going on. Tough to get to the wizard mode. Super expensive though.

2002 Playboy - Easy game. But, it's fun, and cheap. You get what you pay for.

Dungeons and Dragons - Interesting concept, quite different from the average pin. Relatively short playing from what I have experienced though.

Swords of Fury - A good one. Lots of shot variety. May get repetitive though like some other System 11 games, when going for a high score it's all about the lock shot and multi-ball jackpot.

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last title? thats what they all say ..
anyway, check out LOTR

There are two different versions of the premium. The original version and the Luci version, which is the newest. The only differences are cosmetic, so it comes down to which you prefer.

Then there is the pro version, which is the one that cost the least but is missing features the premium has.

Check them out here:

http://sternpinball.com/Games.aspx

MSRP is crazy. No one pays close to that. There are a bunch of vendors you can look up online and on pinside. Here are a few (I would recommend any of them):
JJ (gexchange on pinside)
Gio (Zdoor on pinside)
Mike (Pinballmike217 on pinside)
And you can look up cointaker as well and talk to melissa. Edit: Phone number is (570)847-9595

All of the above will give you quotes to compare.

Good luck!

Edit2: Those ebay prices are stupid too. Screw them.

AC/DC Luci is about $6,700 shipped. If you are paying more, you need to keep shopping. You might even be able to do a bit better.