how do you track your high scores

11y 75,650 1,496 3

White board, at the moment.

#3 10 years ago

DAD

jasonsmith

Inactive member

11y 36,150 500

I take a pic of the backglass with my cell phone and stick all the pics in a folder appropriately named.

#4 10 years ago

JON

bigehrl

Jackbar

New York, NY

12y 97,150 3,829 79

by how much fun i had!

#5 10 years ago

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Atomicboy

Inactive member

12y 81,150 7,318

.... what keying the side of the cab isn't good enough anymore?

#6 10 years ago

CPB

Max_Badazz

Pinside+ Frequent

20y 132K 4,317 21 226 1

I have two big menu signs with the letters and numbers that fit in the tracks (this is old since 9 of those pins listed are gone) // Error: Image 110118 not found //

#7 10 years ago

BJS

bradloy25

Inactive member

Zillah, WA

11y 9,650 81

just use a dry erase marker on the backglass, that way you can always wipe it off so it never ruin's your backbox.

Just throwing an idea out there.

#8 10 years ago

LKD

Luckydogg420

Pinside member

Kitchener, ON

11y 115K 5,861 14

I got a cheap ($30) scrolling led display from my local surplus store. Just program in the scores as they change.

#9 10 years ago

TOD

toddsvec

Pinside member

St. Joseph, MO

11y 48,400 511 15

A number of years ago someone had made one of those peel & stick decals that are similar to what the oil change companies use for your car windshield to remind you when to change your oil. You used a dry erase marker to log your score. I'd love to buy a few but have no idea who made them, or how I can get them made. Any ideas?

#10 10 years ago

NIL

Nilroc

Pinside member

Vancouver, BC

11y 80,900 2,562 3

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#11 10 years ago

KJM

KevInBuffalo

Buffalo Pinball

11y 131K 3,186 11

I use a letter board I got off of eBay to keep track of high scores for my vids and pins. Which reminds me, it's time to order some more numbers, I'm running out!

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#12 10 years ago

JEG

tslayer71

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Lakewood, CO

12y 77,550 1,231 10

Quoted from Nilroc:
10

Maybe to a Canadian - nasty dude!

#13 10 years ago

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Atomicboy

Inactive member

12y 81,150 7,318

I'm confused, you guys realise a few of those machines actually keep high scores right?

Why post DMD scores on the vendor boards? Just for fun, or in case of factory resets / updates?

#14 10 years ago

LKD

Luckydogg420

Pinside member

Kitchener, ON

11y 115K 5,861 14

A number of years ago someone had made one of those peel & stick decals that are similar to what the oil change companies use for your car windshield to remind you when to change your oil. You used a dry erase marker to log your score. I'd love to buy a few but have no idea who made them, or how I can get them made. Any ideas?

Goto staples, you can buy the clear reusable vynal paper and print a bunch, I use these for mame cab graphics. .....good idea to use them for scores

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#15 10 years ago

KJM

KevInBuffalo

Buffalo Pinball

11y 131K 3,186 11

Quoted from Atomicboy:
I'm confused, you guys realise a few of those machines actually keep high scores right?
Why post DMD scores on the vendor boards? Just for fun, or in case of factory resets / updates?

A few reasons. Some of mine are video games too (my Tron doesn't save scores since I removed the battery, for example). Some of it is in case they get wiped during a botched battery swap, some of it is for the the fun and glory of it. When a visitor comes over and gets to put up their score on the board it's pretty cool.

The other reason is for my son. He's 6 and getting into it and he wants to have his scores on the board too. His are the ones with the L next to it

#16 10 years ago

BEE

Finrod

Pinside member

15y 45,950 947 6 6

Personally, I record all my scores on pads of paper, high score or not. On games not set on free play, I also record how many credits I win, whether or not one of them was via match, and if I make the machine's scoreboard.

#17 10 years ago

GHL

Garrett

Pinside+ Frequent

Pinckney, MI

11y 92,300 3,261 3 45

Quoted from Luckydogg420:
Goto staples, you can buy the clear reusable vynal paper and print a bunch, I use these for mame cab graphics. .....good idea to use them for scores

Nice idea!

#18 10 years ago

DAJ

Pafasa

Inactive member

Duplicate post

#19 10 years ago

DAJ

Pafasa

Inactive member

Like this.....

I keep them in my phone because that is always with me.

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#20 10 years ago

DSS

TZpinboter

Inactive member

Victoria, BC

12y 19,900 80 2

Start a pinball diary and keep it in the machine. stuff like "dear diary got my ass kicked today and didnt even score a free game" lol

#21 10 years ago

DAJ

Pafasa

Inactive member

I'd run out of ink and paper if I had to keep track of that stuff too!!!

#22 10 years ago

LJH

GreyScale

Pinside member

Lawrence, KS

11y 66,150 398 244

Track them on pinside.com

#23 10 years ago

DAN

Rat_Tomago

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Plano, TX

11y 107K 3,491 22

Quoted from TZpinboter:
Start a pinball diary and keep it in the machine. stuff like "dear diary got my ass kicked today and didnt even score a free game" lol

I would of had a page or two of curse words for my Abra-Ca-Dabra today. I kept getting my ass kicked and then finally put up a score in the 89k range. I always like to end the night of play with a good score staring at me.

#24 10 years ago

SteveFury

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11y 75,650 1,496 3

It's kinda weird how some days you can beat a machine's programmed high scores pretty consistently one day- then the next day it's so illusive you can only hope to win an end of game match.

#25 10 years ago

RON

manitouguy

Inactive member

Vancouver, BC

10y 53,050 953 4 9

I hear you rat - I was at it this morning with buccaneer in the same way

was trying to get some free games to make sure my credit reel was behaving on 5 ball ... and couldn't get any !!!

of course I didn't want to cheat ... and manually check ... I like the challenge !!

Ron

#26 10 years ago

BEE

Finrod

Pinside member

15y 45,950 947 6 6

Quoted from SteveFury:
It's kinda weird how some days you can beat a machine's programmed high scores pretty consistently one day- then the next day it's so illusive you can only hope to win an end of game match.

No kidding. I put up a 7.5M on my Sorcerer a few weeks ago but some days it's a mighty struggle just to get to 100K.

#27 10 years ago

LKD

Luckydogg420

Pinside member

Kitchener, ON

11y 115K 5,861 14

Quoted from SteveFury:
It's kinda weird how some days you can beat a machine's programmed high scores pretty consistently one day- then the next day it's so illusive you can only hope to win an end of game match.

I paid $2 on location for 4 games of acdc, and won 5 replays. Then I went home to the freeplay games I have, and got sweet dick all. ....maybe I play better when moneys on the line.

#28 10 years ago

DAJ

Pafasa

Inactive member

Quoted from SteveFury:
It's kinda weird how some days you can beat a machine's programmed high scores pretty consistently one day- then the next day it's so illusive you can only hope to win an end of game match.

Makes you appreciate the good tournament players a little more. They have off games too, but far fewer than us normal pinball players.

#29 10 years ago

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herg

LED OCD

13y 110K 5,551

Quoted from KevInBuffalo:
The other reason is for my son. He's 6 and getting into it and he wants to have his scores on the board too. His are the ones with the L next to it

I use a dry erase board, and this is one of the big reasons. The board does double duty as a high score list AND personal best list. I can fit about 6-7 scores per game, but only one is allowed per person. Guests who would normally have no chance at a high score get the thrill of being able to write their own score, then try to beat it.

#30 10 years ago

DAJ

Pafasa

Inactive member