For me, between playing and spending time on Pinside, I estimate I average an hour a day on pinball.

Not enough to get them all fixed lol

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I'd say on an average day I probably spend a couple of hours either reading stuff on pinside, playing, or searching for the next game (even though I really don't need another one). It's my only hobby so spending a bit of time on it each day doesn't really affect anything else in my life that should get my time. Like all things in life - balance is the key. Hmm, maybe I missed my calling as a philosopher - nah

Prob 2 hours a day. To me, it's not a prob if other stuff doesnt get done

It comes in spurts for me. Sometimes I'll play for a couple of hours one night, sometimes none. I play in about 1/2 of our local leagues and tournaments.

Probably about 10 hours per week on average.

About an hour a day. More in winter.
Steve

Most of my free time between playing, reading, fixing, and watching twitch/youtube, so maybe 4-6 hours a day. Still finding time to exercise/lift and do housework, so it's all good. I just need to make more time for movies again. So many big ones the last few years (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Irishman, The Lighthouse, Parasite, Joker, Knives Out, etc.) I've never gotten around to.

if I add checking out the classifieds,[ looking for that next bargain machine] at least 2 hours

Playfield swaps, fixing games, looking at schematics, Pinside, r.g.p, playing, leagues, etc., about 26 hours a day.

But seriously. Too much.

If it weren't for Pinside that I read at work, less than an hour a day. Kinda fallen out of love with it for the moment.

Spent late in the day yesterday tearing down Judge Dredd, then finished the day playing other machines that are up and running.

So as many hours as I have nothing else to do, which is a lot.

In the past few months, hardly spent any time with my pins. Thinking that I only played 5 of them for less than 20 minutes.

I play around 2-4 days a week at a location, for around 3 hours minimum each day. So the low is 6 hours, the high is 12 hours

Used to play at a couple locations almost every week. Games at home rarely need work and probably only turn them on a few times a month.. If I had to put an average hour amount on it 8-12 hours a month which is dwindling.

Work has me close to 65hours each week now. All work and no play is making tommy a dull boy.

Too fuckin much...

if I have a new project come in I will spend 20+ hours in a weekend on getting it going and shopped out.

Average 10 hours probably

12 to 14 hours a day dedicated to various pinball adventures.

LTG : )

your not alone, I'm the same, I'm constantly fighting with myself, trying to tell myself I don't need another machine, then checking the classifieds to see if there is a new listing & when I buy lunch or dinner I say "hey I could use that money for a new pinball machine"

If my boss asks, hardly any
if my wife asks, too much
but since YOU asked, not enough!

Maybe an hour or two each week.

Necrobumping this.

Nowadays I try to spend atleast every sunday playing for atleast 6 - 8 hours, at our private location. Before Covid-19 hit I normally played one or two tournaments each month too. And besides that, I listen to pinball podcasts while travelling to/from work daily mostly while reading / posting on Pinside. I spend alot of time on Pinside. Dont use any other social media though, except for I have a Instagram account where I post pinball & dog pictures.

I wish I could spend even more time on pinball.

10 minutes in the morning before the kids get up, 20 minutes in the evening after they go to bed, and about an hour every other week of location play when I can get it. Moms Organic Market College Park MD and Crabtown USA are the bomb!

Repairing/restoring - 90%

Playing - 10% because it typically leads to finding something that needs fixing.

Good question. More than I should, less than I want.

Yep couldn't have said it better myself

Honestly since retirement I have no concept of time.

That was an honest assessment of retirement.
This is why I sit for hours sifting a beater EM and find it enjoyable.
Arrive to see the Grandbabies at 6 in the morning or 6 at night.
When I have an EM to restore I spend a lot of time on pinball, research, ordering parts, and labor to repair.
People ask me "Why do you spend so much damn time trying to bring these things back?"
They are a good excuse when Folks ask you "What have you been doing since you retired?"
I enjoy impossible projects, but pinball takes a lot of time to get right.
You want it flawless, a great experience, the machine to play like it should.

I have too many other things that I enjoy in spring summer fall. Pinball is my winter when I get bored stuck at home and if I think about it..really hardly ever. Occasional player, but I still enjoy having them. They are part of my life long obsession with Halloween and all things related. Theme pulls me in. I have been able to downsize but not get out. Retired for 10 years...more busy now then when I was working.