Quoted from Whysnow:Stage 1: 1 pin would be great
Stage 2: My pin needs a few friends to hang out with so now I have 3
Stage 3: I bought 12 games in 12 months and every time you think you are full, you rearrange and fit 1 more
Stage 4: you add another pinball room in your house (seriously, when is the last time you ate dinner at the dining room table...)
Stage 5: I am out of room so lets put them on route for others to play
Stage 6: 1 location is fun, lets get a few more (more room for pins)
Stage 7: Refine what you really like, sell off some of the crap that you can play in every local barcade or at your buddies place to make room for the good stuff.
Stage 7.5: You realize that all roads lead to Bally and buy 12 more in 12 months.
Stage 8: Hire an architect to start dreaming big for the retirement property. 100 seems like a nice round #, doesn't it...
Spot on.