All SS but pretty diverse

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I generally like flowy games but right now I would say mine is fairly diversified.

Diverse.

I have a collection of zero, does that count? Zero and zero are quite similar.

Diversity rules. I have DMDs/SS/EMs.

I think I'm very diverse and one of the reasons why I keep my pins for awhile. I really like what I own and it's tough to say goodbye.

I have 3 sterns, Mustang, IM and ST, B/W -Pin Bot, Indy 500. All play differently and different designers (just worked out that way) .

My newest game is from 1996 so I wouldn't say ignoring 20 years of pinball is very diverse but I have some different eras represented.

Wedgeheads

Mines as diverse as a children's TV show. Games in all colors, shapes, and sizes. Even old fatties like Black Hole.

Variety is the spice of life. I really wish I had room for an EM or 80's SS game though...

I strive for variety... 2EM, 3 SS, 2 90's DMD, 5 Stern DMD. However I've noticed that my tastes lean toward quick/brutal games, and Borg designs. Sterns get the most play.

diverse
with sub-groups of similar themes

I think diversity is the key to a fun game room! It should incompass all of your likes! I have three Sterns ranging from 1980 to 2014! A Williams from 1990, a Bally from 1992! No two titles anywhere near the same!IMHO.Peace

Holy crap dude that's awesome

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DW, SG, Bally ST (Sci-Fi theme) with Catacomb & Pistol Poker

Pretty friggin diverse
faz

Me too: LCD/DMD/SS/EM !

I'm going for diverse by era and manufacturer but am drawn to sci fi and fantasy themes generally.

Mine is very diverse. From 40's to virtual. I like to have a few from every era. Also have bowlers, pitch and bats, dart machine, fortune tellers, gun games and arcades. It's nice to break things up a bit and everyone can find something they like, and it's also what I'm into at the time.

I love them all and am constantly rotating them

I have a couple of each flavor.

Pretty diverse, I think....

Diverse
EMs, SS, AN, DMD

Bally, Williams, Gottlieb, Zaccaria, Data East, Stern

Diverse
Fast, slow, stop and go, flow. At least one from every decade since the 50’s.

Similar as in all 90's DMDs. But all by different designers.

JM Gomez
TS Eddy
MSF Borg
JD Trudeau
WCS94 JPop
DM Nordman

Missing a few big names but...

A good poor man's setup I think.

Diverse.

Diverse-ish

1978-82 era, 9 total; 3 Gottlieb, 6 Bally
Early 90's era, 8 Total; 3 Bally, 5 Williams
Modern era, 1 Stern (IMVE)

If I had more space the ratio would largely remain the same, but I'd add some EMs and Bingos.

Personal preferences vary naturally. I think you're missing out though if you don't diversify.

2 EMs
2 Early Stern SS
1 System 11
1 JJP
5/6 DMDs

I've got games from 1934 to 2015 and every decade in between except the 2000s

Nice. For me it's
2 EM - soon to be 3 : Sonic Mars Trek on the way
2 SS (both from 1981: Spectrum and Black Hole)
2 DMD
1 LCD

I now need one Zaccaria (Locomotion has my preference) and a recent Stern (ST Pro or Mustang Pro) and I will be more than happy.

I'm not really diverse.. more or less just the highlights of late 80's early 90s. I do have the brand loyal achievement.

I like to think it's diverse but realistically I know it's probably not - it's just the games we like which tend to share designers and features.

I only four pins, but I think the collection is pretty diverse for four games in play style at least

I'd say diverse, but I tend to gravitate towards games with a "stop and aim" feel to them.

Diverse. The only thing in common is the one theme. Water has be in the art package.

I'm waiting for the guy who has the : all Jeff Bridges or the Bill Paxton face on my translites

Diverse 1979 to 2006. I think having a mix is key. The early 80s ballys/sterns really hit home with me. Also the early 90s dmds are well represented.

I decided to go a bit more in depth to answer the diversity question for my collection. When I started collecting, diversity was very important to me. I wanted a well rounded collection that really told the whole pinball story that I experienced in my lifetime. I think I'm missing a few things that I hope my wish list items will eventually fill in. The most important detail here is that these are all games I really like - so I'm not adding pieces just to have diversity. Rather, I've added pieces that I really enjoy, and ended up with diversity.

EM's:

Manufacturers represented:
Allied Leisure x1
Bally x1
Gottlieb x4
Willams x2

Designers:
Wayne Neyens
Ed Krynski x3
Norm Clark
Steve Kordek
Ron Halliburton

Years:
1965 - 1977

Early SS:
*This is my least preferred era of pinball, so the one I gave the smallest attention to. There are some games that I have left space for in the lineup that I plan on getting within the next year to round out the collection.

Manufacturers:
Bally x2

Designers:
Claude Fernandez
Jim Patla

Years:
1982

Late SS:

Manufacturers:
Bally x2
Williams x3

Designers:
Mark Ritchie
Pat Lawlor x2
Ward Pemberton
Dan Langlois

Years:
1989-1990 (The best year in pinball history!)

DMD:

Manufacturers:
Bally/Williams x6
Gottlieb
Sega x5
Stern x3

Designers:
Jpop
John Trudeau x2
Dennis Nordman
Pat Lawlor
Mark Ritchie
Steve Ritchie
John Borg
Joe Balcer
Joe Kaminkow
Ward Pemberton
Paul Leslie
Ray Tanzer

Years:
1991-2015

10 games - 7 different manufacturers - 43 year span between the oldest and newest.
Sounds pretty diverse to me, although it is a little Borg heavy. I still need an a/n game in the line up but I'll get one eventually.

All over the map.

I know of a few "collectors" with nothing but a long line of Stern's latest. I don't really consider them pinball collectors - perhaps "players who can afford to buy NIB".

Nothing I love more than a collection that's all over the map!

Good question. Right from the start I wanted to build a collection that shows the
evolution of pinball from the very start. Also as many games that had innovations
like the first pop bumpers, first flipper, etc. My games range from 1931 (Mills OFFICIAL)
to ST:TNG and Simpsons with a good sprinkling of each era and the vectors (like
bingos and hybrid vids/pins).

Wish the data base here included more 1930's and '40's games so I
could list my whole collection. Its always fun to have folks over that have
only one or two A-list games and show them, and let them play older games
with features the new pins have that were invented decades ago.
Steve

Funny thing, I thought I was diverse in the sense that I believed my collection of pins all play differently. However, when I decided to post my response, I discovered that my collection is not all that diverse at all. Admittedly, there are many common features which I tend to gravitate towards in the selection of my games. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing actually...

For example, I like Pat Lawlor games, as well as a mix of Steve Ritchie, George Gomez and John Popadiuk games. Which are reflected in my collection, 11 out of my 16 pins:

PL: TAF, TZ, Funhouse, Family Guy (Stern)
SR: AC/DC Premium, Star Trek Pro, (WPT-previously owned)
GG: RFM, MB, LOTR, (NBA FB-previously owned)
JP: CV, TOTAN (WCS94-previously owned)

I think I'm pretty diversified. Games starting from M. Redgraves 1871 Parlor Bagatelle's to the MMR as being the latest and anything in between. I really need to figure out how to get some of my games posted on the Pinside database.

John P. Dayhuff
Battle Creek, MI.
269-979-3836

jeez
How many ST:NG have you owned?
looks like at least five.

Probably if not more. I really need to update that sold list too.....ugh.

John P. Dayhuff
Battle Creek, MI.
269-979-3836

Diverse but w purpose ( I think)...no EM's though:

TZ and TAF- classic and fun, medium ball times
TSPP and FGY- cartoony fun, one long ball times ( TSPP), other medium ball times
WCS- easy and fun, long ball times
WOZ- immersive, hi tech fun, long ball times
SM- ultimate flow fun, long ball times
TRONLE and IM- ass kicking fun, short ball times

I pride myself on originality and diversity in my pins. I do not like cookie cutter collections that I used to see all the time. like all B/W Dmd's with 1 stern thrown in...or all new sterns. Break it up. get games from all manufacturers and all eras. Boring when you see the same A titles in everyones collection.