Pie-in-the-sky predictions: the plot is you versus an apocalyptic "killer app" that's taking over the world. I've heard rumors of a robot hand on the playfield, so maybe it's literally player vs machine. "Dialed In" is the name of the software/concept of the machine contacting a cell phone, either a fake one built into the playfield (perhaps like the book in TH, or maybe something near the flippers - it could have a headphone jack and be interactive) or your own phone. Maybe it calls your phone and you listen, via your headphones, to the in-game audio, including a voice that's telling you things, like what shots to shoot, or audio updates on the situation (maybe audio logs - audio log modes?).

Or it could be The Jetsons.

I think that was more important back when the market was for operators trying to lure in location players. The "hook" now is a marketable theme, and then they slap on a deep/complex/long ruleset so you don't get bored. There's not so much of that theatrical showmanship that there used to be, where the pin entices you with reasons to play - I mean, you've already bought it, anyways. But finding that right learning curve is really hard. TAF was popular because it was simple, which doesn't go so well in the home environment but that didn't matter when it came out, because the people who bought it to put in their living room were the minority, and the majority were people with quarters who had to be not only reeled in but given a reason to play again and not use their money to buy a handful of banana Runts instead.

It's terrible being an adult and knowing that I could, theoretically, purchase Runts in bulk.

"It's what? It's about a funhouse? That sounds stupid and lame"
"It's what? It's about doing magic? That sounds dumb"
"What? White water rafting? What kind of idiot idea is that?"
"How would you even theme a pin around the space shuttle? That's going to be so dated in ten years"
"Who on earth is going to play a game based on medieval England?"

While I love Are You Being Served, that was more of a double entendre, while calling a guy a pussy is essentially to call them a sissy (and, really, it's swappable with "fa*got"), which equates femininity with weakness. Maybe we should all just move on and agree that "asshole" is a much better term, because everyone has one - using "pussy" in a derogatory manner is just not a very nice thing to do.

I would be SO down for a Hamilton pin.

I've gotten an earful from my husband for going to a pinball place and not answering his texts for like, two hours. Sorry, honey, I'm putting my initials up!

Fingers crossed!

I like that it's the only thing on the wall. "Hey, remember this? And then there was a second one? We just wanted to remind you. Enjoy the show!"

Two and a half hours! I wonder if they'll faff around with the lead-up presentation or if they'll reveal it right away. The suspense is terrible.

Only one hour? I thought it was at eight o'clock.

I'd love to know how it plays and what the actual plot of the game is. Are you preventing or provoking disasters? Anyone here put any time in on it? Glad to have a game with original characters and writing, though I do agree it feels kinda Bob the Builder-y (blue! orange!). Mostly I'm curious as to what kind of tricks the game will have up its sleeve - the theme is ok, I just can't tell what the game is doing with it yet.

I mean, it looks fun, and I want to play it, so...