Deadpool winning ANYTHING was a tragedy when IM and POTC were in the running. Pirates definitely should have won callouts with the amazing work that Gibbs did for the game... although I do wish there was a little more humor in some of his dialogue but chalk that up to bad writing.

The rest of the awards shook down pretty much as expected. When you get a game designed by one of the best pinball players of all time the rules and layout are going to be top tier.

Not to take anything away from the winners, but I also felt POTC deserved best music and rookie of the year.

PotC has some amazing music compositions. Super-polished.

Yes. They probably should have won for music... especially if you consider its all original compositions David made for the game. Going forward I do think the award should be for 'Best Original Music' and we can just take the band pins out of the mix. Its not really a level playfield.

Rookie of the Year is a tossup for me. Keith is certainly no rookie to the world of pinball... but it was his first design and holy hell what a design it is. Maybe one of the greatest tournament AND casual games ever created and such a fresh breath into Sterns otherwise stagnate catalog.

Frankly if him and Eric would have cut the TWIPY in half and shared it I don't think anybody could really complain. They both knocked it out of the park and I'm really looking forward to both of their follow up games.

Deadpool's callouts are high pitched, not funny, and really just annoying. I'm honestly shocked IM didn't win callouts. Both the Demon and the Sorceress on that game are amazing to hear.

Yea I didn't get that. Best music shouldn't go to pins that didn't have original music. The music wasn't made for the pin, so how does it win best music.

yep. i kind of sat in disbelief when Deadpool won that award. I was absolutely sick of the callouts after 10ish games. Juvenile stuff that completely lacks the edgy humor that made Deadpool so funny to so many people. If Ryan Reynolds did the callouts and they let him go R-rated on it... then I can see Deadpool being a contender.

The two voices for Iron Maiden do a fantastic job and they managed to work in some good inside jokes for fans of both pinball and iron maiden.

Getting Gibbs to do the callouts for pirates was a solid pick (unfortunately he's no John Rhys-Davies) and he did a fine job with the material he was given. I just wish they would have written a bit more humor into his dialogue. The Pirates movies are funny and have some great lines and the pinball machine kind of lacks that lighthearted nature.

So I got my Davy Jones from eBay in the mail and he was HUGE! At first I was let down, but I realized he makes a great topper addition.

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I wasn't going to use the acrylic piece topper, just the skull, but then I realized that the skull overlaid onto the acrylic pretty seamlessly and added the illuminated game logo to the skull and flames behind the sword handles. So change of plan, I'm going to combine the two, uplight the skull, and wire up the eyes to light up in concert with some light or lights in the game and I'd LIKE to disable the speaker (cut it off) so the mouth can be triggered to move with no sound to have it "laugh" when you lose a ball. If I can get it all wired up, it should be pretty cool.
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Stuck up or stuck down?

Make sure the adjustment screw on the bottom of the post bracket is in place and that the post is flush to the playfield when down. Make sure the plunger slides smoothly through the hole and isn’t knocked off center or dragging or rubbing going through.

DP:
“Now say, Deadpool is the greatest.”
- “No.”

Literally every dang time I play that mode

DP:
“Now say, Deadpool is the greatest.”
- “No.”
Literally every dang time I play that mode.

Meanwhile Gibbs has 10 different ways of saying GOLD!

I swapped out the skinny sling posts for standard clear starposts and covered up the chipping playfield damage caused by the loose lower left post. I used blue loctite when reinstalling the larger posts and then played about 10 games straight. My LE is finally dialed in perfectly after fixing one issue after another for months. This is one fun and very challenging game when everything is working properly. I could only muster 1.4M tonight, not even close to my GC 2.4M score. The game plays perfectly with the regular star posts, no concerns with swapping them out if you so desire. Time to order some more Mod Couple mods

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100% agree. Original music award only. Why are we awarding a band's greatest hits in a pinball machine when that music was made and honed over DECADES and original pin music is usually created in only a year or so.

They're fairly cheap and an easy install right?

I saw a game out in the wild today, and definitely noticed chipping at those posts.

Did you put washers back down after replacing these or just the star posts?

No washers underneath or on top. The game didn’t come with any whatsoever on the slings

I notice that you went w/ the double ring style star post. Any reason for that?

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I saw that too and was wondering. As I am about to order my posts. I like the clear ones!!!

I ordered the standard single ring clear posts.

Do you have a link? You replacing all or just the lower?

I’m going to try these for all 6.

https://www.pinballlife.com/plastic-translucent-star-posts-1-116-tall.html

thanks, I’m torn...not sure I like how they look on this game.

Gotta luv new pin day,POTC is in the house

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I ordered the same ones that zaphX did

I just got the game and was wondering what is the issue with the posts? chipping playfields?

Why would the starposts be less prone to chipping?

Bigger footprint

Sounds like some earlier build games had the posts by the slingshots way over tightened which caused chipping on some games. Using starposts can cover it up and make sure that the damage doesn't spread. Not sure if its neccessary on later build games and theres been no reports of the issue with later builds.

Thanks!

Im gonna fill my starposts with clear epoxy and sand smooth for a bigger footprint.The starpost outer ring still has a thin edge which can dig into the playfield. Plus I don't think these playfields are very hard to begin with.

I'm picking up a pirates in the next few days, but I'm a little concerned about whether the pin will fit in my BMW X5. A stern with the head folded down will just barely fit top to bottom (plenty of room on the sides). Will pirates fit?

Thanks

This is a wide body pin! If the stern barely fits I don't think pirates will. Then again I know nothing of BMW or loading pirates in them

Yeah, there's plenty of room horizontally so I think I'm good on it being wide, just not sure about vertical height with the head down.

I believe jjp games are the same as bw games, which a don’t require as much height as stern games. I think you need roughly 29-3/4 for bw.

What’s been the experience with the more recently produced games in terms of quality control? I’m told my LE is being built as parts become available. Hoping things have largely been addressed. Looks like I might be getting one of the last off the line.

For any Pirates owners thinking about selling your game, I would really think about your list price and ensure you don't leave any money on the table.

This game is sold out. Unless your game is not HUO I wouldn't drop below 9k & might even go higher. I've seen a couple below 9 sell in two seconds - not surprised bc def below market.

I'm holding onto mine right now bc it's really fun but it's also now a rare title.... Demand it's they're and will only grow considering jjps decision. At the very best, you won't see any Pirates until 3 games down the road...

I’m selling mine at 9K. Not worried about leaving money on the table as I’ve easily gotten 500 enjoyment out of it and I’m happy to see it make another pinhead happy.

Already your selling?
I am going to put mine back in the box and sell it. I will list as hardly used back in box!
JK, I don't think this pin will ever leave my collection!!!!!

After all the help you've given everyone with this pin and talking to Kaneda, you're selling? Why?

zaphX has 2 PoTC's... one in his home in California, and the other in his other home in Texas. He has mentioned this in earlier posts.

Definitely not selling mine. This pin has legs.

I got one of the top speakers out and it's a Goldwood GM-85/8 (5 1/4" mid-range driver). But then I looked and saw there are also a couple front facing tweeters that can be accessed with a T15 bit to remove the panel. So, don't think I'll bother changing these speakers out. But I will try a sub in the cab. Might do an external sub hookup as well. Headphones sound great, too.

Correct. I am only selling the dupe. The one in my permanent home is never leaving.

Just got word my LE is on it's way to be delivered today. Decided to cancel it though and order Black Knight 3...jk lol. Couldn't imagine getting any other game right now, pumped.

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Just be like all the rich baby boomers on pinside and buy both!

I agree lets not make a mistake and miss out. Time for that workbench on the right of the picture to go.