Factory setting is 60% and we'll leave it there for now since you clearly have no problem closing in on 2M and dominating the high score roster.

StarMap ExBall has just been lowered from 10 hits to 8.

Discovered and Fixed unreported Chest fork assembly malfunction.
Discovered and Fixed unreported Starmap rubber (30pt) shorted out, scoring continuously.

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Thanks, this is helpful - playability issues like this often go unreported and I can't always play (ahem, "test") them all each visit.

Aug.20 - Announcement: Philadelphia allows Arcades to reopen effective Aug 20 (same day).

Barcade is now offering one hour admission slots, free play style.
From instagram:

Gaming is by reservation only and we are charging by the hour.

Call 215-634-4400 to reserve your time!

• No food/drinks inside (but we do have it outside!)
• 15 people/session maximum
• Masks must be worn at all times
• Maintain a 6ft distance from other players
• Games are cleaned/sanitized between sessions
• 1pm, 3pm, and 5pm sessions are all ages

1pm: $10
3pm: $10
5pm: $10
7pm: $20
9pm: $20
11pm: $20* Friday & Saturday only

Barcade in Fishtown closed indefinitely due to new restrictions now in effect,
best case scenario has it reopening "in the spring." It is certainly not a sure thing.

Shout out to

NPS - BB - DRT - MCJ

for coming in and putting up impressive scores during recent months.

/// New Location Alert ///

MOM'S Organic Market - Abington

Address: 925 Easton Rd., Roslyn, PA 19001
Hours: Monday- Saturday: 9:00 AM- 9:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM- 8:00 PM
Phone: 267-341-1550
It's two blocks from the Rosyln Septa rail station.

I think it's been open since last autumn, only just discovered it.
Machines were set up well and played great.
11 pins with 4 classic videos

Aerosmith (Pro) (Stern, 2017)
Attack From Mars (Remake) (Chicago Gaming, 2017)
Comet (Williams, 1985)
F-14 Tomcat (Williams, 1987)
Firepower (Williams, 1980)
Game of Thrones (LE) (Stern, 2015)
Genie (Gottlieb, 1979)
Ghostbusters (LE) (Stern, 2016)
Independence Day (Sega, 1996)
Revenge from Mars (Bally, 1999)
The Wizard of Oz (75th Anniversary) (Jersey Jack, 2013)

Rick & Morty is now at Barcade Fishtown, they re-open April 8.

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Funhouse has arrived at Barcade.
New surface, ramps, targets, posts, plastics, everything.
If you didn't get to play this fresh out of the box in 1990,
here is your second chance.

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The right flipper has been boosted, does not help. Dropping incline makes game play too slow long before helping ramp shot. Some people have made it, namely off redirected inertia (never from a held ball) but it's brutal and ridiculous. I have already drilled holes in this playfield to realign metal guides to improve flow and shots. Like their Alice Cooper, I think Spooky started manufacturing a playfield they didn't thoroughly play-test and the result is just weird and often unsatisfying with a broad lack of quality control across the same title (you are better off buying a high s/n machine, these early builds vary greatly in exact item placement, altering play mechanics heavily). Not giving up, though, will look into making more changes. It's a pretty neat game in any event. The left sling being a pop bumper is unsettling.

GOOD NEWS // ERROR FOUND
Spooky built the flipper cranks with incorrect and missing parts.
Especially the lower right one.

Rebuilt these correctly with the proper bits and viola...
Left ramp is totally doable now. All flippers are wicked hardcore.

Photo Hunt / Erotic Photo Hunt will probably out-earn any pinball. They love that shit.

https://mycitypaper.com/Arts/QandA-The-head-Photoshopper-of-the-naked-Photo-Hunt-bar-game/

Made here in Philly [area], too.

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More redundancy in ticket games will just spread out the same, flat redemption revenue. Pinball income is mostly different/additional income. Maybe not enough people were playing, though? Billy has a good reason. I bet his weekly totals stay flat or even drop.

Barcade is closed for a couple days, one of the much-loved managers just passed away in a freak accident.

Confirmed. It's the Collector's Edition and has all the extras.
Spooky has done a pretty good job this time. Very fun.
BAD CATS has also arrived. There are now nine machines.

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The Illinois Tilted 10 with pins just opened a few weeks ago, so no track record on their first foray into pins since Nickels & Dimes dumped their inventory back in early 2000s. The big boys want to cash in on the craze but won't put the resources into them -- even super old redemption games out-earn pins and don't require anywhere near the amount of parts and labor. Even perfectly good machines need careful waxing and rubber cleaner / replacement. Not to mention coil sleeves, coil stops and plunger links (flipper maintenance).

There already are a few pins inside Willow Grove Mall at a regular arcade owned by a local family (which will have to close). They are classic Williams titles but they look and play great. Operator was planning to put more in as traffic increases, but I guess that's out the door now.

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Dunno where I got that, it's been open over a year.

But it's so freakin' bright in there....
You can see the glare on the pinballs' glass...
(taken from a youtube video)

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Hahaha of all the dumps! My brother used to drag me to that place. "Don't flip!"

Just got a couple of these in, one shall be in Barcade Philly by Tuesday.
Will update when it lands, 'til then I need to play-test it a bunch to ensure quality.
Pirates of the Caribbean has an appointment with Davy Jones' locker.

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The game selection is wholly computed by way of a complex Instagram algorithm. H4C]< T}{3 $Y$t3/\/\

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Nice display and lighting effects. Tasteful enhancements on the original, which I only ever saw out at PAPA. The showdowns are clever, I think people will dig that the most.

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Oh and LUCKY SNAKE in Atlantic City recently dropped 60+ pins on the floor and trying to get them all running. A strange but time-spanning mix of titles with almost zero Bally/Williams WPC or System11 titles. Worth a look if down the shore...

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Bought my second machine off him in 1988 out of that Blackwood, NJ strip mall arcade he had, "Family Flippers." I'd go on to buy many games from him over the years and he taught me practical repair skills in a pre-internet age when coinop people intentionally didn't share knowledge due to competition. He's now retired and lost his wife not long ago. I drove many miles, past many other big arcades, to plays his games because there was always something new or different and everything worked - a big detail you don't immediately appreciate until you go other places that host more average upkeep practices. Operating games is risky, thankless and a great way to stay poor. This probably means the other locations where he had machines are also changing hands or being removed. A retirement from coinop well deserved and a small acknowledgement of the four decades of entertainment he provided around south jersey. He is still doing in-home repairs last time I talked to him.

Toy Story 4 (LE) now available for play on location at Barcade Fishtown.

Philly Pinball Club is back.
Weekly League Play starts Monday, July 18th 7:30pm at Barcade.

https://phillypinballclub.com/

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/// ** New Location Alert ** ///

"Uncle Joe's Arcade" at PLYMOUTH MEETING MALL
550 W Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA

Large attended arcade with mostly redemption and big prize counter.
Games operate on tokens (free admission).

Just opened past weekend, they have 10 pins in a dark nook and they all play great.

GODZILLA
AVENGERS: IQ
THEATRE OF MAGIC
STAR TREK TNG
FUNHOUSE
DINER
FRANKENSTEIN
SURF 'N SAFARI
RIVERBOAT GAMBLER
PARTY ZONE

https://pinside.com/pinball/map/where-to-play/16839-uncle-joe-s-arcade-plymouth-meeting-pa
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Barcade IN: Cirqus Voltaire Popeye Saves the Earth

Gone: Funhouse, Star Trek TNG

Barcade now has Metallica

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Updates...

TILTED 10 at Willow Grove Mall is open! But despite them saying "Pinball lovers rejoice. Stern Pinball machines are here too!" there are currently no pinball machines. Pricing seems to run high, their SkeeBall, for instance, is almost $2 per play.

GAME GALLERY in Langhorne, PA claims a soft opening next week. Owner has an interesting past, wonder what will come.

DEL-VUE ARCADE in Lambertville NJ is now open with a single pinball: Attack from Mars
https://bucksco.today/2023/03/arcade-grand-opening-bucks/

// ** NEW LOCATION ALERT ** //

Tilted 10's First Floor now OPEN (with Pinball)
WILLOW GROVE PARK MALL

Stern PRO's: GODZILLA, RUSH, AEROSMITH, FOO FIGHTERS, MUNSTERS, WALKING DEAD
Plus Monster Bash and Cactus Jack. CJ had incandescent mostly and a swinging, unlocked speaker panel.

$10 = 50 credits (minimum purchase)
$20 = 100 credits
$100= 500 credits You need to drop $300 to join VIP and see an 11% savings.

Pinball Pricing is 6.1 credits ($1.22 per play).

Did not have time to play anything yet, so no idea on condition. Stuff probably works okay right now, esp new sterns...
Stools provided for those who want to sit to play pinball (preposterous!). Food & drink area not operating yet. Bowling is open.

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Uncle Joe's Arcade now has a Bally Night Rider EM.
5 ball rules (flip flop & full 10). Plays great. (I don't..)

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Riverboat Gambler

Uncle Joe's Arcade (Plymouth Meeting Mall) just added a really nice Addams Family.

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If you drop the 2nd coin, it will finish resetting everything. It sometimes (often?) "half" resets on first coin, resulting in unusual ball count. More often, you just get a discounted full game. The more mechanical chimes ringing out, the better! I love hearing my bonus collection tabulated with all the clicking and clacking.

There will be 10-12 pins in Center City to play, maybe by the end of the year, as Barcade starts to deliver machines.
Chestnut & Juniper (Historic Hale Building).

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Uncle Joe's Arcade @ Plymouth Meeting Mall is having [their first] tournament next Sunday, Nov 12 (1pm).
https://next.matchplay.events/tournaments/120161

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Stopped by MOM's Organic Market (Abington) and they had 5 games down (of the 15 or so), I believe for quite some time now. Always bring your own quarters, changer down. The available games all played pretty good, no real problems.