It's not an issue if you don't respect other people's pins. These games that someone just put many hours and weekends into. For the guys like JR and pinballDave bring super nice pins to play it makes me sick to watch kids abuse them. It's the same at car shows , jackoffs leaning up against a car you just detailed.

Maybe these nicer pins stop showing up at shows if the trend continues. After what I saw and some of the apathetic BS I'm hearing I'm already making the switch.

Watched a kid cram 5 balls into the shooter lane at Pintastic then ram the lift rod over and over pushing the log jammed balls upward on the glass. It's a parents job to teach right from wrong. The Skyline pin had a sign on how to put a ball in play. The mom just let her brat have at it without any instruction, concern, or care.

Giving the GP access to games for a nominal fee doesn't give them the right to disregard rules and manners. I have my doubts the owner brings another 1966 or earlier Replay Wedgehead to a show. Those of us who appreciate games like this end up getting the bum end of the deal.

My 1966 Mayfair was like that , manual lift with a ball count unit, much better than 5 balls in the balls played accumulation chamber in the apron. 1 player Replay games went to the paper that lights up starting with??? King of Diamonds , 1967??

Odin,

I was referring to the paper in the instruction card holder not the backglass. Crosstown has the 5 balls displayed in the apron. KOD has numbers that light up on the left. Im guessing this changed with the manual ball lift giving way to the auto ball launch. Subway was the last game with a ball lift 10/66 then KOD 1/67 first game with outhole kicker and balls played card. Not sure when the card gave way to the backbox numbers in the 70's . It looks like Grand Slam 7/72 had numbers in backbox for ball in play.

DQ74