FWIW, the new Bowlero place in Tysons Galleria (first floor where Macy’s used to be) has 3 pins (Guardians, Led Zeppelin pro, and Mandalorian). Set up is similar to Dave & Busters where you need to purchase a play card for $2 and load credits on it to play their arcade games and pins. 2 credits for pinball and depending on how many credits you purchase each pinball game would be $1 or less.

Due to the loud atmosphere it was hard to hear the callouts and such but gave me a chance to play Mando for the first time.

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Out of curiosity is there a list of all the pinball machines they have? I didn’t see anything on their site.

Is moms now officially closed or is it hanging on a bit longer?

I just spent a good 4 hours playing at MOM’s today so it’s still going strong for the time being. There was a sign at the front that said they are looking for a new space.

Was able to play Foo and Rush for the first time but not familiar with most of their catalogs to appreciate their pins. Spent a good deal on The Hobbbit and that game is a grind.

I was planning on going again tomorrow but then remembered about the Ravens game so don’t want to deal with that traffic. I’ll see if I can maybe make a trip today.

I’m guessing there isn’t a business in the DMV area where you can rent a pin for a few months, correct? I’d love to just have some time with the JJPs that just came out, same with Bond or Jaws without trying to hunt them down on a location.

Yeah, I’m all for hitting up locations where it would be easier to access Sterns but the JJPs are the harder ones. I think the closest I see to play Godfather or Elton John is in WV or PA.

I’m actually at Rehoboth Beach now where one of the arcades does have a Godfather so will try to get decent time on it. I understand prices are so high the mode doesn’t make sense for a business or person to purchase and rent out for a month, oh well.

It’s been probably 6 months since I’ve been but it was quarters when I was there. They had a change machine.

Good to know. Still $1 a play I presume?

What are your thoughts on Elton? I lurk in the owners forum and there’s not one negative thing to be said. Makes me want to try to get out and play it myself as I’m not sure if it’s the usual new owners mentality to talk up their latest collection piece.

Very interested in seeing how it compares to Star Wars and LZ shooting wise.