Proudly presenting Saratoga Silverball 2024!

Dates are June 21st & 22nd. It will be a Friday, Saturday show, typical setup starts Thursday Morning.
Friday starts at 2pm.
The show will continue till 8pm or later Saturday night. BYOB is allowed.

Visit the website: https://silverballshow.org

3-Strikes Tourney held Friday night typically running after the show closes. Playoffs will be forced if the tourney runs past midnight again.
Pin-Golf Tournament runs all day Saturday.

We will be holding a Project Pinball high-score tournament both Friday & Saturday! Proceeds go directly to support Project Pinball’s mission to put pinball machines in children’s hospitals.

We have such a robust and active community in Upstate New York, Vermont, Connecticut and West Mass. Let's keep it going!

Now I'm looking for YOUR help!
We can't have a show without machines.
You can register on the website: https://silverballshow.org/register/
Feel free to show off the machines you plan on bringing right in the thread!

The Saratoga Silverball will feature a PinGolf pinball competition as shows prior, an indoor food court, plenty of small local businesses, extremely easy access for loading and unloading as well as MASSIVE parking availability.

https://pinside.com/pinball/events/saratoga-silverball-2024-2024

Right now that is dependent on the amount of games and vendors that are interested in it.
Just heard back from the mall and we have the Charlotte Ruse space across from American Eagle reserved. So no matter what it’s the bigger spot!

I know the dates are rough, but I think it’s best to keep this year in August and then consider a serious date change for 2021.
It just depends on whatever weekend people prefer this July or August.

The Wilton mall has a new 3D interactive map that is difficult to work with so I can’t easily download an overview.
Here are some edited screenshots for clarity.
The space may appear small but I assure you it’s the nearly the same square footage as the old show!
Fret not friends, the Silverball rolls onward!

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Photos no longer accurate, location changed

A very young tradition, but incredibly fun as well! I, and many others thought it was a shame to let the moment go to waste, so this show is what came out of it. I heard some feedback that it seems a bit disorganized since I did not have a cemented date nor website yet. I just wanted to get the buzz started. I can very happily tell you the website is in the works, and at the WORST case, it will be done by the end of February, although we are looking to get it up much sooner. I've also got a really snappy logo in the works that will be unveiled around that same timeline!

Since I work better with lists:

Completed Goals:

• Show Name and rough date
• Insurance coverage
• Storefront Location at the Wilton Mall
• Vendor supplying NIB games
• Tenative Volunteer list

Actions currently in progress:

1. Confirm Show Date
2. Advertisement materials
3. Solicite games for Freeplay
4. Finish & Publish Website
5. Logo Design
6. Expand Vendors/Sponsors
7. Show furnishings (i.e. tables, chairs, check-in, registration)

I greatly appreciate your support, and word of mouth means quite a lot to me. The community is everything for this show and I figure the sooner the information is out there, the better. I will be transparent as possible and try to keep everyone informed. This years date will still be August, so I want the everyone ready and expecting "that nice late summer show in Saratoga".

Yes, I’m glad to be able to carry on the momentum and keep a nice local show going. Website is still being worked on and soon I’ll have a forum for those bringing games for freeplay to submit their information. We’re looking at about ~20 games accounted for right now.
I’d like to keep building that number to make sure we have a consistent amount of machines available.

This is a community effort and it would have been impossible if not for Force's show! Please spread the word to locals.
We’ll see how things go with this new venue, I’m looking forward to it and trying to cover all my bases as far in advance as possible.

The Saratoga Pinball scene lives on!

That’s Matt’s website. He is aware and his website is very new, I’m not sure when it’s updated, I think he plans to do more with it later on.

Ours will be up soon, getting the logo revised and polished currently and working on the format. I haven’t posted on any other forums yet. What are some of the most popular ones that locals check?

I really didn't want to make this update, but it has become far too obvious for me to ignore:
Saratoga Silverball will be postponed till 2021.
With the announcements from the Governor of NY stating the racetrack won't open, it made it very clear that there is no way I would be able to hold this show this year as planned.
The Mall still isn't opened and now has no official date or even suggestions of when it may reopen which may shutter the arcade I manage, entirely.

Sadly this is the reality of things, and ethically I wouldn't be able to hold a show, much like most the folks at the bigger events already realized. My only bonus is none of my merchandise has a date on it, which I had the foresight to avoid in a worst-case-scenario, that unexpectedly actually occurred. The other bonus is all the materials and infrastructure I have acquired is unaffected and in storage. This gives me more time to work on games and improve my collection for the show!

Thank you all for your support, stay tuned for updates as plans for next year develop!

While I heavily doubt it, if things change towards fall of this year I will stay on top of it and partner with local functions to try and have a small pinball meet, conditions permitting.

Website is up and running! We are currently negotiating with the mall for a larger space, and everything is going well!

We totally rebuilt the website and it should be working properly now.

The show is ON baby! Feel free to register games and we will update as we go!

Whoops, embarrassing!

Yes, the website is Silverballshow.org!

We even have this snappy logo, and I have stickers ready, car magnets and shirts (on order)

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Yes I’m working with Steve who ran the other tournaments to organize this one!

Turns out no matter how much you thing you’ve got done there ends up being a dozen more things you need when running a show! It’s constant, but we have everything needed to run this show in August. At this point I’m just trying to work on the flair and polish and spread the word. The website is bare but it will continue to improve as time goes on.

Haven’t gotten the game list up yet but current games coming are:

Guns n’ Roses (LE)
Deadpool
Jurassic Park Pro
Seawitch
Monday Night Football
Flipper Football
Mars Trek
+ about a half dozen more I still need to get all the info for.

Please feel free to submit something for freeplay.
I plan on having a Freeplay raffle and of course any submitted machines gives you free entry.

Already got 2 more submissions! Please keep them coming

We now have 16 games registered!! And the tournament is being organized, so it’s gonna be a great show!

https://silverballshow.org/machines/

Please if you’re looking for a fun show to fill you calendar for august, submit a game and come join us!

https://silverballshow.org/register/

Bump! Register games!
We will have a free play raffle with local company sponsors as well as some pinball sponsors

I’ve updated the list!
Still forgot a couple but it’s a work in progress:
GNR (LE)
TMNT (Pro)
Alien Star
Deadpool (Pro)
Jurassic Park (Pro)
Walking Dead (Pro)
Metallica
Deadly Weapon
Genesis
POTO
Playboy (DE)
BK2K
Space Invaders
Time Line
Gorgar
Paragon
Little Chief
Monday Night Football
Caveman
Seawitch
Flipper Football
City Slicker
Hollywood Heat
4 Aces
Mars Trek
Target Alpha
Stardust
Hollywood (Chicago Dynamics)
Space Odyssey
Laser Ball

That puts us at 30 Games!!!! Wahoo!!!!
Come on guys, let’s get to 40!

https://silverballshow.org/register/

Tell your friends and family. We’ve got some sponsors rolling in already! Flyers going to print soon!

HUGE NEWS! Cointaker will be at the show bringing:
Alien
Mandalorian Pro
Guns N’ Roses (SE)
Led Zeppelin Premium

This is huge! Big shoutout to @cointaker, all our supporters, and those bringing games!

Just talked with a local place, Landmark Motor Lodge is only 15 minutes away in South Glens Falls and they have vacancies on the show dates!

Setup starts at 8am till 2pm when we open

Everything else is literally sold out. It’s Saratoga!

Map is on the website now!
https://silverballshow.org/show-details/
Between JC Penny and the hospital offices there is a little alcove on the map. Top right of the venue. It will be properly marked