Sherrill, NY
This show was truly a wonderful time
It was a pleasure seeing old friends and meeting new ones
Bravo to all that made this happen !!
Well done my 2 sons said it was a good time
Glad we made the drive
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Great show. PinGolf was a lot of fun, missed the finals due to my friend beating me on our last hole to complete... Gottliebs Caveman. We were half antagonizing each other, half laughing about how ridiculous it was. Will be back next year- thanks for putting this on.
Awesome time yesterday! Nearly all the pins were playing and looking great. I believe we counted 27 pins during our visit. Some rare machines too. And the amount of NEW pins was quite impressive and a treat for a show this size.
Huge thanks again to all that made it possible. Looking forward to next years show.
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I made a deal on my stranger things pro listed at $5700 firm and my Jurassic Park that was at home. It worked out perfectly and that deal would not have happened if it wasn't for the show!
Quoted from woody76:Cool they did not make you mask up. I though NY was COVID crazy.
NYC, yes. Upstate NY, not so much.
A most sincere thank you to everyone who showed up and supported the show!!! It means a lot to a startup show like us! The turnout was pretty good despite the covid-era and recovery right now.
We had an amazing group of volunteers put this show on, none of which were pinball people before I inundated their brain with a crash course of pinball (except for Herb & @drsfmd).
Finally winding down from everything, the show is packed up in storage for next year!
The PinGolf tournament went off great as well. Big thanks to Steve for putting it all together! Congrats to our winners!
Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:none of which were pinball people...(except for Herb)
Damn... That stings
Quoted from drsfmd:Damn... That stings
Whoops! Fixed! Thank you immensely for your help, @drsfmd. Your presence was a relief, Target Alpha worked perfectly on Saturday and beyond thanks to you!
Thanks for doing this. Was happy to help support the show as little as I did, but was glad to be a part of it.
1 month later
Sorry so late in providing a post, but wanted to say, as a recent pinball owner who is still getting their feet wet, that this show was a great time and just perfect for a newcomer like me. The conversations had, lessons learned, and game play experience I otherwise wouldn't of had, was worth every penny! Discovered that my wife was more impressed than she thought she would be, and to her surprise, how much she enjoyed GNR (which is now on our wish list)! The ability to play the Beatles first hand even resulted in the searching and purchasing a Gold edition as my second pin. Now I am registered for the Pintastic show, and can't wait to get there! Hope to see you all again at Wilton Mall next year!
Quoted from kwl13492:The ability to play the Beatles first hand even resulted in the searching and purchasing a Gold edition as my second pin. Now I am registered for the Pintastic show, and can't wait to get there! Hope to see you all again at Wilton Mall next year!
That was my Beatles! I agree that it's super fun. I think we had a nice chat at some point. Nice meeting you. You really must have liked Beatles if you went out and bought one.
I'll be at Pintastic, too. See ya there.
7 months later
Dates for 2022 show are live!
Thanks for everyone who attended the inaugural 2021 show! Overall I appreciate everyone who came, and our excellent volunteers!!
It was a busy year, Fall and Winter came hard and fast! Only 3 weeks after the show I bought out an operator and nearly doubled the collection! Thank you to everyone who attended, and made the show possible and supported this venture! Our rag-tag group had a lot of fun putting this show together, and we learned a lot, and made a lot of new, lasting friendships. Feel free to contact us on the website, www.silverballshow.org with any suggestions/comments/questions/concerns. They all get read by Craig and I!
We’re taking game submissions for the show, working on prices for a Freeplay raffle, and we’ve got some decent sponsorships behind us this year!
Lodging Coming Soon
We are excited to be working with a local hotel to get a block of rooms available for the show. This should ease the prior years’ issue regarding lack of places to stay and impeding growth of the show.We’re working hard to make the shower bigger and better, and look forward to seeing everyone again soon!
Tournament Changes
After carefully considering feedback, we are pursing the traditional tournament style over Pingolf of previous years. Upstate and Western New York, Vermont, Mass, and New Hampshire has a large player base of talented players, but suffers a severe lack of big tournaments! It’s our hope that by offering a standard tournament, this will attract high-level competitors to the local show.Be sure to mark your calendars,
check the website and favorite this topic for future updates!
Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:Proudly presenting Saratoga Silverball 2022!
The event will take place at the Wilton Mall off route 50 in Saratoga Springs. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/rvuUP98RnrnGTry69
Dates are set for September 17th & 18th. It will be a weekend show, typical setup starts Friday afternoon.
Saturday starts at 10am.
The show will continue till 6pm Saturday night.
Tournament runs all day Sunday.
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. The website is in the works, so for now, I would appreciate either PMs or a simple reply for machines you could bring!
The Saratoga Silverball so far will feature a 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-2022-2022
Main post has been edited to reflect the new dates and times, and included the Pinside event link as well!
1 month later
Things are moving along! The space for the show is getting a bit of a facelift, pretty happy about that!
Right now I’m looking into having a few more outlets installed for the show!
Machine registration is also open if anyone knows what they’re gonna bring!
3 weeks later
Getting the games ready for our Silverball Showcase!
If you’re looking to bring a game, we’re accepting game submissions
https://silverballshow.org/machines/register/
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We had a great showing at Fandom Fest last weekend, and most of the machines got 300+ plays on them!
Hope everyone’s excited for Saratoga Silverball, less than 4 weeks away!
Machine submissions are open for those looking to bring a game!
The machine list will be updated very shortly to reflect machines already registered for this year.
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The website had been updated. Fixed an issue with the schedule and updated the games list for this year!
Check it out and register a game for free play while you’re there!
https://pinside.com/pinball/events/saratoga-silverball-2022-2022
Don’t forget our event and our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/silverballshow/
Just nailing down some of the final details! So far we are anticipating a couple unique vendors for this show which should really add an exciting layer of local flair!
Is anyone traveling to the show via central PA and feels like hauling a PF to the show, please shoot me a pm!
Very excited to have a vendor bringing a selection of classic arcades and multicades for sale as well as marquees and other items!
3 DAYS AWAY!
Our Pingolf tournament is IFPA-approved, so come get some sweet WPPR points this weekend!
Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:3 DAYS AWAY!
Our Pingolf tournament is IFPA-approved, so come get some sweet WPPR points this weekend!
I'm doing final pin checks on the 2 entries tomorrow night and loading up. How far is the drop off area to event floor?
Quoted from gdonovan:I'm doing final pin checks on the 2 entries tomorrow night and loading up. How far is the drop off area to event floor?
It’s only about 20 feet! It’s a really nice spot. It’s not the same as last year. Here is the photos. We had looked at this spot last year.
Quoted from Isochronic_Frost: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.
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I have a Centipede cocktail I should bring with a mame computer with wi-fi, its just taking space up in the garage.
Quoted from gdonovan:I have a Centipede cocktail I should bring with a mame computer with wi-fi, its just taking space up in the garage.
That would be great! Bring it down!
We’ve also go some really cool merch to announce shortly!
Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:That would be great! Bring it down!
We’ve also go some really cool merch to announce shortly!
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If anyone is interested drop me a line. Has an AMD64 motherboard of some sort with SSD, legit Win7 install, WiFi, amp with 2 speakers and the coin mechs and atari player buttons are all wired.
WE MADE THE NEWS!
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/CTV/2022/09/14/wilton-mall-pinball-showcase?cid=app_share
Yes, I tried to correct some inaccuracies, but after a few takes they kept repeating the wrong stuff/confusing things so I rolled with it.
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Thanks to you both!
Really great support from the local pinball community!
Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:Thanks to you both!
Really great support from the local pinball community!
No worries, Glad to help!
Pleased that both pins operated with a minimum of fuss.
Officially there was zero problems with Meteor and twice Fireball failed to kickout a ball on a drain. Fussy trough switch I think.
3 months later
Tentative Dates are set for June 23rd and 24th, Friday and Saturday!
There’s a possibility we do something Sunday, but it seems like most people want to pack up and leave then.
This will only be this year due to Pintastic having to take September, and a prior commitment in August to have a pinball & arcade exhibit at Fandom Fest in Schenectady!
https://pinside.com/pinball/events/saratoga-silverball-2023-2023
2 months later
June comes fast! There’s some exciting games ready for the show!
We have newly shopped Sorcerer making its return and Bride of Pinbot making a big debut!
Sorcerer had about a dozen broken posted relocated to bad spots on the playfield, they’ve been filled, sanded, and re-drilled, even those small changes had a big effect on flow!
Just as exciting, Strikes N’ Spares will be making its debut!
With a little luck and good fortune, we will make the 3rd annual Saratoga Silverball the best one yet!
Quoted from gmanrulz46:what about bucaneer? is it gonna be at the show.
Yes, Buccaneer will be at the show! Ron’s favorite lol
1 month later
Progress!
By popular demand
We will be hosting a traditional 3-strikes tournament on Friday, you no longer have to “suffer” Pingolf, now you’ve got options!- Friday & Saturday tournaments scheduled thanks to
Dwboca
- We’ve already received some machine submissions! Thanks for the early support.
- This year there are prizes for a Freeplay raffle!
1 week later
Quoted from gmanrulz46:Update your website,, games coming to the show says September 2022
Website is updated and we’ve added the past shows feature!
TWO WEEKS AWAY FOLKS!!!
Upstate New York’s 3rd Annual Saratoga Silverball
June 23rd and 24th
Saratoga Springs
$20 for a fun day of unlimited pinball, roughly 30-40 machines! There’ll be EMs, solid states, 90s classics and the latest and greatest of the modern era. A portion of the proceeds will go towards supporting Project Pinball. As always bring a game (or several!) get in free, we are graciously accepting machine submissions right up till the show. https://silverballshow.org/machines/register/
This year we have decided to have TWO tournaments! There will be a traditional 3 Strikes tournament on Friday for those who hate fun- I mean, pingolf. The Pingolf tournament is Saturday.
We have an event on Pinside if you want to say “I’m going”
https://pinside.com/pinball/events/saratoga-silverball-2023-2023
We do have vendor spots available if there’s something you wanna sell, feel free to send us an email or a PM. We’re working closely with Project Pinball to donate a portion of the show proceeds!
https://silverballshow.org/
If you simply want to support a local show, I’ve got T-shirts and very cool pint glasses with a pinball embedded in them, like Stern does but more affordable!
Happy flipping!
We have the location locked in!! We will be in the former Express next to Insane Games retro game store!!!
This is gonna be SWEET!
Quoted from gmanrulz46:Update your website,, games coming to the show says September 2022
Website updated again!
Quoted from gmanrulz46:games have not been added since june 2 , buccaneer is not on the list yet
Then we need to get some more games registered!
CURRENT MACHINE LINEUP:
Godzilla (Premium)
Dialed In
Gladiators
Deadly Weapon
Virtual Pin
Raven
Sorcerer
Strikes N' Spares
Mini Pool
Monday Night Football
Buccaneer
Lady Luck
Bride Of Pinbot
Fish Tales
Seawitch
Caveman
Transformers
Lethal Weapon 3
Hollywood Heat
Flipper Football
Party Animal
Target Alpha
Shaq Attaq
Fun-Fest
Still looking for more games to be registered and come to the show! It’s never too late! We’ve got a lot of interest, so we should see a great turnout!
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