I found that the games with no queues were often more fun to play than the latest and greatest whiz bang “get in line“ games everyone was clamoring for. I agree, though, it’s time to find a bigger venue, or really just send the vendors and video games to another room, and have nothing but free play pinball machines in the main room. There was lots of wasted space where more pinball machines could have been set up.

Good point! I was actually thinking that (how it’s cool to have the vendors and games all in the same space) after I posted. I do think the video games could go somewhere else though, and then there would be plenty of space for pinball. I seem to recall seeing at least one whole empty booth. I wonder what happened there.
The corner of the room where Oktoberfest was set up was way too crowded. Otherwise I thought things worked pretty well.

I had a blast playing some old machines that reminded me of my youth. I even got some decent scores!

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That is a gorgeous machine! Those are real bells, not speakers, right? I wish I could make you a worthy offer, but I hope you don't sell it so we can all see and play it again next year.