Just tip it over from the top of the stairs. These things are built like tanks!

ugh Im so annoyed. Had a premium set up for that first run. Now Im scrambling to find one for the second run. Bleh! thinking about buying something else in the meantime and ill make room next year for AIQ.

yea my buddy will help me out, though hes not into pinball. I need to start doing tournaments so I can meet some pinball people. Have never tried competitive pinball. Maybe ill host one myself.

If you build it they will come.

motivated now. Where our field of dreams pin theme!?

https://www.facebook.com/Woopi-Freeballers-Inc-1079332152257683

I started with one pin and played Pingolf on it with 9 different goals. We had a ball, now there's 12 or more pins in the Sunday comps, small prize box i fill at the $2 shop with trinkets.

Matchplay takes all the work out of setting up and running for a small yearly fee.

https://matchplay.events/app

We do a Sunday afternoon, with some nibblies and beers. Usually 6 -12 people as it's a small town and it's invite only. We have a blast.

visited Pinball Pirate and put a couple games on the pro he has on demo. WINNER my premium will hopefully be here end of Oct or Nov.

Harrison on Marco stream earlier-(not a gameplay stream) lots of LE’s built and shipped so far....

OK boys, I’m a bit late to this thread but I believe I got the last LE. Waiting very impatiently but the process seems better than when I was waiting for my Monster Bash (Limited Edition). Can’t wait to get it and add it to the collection. Ordered the topper and shooter rod.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/750839691

Site seems broken now. When ya click it it just lets you change the price

Went to my distro to shoot some games on the pro...
I’m not even gonna waste time talking about how good it was....
1 game in and I knew it’s gonna be the favourite in my collection.
JPLE, TMNT LE, Stranger things LE, MMr Royal, etc....
AIQ is gonna be top.
So many shots.
Just... wow.
Do not hesitate to buy this pin.
Players that love the pros, you will not be disappointed, so much going on you would think it’s a Prem.
Can’t wait for my LE, the yellow is gonna pop Noice.

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I've waited for years for this pin. It has been my dream pin for a long time. Here is my RGP post in August, 2009 asking what would be your dream pin.

https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.pinball/c/fR5MEoUVGnQ/m/ZST0yNKb0TkJ

"The Avengers (Marvel Comics not the British television show)
Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, pretty much almost every
character in the Marvel universe has been a member at one time or
another.

Movie coming out in a couple of years so there is a tie in."

Funny fact, I sold a lot of my Avengers comics to fund my pinball addiction. The movie helped me cash out on super high grade books. Life has come full circle. I'm in for the premium, and I'm going full steam on side rails, powder coating, pin blades, topper, etc....

So if you have not seen the Marco TV vid ( link at post #311 ) and want to know what the mechs. are like in AIQ , take the time and watch it ! Lead Engineer Harrison Drake has a very good interview with all the inner workings of the game along with what its like working w/ Elwin - Riche and more . I'll save you 4 min of your life - skip to 4:42 in ! How is it I never heard of Marco TV ?

The hype is real. Buy, buy, buy.

As it was with TMNT! ...And then the reports of shitty playfield printing, scratched playfields from poorly built diverters, and other issues crushed that hype. Don't get me wrong, I'm looking forward to owning one myself but it'll likely be a year or two after waiting for the early machines to be received, quality to be confirmed, etc.

Too late, I'm in for an LE!

Can't blame you for that! If you're interested in an LE then definitely be an early adopter - you'll easily get your money back when/if you decide to sell regardless of quality issues.

Did player one say when they were expecting LE’s to arrive in Canada?

No word yet.

Guesstimating, 2-3 weeks.

I have a premium on order for late October with my distributor but I’m having second thoughts on it after playing the pro model in the showroom. I’m clearly in the minority of the hype club here but was not very impressed with the pro model. I got about 10-12 plays on it. While I love 3 flipper fast flowing pins, this one just seems to have too wide open of a playfield and is lacking something. Ramps are smooth flowing and playfield art looks great but I have no desire to own a pro after playing it. Hopefully the premium will be better. I’ll make my final decision when it’s on the floor and I can play it before I 100% commit to buying it. FWIW, I think TMNT pro is quite a bit more fun than AIQ pro. We will see if the premium ends up in my line up.

Premium it is for you. Portal lock and Marvel ramp fills in the playfield nicely i would think.

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I'm excited about this game but haven't played it yet. Looking at your ratings it seems your favorite game is Hobbit - another 3 flipper game with a wide open playfield, smooth ramps, and great playfield art. I'm curious what you feel AIQ is lacking?

Hey @mbrave77! There is a great group of pinball players in South Jersey and in Philly who are always looking for more people to play with. Tournaments are a little scarce right now due to COVID, but we are still having meetups at Starcade in the Hamilton Mall in Mays Landing on Wednesday nights. Everyone is welcome, just bring a mask! I can give you my Stern distributor, but he does not do in-home setups so not sure if it is what you are looking for.

To bring it back on thread topic, we are looking into adding an Avengers to the lineup at Level Up Entertainment in the same mall. It is a comic shop so the theme is a slam dunk, but we were leaning toward TMNT due to the Co-Op and team-based play, and it seems a little more casual-friendly. I wish Avengers would add co-op as a feature because it would help with our decision.

Nice I see mine.

Planning to have an unboxing party?

My line up could use a little more yellow. Great Job! Manufacturing in the middle of a pandemic. Stern can't be stopped.

I'm in for an LE. Now - If I can just get my distributor to communicate with me a little better on when he thinks it will be ready. I was told he was getting them on 9/14, but still nothing from him this week.

Waiting is killing me. Anticipating a GREAT game!

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2808910049379657&extid=uoTe8BbwIgmBZMIW

The pro is going to be a tremendous amount of fun. Without the ball pausing in the vuk or subway the game will be lightning fast.

It looks to me like they changed the finish on the glove - darker and with a bit more shading.

Why not?

The glove does look alot better

Much better

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Looks the same as in the promo video to me.

My LE is just come off the line!

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The one on the line has alot more shading...base color even looks darker.
Check out the other two in the pic (4 total) they are darker. Imo

My guess is they had all these parts already and didn’t change anything. But I could be wrong.

Hopefully someone comes up with a mod to make the gems clear instead of frosted.

May have to hand paint the gems with color matched semi-transparent paint or something.

It looks like there’s a clear bubble in each of the frosted inserts. Maybe in lower light it’ll have a cool effect.
I’m going to reserve judgement until I see it in person.