Hello everyone. I look forward to seeing everyone again at this years Pinball Expo in lovely Chicago! The time is getting closer and I thought it would be a good time to start a thread on what you are bringing to the show.

The Expo organizers and myself truly appreciate all of the great games people bring to the show. We recognize it is a ton of work move stuff, set it up and maintain it at a show and it means a ton to the attendees and organizer that you make the effort. We had a record number of games at the show last year making it truly a blast to attend!

I will be posting another announcement concerning the suggestions we adopted from last year and some of the changes we will be making to make things go smoother than ever with the free play area as well as load in and load out.

Thank you all again for bringing stuff for us to enjoy!

Regards,

Andrew Barney

Ah the sweet sweet cheese pump.

Andrew

I will start it off, I am bringing a ScoreGasm!

Andrew

Would love to see this game at the show! I hope you are able to bring it.

I will answer what I can from your questions:

Maybe they need to invest some time in Newbie PR... and may a "I'm a Expo Virgin" documents. -> Noted. We will work on this.

180 for a ticket; really? -> $36/day for almost unlimited pinball, great people, industry guys, and fun!

Why is the expo closed Wed and Thursday?
Here are the hours for the vendor hall/freeplay area:
Vendor Hall:
Closed Wednesday for hall setup.
Thursday: It opens at 6:00 PM
Friday: 6:00 PM until 12:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, 11:00 PM - ?

Free play area(s):
Wednesday: Open at 6PM. Load in starts at noon. Bumper blast at night!
Thursday: Open 6:00 PM until 6:00 AM
Friday: Open 1:00 PM until Sunday. Late open to support tournament activities.

Does that mean I don't have to setup my machine until Thursday afternoon? You can setup Wed 12-11, Thur 6-6, Fri 1 until anytime Sunday morning.

When is BYOP setup? Sorry, lost me.

When is teardown? You can take your game at any time.

Here is some further info around bringing games you may find useful:
What would a Pinball Expo be without having some pinball games to play?! With this in mind, the organizers of the Pinball Expo have an offer for you. If you bring a game to expo, set it on 'free play' for others to play, they'll give you a nice rebate on your Expo admission price.

The deal is this... For each day one game of yours is at expo, and on free play (and is *not* at the Expo for sale!), we'll give you a a day cash rebate (up to the total cost you have paid to the Pinball Expo). If you bring several games, multiply the games times (within reason). Pay for admission before going into the show, and at the end of the show when you remove your game(s), Mike Pacak will give you cash back for the games-times-days attended.

If you have any more questions, let me know I will gladly help in any way I can!

Andrew

Thanks Rob for all you do to make the show great! It is truly appreciated.

Andrew

The vendor hall is closed for the banquet. Many vendors attend the banquet which is one of the reasons the space is closed at that point.

The free play room is open during that time, however.

Andrew

We are getting closer! I can't wait to see everyone in a few short days.

Thanks again to all who bring games for us to enjoy! It is appreciated!

Andrew