Blueshirt gave Jediturtle and I a rules break down while we were playing Zombies. There is a skill shot where you have to hit three switches where you bank left, right, left. Very cool.

That is one helluva trophy Beyotch right there.

Hey Flanker, she needs to stick her tongue out and she'll have that blurred lines/miley thing nailed.

Had SO MANY flashbacks seeing all the old games I grew up with! Boulderdash, M.U.L.E, and 100 others.

Group rate on the rooms was ~$90/night. So glad I stayed Friday and Saturday night even though I only live 40 minutes away.

My kids got all excited when we saw the Spooky Pinball trailer in Johnson Creek on our way home. You guys ROCK!

Couple more pics. Eric working hard while Kingpin slacks off playing LoTR with Chris watching.

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Dan talking with the Spooky guys.

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Styx and Garret. Congrats to Styx on placing very high in A division!

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The Dude.

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Pauly B!

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tmac killing daleks

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What a weekend. Got home around 11:30 last night. Had to drive 40 most of the way home because of the driving rain and high winds wanting to take my little Jeep and trailer for a ride. Finally got home to find the gutters overflowing and water pouring into the basement through (drumroll please)...my breaker box. That was exciting. But anyway, made it home safe and sound and just have to get the pins back into the basement today. Thank God I learned my lesson about taking the Monday after off of work, LOL!

I know it was one of Dan's worst years ever, but I have to say it was the arcade room's best year ever! New room, tons more games, lots of new helpers who saved our asses, and an amazing finished product.

Thank you so much to Dan and Gary for making all this happen. To Steve and Keith for the pure dedication. To Brian, Tom, Corey, Hilton, Mark, and others I'm sure I am forgetting for really stepping up and helping us out this year. We would have been lost without you guys. To Aaron for the afterparty and a million other things. I'm missing lots of people I am sure. And of course to everyone who brought games, both collectors and vendors, to fill that big crazy hall. Together we made something really special happen, and seeing peoples faces as they walked in for the first time and took it all in was priceless and worth all the effort.

I'm beat. Time to get those pins in the basement and then crash for the rest of the day, LOL! I really hope everyone had fun!

Something fun for Monday morning, thanks BretButler!

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I don't know about any of the drama (and it's impossible to pull an event like this off without plenty of it), but this is hands down the coolest show running & everything about this set up was perfect. Great job this year, man. Thank you for the hard work. Now get some rest!

I tried gimping over to get in that first picture but i wasn't fast enough. Unintentional photobomb right there, i tell you hwhat.

Thanks to everyone who made the show possible, those who brought a game and (the key) spent time keeping them going all day. The variety was awesome for both pins and vids, kids actually loved all the classic shooting and fighting games. My first time so I can't compare to past events, but was just amazed how well things went from a participants perspective. Great job all who spent their whole weekend + hosting an awesome event!

Pictures are a necessity. This was the single craziest thing that's happened at a show I've seen in awhile.

The show gets better every year and I'm in awe of everyone involved. Many organizers can learn a lot by watching how Dan and crew (everyone!) treat their guests, vendors, helpers, volunteers, friends, etc. A huge standing-O to everyone involved!!

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That makes Ironman look slow.

OMG Pepsi is coming out of my nose right now.

even better than you and trophy on the centaur backglass! well played, sir.

edit: that literally makes her a trophybeyotch, doesn't it?

Was bangerjay wearing his singlet?

Not for long!

Man, i was right next door and didn't hear anything about this. What happened?

LMFAO!!!

This is exactly what Deacon's wife thinks happens to all of the singles he loses at these events...

That's like the weekends two best photos combined into one.

It was fast, it was hot, and my leg got humped.

who said there were pictures??

cant put the blackmail photos in public domain... I mean what photos?

Oh man. I'm sitting here with my head still buzzing. What a great weekend. Every year is better than the last. I met so many great people and having a table and an excuse to talk to pinheads all weekend is such a privilege.

Also, being able to solidify relationships with people who have gone from familiar faces in the crowd to people I would consider friends is priceless.

MGC is the only show where we are already talking about what we're going to do next year on the way up to this year's show.

Thanks again to EVERYONE who makes this show happen.

I had a great time as well!!

Gotta head to work but I agree with all of the above. Will post more later.

Thanks to all who brought games!

Thanks to the set-up team!

Thanks to Dan & Gary!

Thanks to all who came and enjoyed!

Extra special Thanks to those who stuck around to the bitter end making sure everyone was loaded! We didn't leave until 10pm!

Eric working hard while Kingpin slacks off playing LoTR with Chris watching.

In the business we call that "testing". You can "test a game all day long, but if you get caught playing then you get in trouble.

Thanks to everyone for stopping by the booth and saying hi! Countdown to pinball life crazy October event!

Are we friends?

Great time. Brought a pin for the first time( it found a new home), learned a few things. If you drink all day Friday, Clock Chaos goes by quickly. If your wife comes and falls in love with WOZ, it becomes a very expensive show.

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Poor cut and paste job, but.. yeah

Yes. Benefits to be named later.

No, its perfect, MnHotrod looks like he is ready to catch something!

This is a topper strictly for LOTR sold by BackAlleyCreations that just happened to be on a game owned by KingPin, nothing more nothing less. Now maybe Jack will take notice of this awesome design and approach them about making it or a similar one for the Hobbit.........one can only hope.

Both machines that I brought seemed to have someone on them every time I walked by, now grant it there weren't any lines of people waiting to play them.

Audit for WWF: 360 plays

I am not even sure if System 11 games have audits but if they do, I wish I would have checked High Speed before I sold it.

Thank you to everyone that brought a machine. I need to do less talking and more playing next time though!!

I saw you in the booth with him and your buddy when I was getting a coffee refill - I was like damn...how cool is that!

Got to talk to John late morning on Sunday as he was signing something for me - asked him some pointed questions on the business history of the business - to which he was really open about discussing. He's a really down to earth guy.

meow that's funny

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Congrats on the Creech. If you ever decide to move on, old Fireballs will probably be hanging out here still. I'd have brought him and his flaming cock, but didn't get to hit the road until after 3pm.

It was great meeting most of you guys up at MGC. Played a lot of Addams Family and Flanks Spiderman. High light of the weekend was having John Trudeau sign my BOP and Flintstones translites. Talked with John Popadiuk for about 30 minutes was pretty cool as well.

If anyone has that picture of me laying (fake passed out) under my BOP please post, I want to show my wife. I think it was taken by the gent who brought AC/DC and Metallica.

Sounds like pinheadpuckguy aka eric?

Yeah, Eric. He fed me beer so you would think I would remember his name.

Man those games were SWEET! Especially the Metallica. Eric was chill as hell too! But he never *fed* me any beer. Probably because I had a never ending Bacardi and Coke in my hands.

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he MADE beer!

Thanks Dave. Post edited for accuracy.

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All I can say is, there's only one day a year an old guy like me stays up until 2:00 AM and that's at the MGC!!

By far the best 24 hour crash and burn pinball show my friends and I go to. Anyone willing to organize something like this is totally INSANE!! There, I said it, Dan. You're INSANE!!

Signed, official beer sponsor of the MGC after party.

Thanks for bringing the beer Bryan and that was one sweet looking Fish Tales cabinet. I wish you luck with it!

Chris

I brought alone 2 new kids this year. The ride home sunday they both started planning out how they could convince their parents to let them go again. My son and I had a GREAT time for our 2nd year. Looking forward to the next year. Possibly going to get my dad to set up in the Vendor tent, bring a big ass uhaul full of more games and product.

I took it. It is blurry has hell. Too much 2 Gingers and Twisted Enkel for me I guess. Sorry Dantebean. I hope everyone liked the beer. I'll take requests next year for what styles to make.

That score was a mistake. Ted didn't get 10 million and change, he got 1 million and change. It was entered wrong. Since the scoring was 100, 99, 98, etc. it didn't affect the outcome for anyone else though. It wasn't that nice to me in Clock Chaos, but of course afterwards I put up a 5.9 million score on it in the main hall. It was really a beautiful machine.