i will use my gps.....see you next year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So both hotels are not on site? I was under the impression the hotel was on site.

Boxboro Regency Is the site. However It looks like that hotel only has 143 rooms, so an extra hotel will probably be needed. Hence the overflow.

For reference, Sturbridge had 261 “rooms” total.

Yes the over flow hotel is a sister hotel to the regency and is 10 min away. We will have a free shuttle bus running all days till from 9am to 3am so everyone can stay safe. So this will increase our hotel rooms to 320 rooms.

So, uh, is it too early to get my LE pass for next year yet?

Thanks for the clarification!

The Apex Center in Marlborough is ~15 minutes south of Pintastic and offers bowling, CART racing and many other activities for out of town guests who want to expand their gaming experience beyond Pinball. There are also a number of restaurants and hotels...

https://www.apexentertainment.com

They will go on sale November 1st so mark your calendars. Also the hotels have started booking. Don't wait on booking your room. The host hotel has 60 less room available. So it will sell out quicker. Not to worry we do have our sister hotel 10 min away with free shuttle service till 3am each day. Go here to book https://pintasticnewengland.com/hotel-2/

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Thanks for the heads up Gabe! Booked!

I know it is early but can you speak to the actual layout of the event within the hotel? The reason I ask is that I sold my Cue Ball Wizard to a very nice couple who were buying their first pin. When they were picking up the machine they saw the various Pintastic signed prints I have hung up in the game room and commented that they went to the show and that they were very disappointed with it. I was surprised to hear that and asked why they felt that way and they said they went Saturday evening and most of the machines were gone or being packed up so they felt it was not worth the price.

Turns out they paid for their admission at the booth and walked into the vendor hall that was adjacent to the booth. They spent some time there as the vendors packed up. When they left that room they walked to the intersection where the hot sause guy was set up, looked into the hall in front of the free play room and saw people eating at the tables and ordering food and figured it was the dining area and then they went home. Yikes.

I wound up showing them photos of the free play room I had on my phone and they were crushed they didn't get to explore that room full of pinball machines. They did change their minds about returning next year and I gave them a card with the dates and new location and I hope to see them there.

If you change the dates it takes the group code off. Enter "PINTASTIC 6-20" to get the cheaper rate.

We are worrying and talking about a show that’s a year away? Go play some pinball.

You have moved closer.
Not going!

This is upsetting. We have huge signs pointing to free play and maps everywhere with the show layout. Crazy

You need to scroll back one month at a time and the dates are blocked off with the code applied

If anyone is having an issue booking online please call the hotel and tell them you want to book under the pintastic block. The discounted Pintastic rate is $50 cheaper than the regular rate.

We just booked today for Thursday - Sunday. $115 per night.

what should i take if i own both?

Cornerstone square is fairly newish, only being completed at the tail end of my years as a Westford resident. That entire square has a lot to offer. There's a breakfast diner, pharmacies, I think a Whole Foods now, multiple pizza options, McDs, and of course a Dunkins where you can stand in line and look at another Dunkins.

Fun fact about the fast food though - Westford has a large "stuck up" contingency, and because of the easy 495 access to that square of shops, many didn't want the fast food bringing in the "trucker crowd" (this is what I was told my my neighbors upon moving there). Therefore, there are rules for the fast food places in order to operate - 1) No drive thru's. 2) Wooden siding if a standalone unit. 3) No neon signage.

Going in the other direction from the hotel also gives you some very good options. Bamboo is equidistant from the hotel as Cornerstone Square. That was my go-to for takeout.

Fuse Westford has awesome upscale burgers (their Crunch Burger for $11 may be the best burger in the region IMHO).

Nashoba Ski Area has the Sunset Tiki bar which is a cool outdoor atmosphere where you can kick off your shoes hang out in the sand, play cornhole, listen to live music. A bit pricey on the drinks.

Kimball Farm has the best damn ice cream, portions which illustrate why other countries look down at us, some of the best mini golf I've ever played from both a challenge and landscaping perspective, a driving range, batting cages, par-3 golf course, (*cough* pinball-less arcade *cough*), and more.

Keep going past Kimballs and you can cross the highway in Littleton where they have a huge new plaza with even more restaurants and a giant cinemas.

There's a LOT around if you're staying at the Westford Regency.

Cool thank you for that info.

Maybe have signs that just say "more games this way" for folks who might not know the pinball terminology?

Or maybe just follow the crowds of people walking that way to see we’re they are going.

For anyone from out of town, they also have just about the best fried seafood around. No joke.

Just passed this, its on route from westford. No time to stop but looks there are electronic components on its site, diodes, trans (to-66) capacitors.

http://www.youdoitelectronics.com

Anyone been?

Better asian food places in the area from westford to event.

Takumi Sushi & Hibachi
197 Daniel Webster Hwy, Nashua, NH 03060
(603) 891-1717
https://maps.app.goo.gl/xRbWRAe4uuCd7LGT8

Note: nashua is north not on route but one of the better sushi places.  I'm just not gonna mention our dump of an arcade across the street, just skip Fun World. Don't get tempted unless  you have a thing for being disappointed.

Vietnamese Noodles:
Pho 88 restaurant
1270 Westford St, Lowell, MA 01851
(978) 452-7300
https://maps.app.goo.gl/wHeTq2arKAwq1XJh6

Very close to westford, authentic. If your in a group try the hotpot.

Sichuan Gourmet Billerica
502 Boston Rd, Billerica, MA 01821
(978) 670-7339
https://maps.app.goo.gl/GBg9U2k87sZnYXXB9

Sichuan food is not kung pow chicken or yellow noodles.  If you look around, go for the dishes that you cant read -its in chinese.  Look around you'll see some amazing dishes the regulars get. Fried skillet fish, mapo tofu, cold noodles and so on. Its spicy!

New Jang Su Korean BBQ Restaurant
260 Cambridge St, Burlington, MA 01803
(781) 272-3787
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rCPpi9YuQpoRyPwHA

Not too far off the trail, good place of you like korean bbq

Korean quick fix: kmart

H Mart Burlington
3 Old Concord Rd, Burlington, MA 01803
(781) 221-4570
https://maps.app.goo.gl/G51G5WiAgnbwB9Mj6

The market has some food stalls, good kimchee, VERY busy on weekends.

I am traveling from Providence via car for tourney days and happy to give anyone a ride there who’s on the way.

I know this is a business so it’s probably hard to make this event work at a more expensive Boston area hotel but I hope in 2021 we might see someplace a bit more central to Boston.

I can see it from the highway, huge sign. Thanks, ill have to make a stop.

Better idea buddy - let’s move the show 45 miles north every year, until the show is on the Canadian border.

I’m teasing, please, know I’m joking. Ugh.

I was hoping to book a room at the actual hotel the event is at, if anyone has one reserved and can't make it, let me know, maybe it could be transferred.

There are 50 rooms available each night. We are having an issue with the on line booking system for Friday. Call the hotel and reserve a room under the Pintastic block.

Been there since I was a kid.

I was able to book today, thanks!