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Anyone know?
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Thank you- thats how I have been operating for years. I may have read it at some point but nice to hear it!

Plan is to put this all back together today and play this evening with the idea that I can use that time to find gremlins. It is getting very close to completely mechanically redone.

Almost done!

Assembly line for new pop mechanisms....

Got one in and now replicating it for all 4 additional powered. Already have bases replaced and bodies as well as new sockets. Slings are done!

Soooooo... close..... just the gate mech and three stand up then total mechanical rebuild of game will be complete. Amazing- ALL pop bodies and bases were also broken- this game must have insane pop action to have broken literally every one, but Williams pops are known for some mechanical fragility.... still.

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With all Mechanical now done- there is a big ass pile of broken parts and four or five orders from PBR to account for the game.

Game play is fun- flippers are different than my later Williams EM. Very hard to cradle the ball! ALSO- 5 pops are otrageous- loud as hell and like small arms fire. No wonder all mechs were broken. These things absolutely kick!

I have LED configuration where I want it and its playing well with a few adjustments needed but very few. I have been play testing it most of the day and picking off random weird stuff. I played a number of two olayer games and playing for goals is so fun! I am rather amazed at how much that changes game play.

I doubt this looks much different than last- but its really mostly done now. I need to put a tilt in and will do so when i rebuild coin door- but not in any major rush now- it LIVES! And its fast and furious and fun!

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Will post a few pics of it with glass off to show lights and details- but game is beautiful!

Nice and shiny!

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Start a thread!!! And enjoy!

I am very pleased to announce that the game now plays 100% and has been mechanically rebuilt. I ended up with about 4 PBR orders at least two of which were large.

I had been chasing a nagging ground issue with some controlled lights but got that solved and suddenly I love the game.

I am weird- once I tear into a game and then fet it backtogether, if its not working 10000% correctly I take it personally and it absolutely pisses me off to play it. Everytime it hits the broken part I have to shut it down and pursue.

Now that I have had a chance to play this- let me say the addition of score reels to this game was entirely useless. Playing for goals is amazing- the game becomes this redemable bonus counter with a fun fan layout of bonus shots that advance the puck and step across the playfield. Its so fun- the post is awesome because it is so easy to get- but also soo easy to loose. I played it 10 times in a row and sat back and thought - Wow- this game kicks butt.

The hockey animation is so good and the game is loud as shit- super lively and the pop bumper swarm action is hilarious. I need to get a buddy over to trash talk and play some hockey!

I also need to rebuild the coin door... but thats not bad and can be done later. For now I do not require a Tilt nor do I need to coin up- opening the door and adding 8 credits is fine with me for a bit!

I completely agree. I had a chance to play a number of games as 2 player versus. To the point that I wanted to share a scoring system we worked out to enable a 3 point tournament between two. Winner of a game gets a point. First to 3 points is victor. Simple rule twist using an invented home field makes it super fun.

Winner of a game gets home field- and shoots first on next game. If tie occurs person with home field advantage gets the point. After a time home field advantage switches- so a second tie goes to the other person but if that happened home field switches back.

We actually played these rules out inventing them over a number of games. Then agreeded to a 3 point match. Ended up using every rule- two ties in a row, and each had 2 points so last game was winner take all- and we tied but I had lost home field by tying the previous game and thus lost as my friend won the final point from a tie. It felt awesome- those rules require you to win games and punish ties.

I entered my rating and indeed- it is my highest rated game. I know the entire rule set- it takes 5 minutes to learn it. But its amazing as a 2 person game and also is really well done from a theme/art perspective. The animation is awesome (I may have mentioned that before).

Anyhow- this was a pin I had been looking for for many many years- so long I finally paid to ship it and it was worth it. Game is so snappy and fun.

You need black hockey tape on your stick- change your flipper rubbers up!

As I believe I had mentioned, I found a NOS playfield for this game. It got its first coat of clear today. Here is after scuffing and repaint of a very few black areas that had a crack. Amazing conditon.

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Sorry- been away a while. But yes. I *think* I will sell the old playfield. Its going to be a while but PM if interested. May be years. Work is not compatible with Pinball now but thats OK!

Also- the goal light mod is inspired. Me want!