Pittsburgh, PA
Classics I and juniors seniors: http://papa.org/2014/07/20/papa-17-games-classics-i-juniors-seniors/
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Quoted from ChadNC:12 pins for Classics I ? I was thinking theyre was less than that last year.
There were 12 games in classics last year as well.
Quoted from ChadNC:12 pins for Classics I ? I was thinking theyre was less than that last year.
There were 12 games in classics last year as well.
Division C:
Jackbot
Johnny Mnemonic
Pirates of the Caribbean
Future Spa
Batman Dark Knight
Corvette
Addams Family
Wheel of Fortune
Attack from Mars
F14 Tomcat
I am debating on C or B - this makes me lean to C, pending B list obviously. Great lineup.
I've played plenty of AF with really difficult right-flipper-to-ramp shots. Probably some combo of weak flippers and steep pitch. Who knows how the PAPA game will be set up.
Quoted from westofrome:I've played plenty of AF with really difficult right-flipper-to-ramp shots. Probably some combo of weak flippers and steep pitch. Who knows how the PAPA game will be set up.
Just set it up. Right flipper to right ramp isn't possible on the fly. It is possible from a cradle, but it's a tight shot. I would expect as the game gets hotter toward the middle or end of the day, that shot will no longer be possible.
Chair is protected with two yellow posts.
Quoted from mhs:Chair is protected with two yellow posts.
I just checked again and this isn't true. It's two black posts. The yellows are on the other one I played earlier. The game plays clean and fast but is available for nice scores if you can do it. I would expect someone in C to tour twice during qualifying.
Quoted from mhs:I just checked again and this isn't true. It's two black posts. The yellows are on the other one I played earlier. The game plays clean and fast but is available for nice scores if you can do it. I would expect someone in C to tour twice during qualifying.
Do the black posts still block shots from the right flipper as badly as the yellow ones in Bowen's tutorial video do, or is a right flipper shot to the chair still very possible on this one?
Quoted from mhs:Just set it up. Right flipper to right ramp isn't possible on the fly. It is possible from a cradle, but it's a tight shot. I would expect as the game gets hotter toward the middle or end of the day, that shot will no longer be possible.
Chair is protected with two yellow posts.
Ironically the yellow posts make it easier from a backhand. Just put a Cliffy on it 
Quoted from westofrome:Dumb question, but why does the machine heating up make the shot more difficult?
Flippers get weaker as they get hot.
Quoted from WaddleJrJr:Do the black posts still block shots from the right flipper as badly as the yellow ones in Bowen's tutorial video do, or is a right flipper shot to the chair still very possible on this one?
That's kind of hard to answer. If you hit the shot, you'll make it. The black posts are standard black posts as found on most addams I've seen.
Quoted from sk8ball:Ironically the yellow posts make it easier from a backhand. Just put a Cliffy on it
Shouldn't you be reading up on your Surf n Safari rules instead of posting here?
Quoted from mhs:That's kind of hard to answer. If you hit the shot, you'll make it. The black posts are standard black posts as found on most addams I've seen.
Alright, thank you that answers my question.
Quoted from mhs:Shouldn't you be reading up on your Surf n Safari rules instead of posting here?
Don't need to. Only location game I play here 
Quoted from mhs:I would expect someone in C to tour twice during qualifying.
Greaaaaat.
Quoted from mhs:I would expect someone in C to tour twice during qualifying.
canceling my plane tickets now.
It was fun to dream
Who doesn't love a good humiliation every now and then?
If you are going to crap the bed, PAPA is the best place on earth to do it !
B games look tough. Think I'm going with C.
Division B:
Metallica
Target Pool
24
Scared Stiff
NBA Fast Break
Dr Dude
AC/DC
Centaur
Ripley’s Believe it or Not
Mustang,
Right. I'm a noob and not a masochist, so it's Division C for me! Then again, maybe the fact the I'm showing up to be publicly slaughtered actually does make me a masochist.
Quoted from beelzeboob:... Then again, maybe the fact the I'm showing up to be publicly slaughtered actually does make me a masochist.
Quoted from beelzeboob:... And humiliation.
They kinda go hand in hand. 
And I'll be right there with ya. 
Quoted from KoolFingers:They kinda go hand in hand.
And I'll be right there with ya.
Good to know. I'll need someone to hold my hand when I begin feeling verklempt. 
Division A:
Twilight Zone
Star Trek
Surf n Safari
Mousin Around
Spiderman
Quicksilver
Fish Tales
High Speed
World Cup Soccer
Wizard of Oz
OK, so I only predicted 2 games. You guys are doing a good job of keeping us guessing. And I am SO glad this is not the B bank!
Quoted from beelzeboob:Good to know. I'll need someone to hold my hand when I begin feeling verklempt.
lol No problem. And I should have the cure for those feelings in the car, which I visited often last year.
Love the A lineup! Wondering what changes will be made to Oz. Center post will be pulled for sure, but what else?
Does anyone know which C bank games will/will not be found in duplicate in the practice games?
There are many I am not familiar with and those also are not found on location in my areas from searching so far.
Quoted from Whysnow:Does anyone know which C bank games will/will not be found in duplicate in the practice games?
Purely going from memory so I cant be 100% but i think there are multiples of these games
Jackbot
Corvette
Addams Family
Attack from Mars
f14 tomcat
and only 1 of these, but again Im not positive
Johnny Mnemonic (there may be another of these)
Pirates of the Caribbean
Future Spa
Batman Dark Knight
Wheel of Fortune
Quoted from Whysnow:Does anyone know which C bank games will/will not be found in duplicate in the practice games?
There are many I am not familiar with and those also are not found on location in my areas from searching so far.
If I had to guess these would be the ones with dupes in the practice area from "C"
Pirates of the Caribbean
Batman Dark Knight
Addams Family
Attack from Mars
Quoted from Whysnow:Does anyone know which C bank games will/will not be found in duplicate in the practice games?
There are many I am not familiar with and those also are not found on location in my areas from searching so far.
There's duplicates of
Jackbot
Pirates of the Caribbean
Batman Dark Knight
Corvette
Addams Family
Wheel of Fortune
Attack from Mars
Any other questions about the games, let me know. I'll be checking semi-regularly for the next few days. Also, as always, the contact page from papa.org comes my way too.
Overall, the games are set pretty reasonably. It's a four-day tournament with plenty of qualifying time, so there's no point in making them luck boxes. Expect them to play fast with tight slings but also be available for big scores. Posts should be in virtually everything with a possible exception here or there in A bank.
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