Ann Arbor Michigan Pinball Showcase 2018:
• Game totals as of 09/17/17: 389
• All games are currently set up, 100% working, all either very good to collector quality examples.
• Project total for the May 2018 show: 400+
• The show has limited attendance for each day to prevent overcrowding.
• Onsite repair facility’s and tech’s to essentially guarantee all games will be up and running at the end of the show.
• http://vfwpinball.com/ Search for Pinside threads on the past shows for all the positive comments

Total Gottlieb machines: 75
Total Bally machines: 112
Total Williams machines: 91
Total Chicago Coin machines: 9
Total Dataeast machines: 17
Total Capcom machines: 2
Total Classic Stern machines: 19
Total New Stern machines: 21
Total Other makes: 43
Total 1950s machines: 21
Total 1960s machines: 26
Total 1970s machines: 70
Total 1980s machines: 151
Total 1990s machines: 80
Total 2000s machines: 22
Total EM arcade machines: 19
Total EM machines: 132
Total SS machines: 257
Total Machines (all types): 389

To be clear:

Ann Arbor Michigan Pinball Showcase 2018 = VFW = Vintage Flipper World = Clay = [email protected]

Located between Brighton and Ann Arbor Michigan

Doug D.

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VFW show is held in the spring. The 2018 event will be the 4th or 5th year in a row.

A little more shameless shilling for the VFW:
• No duplicate titles.
• 21 Zaccaria (Italy) titles
• The game list (see web site) includes rare games that are typically no shows at other shows; from
• Knock Out (Gottlieb 1950) & Mermaid (Gottlieb 1951), to Cactus Canyon Continued (Williams 1998) & Big Bang Bar (Capcom
Pinball 1996/2007) to Alien (Heighway 2017)

I agree with you except for the last two sentances.

I'm not "overselling", just clarifying what the VFW is all about. That is, don’t expect multiple copies of your favorite Stern or WPC tiles. You can expect to find one of “almost” everything SS or DMD.

Yes, the show sells out on Saturday (as in weeks ahead of time) and nearly sells out Friday and Sunday. But to the OP, the 20 newest Pinsides as of yesterday, or relative newbies to the show scene, the “selling” discussion may be worthwhile to them.

Doug D.
VFW Member (full disclosure for those wondering)