Ookay, I think you addressed/responded to some things that weren’t part of my post….

So, maybe a 24hr game room is a pipe dream. Understood. I didn’t know it was such a big deal.. yikes.

Having a game room open for a few extra hours ONE night of an expo is objectively not the same as “..leaving them on 24 hours for multiple days.” And you don’t seem to have an issue with the game room being open until 2am - when it’s open for you.

I’d assume that if a game room was open, it’d be adequately staffed just like the rest of the show. An unattended room would be a non starter for me as well. Thankfully they seemed pretty great about staffing, eh?

And Phoebe, I never said the expo was “broken” or needing “fixing” .. I asked about the possibility of expanded game room hours for one of the nights. Not everyone works 9-5 with weekends off and a couple extra hours with smaller crowds would be appreciated.

Like I’ve said, had I known late night game rooms were such a divisive topic, I wouldn’t have asked. Didn’t mean to ruffle anyone’s feathers.

Thanks for bringing games, if you did!

And thanks again to all who helped, we had a wonderful time - everyone we interacted with was super friendly!

Thanks! Have gotten involved in a regular league and tourney since moving back - having a blast with it!

This year was our first Pincinnati and we’re excited for the next!

I said that Pinball Expo in Chicago did this for a few years and the games were on 24 hours for multiple days there were not many who stayed up all night to play. I was not there for the after hours at Pincinnati...so this was a non issue for me. I just simply stated that it was available, not sure if it was just for folks who brought games or not. I just know that several mentioned it. I however was pretty much in my room by 10 or 11 each night because I had to get up early to go down and make sure my games were clean and running properly for folks to play.

I was simply saying that Erik and Jerry did it right and "if it ain't broke don't fix it" is a saying that fits...never said you said it was broken...sorry your schedule is not conducive to that, hope it works out that you get a chance to come during the "open" hours of the show in the future! Keep Flippin"

Phoebe

Points are up! Pincinnati been berry berry good, to me...

I might do that. But I have another master plan... INDISC in February.

My first pinball event and it was awesome. Can’t wait for next year. I plan on getting some machines together to bring next year. It’ll give me an excuse to stay all weekend. Thanks for such a great event!

Any XLTs for tall guys?

You killed it last weekend. Was nice playing with you. My 5th place on Friday was a nice chunk of points, too.

Robert, great playing and it was nice to meet you!

Gave Pincinnati my twipy vote! Thx for all you guys do Erik

I made a huge jump in rankings. Didn't even know that the Gauntlet would be giving points. The place / points curve seems to be polynomial or something, definitely not linear.

Isn't there also a new bonus for having over 64 players?

I truly feel like the IFPA points are out of control....

I understand where you are coming from. I just feel like there is a conversation to be had about large vs small tournaments, and large vs small markets.

I also know there is no perfect system and they are doing what they feel is right. So kudos to them for that.

The higher you get up there, the more you need the big tournaments to rise. Local 16 to 20 player tourneys don't hit your points unless you win (and if you are top 200, even winning might not be enough to move the needle). Second place isn't enough to overtake other events that are under your belt.

I understand how it works, I just don't tend to like it.

Yeah the state stuff is pretty cool, I agree with you there.

The problem with the state rankings is there still may not be many tournaments near me. For our case we have an occasional tournament in Newport. But Louisville seems to have at least one a week. We need to get Jesse to have more tournaments in Newport

Oh that would be nice. Unfortunately I haven't been able to make the ones he had there Hopefully next year I will make most of them.

So true! When I look at a players rank, I also look at their rating. You'll have a player that is ranked 345, but rated 2,749. That's a WPPR farm area player.

Then you have the opposite. To use Stephen Prusa as an example. Ranking is 63rd but his rating is 6th. That tells me he's probably even better than his ranking indicates.

However, there's a big BUT to this. Rating is more recent based, meaning what you've done lately can greatly affect your rating. Have one bad tournament where a bunch of players finish in front of you who are ranked lower than you and your rating will plummet.

Zach did a nice walk through video of the show

That looks like an amazing event. Sadly a bit too far for me.

Were the tournaments streamed? If so, are thy on YouTube?

https://www.twitch.tv/sdtmpinball

Thx so much. I looked on YT, but hadn’t considered Twitch.

Complete with a Grizz double bird flip.

Thank god it wasnt the triple..

Not sure why it wasn't the triple, He was excited being there!

You know Pincinnati has my vote brother!

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Erik what were the results, Pincinnati win any category?

I’m rolling in with twister! I have my vacation locked in. Not doing a tourney Saturday. Lots of waiting. I could of had lots hanging time with my brother. I missed Russ. Ain’t doing it again. Maybe Friday on the tourney. I just want to chill and have fun.