I plan to bring BOP2.0 again this year.....
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1 month later
Quoted from mattmarr:She's a beaut. Thanks for moving it into the Freeplay Area after the Vendor Hall closed down last year too.
Hopefully no breakdowns this year....but rumor has it we may have parts in the freeplay hall with Brian?
Quoted from dannunz:The free play coordinator Dave M usually arranges the games by era. Em's and wood rail along the back wall and newer games to the middle with a good mix on the edges.
I like to try and try being the key word to keep a lot of games from an era together. It makes it a little easier for players....that being said I also try to keep owners games together...it does simplify things a bit.....
Quoted from dannunz:Well if you don't book early you won't get a room. The hotel will surely sell out earlier than last year.
I booked last year lol
Quoted from dannunz:Ok that's early enough lol
you would know I booked right after you did. 24 hour VIP lounge may need a sleeping area for the people keeping an eye on it...
2 weeks later
Quoted from Whridlsoncestood:Yeah last year it was Mother's Day weekend. I always drive up to Maine to see my mom on Mother's Day. I lucked out last year and she had to work it. Saw her the next weekend.
You drive up my way might be worth shooting me a message if you have a little time before going home.
I may have a couple newer pins that not many have played coming to the show in not for sale status. Bop2.0 and something else is in the works......
Quoted from Quint:I know but vendor hall closes early
It was at the after party too...I have no issue wheeling it around to vip for the night.
Quoted from Quint:Awesome! YOU ROCK!
I bring it to let it be enjoyed....love the game myself so not selling it but with all the love it got last year and the fact so many told me thank you for bringing it, it was a no brain to bring it again......
So I think I am going to Tease a bit more but a fairly rare machine is bound to my home right now. It will be going with me to pintastic and will be available for all to play. I would love to some guesses on what it is, hint it is not new in box either so.....good luck with your guessing.
1 week later
Quoted from dannunz:Thanks guys but I can take no credit for the map. Joel and Guerard deserve all the credit. The lay out yes that is all me and I hope this creates more traffic for vendors.
Remember if vendors don't do well it does not make sense for them to come to the show. So please hold off till show time if you can to spend your hard earned cash. Show them we appreciate them Thanks Gabe
It should since some very nice games will be in the vendor hall......
thinking about opening it up to a vote for Which machines, other then BOP2.0 and Pinball Magic go to the show.
2 weeks later
Quoted from openpinballproj:Dave Marston has graciously allowed me to do another seminar this year. (I promise, it will be the last). I'm bringing SharpeShooter III to the show and a new rethemed pinball which ToyotaBoy and I are currently collaborating on. (less than 75 days left to finish a machine that will be completely different than its original form) Hopefully both machines will fit in my car. I'm thinking of tailoring the talk to homebrew pinball, and diving a little bit deeper into how the electronics work.
Did I mention the free stuff? I plan on giving away another set of OPP boards, and all the remnants of the original Dolly machine (MPU, driver board, sound board, etc) that are not part of the retheme. I think that I still have a shirt to give away, too, but don't quote me on that.
I have a Dolly not looking for boards but not sure if you had any other parts like plastics ect..
3 weeks later
7 listed for the show now.....may end up changing titles but plan at the moment is 7.... might be more who knows what I can get my hands on lol....
Quoted from Playdium:Some of what I'm bringing to "Free Play". And yes, they will be for sale.
» YouTube video
Looks like we will once again have some great EM presence in the show!
1 month later
All 8 games home and off the trailer.....not yet on legs....need rest..... I will see what kind of audits I come up with I am not sure if I reset all of them prior or not...
As Freeplay coordinator I would like to thank all of the game bringers. A few even brought lots of games....Brian set the bar high with 16 of them. I can not call you all out because so many brought things this year. we filled freeplay right up! Considering my 7 games and most of Gabes never hit the free play room that means we had over 30+ more then last year.
Thanks to the many people who helped set up the room, move games, tech on them and keep the show rolling. I am tired but I enjoyed the show and will return next year. Wish Bride has the Audit option because I would bet it got played 800+ games easily. We are already in prep for next year with work on our procedures and other things.
Quoted from 1974DeltaQueen:Yup Assh0le parents raise little versions of themselves . We need more authoritative adults patrolling the games , in respectfull way at first. Then a size 13D up their azz for the repeat offenders
We could use more volunteers helping in many areas of the show.
The show is still changing and evolving. It is after all only the 3rd year of it and it is growing. So ideas are always helpful, even if not implemented they are talked about. Staff is already working to resolve the freeplay card issues and making that better. We are trying to go to a computer based system in which at some point in time you will be able to pull up any game, see who brought it, and where it is. This is all a major work in progress and we will be working on it a lot between now and the next pintastic. We have a lot of bugs to work out with it but once this is done and working we will have a great game check in, tracking, and be able to keep tech notes on game issues as well.
Quoted from dannunz:First year the flea market was out back on the right side. Im talking about out front on the right side so you cant miss them. Lots of people go out front to hang out.
I also thought about getting rid of the auction and putting the flee market in their but those guys dont want to lug all their stuff in like that. So I think we should give the auction guys another shot if they want to do it. They do take games on consignment for the auction.
Or expanded freeplay into that room since we overflowed this year!
Quoted from drsfmd:I mentioned earlier in the thread that it might be useful to spread out the EMs... The back aisle that had most of the EMs was fairly easy to navigate. The middle aisle was often not easily passable-- moving some EMs into that row to relieve congestion would be one way to keep the flow of traffic more even throughout the room.</blockqu
I mentioned earlier in the thread that it might be useful to spread out the EMs... The back aisle that had most of the EMs was fairly easy to navigate. The middle aisle was often not easily passable-- moving some EMs into that row to relieve congestion would be one way to keep the flow of traffic more even throughout the room.
I could do that row as one of the 2 middle rows....I like the uniform look of a solid row of EM games. Maybe I will use that back row for some of the higher demanded games next year to help spread the crowd.
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