I got home a little while ago. It was a long and fun day. I arrived around 11, and stayed until about 8. I played in my first tournament, and met my goal of not coming in last. It was good for me to see other players and since it was limited to non-DMD machines I played a variety of machines I might not have otherwise. I managed to pick up a few needed parts for my custom pin in the flea market. (power supply, coin door, driver boards, and lockdown bar).From the retail vendors I picked up a Stern shirt and a copy of Pinball Magazine.
It was nice to finally check out an Avengers LE, both the blue and green LEs at the Marco booth were nicely dialed in compared to the pro model I played a few weeks ago. The AC/DC in the pinovators booth was fantastic. I played 2 games of WOZ, it is impressive for what the team has accomplished. I am looking forward to see what they do with the hobbit. The variety of machines was very diverse, A-list DMD games down to EM. Most machines were playable, a few had issues and were taken care of. I didn't see too many games leaving early.
I didn't make it last year, but I have to say this years show was better than the last 3 that I have been too. Thanks to everyone who had a part in making it happen.