Elvira... yum

Scared Stiff gets my vote.

CV is a beautiful machine, but SS is a lot more fun to play and has better lasting appeal IMO.

There arent too many owners of a CV that are willing to trade it on.

SS is a more appealing theme to me and I enjoy the game more.

I'd take the CV for depth and rule play.

I had a nice CV and traded it. I loved it but, I actually do not miss it too much. I have a SS coming soon from GAP and can't wait to get it. I love the theme.

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'Nuff said...

I've got both and really enjoy them. It's pretty even really but the fact that your SS is HUO may be the deal breaker. CV's probably bring a higher $$$ total and I probably enjoy the wizard mode more on CV (although SS spider multi ball is good but extremely hard to get too). The theme of SS is probably better unless you have kids then maybe CV would be a better fit.

Bottom line is if you told me I had to pick only one I'd probably take CV just cause of all the stacking abilities. Makes for a better game to plan out. SS is just a little on the easy side.

If I had two SS's I would trade both for CV.

I would rather have a CV myself. Pinball is so personal though, it really depends on what you think of SS and how much you love or don't love your CV.

Scared Stiff easy... Such a beautiful playfield..simple rules,super fun but NOT easy!

I hear alot about this game being to easy..i must be hopeless cause i find it rather challenging to conquor the Stiff O Meter

Cirqus has wicked Cabinet art appeal and some awesome stand-alone features but dosn't come together as a whole nearly as well as Scared Stiff...IMHO ofcoarse

My vote would be for SS, though I've spent more time on it than on CV.

Many prople forget or don't know that SS has two wizard modes. The "Stiffometer" is pretty easy to get and a challege to complete, the other is much more difficult to start and many people own the game for years without realizing that it exists. To start the "Spider Wizard mode" you need to collect all the spider awards in the backglass.
Elvira has hidden depths, just as you would expect of the little minx!
CV is the hardest game to find but I prefer SS.

I like both. Tough choice and at some point might make same choice - CV or SS. Love the ringmaster and light shows on CV and I love playing SS. Trouble is without owning either, I would not know which one will lose appeal the most? Really tough decision. CV's getting harder to find whereas SS still easy to find.......I would want a real close look at the SS to see just how good a condition it is.

I have a CV and I had a SS. I like them both. I still have the CV so I guess I would take the CV.

I currently own a SS and it is a great game that I plan on keeping for a long time. Great overall game that is not crazy deep or hard and it is a blast to play. Played a CV multiple times and plan on owning one down the road as I like it alot as well just haven't locked up a deal for one yet. I would go with the HUO SS as i think it would be harder to track down another HUO SS in the future. CV seems to be pretty easy to find if you want one. Is there any money being exchanged or even trade?

To add to the confusion, the Spider Mania wizard mode was not available in the earlier ROMS!

They made 4000 SS's and only 2700 CV's. I would think that would make CV harder to find.

Both great games, but I enjoy SS more. Elvira's quotes and voicecalls are the best to ever grace a pinball machine.

CV is harder to come by than SS no doubt about that.

CV is a faster flowing game then SS but I do like the ramp shots on SS. The quotes on SS are really well done but long term playability has to go to CV. Stiff o meter is easy to get to and complete (done it twice in one game). Spider multiball while it may be a fun mode is extremely hard to get to with the likely hood of stoping the spider on things already completed. CV wizard mode & Party Multiball was well thought out and even better with the home Roms.

When it comes down to comparing the 2 against each other I'd say CV would get more check marks then SS but doubt you would be disappointed with either. Hell just keep your SS and go buy a CV from someone. (:

Wow after all this debate over the 2 pins it got me into playing SS more & I finally reached Spider Multiball....A very fun mode. I'd only seen a friend get there once & could hardly remember much about it.

Welcome to the club.. We are all very eager. It is gonna be a great Christmas for us pinheads.

Somehow I have a feeling we won't be getting our WoZ pins till after the new year. There is always a lil trial n error time with something new and I'm sure Jack is gonna want it done right before he starts shipping them. I have no problem waiting though.

True. I will be fine whenever it gets here. Same with Tron LE

I agree. I'm expecting in March. But it would be great if it was sooner.

Oh and back to the question....SS. Theme is very important to me. If I don't like the theme, I don't care how good it plays. And I don't like CV.

I am fine with waiting as well coast.
LOTR is already a handful and TRON will be here soon enough...
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