Aren't you from St Louis? The city with the highest murder rate in the US?

https://bismarcktribune.com/news/national/the-cities-with-the-highest-murder-rates-in-the-us/collection_5a789407-4d43-5403-ad56-7c47880bda8e.html

Seattle isn't even on the list. We do have a very visible homeless population and if you're downtown you'll get hit up for change a lot. That's very different from violent crime though, of which Seattle has very, very little for a city of its size.

Skip the Pinball Museum. The games aren't in good condition and it's more expensive if you're an even okay player than just paying per game. Jupiter and Shorty's are a block away from each other downtown. Add A Ball, Ice Box, Bad Jimmy's Brewing, and 4 B's all have between 10 and 30 games in Fremont and are within walking distance of each other. Ballard has Full Tilt Ice Cream and Olaf's. Greenwood has Coindexters and Houndstooth. Georgetown has Flip Flip Ding Ding. I can personally vouch for the maintenance of all the tables at any of the listed locations.

http://www.skill-shot.com has an updated list of every location, game and tournament in the city. Our competitive scene is fierce. Add A Ball Wednesday is the largest weekly event in the city, and perhaps the world. You'll likely play against 5 or more IFPA top 500 players if you attend.

Our beer is fantastic. Especially if you like IPAs.

Let me know if you have any questions! Enjoy your stay!

You actually described exactly how I like my IPAs! But really, you'll find every style of beer here. We won't disappoint on that front.

It's been a while since I was at SPM, so maybe it's gotten better, but the repair issues were obviously a problem the last time I was there. Not minor things like a playfield light being out. Things like the visor on Pinbot not opening. I honestly hope it's improved, as it's very much a tourist attraction and it might be someone's only exposure to pinball in years or ever. I don't feel like my opinion is in the minority among serious players that actually live in Seattle though. There are just too many good places to play with full time techs. Plus at $20 per person per day, you could buy between 30 and 40+ games at literally any other location in the city, plus matches and replays, so I don't think it's a good value. Many locations here are 50 cents a play and nearly all of them don't go over 75 cents.

Both Batman 66' and AFMr are available at Add A Ball for 50 cents a play. You'd have to take a trip outside the city limits to 8-Bit in Renton or Another Castle in Marysville for Houdini.

Shorty's has a back section that they open up Friday and Saturday nights, but it isn't a huge bar even with that part open. The pins are available to play any night you go.

Seattle Pinball Museum is about 45 minutes from the Tacoma Convention Center where NWPAS is held if there was no traffic. Realistically, it's about an hour and fifteen minutes or so with traffic. It wouldn't make sense to go to the museum while NWPAS is running. The best maintained pins in Tacoma are at the Triple Knock. Same guys own that place as 8-Bit in Renton.

The only place in Seattle that charges an entrance fee is SPM. Everywhere else is coin drop and bar tab. It's not unusual for people to play without drinking at any establishment in Seattle if you're on the wagon. We have a few non-drinkers around and I've never heard of anyone giving them trouble for just heading straight to the pins. You might still get carded though.