I teach at a middle school. Tonight was our Halloween Dance/Activity night so I decided to share my passion with the kidos. At all times there were at least 8 kids in line or around the machine. So many told me that not only was it the first time they played, but also the first time they had seen one in person. The only negative comments I got were why didn't I bring more than just the one. One of the best comments I got was "so are all pinball machines interactive?" I asked, "what do you mean". Kid responds "like do they all have stories and things you have to do to get points?" I respond "yes for the most part they do" Kid says "that's cool, so it's not just about keeping the ball up"

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I think the fact it was a who dunnit helped get the kids involved. Every time they had to choose the suspect, all the kids kept shouting out their guesses. Also, having me there to tell them what to try and shoot for helped.

So I kind of lied in my original post. The best comment was probably the one kid who asked, " so how are they making those things move?" referring to the flippers

Honesty when I normally chaperon these things an hour passes and it feels like 3. This time they announced 15 min to the end and I was like, "what??! We just started "

Not a one. I had to constantly say " it's kind of like clue". But i did have a few tell me about their one uncle who has an old one in his basement. My response of course was , let me know if he wants to sell it.

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This is the ultimate (and admittedly selfish) reason I did this