I have two pins. My first is a player's condition 1986 Bally Special Force. My second is a NIB Star Trek Pro. Needless to say, when I got Star Trek, my Special Force wasn't seeing much action. Yet, lately, I've gone back to it, and I love just shooting shots to build up the point value of targets and then collecting. No modes to worry about; no complex rules. Just shooting shots for the pure pleasure of getting points. Don't get me wrong -- I love Star Trek, and I play it all the time. However, sometimes it's nice not to worry about progressing through modes to get to the wizard mode, or the next wizard mode, or the next one after that. Sometimes, it's nice to just try and maximize your score.

Yeah, I definitely like the contrast between playing a really deep game and sometimes just playing straight forward pinball, as you say. Some day, I would love to get an EM, but right now I just don't have the space, and there are other pins I would want first. Plus, I'm scared at the thought of repairing an EM.

So you are a Ritchie fan.