Since the last show there may have been a number of people that have started collecting and may want to learn a little more about their machines - specifically fixing or maintaining them. There is no better way than getting exposure to machines that have issues from play. This typically happens at the show. The show used to run a "junior medic" program in years past. I do not know if the show is still doing this and/or if the show is doing it this year.

I would encourage any reader who is interested to ask the volunteer coordinator if this program is still being offered.

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I don't think it matters where you are from when it comes to volunteering. Your time is your time and as long as you fulfill the requirements of what you are volunteering for you should get what the agreement states.

As mentioned ... the show runs on volunteers. Nobody at the show is (monetarily) compensated for their time or assets volunteered.

Disclaimer: I do NOT represent the show. The above statements are my own opinion.

ChiefKC mentioned possibly picking up a blank board at the show so I figured I let everyone know that I will happily bring any blank boards that people are looking for to the show. I will not bringing anything that isn't requested so let me know (PM) if you want anything and I'll pull them and set them aside. The sooner you ask the better because if I run out I can make another fabrication order at this time and fabrication will likely be complete before the show.

I have almost NO spare time to build complete boards before the show. I would consider an exception to this if you have a machine you are planning to volunteer but it needs a replacement board. I would advise trying to get the board repaired rather than replaced because repair is almost always cheaper than replace.

For those that don't know I have:

• System 9 CPU
• Data East CPU
• Various System 11 boards
• CPU
• AUX
• Interconnect
• Alphanumeric Displays
• Select game specific boards
• Various WPC-89 boards
• CPU
• PWR
• FLP
• pre-DCS SND
• DCS SND
• Various WPC-95 boards
• CPU
• PWR
• AV
• Various WPC boards
• 3-opto
• 7-opto
• 10-opto (both horizontal and vertical mount)
• 16-opto (early revision - NGG and CP mount upside down)
• Twilight Zone custom 10-opto (with 3rd magnet support)
• Generic proximity eddy
• Coin Door Interface (both WPC-89 and WPC-95)
• Twilight Zone 3rd magnet piggyback (adds support for 3rd magnet to OEM board)
• Other utilitarian boards (inquire for more information)

If you're interested please use PM. It is easier for me to track than posts in threads. Thanks.

Just spent today moving three machines to a drop off point.

Reminder: bring your headphones (3.5mm jack) and plug into any machine of mine that has a headphone jack in the dollar bill panel. There is a switch that mutes this so if you cannot hear anything flip the switch.

I will have less machines at the show than previous years. Apologies but I am a little too busy this year to spend time preparing machines. There will however be some System 11, WPC-89 and WPC-95 favorites.

No. I dropped them off at a residence in south Snohomish County. Break down and wrapping is Monday.

A huge thank you to the transportation volunteers!

Teardown at 20:00 (8:00pm) +5 hours from show closing at 15:00 (3:00pm) when all the power was suddenly cut.

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This was the backbox of my Whirlwind as prepared before the show. The game lasted the entire show with ZERO maintenance. I did not open up this machine once for the entire duration of the show.

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This is the backbox of my Indiana Jones after the show closed. This game lasted the show but a few loose screws required some maintenance but the boards passed for the entire duration. No problems. No resets. Happy players!

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Congratulations on winning and congratulations on graduating to "MEDIC".

For those interested in statistics.

I tried very hard to get my games played numbers before closing but it's impossible to get people off machines. Ultimately the power was cut and I missed three final counts. I was most excited to get the Safe Cracker count but that's just an impossibility. That game was played a lot. These are the numbers that I do have - in order of games placed on the show floor.

Twilight Zone: Friday=212, Saturday=244, Sunday=104, Total=560.
Lord of the Rings: Friday=135, Saturday=192, Sunday=83, Total=410.
Whirlwind: Friday=195, Saturday=229, Sunday=?, Total=?.
The Addams Family: Friday=169, Saturday=216, Sunday=?, Total=?.
Black Knight 2000: Friday=163, Saturday=215, Sunday=93, Total=471.
Indiana Jones: Friday=130, Saturday=209, Sunday=85, Total=424.
Bram Stoker's Dracula: Friday=138, Saturday=195, Sunday=100, Total=433.
Safe Cracker: Friday=172, Saturday=197, Sunday=?, Total=?.

I don't have accurate counts of tokens dispensed. I estimate I had about 100 tokens in both tubes and I'm left with around 30 tokens. This is about what I expected - a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 80 based on 2017 and 2018 numbers.

Comparison to 2019 (the last show).

Twilight Zone: 2019=515, 2022=560.
Lord of the Rings: 2019=437, 2022=410.
Black Knight 2000: 2019=543, 2022=471.
Indiana Jones: 2019=494, 2022=424.
Bram Stoker's Dracula: 2019=621, 2022=433.

When the games missing the final counts are set up and I can get the numbers from them I'll update this. I know numbers can be boring for most people but I find them fascinating to track both usage and popularity although this is hardly a scientific method to doing that.

The message on her top was absolutely hilarious but likely NSFW depending on your tolerance to choice of words.

Also thanks to everyone who helped with set up and tear down. Many hands make light and fast work.

I know it's after the fact but there's always the next show!

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-official-2022-northwest-pinball-amp-arcade-show-thread-6-3-6-5/page/4#post-6963375

I forgot to get final numbers for Addams and Safe Cracker. They are set up. Whirlwind remains packed so I am unable to get that final number. I should probably present the information in a tabulated form but this forum doesn't use a monospaced font so it may just be an image. I have numbers from several shows going back several years so I can provide more comparison if desired.

If you don't measure ... you don't know.