Welcome back Pat Lawlor! I can't wait to see what you have up your sleeve for the new original theme you are designing for JJP.

Looking back at his previous games I think he has done some strong and unusual original themes in the past:
http://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?searchtype=advanced&ppl=Pat%20Lawlor

Any idea what he might come up with for this new game?

I am thinking that Twilight Zone and RBION could be the first two of a "trilogy of the bizarre and unexplained". Some sort of freak show, escaped mental patient, psychic chupacabras-gone-wild thing?

Or maybe a Bermuda Triangle theme -- that sort of fits in with Earthshaker and Whirlwind too and I think it would be cool.

Some cool ideas here - if Pat doesn't do these maybe someone else will.

LOL I am worried about Rudy though. I guess it wasn't an easy life living in the Funhouse with people smacking the ball into you all the time.

I have to think whatever Pat does will be loaded with cool new toys. First use of superconductors to make the ball levitate?

OK I think we have the theme figured out: a house that is haunted not by ghosts but by wizards... Chupacabra Wizards!

It will have three levitating Chupacabra Wizard heads on the playfield:
1) makes snide remarks when you miss a shot
2) complains about global warming
3) randomly bursts into flames during the game