Quoted from Frax:Dallas and all of the north half of Texas, is failing, utterly and horribly, at promoting pinball.
Except for putting on what is probably the best overall show in the country.
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Quoted from Frax:One event doesn't make a mecca, <moderated comment>.
True, it doesn't. Dallas location play and competitive scene doesn't compare to Austin, Houston, or OKC, but to say Dallas is "terrible at promoting pinball" is ridiculous hyperbole and does a great disservice to the large collector community that puts a lot of effort into putting on the TPF.
Quoted from Spraynard:I think Houston is actually very similar to Dallas. We have next to nothing in the way of location pinball. The few locations there are, the games are in a pretty bad state. We also have the same old guard of collectors and flippers. All great guys, just more interested in collecting than playing the game.
Despite these obstacles, we've managed to grow a pretty vibrant pinball scene. Our regular league location is not a pinball location at all, but a bar next to a retail shop in downtown, and the owner was kind enough to loan 6 games every week. We didn't have a good location, so we made one! Moreover, you have to market outside of the "old guard." The SCPL has thrived almost entirely on new comers. Advertise on Reddit, post flyers, talk to people at the arcade, encourage people to bring friends, etc. If you make a fun, inclusive environment, the new comers will enjoy it, and they'll stick around.
My hope is that we can keep the momentum rolling, and that somehow this will translate into more location pinball. That may be a pipedream, but we'll see what happens!
One of the big issues Dallas has that is probably even worse in Houston is travel time. It's hard for people on one side of a metro area to make it to the other side of a metro area on a weeknight after work. How did you guys handle that, or do most of your players come from the same part of Houston that you play league in?
Quoted from Frax:If I could go back in time, I would've gone to TPF instead of Nationals. It was nice to finally meet the Sharpe bros. and see some other high level players, but I got buried first round, which was a huge blow to me.
This is the wrong way to think of it. TPF will always be there, but you may only have one chance in your life to go to Nationals, it's a hard tournament to earn your way into. If you got blown out, you got blown out by the best in the nation, and there's no shame in that. Plus you get to see how you match up against the best. It should serve as a motivator.
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