Stern wins the best Mod - hahahaha

I am sure it was a later released withheld feature

Stern's so called mod was I am sure a with-held game feature later released as the playfield had art to be exposed with the kit - the mod category should be about celebrating what the community creates not the pinball manufacturers.

As for homebrew: I think to be considered it should be:
- flipping
- good set of rules to play a full game,
- art
- sounds
- in a completed cabinet if not it waits to the following year.

Not dishing on Jack Dangers game that won last year as it looks to have a cool layout and the theme sounds real cool but it probably should not have made the voting cut for that year to be up for voting and should not have won - rather be between Spaceballs or Rotodave's Led Zep should of been considered

Also I don't agree with committee members able to fast track a machine / mod into the final category - if it is a vote by the public it should be just that.

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in regards to a pinball promoter who was part of the committee was able to vote for one of the categories and bring them straight into the final round of voting

as for the homebrew category - it is hard to define but it should be fair to those putting in the hard work creating these masterpieces - it should be at a point where it could go to a show, or play with a few mates and apart from programming tweaks is generally fun and finished - not a game that is still being made - sorry to say but I can't find video of Jack Dangers game from last years win and up to Dec 2019 was still a playfield in design and build progress... which is a kick in the guts to Space Balls and Rotodave's Led Zep

I agree with the slap to the face for others

I approached Jeff a few years ago to have this category added as a recognition for the awesome work done by you and the many others - a retheme is still alot of work as well and at least should of been listed for the public to vote for.

The Sonic win this year is a cool game and good to see the dutch game Haunted Mansion got second. Last years was disappointing.

I have found myself not looking up and listening to the Pinball Network - not intentional just how I like to select just a show on itunes and download to a phone - maybe that is the case with other listeners

totally agree, but it is the screwed up conditions of what qualifies the game into category, like last years results

totally agree