I've stopped by a couple times since I saw this and really enjoyed my time. Super solid 4 pin lineup in a nice spacey lowkey area. Plenty of space and seating options around the pinball that's in its own space away from the bar seating and food seating area. GF and I have been pretty careful covid-wise when going out and it checks a lot of our boxes. Hasn't been super busy and it's in a big space which isn't always easy to find in St. Paul, and there is a back entrance/small patio connected to the pinball which is an added plus. The ribs have been my favorite thing so far. Recommended. Thanks for sharing!

LesManley I live near Lowertown and saw some table updates at Ox Cart. What's the status over there? I wasn't even sure if they were still open. There's nothing else pinball wise in the area.

Crossed the river and went over to Arbeiter brewing to play Sopranos and LOTR for the first time. Really enjoyed Sopranos. The Bada Bing loop around the stripper pole and back to the flipper felt really good to shoot, might be one of my favorite shots. I liked locking the balls in the boat. Everything about it was fun. Maybe a bit too easy and could use more main cast call outs. Love the music and call outs on LOTR, but was kind of underwhelmed otherwise. Lots of ball stoppage that made it feel slow. I can see why ppl say it makes a good home pin. Everything felt packed in on the right and the whole left of the playfield including the raised portion just felt sort of flat and dull. The theme is so strong though. If it were to ever be vaulted the art would need some updates for sure. It screamed early 2000s lol. I'll be going back. They seem like good people that I'm happy to support. I brought a crazy double IPA 9% crowler home with me to have during the Wolves game tonight wooo!

Big Tilt announcement coming Saturday? I'm crossing my fingers for a St. Paul location...

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Your loss.

Liquor Lyles space is right off of 94 on HennePIN so it should be easier to get to by driving or transit. I'm excited.

Tilt was back up and rocking Sunday, but no sign of Bond. Oakdale Burrow had a Bond incoming sign up and a new space open (stern potc gone) when I was there early last week. Keeping an eye on St. Paul Tap too but haven’t been in a bit.

Just saw the Tilt FB post about how they are getting a Bond 60th for all to play.

Sucks for Tilt (now Tlt?) with all the name stuff. That must be infuriating.

I don't know, but whoever is doing it is not a friend of pinball. They are seriously screwing with their business for seemingly no reason. I assume there is some personal beef or petty jealousy behind it.

I don't recall the ones at Litt having legs. I assumed they were attached to the wall or clamped to the machine somehow.

Oh come on, there are no locations like this in MN.

I don't think it makes sense to use a 2am bar-close shooting that stemmed from an earlier altercation to generalize a location's safety for the sake of an insult to some mild criticism. Do you have any personal experience with the location or are you the same as the dude talking out of his ass about your place?

Local video game site Minnmax had a 3-minute community documentary thing and the first doc was on Brian Schmidt and composing the Black Knight 2000 music. Pretty fun, some Steve Ritchie and Ed Boon tidbits and I didn’t know about the Yes influence (makes total sense) or that he also did the OG Xbox startup sound, thought y’all would enjoy.

https://youtube.com/watch?t=04m19s&v=Jz41AEMw3sU&feature=youtu.be

I biked up to Keg and Case yesterday. You won’t find a nicer space to play pinball in. Beer from Clutch could be better, and a couple other food options would be nice. Really can’t complain though, what a fun opportunity for pinball to have such a seemingly primo spot. Machines are setup in the middle of the main public area and there’s lots to space to hang and chill. Hoping this is the beginning of better days for the market. There’s lots of potential. I’ll be going back.

New Litt location is great! Way more booths and places to chill than I was expecting. I didn't know there was a secret bank of games in the back near the bathroom until I went. I appreciate the affordable food options, I think a burger was $10 (1 patty, smoked onions, bacon, gruyere) when a lot of places are getting closer to $20 for standard bar fare. Same for the nachos we had. Love the nice water fill up station. Tons of space at the bar to order. Bring extra quarters, a lot of games are .75 now, which is understandable. I also felt most of the machines were a bit quiet but I figure it takes a while to find that right balance.

I secretly miss the old Litt location. 50c games, better nachos, walking distance to Little T's.

I've been going to Keg and Case a lot recently. Clutch has a bunch of beer specials until they close at the end of the month. I'm surprised how busy the market still gets for it being mostly empty. Fun place to hang. There's a few more temporary vendors with the holiday seasons happening. Feels like it's on an upswing even with the foreclosure. Hoping somebody cool buys it.

Yeah, LTG's Hobbit is the only JJP I've had much success and fun with. They tend to eat my quarters up so fast otherwise.