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Chilliwack, BC
Phew. Great first day. Met a ton of people from all over. Great new venue. Well run and organized. I posted some more pics of people in front of my sign at this thread https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/what-kind-of-pinside-achievement-can-i-get-for-this
Also pinball news is posting frequent live updates with photos
https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2018/09/07/vancouver-flipout-expo-live/
Day 2 is over and I’ll be flying home in the morning. Some quick notes from my phone :
Venue was bigger and PACKED. I loved seeing the mix of people. Tons of young people.
I met a bunch of Pinsiders. Shout outs to everyone and all those who got badges from me. I had a ton of fun with the whole ‘Meet Frolic’ thing. It was just good-natured fun. And if we can’t have fun with pinball then why are we here ?
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I went yesterday and spent 8+ hours there..what a nice venue. So cool to play so many different games from the 50’s- new..big thanks to Tommy for putting on another great show, and all the volunteers-techs for fixing the odd game. Was cool to briefly meet frolic.. thanks for the badge!! Everyone was pretty friendly, except the 1 idiot w headphones violently shaking the TNA game..other then that, what a blast!!
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Like info or a physical object?
Did someone still present at the show win the Iron Maiden draw, or what was the winning number if anybody at the show has that info 
Quoted from BC_Gambit:Did someone still present at the show win the Iron Maiden draw, or what was the winning number if anybody at the show has that info
No someone from Calgary won it.
Quoted from puck:Gary Ellingson to be exact! Well deserved!
Nice! Thank you for the update.
It sounds like it went to someone who was there who could geek out in person, which is cool!
Was an amazing show, the best flipout by far.
Everything was perfect imo I honestly can’t think of anything negative.
The parking was plentiful and lots of transit too.
Food trucks and many restaurants close by too.
Great to see nitro brought all the latest releases.
Big Txs to all involved who donated time and games.
Quoted from extraballingtmc:Was an amazing show, the best flipout by far.
Everything was perfect imo I honestly can’t think of anything negative.
The parking was plentiful and lots of transit too.
Food trucks and many restaurants close by too.
Great to see nitro brought all the latest releases.
Big Txs to all involved who donated time and games.
Love the new venue!!! Wow was it busy on Saturday and Sunday on the show floor, but people were super cool taking turns and joining multiplayer games. Love the Pin community in Vancouver!
Quoted from Pinhead306:Was there a stream of the tournament at all?
No there wasn’t.
There was a TV crew there at the end. CTV I think.
Might see some of the finals.
Amazing job by Nitro in putting on another world class show, the venue was amazing and a huge improvement from recent shows. Looking forward to coming to this event next year as I am sure it will only get better.
Utrecht
Wrote a report, which is up on the Pinball magazine website. It's not finished, as I'm planning to update it with better photos, but you can already check it at: http://www.pinball-magazine.com/?p=3758
Quoted from Pinhead306:Who won the tournaments?
Not me
Well documented here if you click enough. Not me as well!
https://neverdrains.com/vfo2018/playerIndex.php
Quoted from Pinhead306:Who won the tournaments?
Quoted from Pinhead306:Who won the tournaments?
Congrats to the Alberta crew with their strong representation in the tournaments! Wish I could have helped out... 
Quoted from pingod:Geez, look at Mike's score on TNA
...is Mike evil??? Yes he is!! 
Rockwall, TX
Nice to meet everyone! AMAZING SHOW this year! Everyone involved knocked it our of the park! Well done!!!
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Berlin
Another incredible pinball weekend thanks to Tommy and Suzanne and everyone who helped out!
Here are a few pics I took...
Still a lot of smoke in the mountain valleys from this summer's 'largest fire year ever' in BC.
Panorama from the back patio beer gardens (who's that talking in front of the doors?)
Antoinette shows off her amazing singing voice at the VIP party.
Folks of all ages (and heights) enjoying the free-play games.
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