Quoted from drsfmd:
I'm shocked no one has suggested TAF yet. It's still a big earner, and it's very "familiar" to most of a certain age, where other games may not be.
I would suggest avoiding band themed games entirely. They are love/hate. If you like the band, you might like the pin. If you don't like the band, there's almost nothing that could redeem the game, no matter how good the layout and ruleset may be.
Maybe. It seems like TAF doesn't get all that much play at the two locations I most often go to. Don't know that it has the same appeal to the younger set today as it did to 80s/90s kids like me.
I get the point about the band games but you could say the same about any theme. Band, superhero, movie, you name it. Really the biggest problem with the new Sterns as I see it is the deeper rulesets that are really more geared to the home collector vs. casual location play. Too many shots that don't seem to do much unless you're in some mode.
MBr and AFMr (I don't really like the feel of MMr and I love the original) are good choices too. What makes those games work is you can still walk up, shoot, make shots and every one advances something.