So 3 times in a row.....once w my Son's Friend, and (2x) hospital execs (all non pinheads).....
All exposed and thrilled w my lineup (you can see in my profile), and all chose FGY as the machine to hit "start" first!!! (kind of surprised me). They ended up playing several machines and loved them all.....just curious as to your experience, and possible theory or a pattern.....is there a machine that always gets the initial attention?
Quoted from KozMckPinball:MMR - great attraction mode
That would make sense...love my FGY, but just scratched my head after they all gravitated to it first.....
Quoted from MK6PIN:That would make sense...love my FGY, but just scratched my head after they all gravitated to it first.....
Maybe it's the most familiar popular media to them in the line-up?
Quoted from ForceFlow:Maybe it's the most familiar popular media to them in the line-up?
That was my best guess.....Hospital exec was drooling on Alien, Kiss, and TRON....I said "just pick one and let's do it"....he said "have to play FGY" (?)...ended up spending most of his time on TAF...just thought it was odd....
TNA. It's the easiest one to understand, people have more fun when they're not just flailing and understand the goals.
Back when I still had it runner up might be Scared Stiff.
Mata Hari is always a hit with non pinheads because it doesn't look too intimidating and the rules are pretty straight forward.
Quoted from Frippertron:I noticed its usually a super popular license or a simpler game that attracts the noobs.
gave them credit for playing all of them..definitely some titles are geared for newbs....I warned him about IM and TRON, but he got it quick.....played several games on KISS (knew the songs...keep in mind this guy is VP of heart services)....drooled and played Alien...too intense....was able to settle him in on TAF..pure pinball and easy to get a satisfying game....
Quoted from Aurich:TNA. It's the easiest one to understand, people have more fun when they're not just flailing and understand the goals.
Back when I still had it runner up might be Scared Stiff.
I've got to play TNA... read alot of good, but none near me to play....
Quoted from TractorDoc:The game in the middle gets the most attention at home at first (other games in the lineup are in the workshop). Nine Ball the simplest and "retro." After playing for awhile DH and IJ get more attention as more of the ruleset is understood.
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Makes sense..I think the multi-flipper games (especially Alien) kind of intimidated him.....he did get a nice round of TSPP in though, as that game just lends itself to long ball times
Such a great hobby!!!..nothing makes me happier than seeing newbs enjoying the machines...I never play w them...actually have more fun watching them grasp it after a few basic pointers...
We tend to nitpick to death on the forum, forgetting how awesome they are to people who don't regularly play....
Rob Zombie is almost always the initial favorite (definitely the one that gets the biggest reactions [given, my guests are in the age-range that would gravitate toward RZ]), but Ghostbusters is ultimately the favorite amongst guests with eventual lost interest in RZ (MET was also a favorite, but I traded mine awhile back [do miss it at times, but doubt I'd get another one]). Since Iron Maiden has been here, Ghostbusters is still preferred by guests despite being here for over two years.
My SoF and BK are in a non-common area of the house, so they don't get the initial spotlight to really observe if they'd attract initial attention.
Austin Powers.
Take it for what it is. Both none and pinhead
When I had haunted house that would be first
Mine is Stikes N Spares and Slugfest. People just flock to the novelty pins. I find they make for the most heated battles.
AC/DC BIBLE followed by WOZ and The Hobbit.
I think it's awesome how many "mainstream" favorites don't get the first nod to those that don't play often.
Some interesting choices posted so far...
Obviously, I choose titles based on my preference, but to a non player, can be pretty diverse for sure.. 
Hobbit gets the most love from my guests. Followed by my EM and WOZ. Now that I have F14 Tomcat back, curious to see if that takes over. As for kids, they go straight to the virtual pinball cabinet. Some of them have no idea how to even start a pinball machine (what's a plunger?), but they are comfortable around something more akin to a video game.
Aerosmith gets played the most by far. Had one of my teenage daughters friends play continuously for hours , even by herself while all others were watching football. Put on 4 player games and played all day totally focused. Poor kid never beat my high scores though. 
ST Pro is 2nd, but not nearly as much as AS.
Quoted from solarvalue:I don't
I'm talking pin Noobs here
At my house, people gravitate towards two pins, Stle for the guys and Woz for the women. It seems to be because they have the brightest attract modes with the color sweeping leds. The ems don’t get a lot of love until you show folks how to start them, then people get into them (not having a green flashing start button doesn’t help, lol!).
I only have a large gathering once a year, and the ball bowlers get played pretty much non-stop.
The Skee Ball gets much attention, and the same with many of the EM Arcades..
For the pins, multi player:, maybe Grand Prix, (for me J.P.), and the Wedge Heads pretty much all
gets their share of play..
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