Cool idea.. any other games do this? We certainly have the ability to force a drain.. (A La Toto).

how about shipping one down under (Australia) would be nice.......tried to buy one and for some reason it won't ship to us, so my question is when will woz come down under.

A lot of Sega games and some WPC games like Who Dunnit had "Novice mode" which is basically timed play (2 minutes). The player could drain as many times in that two minutes but once the timer is up and their ball drains the game is over regardless of how many balls they played. -I'm not sure if this is what B9 had in mind? I typically avoid playing games this way, but it could be fun in a group setting I suppose if you want to keep games short.

This idea was discussed in the owners' group a number of times. Picture "Assault on the Vault" mode on Safe Cracker: there's timed amount of gameplay, unlimited ball saves, just go at it and have fun until the clock runs down.

The idea with WOZ is to offer a level playing field for when wizards play with novices, so YOU don't hog the machine for 10 minutes per ball, while the novice isn't put off by losing the ball instantly every time and never getting to do anything fun. The goal: get the most points in a set amount of time.

One feature that I'm hoping will eventually make it into WOZ is player profiles and stat tracking. Imagine if you, family and friends each had a player profile that could be associated with custom avatar images and retain stats that could then be displayed on the LCD. Take it another level and allow sharing profiles across machines.

Hello, know you if the update arrives this week?
Thank you

Actually, I think this is one of the best ways that the pin could "educate" the player on what to do (and generate new players). In essence, after paying for the game, the player could choose to play the game regularly or in tutorial mode. The tutorial mode allows the player a certain amount of time on the pin regardless of drains and even walks them through what to aim for. It could also include some basic pin lessons on the LCD screen on ball handling and nudging.
I recall playing pins when I was a young kid and not knowing what to do or how to play well. Eventually I gravitated over to the video games as they were more clear. This would directly address those issues.
I can only see this as a money maker for JJP, as most people are immediately turned on or off to pins after a try or two. This would end the frustration of paying $1 or more for a game and then having it end in 15 seconds.

Is there a switch on either end of the magnet above the right upper flipper?

Another video explaining a few of the present rules during gameplay:

I noticed that a plastic on the upper left mini pkayfield says "lock up to 5 balls". I take it this feature / ability is not in the game yet. Do you think it means lock 5 balls from the mini playfield or possibly 5 total for some special mode?

Wasn't your wife the one who was pushing you to get this game?

I just played WoZ for the first time today at SS Billiards in Minnesota. I had a bit of skepticism about the theme, but wished them well. Well, that is gone, I think the game is awesome.

The things I love the best about the game are the two outlane minigames, very brilliant idea. Maybe ruins the possibilities of it being a tournament game, but HUGE on the fun scale!

Maybe Australia has been banned

No one would ever ban or ignore Australians. There are too many great looking Sheilas and lots of great insights coming from there. We always look forward to pix of their women and opinions on them and other subjects.

No, she didnt push me, but she did buy it for me. She didn't like to play pinball before, but when she saw WOZ for the first time, I couldn't get her off it. She has and will play woz, however, I think I'm pushing it now, because I'm paying more attention to Woz than I am to her, and keep playing late into the night. In reality she's not unhappy with WOZ. She's unhappy with me.
I'm still president of the happy campers club. I realized I have wozitus real bad however. I haven't heard my wife yell at me for 15 years. It happened 3 nights ago.
What's the cure for wozitus? Could it be... Hobbitus?

I give it a thumbs up for more pics of Sheilas!

You of course need more machines. Then you won't hear her yell anymore.

I love it Aaron. I forgot about the headphone jack on the front! Problem solved!
Having said that, I gotta be careful. She said she was going to buy me TH as well. I can't upset the cart. My new mantra...moderation, and a headphone! I can feign ignorance.

Hopefully, I will have wozitis soon.

Hitch, you have a sweet home situation! Now you have an opportunity to be a hero to your wife and guarantee that she will follow through on The Hobbit. This weekend, tell her that you are so happy with what she has done for you that you want to take her shopping - to the jewelry store. Your lady will be thrilled and it will be another 15 years before she yells at you!

hello alex, you do not have permission to speak for future updates?
I hope not.
I hope that continues to hold jjp inform its customers (and do not do as stern, do not say anything)

Alex had not recieved any code updates as of yesterday from Keith

Correct. I have my pieces. Keith has his and Ted his. We combine them and release. This is going to be a very large update so its going to be a full download not a delta.

ok thank you for the information.
But you have a release date? tomorrow, Saturday, or next week?
thank you
seb

Am I going to need a thumb drive larger than 8 GB?

Awesome idea. Pinside marriage counseling. I like it. Thanks!

Awesome news Alex. You've got me excited again. My wife's going to have to buy a lock for the door to the basement when that update comes through. Or another trip to the jewelry store as Texas stargazer suggested...hmmm....maybe I better wait until the update, and then take only one trip to the jewelry store. Dang, these updates could be expensive!

See Ross, I won that battle, as my wife got her dogs, and I got to do whatever I want with the basement. She likes to argue that she never would have thought I would have acquired as many as I have, but I say, tough shit, deals a deal woman, basement is MINE

Are you planning on only getting TH or other machines again as well?

Aaron. I'd like to get more, but every time I suggest it, I get the where are you going to put them question. You've seen my basement. It's not that big, but I've convinced her there's enough room for 3. Then I'll get creative, and then 4, etc... Finance is part of it too. In two years my son will be out of University, which we are paying for. We should have some better disposable income, once he's done. My workroom is "my area" so I could put 6 more in there. I will never get to your collection size.
When you get tired of that monster bash, give me a call. My son loves that game.

There you go. I mean, how many living rooms does one house need right? I'm sure you love woz, but you know you need some variety, no matter what the machine. It's such a war with women and pinball...

I've said never a few times about pinball stuff, and it never worked out for me

As for MB, it's on the trading block if something good comes up, but not sure I'm going to sell it outright.

Hey I've got two years till my sons out of University. I can wait. Maybe I'll have something you want by then. Gotta find a reason to come to London !

no.. you will never need one larger than that. I can probably get it down to fit on a 4gb but it would take a bit of time and i'm just not that concerned about it.

I keep meaning to pick up a big USB stick, since the largest I have laying around is 2gb (I've never bought one, but I've got dozens... all from trade shows... I should do a "free Friday" and give 'em away to Stern users who could use a small drive that'll actually work).

I do have a 12gb mini USB hard drive from years ago, which I think does mount as "removable disk". Wonder if that will work.

Alternatively I could stick a 32gb Micro SD card into an SD adapter into a memory card reader and prey that works!

I saw a post about two weeks ago that said it does not work. I don't know why, though.

I should have clarified, this is a "micro" hard drive (like 1.5" square) that appears to mount similar to most USB sticks (not sure, though). I do also have a 240gb mini USB hard drive I got free with some software (yeah, seems I rarely have to buy removable drives), and it mounts as a full hard disk. Not exactly sure what WOZ requires and what will or will not work.

Hard drive won't work. Mounts with lba and isn't recognizable in the same fashion as a USB stick.

8gb USB stick is 5 bucks

Remember, hardly anyone actually *uses* their formal dining room! Put in more PINS!!!

Does anyone know how the "collect" shot located half way between the ball launch lane is hit? Would it be by lifting the upper right flipper and banking it in?

I believe you hold the right flipper up while shooting from the left flipper.

Thanks! I was hoping that's the case. Pretty cool shot!

Exactly, this is what I was trying to describe

The crystal ball mode "lights on" is great. every LED flashes in rainbow sequence all at once until the mode ends. It is SO bright! I love the ball save modes too. TOTO is really straight forward, but TNPLH is tough, yet to finish it all.

Finished tnplh mode at SS Billiards today, pretty cool! So that's what that magnet is for.

Why couldn't it be a tournament game?

Those 2 modes can be disabled for tournaments. In fact there is a "tournament" pre-setting in the menu screen.

Yes, I suppose when you disable features you could do it.