Ok, I have some doubt. Who are these people who need to have a game right away? A pinball machine is kind of a big purchase and most of us have other games to keep us busy. Wouldn‘t most folks want to take some time and weigh their decision?

I will say, Willy Wonka is inching its way to the top of my wish list. It amazes me how Pat Lawlor keeps coming up with new and innovative layouts. Where does this inspiration come from? It seems to me the rules are delightful chaos, that everying stacks with everything else so goal is going to be figuring out what to combine with what. Granted, I‘ve only played a few games at a distro, but in the second game after starting Gobstopper multiball I discovered after draining I‘d completed the Fizz room mode and collected a golden ticket - no idea how. I like the way there is so much information in the display and then there’s that light show - wow! I hope the prices on the SE come down a bit. They still cost more than a DISE here.

Just a little rule question to you lucky owners in the know. To get the golden ticket for kid multiball you need 5 jackpots, then the double and the super. Can the 5 be any combination of kids or does it need to be one of each ? If one of each, does that mean you have have to play several kid multiballs in which among them you have qualified all 5 kids?

Isn‘t that called stacking multiballs?

I don’t own the game, but it’s very high on my list. How long (minutes) was your 5 ball game to 4.5 Mio? Is there a special mode for each golden ticket - in the Tilt Forums they only mention the special modes for the first two Golden Tickets (Oompa Loomoa Odyssee and Wonka’s office) - what about three and four?

Really? I kind of thought these two pins were about as different as can be, but I do not own Wonka (but I’d like to, that’s why I lurk here). Are there aspects in the rules or layout you think are similar or is it more the feeling you have when playing?

is just replacing the LED really difficult or impossible?

I’be been thinking about that comparison lately, too. Elvira has maybe cooler toys and maybe better music, but I think Wonka has a more interesting ruleset and a better layout. I find the ruleset so interesting because there’s so much going on at once. The gobstopper is cool as a toy and satisfying to shoot. Of course the house in Elvira is a stunner. Now that I’ve kind of decided I don’t want GnR I’m thinking about about other games and really leaning towards Wonka again. What made you choose Wonka over Elvira?