LOTR
Iron Man
Whirlwind
AFM
Gorgar

IJ - Williams
MMr
Whitewater
JJP POTC
GB Premium

DP Pre/
SW Pre
Met Pre
POTC Le
BM 66 Pre

Metalica Premium
Total Nuclear Annihilation
Twilight Zone
Bad Cats
Eight Ball Deluxe

Just sold my CC w/Continued. So now its, IJ (Wms) MM AFM TZ MB Wife has a Sorcerer, so I have that going for me.

Probably because it is a notch below both Medieval Madness and AFM.

I'm thinking about changing my alignment x-men ...
against spiderman or the munster (stern)

afm le , houdini,,, octoberfest,,, woz 75th ,jackbot

Here's 5 I currently have lined up.

ACDC prem
BSD
Spiderman
Metallica Pro
Simpson's Pinball Party

I'd love to stick a TZ and an Iron Man in the line up, but I don't know where. I guess TZ and Simpson's are similar and BSD/IM are similar

If I could have 5 in my lineup and money was no issue.

Tron Le
Metallica Pro
MBrLE
MMr
SS

I am close just missing first and last but I have owned them in the past and they are the two pins I miss the most.

1- Twilight Zone
2- Flash Gordon
3- TNA
4- Tron
5- BSD

Thanks
Blake

Subject to change daily...

DI
JJP POTC
TNA
NGG
MET

Hmm good one..

I'm sure about:
1. TS
2. TZ
3. LOTR

One of these: DI TWD SM WW
And of course keep 1 place free for a project-pin

I am almost facing this question in "real life" seeing as how I am thinning out the collection.
Have already sold Star Race, Tri-Zone, Royal Flush, Laser Cue and Cybernaut.

"On the fence" machines include On-Beam, Dialed In, Disco.

The definite keepers?
Time Fantasy, Roller Disco, Close Encounters, Sinbad, Hollywood Heat, Rock On.

Should I sell the Dialed In (PRO), I would probably pocket half the money and then spend the rest on a
Harlem Globetrotters or BSD.

And THAT would round out the collection at seven, which would give me more room and more money in hand with a still fairly nice collection...

Everyone get your list in I’m gonna calculate the top list, only ‘top 5’ no honorable mentions will count.

Because it's a good topic! Though I have a few friends with dozen+ pin collections, a lot of us have constraints (space, money, interest...etc) that keep us from getting to those levels, and keeping us in the 'few pin' collection, so 5 pins is a very realistic number for many. It also forces one to think hard and choose between games.

My GF and I met in a pinball arcade which had over 100 pins across all eras. We never gravitated towards any given era, and we currently only have space for 5 (though we have 6 pins and put one in my parents' basement), and we also have some budgetary constraints which prevents us from going wild.

Therefore for our 5-pin collection, we tried to touch each SS era with a game that we could afford but also was a game we both enjoy and represents their respective era decently enough while remaining unique in the collection.

Stern - SM
WPC - Congo
Sys11 - Fire!
Early SS - Gorgar
Wild Card - Disco Fever (in lieu of EM)

However, if money wasn't an issue, I'm sure the collection would be...

Stern - MET/IMDN/SW/TWD (any one as a Prem)
WPC/CGC - MBr
Sys11 - WW or BK2K
Early SS - EBD
Wild Card - DI

I love this thread. I'm also limited to 5 pinball

I believe a lot of us gave thought about going down to 5 games for multiple reasons.

Five of any seems pretty good to me after trying to come up with two, but it's amazing how hard it is to choose even with five. Anyway, here it goes:

1. TNA. Have it and love it. Great for the quick three minute games playing with and against the wife (no long waits while the other is playing). Wife loves it too, so not messing with that.
2. BM66. A+ theme integration and deep code. Fun, light-hearted pin for the family.
3. TWD. Have played it on location and loved it. Not sure if it would be loved by the rest of the family though.

**gets tougher now . . almost impossible****
4. Medieval Madness. Fun pin for everyone and easier than AFM and between TNA/TWD I think I have enough tough pins.
5. Spider Man. Need a Ritchie pin I think and this one has a theme that will appeal to everyone in the family. Tough choice over ST and SW though, I could see changing my mind a lot on this one.

The biggest issue with this list for me is no JJP. All of the JJP pins appeal to me on some level and I'm sure I'd enjoy them but I'm pretty sure I don't want a wide body and DI's theme keeps it out of the top five for me. Wonka, on the other hand, might become a no-brainer top five for me (top 3? Top 1?).

ACDC
WOZ
IMDN
JJPOTC
SW

ACDC prem/LE
DP prem/LE
SW prem/LE
BM66
Fathom

BM66
WOZ
AFM
CFTBL
IMDN

The ones I play the most:
Strange World
EBD
Genie
Fathom
Joker Poker

MET
TWD
TZ
LOTR
ACDC

For me:
Medieval madness
Woz
Getaway
Batman 66
And 1 music pinball: GNR or metallica pro or ACDC premium

Bolted
1.The Shadow
2.Twilight Zone
3. MM
4.MB

Rotate
5. AFM/Star Trek/Wh20/BoP/TAF/JD/ToM (anything really)

AFM
DI
TZ
LOTR
JJPOTC

I am almost there. But I am sure this list may change.

Big Bang Bar
Monster Bash
Creature From the Black lagoon
Star Trek the Next Generation
Bride of Pinbot

JJPPOTC
Williams IJ
Circus Voltaire
Theater of Magic
Medieval madness

Lord of the Rings
Jurassic Park
Monster Bash
Jersey Jack Pinball POTC
Bram Stokers Dracula

TZ
BM66
IMDN
MET
CFTBL

Building that as we speak
... small collection of mixed games.

IMDN Premium
Dead Pool Premium

Munsters Premium ...will check once they land in Oz. Need one easy game.

BM66 hopefully

And another to come later.

You clearly need a JJP. Willy wonka, perhaps?

Twilight Zone
Cactus Canyon
The Hobbit
The Walking Dead
Indiana Jones

I don’t have enough games on POTC yet but it could potentially take one of the five slots in the future, the only question is which one would I part with.

AC/DC BIBLE
Star Trek LE
Whoa Nellie Big Juicy Melons
Aerosmith LE
Monster Bash LE

Two years later...
AC/DC Premium
Tron
The Shadow
Fathom
Flash Gordon

If it "really" comes to that... most probably Fathom -> STTNG and Flash Gordon-> GoT Pro

BM66
Wonka
Beatles
Gottlieb Atlantis
Jonny Quest- it doesn’t exist, but leave a space as I save up enough money to pay JJP or Stern to make me one. If my 100k bribe won’t work.....Yo! Taxi !

The Shadow
MM - original
Met - (Pro/Premium)
Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast - (Premium)
EATPM

2 Years who, I said...

MET Pre
TWD Pre
Fast Draw
AMH
Tron

Today, I’d say

Maiden Pre/LE
TWD Pre/LE
Fast Draw
Big Game
Beatles

I think these 5 would provide a fun variety of gameplay styles to keep me entertained for a LONG time.

If someone had time, it would be cool to see some stats. I see a lot of the pinside top 10 - MM, MB, TZ, ATF, LOTR, MET, etc but also some others like Shadow, TWD, SW, and BM66.

Year ago I said:
TZ
MET pro
Congo
Shadow
FH

Mostly the same but Congo probably not going to hold up. Love it but might have to go to make room for another. Thinking it would be a good trade for Funhouse since they have similar layouts. Fish Tales slides in for now. I'm not sure a long time keeper but having a lot of fun with it for now. TZ and MET are set in the far corner of the room because they are not going anywhere. Shadow is not bolted to the floor but not many games could take it's place.

TZ
MET pro
Shadow
FH
FT

IRON MAIDEN
BSD
MM
TOTAN
GOT PRO

The agrement with the other half is for two pins on the small pre determined area on the house.

I currently have WOZ and Indy and the opportunitty to get a really nice sw premium with only a 100 plays. Decisions , decisions.

At the moment, these are the 5 in the collection:
SM
IMDN
GB
GOTG
FT

STTNG
Whirlwind
Wonka
Attack from Mars
Theater of Magic

MBr
AFMr
Met
IJ
Hoping Willy Wonka

Attack From Mars
Ghostbusters
Iron Maiden
Metallica
Stern Star Trek

These things are always a tough call but I gotta go with what I have now +2

MBRLE
JJP POTC
White Water

Add MMR (especially once they bring out the XL display) and for the last one STTNG

They gots to be scaaaaary for me
1. Scared Stiff
2. Mystery Castle
3. Spooky
4. Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle
5. Gorgar