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boar guy posted:i can definitely do a shorter duration next time, just trying to make sure that people with different schedules and things have a chance to get scores in. instead of a shorter duration, why not concurrent tournaments with staggered start times? ie, have a 7 day start on sunday, another 7 day start on wednesday
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okay, standings after 2 rounds:code: maybe i should just post an image next time.as for the suggestion re: staggered tourneys, it's a good idea; that way you can have a "final" as well where the qualifiers from the two tourneys play each other. Next up: we'll finish our weird, hard drainy tournament with another hard, drainy and weird game: Safe Cracker. same as always, a week to get in your scores on Tournament settings with unlimited plays. I just kinda started this thing out of nowhere but will solicit feedback for the next one since participation is a little better than i thought it'd be, though not as good as i'd like for a game with such broad cross-platform play. mods/admins, maybe you could give up a cert for plat or something for a prize, for the next one, if you're reading?  room: SonOfADiddly password:goonball have fun! boar guy fucked around with this message at 00:11 on Aug 10, 2020 |
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Those 5x playfields really bring in some serious points. Get White Water multiball activated and you're basically cheating.
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No. 1 Callie Fan posted:Those 5x playfields really bring in some serious points. Get White Water multiball activated and you're basically cheating. i swear to god it gave me the light extra ball award once too, during tournament play. not that i collected it, or anything.
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It lights, but it unlights if you drain anyway and it's such a bastard of a shot I couldn't even be bothered
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I never actually got around to playing Safe Cracker before now. Didn't know it wasn't a three-ball game, that's interesting
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Ciaphas posted:I never actually got around to playing Safe Cracker before now. Didn't know it wasn't a three-ball game, that's interesting yeah it's super weird but also awesome. this is one game IRL that i can't NOT put money in if i encounter it
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boar guy posted:okay, standings after 2 rounds: I just want to say that I appreciate you putting in the effort to set up these little tourneys. I've been jonesing for some competitive pinball and this really revitalized my interest in Pinball FX3. Safe Cracker sucks though I don't care how cool a concept it is it feels cramped and confusing
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even at my favorite tables everyone can beat my best e: on an actual real physical tournament setup for whitewater are you able to overshoot the upper play field when you plunge the ball? The Voice of Labor fucked around with this message at 01:37 on Aug 10, 2020 |
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The Voice of Labor posted:even at my favorite tables everyone can beat my best as in coming down the Spine Chiller? IRL it's much easier to plunge too hard and go there, instead of to the upper playfield
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Uh, apparently the Vault Assault mode started with the magic tokens are scored on the same scoreboard? What?
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Ciaphas posted:Uh, apparently the Vault Assault mode started with the magic tokens are scored on the same scoreboard? What?
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LawfulWaffle posted:I just want to say that I appreciate you putting in the effort to set up these little tourneys. I've been jonesing for some competitive pinball and this really revitalized my interest in Pinball FX3. my pleasure! i actually quit competitive IRL pinball back in February, but this little tourney has also revitalized my interest in it as for SafeCracker, yes, you are probably gonna have to play until you beat the board game to get a high score for this one the next tourney will use more popular/less weird tablesfor the next one we'll do shorter time periods and more games. i would love to see a hundred people playing in these things
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boar guy posted:i would take someone with you that knows what to look for, and at the very least peruse this before you go: https://www.gameroomguys.com/guide-to-buying-used-pinball-machines Tony Phillips posted:If it's clean and fully working, $1k for a Capt Fantastic isn't even that bad. Not my favorite table, but highly regarded. Condition is king of course, and with EMs this goes doubly so for the backglass. It's stupid how much the value of an EM is tied up in the backglass. Off the top of my head, I think CF has a mirrored backglass. You'll want as little flaking as possible... Thank you for the advice! Luckily I have a good amount of training with voltmeters, wiring diagrams, and problem solving computer bullshit, so this does sound like a good opportunity to pick up a table on the 'cheap' and test out how much I like maintaining it haha. Will give some updates if/when the deal goes through. Edit:For anyone who likes Pinball FX on the switch, many of the tables are on sale for historical lows now. Joiny fucked around with this message at 18:13 on Aug 10, 2020 |
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boar guy posted:as for SafeCracker, yes, you are probably gonna have to play until you beat the board game to get a high score for this one This tournament is the first time I've ever played it, and it is not appealing at all. However, the contest is a good way of making me spend some real time on it, as sometimes what seems like a dire table becomes good when you learn the rules. That certainly happened with some of the original FX tables.
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  Fish Tales is in the house. But I was so worried about the widths and lengths of the car and our house doors, that I completely neglected to think about the height of my basement ceiling. The fish topper is going to have to sit on a shelf to the side. EDIT: 
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Are there other games like Safecrackers with different basic playmodes than 3-drains and you're out? Preferably less, uh, cramped ones? 
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Ciaphas posted:Are there other games like Safecrackers with different basic playmodes than 3-drains and you're out? Preferably less, uh, cramped ones? Everyone's Gottlieb favorite - Goin' Nuts. Which might still be available in whatever train wreck version of TPA still exists. Going back further - there's an old Williams EM called "Travel Time" that uses a timed play mechanism. Rather unique for it's day. https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2636 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VpUPuYrTYY
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Make sure you pump up the volume for Goin' Nuts to get the full experience
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canyoneer posted:Make sure you pump up the volume for Goin' Nuts to get the full experience Can't stress this enough. You really want to hear both notes.
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there's also Beat The Clock, guaranteed to cause out-of-order play and DQs in a tournament
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shouldn't be too hard to fins a pachinko machine if you want a variation on the usual play flow
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There's a game about the size of a pin table where you rapid-fire shoot a ton of balls at targets. No idea what the name of that is, and if memory serves it looked boring as all hell.
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Gromit posted:There's a game about the size of a pin table where you rapid-fire shoot a ton of balls at targets. No idea what the name of that is, and if memory serves it looked boring as all hell. Literally: https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=3568 And yeah - it's not very good. Edit - actually, I think I've played the very similar equally boring Williams version that came first. Hyperball. https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=3169 edit 2 : Great minds eventually think alike. Billy Gnosis posted:Hyperball? I played it at California extreme a few times and it was fun while the novelty was still there Tony Phillips fucked around with this message at 23:56 on Aug 12, 2020 |
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Gromit posted:There's a game about the size of a pin table where you rapid-fire shoot a ton of balls at targets. No idea what the name of that is, and if memory serves it looked boring as all hell. Hyperball? I played it at California extreme a few times and it was fun while the novelty was still there Edit apparently Williams and Bally had competing games in this genre? .
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a transparent playfield covering an array of hall effect sensors wired to multicolor leds that dim over the course of 3 seconds after being trigered. no score, draining shoots the ball straight up the table. call it "tracers"
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Hyperball is fun but can literally destroy your eardrums if you play it for a long time (allegedly)
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The Great Minds at Pinside seem convinced that the next Stern theme is going to be Jaws, thoughts? Elwin and ZombieYeti both have posted recent Jaws references but it feels like a misdirect. (Godzilla?) It doesn't really appeal to me but my first thought was it would make bank at movie theaters... and then remembered that those probably won't be around in a year.
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AzureFlame posted:thoughts?
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One for Ausgoons - Lloyds Auctions have a bunch of arcade and pinball machines up on their site, closing near the end of August. Some backglass and playfields if that's your thing, too. https://www.lloydsonline.com.au/AuctionLots.aspx?smode=0&aid=18295 Apparently it has seen some mention on TV so don't expect amazing prices. Still, maybe worth a look in a couple of weeks but factor in the freight and buyer's premium.
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bort posted:It’s almost certainly going to be Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Hell yeah, shoot a ramp up E Street to start Big Man Multiball. If Monster Bash is anything to go by more tables should have sax solos.
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a battlefield earth table revitalizing the industry because every scientologist is forced to buy at least 3 of them
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Gromit posted:One for Ausgoons - Lloyds Auctions have a bunch of arcade and pinball machines up on their site, closing near the end of August. Some backglass and playfields if that's your thing, too. Jesus i'd pick up one of those 2000s Sterns. Either CSI, Wheel of Fortune or Monopoly. One of those I think never had its code finished, and one of them (Wheel?) is a low alright game for its time.
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I've never played CSI, but I enjoyed monopoly a lot more the wheel of fortune. Opinions and stuff.
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csi is Bland: The Pinball
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Out of those three Monopoly is the only one I would consider. CSI gets boring quickly and WoF has too many crappy gimmicks.
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What platforms work best for PinballFX? I still use Farsight on an iPad  and imagine you’re all using controllers on consoles.
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bort posted:What platforms work best for PinballFX? I still use Farsight on an iPad i play with a keyboard on PC and handicap myself by never nudging
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bort posted:What platforms work best for PinballFX? I still use Farsight on an iPad The one drawback is that the Switch doesn't have the Marvel tables.
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