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Detailing EM and Bingo pinball features, gameplay, and repair techniques.
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Jul 5, 2015

Jay Stafford is one of the key members of the IPDB, who helps to accrue images and documentation on pinball machines to post for reference.

The IPDB site provides an invaluable service to the collector community - I know, speaking for myself, that I would be absolutely lost without the availability of the images and information on the site.

 

Jay provided his answers via e-mail.

 

The Internet Pinball Database is available at http://ipdb.org.  

A sidenote: don't forget to register your serial numbers at http://ipsnd.net

Jul 4, 2015

Danny runs the bingo history website located at http://danny.cdyn.com

Danny has been collecting and archiving stories and history on all the bingo machines - Bally, United, and the solid states from overseas.

The stories that have been archived at Danny's site are fascinating - he has lots of info on bingos and the law and various player stories and info on playing these great games.

 

Note that there's a couple of bad words, if you care about such things.

Jul 3, 2015

My thoughts on clear coating playfields  - I'm not a huge proponent, which I know is an unpopular stance.

Hear me out, though: ball travel is all important in any flipper game.  Knowing how the ball will react is also critical.  When the game is being played with a clear coated playfield, the ball reacts as if it is skating on a layer of ice above the wood.  Spin and travel are not as they normally would be for that title.  Ball travel is also critical for the bingo: one of your measures of control is knowing how the ball will react when striking a post or spring. 

There are exceptions to my thought - if you do playfield touch-ups, you will want to clear coat over top of the touch-ups to help preserve the new artwork.  The original artwork has a shellac or other lacquer finish that has preserved the artwork for 50-60 even 70 years - why mess with success?

 

I ensure that my games are waxed regularly, and this preserves their paint.

Jul 2, 2015

Ryan Claytor made his way to the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, and wanted to try his first bingo.  

He contacted me for a brief tutorial on the game.

In this case, it was one of the many Miss America games produced by Bally.

Miss America games are characterized by Magic Lines and high scoring potential.

I plan to put this writeup on my site as well.

Jul 1, 2015

Don is one of the hosts of The Pinball Podcast (www.thepinballpodcast.com).

He recently attended the Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown and found the elusive Scoregasm Master.  

Topics range from Scoregasm gameplay, construction and features to bingos, general repair, and the unrealistic nudge physics of the Pinball Arcade.

Jun 30, 2015

Dancing Dolls was a game produced by Gottlieb in 1960.  It is a woodrail, has lighted scoring, and has a unique backglass animation.

Beyond the cool animation, the game has multiple pop bumpers, slings, rollovers, 2" flippers and some standup targets.  Quite a bit to do, and the animation is incredibly neat.

Jun 29, 2015

Brent Amrhein is a friend of mine, younger than me, and I have successfully convinced him to play as much pinball as possible.

Based in Atlanta, he went to the Southern Fried Gameroom Expo, and I ask him what he thinks of the various machines and the show in general.

There is some Solid State talk in this one, as Brent is rather new to pinball.  

He was able to play some classic EMs at the show, so I ask him questions about the various machines.

One day you'll beat that Egghead!

Jun 28, 2015

Need to know how to take basic care of your coils, listen here!

If you need to replace a coil - contact the Pinball Resource or John's Jukes to get the appropriate replacement.

They both carry various sizes of coils, stops, sleeves, etc.

Jun 27, 2015

Short one tonight - a bit of feedback had me check out a song available on Youtube - Lonnie Irving's 1960 song Pinball Machine discusses the evils of bingo pinball playing.

Jun 26, 2015

Replacing a broken switch is something that you'll have to do sooner or later.  It's relatively simple, but keep track of the spacers and the order in case you have to reassemble from scratch.

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