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Review: Inclusive GameWerks' Adaptive Flipper Controller Opens Pinball to More Players

Getting hands on with the Inclusive GameWerks adaptive pinball controller.

David Hutchison·Mar 12, 2025

The Score Card

Competitive Pinball Roundup: The 2025 Season Begins

Kicking off a new regular series on tournament pinball with a look at the end of the 2024-2025 season and the start of the 2025-2026 season.

Matt Owen·Mar 11, 2025

Review: Inclusive GameWerks' Adaptive Flipper Controller Opens Pinball to More Players

Getting hands on with the Inclusive GameWerks adaptive pinball controller.

David Hutchison·Mar 12, 2025

The Score Card

Competitive Pinball Roundup: The 2025 Season Begins

Kicking off a new regular series on tournament pinball with a look at the end of the 2024-2025 season and the start of the 2025-2026 season.

Matt Owen·Mar 11, 2025

Travel

Where to Play Pinball in Columbus: Arcades, Bars, and Breweries with Machines

Columbus has developed into one of the stronger pinball metros in the Midwest, with machines spread across downtown entertainment venues, suburban breweries, and neighborhood barcades. The region hosts regular leagues and tournaments, drawing competitive players from across Ohio.

Colin Alsheimer·Mar 5, 2025

Pinball

An Open Letter to the Pinball Community: How Toxicity is Draining the Fun from Pinball

An open letter from Enzo La Pegna to pinball fans everywhere.

Enzo La Pegna·Feb 27, 2025

Barrels of Fun

Barrels of Fun Factory Photos From the End of the Labyrinth Run

This past Monday following the TWIPY Awards, I was fortunate to go back out to the Barrels of Fun factory to run around and take photos with workers on the line.

Colin Alsheimer·Feb 27, 2025

Pinball Award Shows

A Night at the 2024 TWIPYs: Winners List and Recap

Recapping the 2024 Pinball Community Awards (aka The TWIPYs).

Matt Owen·Feb 24, 2025

Tournament Pinball

Hybrid Best Game: How to Play the New IFPA Tournament Format

Learn how the new IFPA tournament format, Hybrid Best Game, works.

Matt Owen·Feb 19, 2025

Tournament Pinball

Behind the Scenes at INDISC 2025 with Scorbit

Behind the scenes with Scorbit from the 2025 INDISC pinball tournament. See how Scorbit made a difference with the tournament's score tracking, plus some interesting data crunching from multiple days of competition.

Ron Richards·Feb 18, 2025

Pinball Tutorial

Modern Kiss: Learn to Play Stern’s 2015 Refresh of the Classic Kiss Table

Learn how to play Stern's 2015 release, Kiss pinball.

James McFatter·Feb 12, 2025

Pinball Tutorial

Classic Kiss: Learn to Play Bally’s 1979 Rock-Themed Pinball Chart Topper

Learn to play 1979's Kiss pinball machine by Bally.

James McFatter·Feb 12, 2025

Pinball Tutorial

Rise to the Challenge: Learn How to Play Jersey Jack’s Avatar: Battle for Pandora Pinball

Explore the alien landscape of Pandora and take down the RDA foundation, responsible for taking away its natural resources. Based on the first two Avatar films directed by James Cameron.

Noah Crable·Feb 7, 2025

Interviews

Making Moves at The Electric Playground: Rob Rath Talks New Hires & Product Announcements

Rob chats new hire news and several new product announcements.

Colin Alsheimer·Feb 7, 2025

Tournament Pinball

How a Pinball Newbie Qualified for the Ohio State Championship

From a wide-eyed newbie to a last-minute qualifier at the 2024 IFPA Ohio State Pinball Championship, this is the exciting story of one player’s improbable rise through countless league nights and fierce tournaments.

Matt Owen·Feb 6, 2025

Pinball Tutorial

Turtle Power: Learn how to play Stern’s 2020 release, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Learn how to play Stern’s 2020 release, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Noah Crable·Jan 30, 2025

Interviews

IFPA Rookie of the Year Jaden Rich Talks Competitive Pinball Success

Jaden Rich of Louisville, Ohio, has taken the pinball world by storm, earning the prestigious IFPA Rookie of the Year title in his first season of competition. In an exclusive interview, Jaden shares how a birthday tournament with his dad sparked his passion for competitive pinball and more.

Matt Owen·Jan 29, 2025

Travel

Where to Play Pinball in Pittsburgh: Arcades, Bars, and Breweries with Machines

Pittsburgh spreads pinball across breweries, bars, and entertainment venues from South Side to the Strip District. Here's where to find machines across the Steel City.

Colin Alsheimer·Jan 28, 2025

Tournament Pinball

The Full list of 2024-2025 IFPA NACS/WNACS Winners

Scope the full list of winners from last weekend's epic NACS/WNACS State & Provincial finals.

Colin Alsheimer·Jan 23, 2025

Digital Pinball

Another Cunning Development: A Retrospective on the Pro Pinball Series

Read this deep dive into several extremely influential digital pinball releases from the Pro Pinball digital pinball series in the 1990s.

Noah Crable·Jan 23, 2025

Pinball

Number Crunching the Pinball Class of 2024

Analyzing public market data of pinball machine releases in 2024 to get a better read on the pinball landscape.

Colin Alsheimer·Jan 16, 2025

New Pinball

First Impressions of Blues Brothers Pinball by Homepin

Dr. John Cosson took delivery of the first Blues Brothers pinball machine off the Homepin line, and put it through its paces.

Dr. John Cosson·Jan 15, 2025

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