Triple Drain Pinball Podcast

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Loathing David Dennis and talking about pinball.

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf, & Travis Murie

Loathing David Dennis and talking about pinball.

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf, & Travis Murie

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"Joel, Tom, and Travis do a great job of making the industry news and tournament talk interesting. They play off of each other well and the show is very well done."

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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast2w ago

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 75 - Unfiltered and Unapologetic

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Triple Drain discusses tournament meta, Elwin's Fallout rumors, Pokemon Costco strategy, and hardware reliability patterns.

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Travis Murie and Tom Graf It’s been a while… WE KNOW we know… buttttttttt we are here now and ready to rock. We had a ton to catch up on so we jumped around a bunch between all the manufacturers. Stern, JJP, Spooky, American Pinball, Dutch Brothers, Pedretti, Barrels of Fun, Multimorphic, Turner Pinball… NO ONE WAS SAFE! Joel had thoughts, Travis had thoughts, Tom had thoughts and a stupid Joel Jar which made its dumb debut. Please enjoy and thanks for sticking with us! YOUTUBE - APPLE PODCAST - SPOTIFY PODCAST - Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Travis' stuff: Tom's stuff: Joel's stuff: Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com

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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast2mo ago

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 74 - Travis is an Adult today?

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Pinball designers face impossible task balancing game depth, accessibility, and price point across diverse player demographics.

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and RetroRalph We are back… kind of. We tried to get all three of us together but one of us (TRAVIS) was too busy being an adult today that he couldn’t join. So we called in a back up and luckily RetroRalph was able to join! We covered our thoughts on owning Transformers, Sonic, Beetlejuice, Pokemon and Harry Potter. What we like and don’t like about each one of them as well as our thoughts on Tails of the Arabian Nights. Come join in on the fun:) YOUTUBE - APPLE PODCAST - SPOTIFY PODCAST - Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Travis' stuff: Tom's stuff: Joel's stuff: Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com Thanks again to Ralph for joining us and feel free to check out his Youtube channel at

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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast3mo ago

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 73 - Does it HAVE to move?!

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Triple Drain debates Transformers' missing mech and the role of interactive vs cosmetic mechanics in pinball design.

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie We are back with another one! Stern just released Transformers Pinball and we have thoughts. Strong thoughts. Tom has deep thoughts. Joel has questions and Travis attempts to keep up. We get distracted and start talking game theory and next thing you know we’ve talked for 2 hours. Enjoy:) YOUTUBE - APPLE PODCAST - SPOTIFY PODCAST - Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Travis' stuff: Tom's stuff: Joel's stuff: Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com

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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast4mo ago

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 72 - This one is for Ralph!

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Triple Drain discusses design philosophy, recent machine acquisitions, and Pokemon sales post-launch.

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie Hello. I know it’s been a while so maybe we should reintroduce ourselves. We are Triple Drain consisting of two awesome Pinball Enthusiasts named Joel and Tom. They love their friends, their families and their friendship. A few years ago they decided to start a podcast and felt like they needed a third host. BIG MISTAKE. Here comes Travis. He is special. Now that we’ve reacquainted ourselves please enjoy this month’s episode where we try to catch up on everything pinball related we missed in the last 2 MONTHS. We talk streaming Beetlejuice, streaming Pokemon, Pokemon sales, installing Spike 3 expression lights, Yukon Yeti, and honestly a ton of other stuff. Thanks for sticking with us and please enjoy the episode! YOUTUBE - APPLE PODCAST - SPOTIFY PODCAST - Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Travis' stuff: Tom's stuff: Joel's stuff: Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com

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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast6mo ago

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 71 - Beaches, Beetlejuice and Bulbasaur!!

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Triple Drain returns with Beetlejuice hands-on impressions and Pinball at the Beach recap.

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie We are back after over a month off (sorry guys!) and we’ve played a ton of pinball. Travis and Joel discuss Pinball at the Beach as well as their first experiences with Spooky Pinball’s Beetlejuice. Tom now owns a DUNE and he shared his current love of it. Travis and Tom have both played Pokemon by Stern Pinball and they had lots to say about that. We also chatted about Predator pinball, and Foo Fighters, and KISS and Winchester and a few others. We actually shoved a ton into this “shorter” episode and would have gone longer but Travis is a bum and had to work. Sorry for the delay and please enjoy! Thanks again for all the support everyone:) YOUTUBE - APPLE PODCAST - SPOTIFY PODCAST - Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Travis' stuff: Tom's stuff: Joel's stuff: Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com

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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast9mo ago

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 70 - Elwin is back and he is dropping truth bombs!

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Keith Elwin discusses design philosophy, shot mechanics, and modern pinball challenges on Triple Drain.

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie Guest: Keith Elwin We like talking pinball and pinball design so who better to invite onto the show than Keith Elwin himself. We went into this episode with no agenda and just wanted to talk game theory with one of the greats. We chatted about physical design, rules and mode design as well as the perceived value in a pinball machine today. I know I loved the conversation and we hope you guys do too. How we have made it to 70 episodes I don’t really know but thanks for all the support!! Thanks again for all the support everyone:) YOUTUBE - APPLE PODCAST - SPOTIFY PODCAST - Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Travis' stuff: Tom's stuff: Joel's stuff: Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com

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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast10mo ago

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 69 - Get that Butyrate out of here!

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Ep 69: Tom buys X-Men Pro, Karl DeAngelo's Winchester sells out, designers debate mods and LE pricing.

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie Chicago Pinball Expo has come and gone and we had a blast! In this episode we discuss Tom’s newest game as well as our initial impressions of Winchester Mystery House. This leads into a discussion on what Barrels of Fun and Spooky are doing right and how 3D sculpts add to the feeling of quality within a pinball machine. Joel wants to talk code again so we dive into Star Wars Fall of the Empire and the challenges it presents on using all the provided assets but keeping the game simple enough to understand. Is it possible to make a modern day fan layout fun or do playfields have to be dynamic? We also discussed our thoughts on The Walking Dead Remake reveal. Honestly we talked about a bunch of different stuff and I hate writing these summaries so hopefully you ignore them entirely and just click play. Enjoy! Thanks again for all the support everyone:) YOUTUBE - APPLE PODCAST - SPOTIFY PODCAST - Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Travis' stuff: Tom's stuff: Joel's stuff: Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com

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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast11mo ago

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 68 - Tom is DONE with LEs!

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie Today we didn’t have much time buy we wanted to squeeze in an episode before Chicago Pinball Expo! We dove deep into our thoughts on Stern’s latest game, Star Wars Fall of the Empire as well as our thoughts on Spike 3. We ended the episode with an overview on what to play and see and Expo. Please come say hi if you are there and hopefully we can record another episode shortly after we return. Enjoy!! Thanks again for all the support everyone:) YOUTUBE - APPLE PODCAST - SPOTIFY PODCAST - Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Travis' stuff: Tom's stuff: Joel's stuff: Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com

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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast1y ago

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 67 - Squashing Rumors!

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Harry Potter praised but polarizing; Jurassic Park and Kong design deep-dive.

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie Today we recorded with no real agenda and still ended up talking for 2+ hours. Buckle up as we cover Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, Cactus Canyon Lyman Sheats Upgrade Kit, X-Men, John Wick, Tom’s Microwave, some overall game theory, Evil Dead, DUNE, and a bunch of other pinball talk. There was some tournament talk and strategy sprinkled in there as Tom and Travis prepare for PAPA. Oh yeah, we also set the record straight on some rumors. Thanks for reading this description and for clicking on the show. Enjoy! Thanks again for all the support everyone:) YOUTUBE - APPLE PODCAST - SPOTIFY PODCAST - Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Travis' stuff: Tom's stuff: Joel's stuff: Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com

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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast1y ago

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 66 - Joel Bought a Game!!!

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Joel buys Dune; hosts compare it to Harry Potter on accessibility, lighting, and casual player appeal.

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie Well we are half way through 2025 and things are shifting around in our game rooms. With so many awesome games that just came out Travis is selling two of his, Tom is selling a few of his and just received Harry Potter, and Joel finally bought a game! We talk JAWS 50th, Predator, DUNE and Harry Potter as well as dive into our thoughts on insert lighting and how you can have too much or too little. In a complete surprise Travis and Tom completely agree with Joel and Jared’s latest Game Tier List and we discussed how great of picks they made. Strap in and please enjoy the conversation:) Thanks again for all the support everyone:) YOUTUBE - APPLE PODCAST - SPOTIFY PODCAST - Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Travis' stuff: Tom's stuff: Joel's stuff: Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com

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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast1y ago

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 65 - Strong takes on Harry Potter!!!

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Triple Drain breaks down Harry Potter Pinball mechanics, difficulty, and layout with owner Tom Cox's 16-point analysis.

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie We are back with another action packed episode where we tackle many of life’s tough questions like: Does Tom like his Kong Pro? Does he regret not getting an LE?! Are there things Tom thinks Keith Elwin did wrong that need fixed? Is Travis an idiot? Does Travis have one nonnegotiable rule that Harry Potter didn’t follow? Is Joel buying a Harry Potter? Does Joel actually understand the code in Harry Potter? Will Tom make it to Lumberjack Johnny’s today to play Harry Potter? Do the three hosts talk too much before getting to the meat and potatoes of the podcast? Is Travis really the face of Triple Drain? Is Joel actually terrible at pinball? Is Jared actually good at pinball? Is anyone reading this? Is Travis still an idiot?? These questions and much more are answered on this episode so buckle up and enjoy:) Thanks again for all the support everyone:) YOUTUBE - APPLE PODCAST - SPOTIFY PODCAST - Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Travis' stuff: Tom's stuff: Joel's stuff: Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com

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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast1y ago

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 64 - Were games better 20 years ago?!!

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Triple Drain covers Stern Factory visits and deep King Kong gameplay analysis.

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie We are back to our normal recording set up and decided to jump right into the action. King Kong is here and we have so many thoughts about it. Joel has spent a lot of time recently with Lord of the Rings so we decide to have a fun game comparing the masterpiece that is Lord of the Rings to a few of the latest modern games. Have things gotten better or worse? Tune in and find out! Thanks again for all the support everyone:) YOUTUBE - APPLE PODCAST - SPOTIFY PODCAST - Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Travis' stuff: Tom's stuff: Joel's stuff: Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com

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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast1y ago

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 63 - UNFILTERED Conversations with Stern Pinball!

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 63 - UNFILTERED Conversations with Stern Pinball! Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie The three of us united at Stern’s Media Day to experience King Kong for the first time. What we did not expect was the opportunity to interview Keith Elwin, Chuck Ernst, Jeremy Packer, Matthew Geyer, Gary Stern and George Gomez. How this podcast was given a chance to talk to such an amazing group of pinball legends will forever be a mystery. Buckle up because this one is EPIC! ps. Kong is REALLY Freaking Good. YOUTUBE - APPLE PODCAST - SPOTIFY PODCAST - Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Travis' stuff: Tom's stuff: Joel's stuff: Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com

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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast1y ago

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 62 - TPF On Location!

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TPF live: Evil Dead praised, Harry Potter surprise announcement, Portal mech analysis, Cactus Canyon upgrade critique.

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 62 - TPF On Location! Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie We recorded together LIVE here at Texas Pinball Festival. It’s Friday night and we’ve all had a chance to play some of the latest games available. Tune in to hear our thoughts on Portal, Evil Dead, Cactus Canyon Remake (with Lyman code), Merlin’s Arcade, and Medieval Madness Merlin Edition. So much new pinball to enjoy! YOUTUBE - APPLE PODCAST - SPOTIFY PODCAST - Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Travis' stuff: Tom's stuff: Joel's stuff: Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com

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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast1y ago

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 61 - TPF Prep 2025

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 61 - TPF Prep 2025 Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie The stars have aligned and Tom is BACK! Buckle up because today we were riding the Struggle Bus as we tried to record another episode. Luckily we kept it together and worked through our Texas Pinball Festival Prep episode. We discussed each manufacturer and what to look for when walking the floor. Lots of fun pinball to play and please come say hi if you see us! YOUTUBE - APPLE PODCAST - SPOTIFY PODCAST - Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Travis' stuff: Tom's stuff: Joel's stuff: Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com

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Triple Drain Pinball PodcastVideo1y ago

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 30 - Neil McRae in the USA

Originally Aired 2/1/23 Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 30- Neil McRae in the USA Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf & Travis Murie This this episode we have Neil McRae as our Extra Ball! We discuss pinball in the UK as well as some overall tournament talk from the last few weeks. At roughly 50 minutes we finish up our tournament conversation and dive deeply in both Bond LE and Bond 60th as Neil is a buyer! It was a great conversation covering lots of different things. Enjoy! Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com

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Triple Drain Pinball PodcastVideo1y ago

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Ep 31 - Only Pinball Talk And Lots Of It!

Originally Aired 2/12/23 Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 31- Only Pinball Talk And Lots Of It! Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf, & Travis Murie This episode we try our best to stay on target! We discuss everything from our recent award winnings to Scooby Doo thoughts, as well as Cactus Canyon Remake hands-on impressions. We talk about 'innovation' in pinball and our thoughts on when is the right time to sell a game. We even closed with some 'big picture' ideas on the current state of the market/industry. Enjoy! Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. Jacksongee.com Website: thepinball.network

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Triple Drain Pinball PodcastPodcast1y ago

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Ep 60: We'll Be Nice

1 hr 12 min listen

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Triple Drain Ep 60: D&D pinball analysis, Evil Dead impressions, Pinball at the Beach recap.

Hosts: Joel Engelberth and Travis Murie We are back… kind of. Unfortunately Tom is super busy and wasn't able to record with us but Travis and Joel sat down and talked some pinball. Travis shared his experience of Pinball at the beach as well as some initial gameplay on Spooky Pinball's Evil Dead. Joel and Travis deep dive on their overall thoughts with Stern's Dungeon & Dragons. They talk about it all, from gameplay to code and everything in between. Lastly they briefly mention what's coming around the corner so buckle up! Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Travis' stuff: Tom's stuff: [ Joel's stuff: [ Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com

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Triple Drain Pinball PodcastPodcast1y ago

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Ep 59: We Done Did D&D

1 hr 37 min listen

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D&D pinball impresses media day attendees with deep modes, star voice cast, and accessibility.

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf, Travis Murie and Ralph Ronzio Happy New Year! We were invited to Stern to check out their latest pinball machine Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye. Ralph was also in attendance at the Media Day so we asked him to join so we could discuss our thoughts on the game. Buckle up for another episode of Tom being great, Joel being Joel and Travis being… well Travis. Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Travis' stuff: Tom's stuff: Joel's stuff: Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com Thanks again to Ralph for joining us and feel free to check out his Youtube channel at

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Triple Drain Pinball PodcastPodcast1y ago

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Ep 58: We've Been Honeydicked

1 hr 40 min listen

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Triple Drain debates X-Men code depth vs. accessibility while calling out delayed Pinball Cup launch.

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf & Travis Murie Thanksgiving has come and gone, Christmas is just around the corner, and with that comes Travis and a stupid hat. Tonight we had a fun conversation about Metallica, Evil Dead, the WPPR Copper, and some of our overall thoughts on pinball modes and code. But the real question is… WHERE IS THE PINBALL CUP? Enjoy the laughs Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Travis' stuff: Tom's stuff: Joel's stuff: Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com

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