Ep 63: Road Tripping with Colin MacAlpine
Colin MacAlpine joins us on Ep 63 to talk about competitive pinball, Spooky's success, and Pinball Hall of Fames predicament
Kineticist’s take
Pinberg champ Colin MacAlpine discusses competitive pinball, TPF tournaments, and his cross-country collector road trip.
Synopsis
Colin MacAlpine, a competitive pinball player and Pinberg 2017 champion, discusses his path into competitive pinball starting in 2011 at a Tron launch party tournament, his involvement organizing Texas Pinball Festival tournaments, and his recent road trip visiting pinball collectors in Utah. He emphasizes the importance of inclusive tournament design across skill levels, explains TPF's role as a world-class show and industry event, and shares insights on pinball rules design, nudging techniques, and the collector community.
Entities
- Chicago Expo· event
- Pinberg· event
- ReplayFX· event
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Deadpool· game
- Simpsons Pinball Party· game
- Stern Pirates of the Caribbean· game
- Stern Tron· game
- District 82· organization
- Flipping Out Pinball· organization
- IFPA· organization
- LoserKid Pinball Podcast· organization
- Brad (Bradlet Frames)· person
- Brian Allen· person
- Colin MacAlpine· person
- Ed Vanderveen· person
- Josh Sharp· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Kim Vander Veen· person
- Martin Robbins· person
- Paul McKinney· person
- Scott Larson· person
- Tony Murphy· person
- Zach and Nicole Mini· person