Hopefully I've Won by Then
in which a panel (BCF, HIP, GSP) talk location pinball in NYC. This week...Ball 1: Local competition results including Pinball NYC.Ball 2: Venue updates courtesy of pinballmap.com and HIP plus our...
Highlights
- As of April 17, 2026, there are 363 pinball machines in New York City at 74 public locations, with 67 of those machines at Scrapple Land alone
- Stern is producing 500 copies of Winchester Mystery House pinball
- Danger Danger (Right Flipper Division team) has mathematically clinched or nearly clinched the regular season with 102 points at 7-1 record, making it nearly impossible for other teams to catch them in points
- Balls of Steel leads Left Flipper Division with 7-2 record and 84 points, followed by NYC FSA at 6-2 with 76 points, with an 8-point gap that mirrors one win
- The 2-for-1ers are undefeated at their home venue with a 5-0 home record in Left Flipper Division
- Star Trek: The Next Generation at Rulo's suffered a completely snapped right flipper bat during South Slope Strikes tournament on April 11
- Adam Robinson went 12-0 in qualifying at the Pokemon Pinball Launch Party at Jack Bar on April 12, but finished fourth in finals
- Scrapple Land's Getaway pinball machine had mechanical issues on Monday, April 13, but was restored and playing well by Tuesday, April 14
Notable quotes
“I wish every room I walked into had as many games as any room of Scrappleland”
“Berrios is the best advantage in the league. Best home bar advantage machine in the league.”
“Jack Bar games come in two flavors. A tilt bob so tight you'll go straight to tilt by merely thinking about nudging, or one so forgiving you can throw it across the room and maybe get a slap on the wrist. This machine is the former.”
“It's my Monday team coming to my Tuesday bar... It's backwards week.”
“They're making 500 of them. It's a very specific moment in time, this pinball game, I think.”
Entities
- Stern· company
- Bride of Pinbot· game
- Ghostbusters· game
- Pokemon Pinball· game
- Winchester Mystery House· game
- Balls of Steel· organization
- Colliders· organization
- Danger Danger· organization
- NYC FSA· organization
- Pinball Map· organization
- Adam Robinson· person
- Alberto Santana· person
- Alex Kelly· person
- Benjamin Furiga· person
- C.J. Smith· person
- Eric Sweephund· person
- Greg Pavarelli· person
- Mike Pantino· person
- Pat Carowan· person
- Rob Wong· person
- Zen Zokniak· person
- Buttermilk Bar· venue
- Jack Bar· venue
- Rulo's· venue
- Scrapple Land· venue
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