Resigned Discord or Hopeful Energy
...in which a Panel (BCF, HIP) talk location pinball in NYC. This week... Ball 1: Local competition results since last season and this coming week's schedule including Pinball NYC's Left Flipper action. Ball 2: Venue updates courtesy of pinballmap.com and its users and our weekly bullet journal. Ball 3: Brief updates to the fallout from the IFPA bias incident Please enjoy responsibly. Hit us up via email or leave us a voice message right from your browser. Please enjoy responsibly. Email at nycpinpod@gmail.com or Leave us a voice message at speakpipe.com/nycpinpod.
Kineticist’s take
NYC PinPod recaps winter 2026 tournaments; Dante Oliva dominates; hosts reflect on life balance.
Synopsis
NYC PinPod hosts Benjamin Furiga and Eric Sweetland recap January-February 2026 NYC pinball tournament season, covering state championships, league results, and venue updates. Dante Oliva emerges as dominant player winning multiple major events. The hosts discuss personal reflections on over-indexing pinball in their lives and invite community participation in future episodes. Significant venue changes noted at Gebhardt's and new machines arriving at various locations.
Entities
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Scrapple Land· event|venue
- Bells and Chimes NYC· organization
- Pinball NYC· organization
- Scrapple League· organization
- Ali Bissett· person
- Benjamin Furiga· person
- Carl D'Angelo· person
- Dante Oliva· person
- Eric Sweetland· person
- George Underwood· person
- Greg Pavarelli· person
- Jose Garcia· person
- Matt Grady· person
- Miriam Nadler· person
- Rachel Grimm· person
- Sean Grant· person
- Winchester Mystery House· product|game
- Barcade Brooklyn· venue
- Buttermilk Bar· venue
- Gebhardt's· venue