Episode 372: Pintastic 2023 recap
A new location...bigger and better for this New England show and Stern Pro Circuit event. Hear from some of the participants including: - Howard Levine for Project Pinball - Mrs & Dr. Pin...Sarah and Christian Line - Derek Karamanian - Christopher Franchi - Zac Frey - Joe Lemire - Eric Stone - Ted from TazPinball
Kineticist’s take
Pintastic 2023 Boston recap with community figures, venue change details, and growth initiatives.
Synopsis
Jeff Teolis hosts Pinball Profile recap of Pintastic 2023 in Boston, featuring interviews with community figures including Project Pinball's Howard Levine, Mrs. Pin and Dr. Pin, Christopher Franchi (artist), tournament organizer Derek Kamenian, homebrew designer Zach (poker game), competitive players Eric Stone and Joe Lemaire, and sponsor Ted Takvorian. The episode covers the new venue in Marlborough, MA, the variety of tournaments, the competitive meta (card-based formats requiring consistency), and initiatives to grow pinball participation among younger and non-traditional players.
Entities
- Northwest Championships· event
- Pintastic· event
- Beatles (pinball machine)· game
- Centaur (pinball machine)· game
- Galactic Tank Force· game
- Godfather (pinball machine)· game
- Stranger Things (pinball machine)· game
- Slam Tilt Podcast· media
- Batcave Pinball· organization
- District Eaton Play· organization
- IFPA· organization
- Project Pinball· organization
- Stern Pro Circuit· organization
- Christopher Franchi· person
- Derek Kamenian· person
- Drew Robichaud· person
- Eric Stone· person
- Howard Levine· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Joe Lemaire· person
- Mrs. Pin and Dr. Pin (Christian Line)· person
- Ted Takvorian· person
- Wayne Tedder· person
- Zach· person