Episode 433: Bird Arzoumanian of Pinball People

Bird Arzoumanian on building Pinball People Discord and competing competitively.

Synopsis

Jeff Teolis interviews Bird Arzoumanian, creator of the Pinball People Discord server, which has grown to nearly 2,000 members and provides a positive, supportive community for pinball enthusiasts. The conversation covers Bird's journey from discovering pinball in 2019 through the COVID-19 shutdown to recently qualifying for Washington State pinball finals in 2025, his drumming background and its connection to pinball skill, and the role of his Discord community in providing space for constructive dialogue during the IFPA/OBX controversy.

Entities

• Indisc· event
• OBX (Outer Banks)· event
• Washington State Pinball Finals· event
• Yankpin· event
• 8-Ball· game
• Attack from Mars· game
• Black Knight: Sword of Rage· game
• Medieval Madness· game
• Icebox· organization
• IFPA· organization
• Pinball People Discord· organization
• Starfighters Arcade· organization
• Wedgehead· organization
• Bird Arzoumanian· person
• Deadflip· person
• Jack Danger· person
• Jeff Teolis· person
• Max Stewart· person
• Tater Salad· person