#118 Haggmess - The Classic Pinball Podcast

Haggis Pinball collapse: delaminating playfields, $1M+ fraud, customer losses, industry warning.

Synopsis

George and Dave discuss the Haggis Pinball collapse, focusing on Fathom Revisited and Centaur remakes. The Australian manufacturer faced catastrophic failures due to delaminating playfields (a 'friction playfield' design that relied on friction rather than adhesive), resulting in over $1M in unpaid debts to individuals and distributors, alleged fraud involving false delivery promises, and widespread customer losses. The hosts reflect on pre-order red flags, cite Terry Hardy's investigative video, credit Zach Minney's Flippin' Out Pinball for backing affected customers, and discuss broader industry concerns about upfront payments and declining community engagement post-COVID.

Entities

• Deep Root Pinball· company
• Flippin' Out Pinball· company
• Haggis Pinball· company
• Pinball Brothers· company
• Stern Pinball· company
• Celts· game
• Centaur· game
• Fathom Revisited· game
• NAP Arcade· organization
• Rochester Pinball Collective· organization
• The Classic Pinball Podcast· organization
• Bruce Nightingale· person
• Damien· person
• Dave· person
• George· person
• John Day· person
• Marty Robbins· person
• Terry Hardy· person
• Zach Minney· person
• Lissy board· product