#68 Silverball Rumble - The Classic Pinball Podcast
Dave and George play in the Silverball Rumble at Pintastic 2021. Follow their journey. You won’t believe what happens. Bonus Feature: An unexpected phone call from Eric Stone.
Kineticist’s take
Dr. Dave places 16th in Silverball Rumble classic pinball tournament at Pintastic, advances to finals.
Synopsis
George and Dr. Dave attended the Silverball Rumble tournament at Pintastic in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, a classic pinball tournament featuring five EM and early solid-state games. Dave qualified 16th out of 24 and advanced through head-to-head match play against Zach Fray (a Slam Tilt podcast co-host and pinball enthusiast from Rochester), winning on Electronimo and Card Whiz but losing on Sea Witch, Blackjack, and Total Nuclear Annihilation in a competitive best-of-five match. The episode captures qualifying play, tournament logistics, player matchups, and the tension of competitive pinball.
Entities
- Silverball Rumble· event
- Blackjack· game
- Card Whiz· game
- Electrodemo· game
- Sea Witch· game
- Stern Q· game
- Stern Rawhide· game
- Total Nuclear Annihilation· game
- Classic Pinball Podcast· organization
- Rochester Pinball Co-op· organization
- Slam Tilt Podcast· organization
- Bruce Nightingale· person
- Chewy Cologne· person
- Dr. Dave· person
- Eric Stone· person
- George· person
- Jim Swain· person
- Mark· person
- Maureen· person
- Ron Hallin· person
- Zach Fray· person
- Pintastic· venue