Episode 268 – Le Grand 8

Allentown Pinvest show coverage with Winchester praise, Three Musketeers criticism, and vintage French game discovery.

Synopsis

Ron Hallett and Bruce Nightingale discuss their recent experiences at the Allentown Pinvest show, covering gameplay impressions of Three Musketeers (negative), Winchester Mystery House (very positive), and various other games. They also cover Le Grande 8 8, a vintage French Gottlieb-era machine that impressed Bruce. Community dynamics, tournament results, and frustrations with prototype quality issues are highlighted.

Entities

• Barrels of Fun· company
• Dutch Pinball· company
• Hexa Pinball· company
• Suncoast· company
• Allentown Pinvest· event
• Texas Pinball Festival· event
• Alice in Wonderland· game
• Beetlejuice· game
• Big Trouble in Little China· game
• Cosmic Carnival· game
• Evil Dead· game
• Le Grande 8· game
• Three Musketeers· game
• Winchester Mystery House· game
• Bruce Nightingale· person
• Christian Marche· person
• Christopher Franchi· person
• Ivan· person
• Joe Saeed· person
• Ron Hallett· person