Episode 13: Reno or Bust
Spencer and Seth sit down and talk all things Reno Pinball with Mark Skoff. We dive deeper into the upcoming Golden State Pinball Festival and debate top 5 best science fiction pins of all time. Fact or Fantasy is back, will Spencer get his first win!?!?
Kineticist’s take
Reno Pinball League founder shares league startup journey, music composition work, and plans for Nevada's first pinball show.
Synopsis
Mark Scoff, founder of the Reno Pinball League, discusses his journey from discovering pinball in the 1970s to organizing competitive play in Nevada. He shares details about starting the RPL with community input, designing league logistics at Press Start arcade, composing the show's theme song, and working on music for a homebrew horror-themed pinball machine. He outlines ambitious plans for a Reno pinball show at the National Bowling Stadium.
Entities
- Golden State Pinball Festival· event
- Escape· game
- Haunted House· game
- Pinbot / Bride of Pinbot· game
- Capital Corridor Pinball League· organization
- National Bowling Stadium· organization
- Press Start· organization
- Press Start· organization
- Reno Pinball League· organization
- The Spinner Is Lit Pinball Podcast· organization
- Adam Pressler· person
- Brian Felker· person
- Jack Jarrett· person
- Jim Martin· person
- John Simpson· person
- Kevin Woods· person
- Mark Scoff· person
- Michael Hozier· person
- Michael Huntsman· person
- Rick Bartlett· person
- Roger Brown· person
- Seth Holder· person
- Spencer Klingin· person
- Aladdin's Castle· venue