Episode 76_Pinville with Marcus Petersen (1)

Marcus Petersen built a pinball community in rural Northern California through leagues and tournaments.

Synopsis

Marcus Petersen of Pinville shares his journey from childhood pinball discovery through competitive play to building a thriving pinball community in Susanville, California. He details how he created multiple pinball leagues, an annual Pinville tournament modeled after Pinberg, and established pinball locations that now support 27 machines across the county. The episode emphasizes community building, operator challenges, and the social fabric that pinball creates.

Entities

• Charland Award· event
• Pinberg· event
• Pinville· event
• Earth Shaker· game
• Monday Night Football· game
• Roadshow· game
• Sorcerer· game
• Lassen Pinball· organization
• Reno Pinball League· organization
• The Spinner Is Lit Pinball Podcast· organization
• Brad Grant· person
• Dan· person
• Marcus Petersen· person
• Mark· person
• Spencer· person
• Ted McGinty· person
• Casper, Wyoming· venue
• Highway to Gaming Zone· venue
• Pinball Museum· venue
• Reno· venue
• Susanville· venue