Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Ep 6: Tom Gets A New Roommate
Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 6: Tom Gets A New Roommate Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf, & Travis Murie Impromptu podcast where we catch up on some of the latest pinball news including Stern's Insider Connected, deeproot Drama, Tournament Talk, P3's latest release, and initial reactions to Hot Wheels. And of course…Tom Talks! Facebook: Instagram: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Website: thepinball.network
Kineticist’s take
Stern's Insider Connected launch sparks debate; Ritchie moves to JJP; Lyman Sheets exits amid industry shifts.
Synopsis
Triple Drain Podcast discusses Steve Ritchie move from Stern to Jersey Jack Pinball, the departure of coder Lyman Sheets (rumored to Chicago Gaming), and Stern's new Insider Connected achievement-based system that gives home owners only half XP compared to location operators. Hosts debate design philosophy, competitive hiring implications, and concerns about the XP verification system disadvantaging home collectors.
Entities
- Chicago Gaming Company· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Batman 66· game
- Elvira· game
- Guns N' Roses· game
- Mandalorian· game
- Toy Story· game
- Walking Dead· game
- Dwight· person
- Eric· person
- George Gomez· person
- Joel· person
- John Borg· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Lyman Sheets· person
- Pat Lawlor· person
- Raymond Davidson· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
- Tanya· person
- Tim Sexton· person
- Tom Graff· person
- Travis Murray· person
- Insider Connected· product
- Score Bit· product