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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 66 - Joel Bought a Game!!!
Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie Well we are half way through 2025 and things are shifting around in our game rooms. With so many awesome games that just came out Travis is selling two of his, Tom is selling a few of his and just received Harry Potter, and Joel finally bought a game! We talk JAWS 50th, Predator, DUNE and Harry Potter as well as dive into our thoughts on insert lighting and how you can have too much or too little. In a complete surprise Travis and Tom completely agree with Joel and Jared's latest Game Tier List and we discussed how great of picks they made. Strap in and please enjoy the conversation:) Thanks again for all the support everyone:) YOUTUBE - APPLE PODCAST - SPOTIFY PODCAST - Facebook: Instagram: [ Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Travis' stuff: Tom's stuff: Joel's stuff: Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com [ Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com [
Kineticist’s take
Joel buys Dune; hosts compare it to Harry Potter on accessibility, lighting, and casual player appeal.
Synopsis
Triple Drain hosts discuss Joel's recent purchase of a Dune pinball machine by Barrels of Fun. The episode covers Joel's impressions of Harry Potter (which he won't be buying despite positive gameplay), the accessibility vs. complexity debate around rule sets and tutorials, and why his wife prefers Dune's lighting design and worm mech to Harry Potter. Technical discussion includes insert colors, mode stacking confusion, and the challenge of filming comprehensive tutorials.
Entities
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Alien / Aliens· game
- Avatar· game
- Cactus Canyon· game
- Dune (Barrels of Fun)· game
- Evil Dead (Spooky Pinball)· game
- Godzilla· game
- Harry Potter (Jersey Jack Pinball)· game
- Star Wars (Stern Pinball)· game
- Triple Drain Pinball Podcast· organization
- Dwight Sullivan· person
- Joe Katz· person
- Joel· person
- Monica· person
- Tom Graff· person
- Travis· person
- Zach· person
- Lumberjack Johnny's· venue