Tucson Pinball Podcast – Episode 69 – Funny Guy

Host dissects IFPA April Fools' posts, discussing fake IFPABurgh concept, real $1 fee implementation, and Pinburgh's legacy.

Synopsis

The host of the Tucson A Pinball Podcast analyzes a multi-year pattern of April Fools' posts by Josh Roger Sharpe (IFPA President) on the IFPA Facebook page, distinguishing real announcements from pranks. Key topics include the 2021 fake "IFPABurgh" multi-location tournament concept, the real 2017 implementation of $1 per-player IFPA submission fees, Pinburgh's history and evolution, and various IFPA ranking system changes. The episode reflects on community sentiment, tournament formats, and how the IFPA uses humor while managing legitimate industry announcements.

Entities

• Chicago Gaming Company· company
• Play Mechanix· company
• Raw Thrills· company
• Pinburgh· event
• Texas Pinball Festival· event
• Old Chicago· game
• Pulp Fiction· game
• Stars· game
• Fox City's Pinball Stream· media
• Tucson Pinball Podcast· media
• IFPA· organization
• NACS· organization
• Replay Brewing Foundation· organization
• Jeff Teolis· person
• John Papadiuk· person
• Josh Roger Sharpe· person
• Pinside· website