We Are Pinball #22 "Tariffs, UV playfields, and other stuff we don't understand"
Welcome back our awesome audience. It's been too long and there's so much to discuss!! What do tariffs mean for pinball? No one knows yet! We discuss anyway! Avatar CE looks great and shoots well. Good for home, but is it too expensive? Spooky Pinballs most complete game has just started shipping! Everyone and their mom is getting one! Are you in? Get WAPPED!! wearepinball69@gmail.com to email the crew!
Kineticist’s take
Tariffs crushing European pinball sales; D&D LE selling well despite dragon parts delays.
Synopsis
We Are Pinball episode 22 opens with extended discussion of U.S. tariffs and geopolitical tension affecting European pinball distributors and consumers. Cengiz (Denmark) expresses frustration about 25% tariffs on imports, compounded by VAT, making games unaffordable and destabilizing consumer confidence across Europe. The hosts then pivot to positive industry news: D&D Limited Edition is selling well despite earlier concerns, with parts delays on the dragon mechanism affecting LE production but not Pro models. They highlight Pinball at the Beach (Feb 7, Florida) as a major community event.
Entities
- Novo Nordisk· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Pinball at the Beach· event
- Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Limited Edition· game
- Evil Dead CE· game
- John Wick· game
- X-Men· game
- Kickback Cafe· organization
- Brian Eddy· person
- Carrie Hardy· person
- Cengiz· person
- Don· person
- Enzo Paganini· person
- George Gomez· person
- Jeremy Ford· person
- Jeremy Packer· person
- Josh Cox (Velvet Steve)· person
- Keith Elwin· person