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An odd way to make dull pins interesting

How do you make a game you’re bored of playing more interesting? What about messing about with the balls? Buster Gonad’s unfeasibly large balls probably [...]
Low cost colour display

We are big fans of colour displays here at Pavlov Pinball: the Theatre of Magic at Pavlov Towers looked great with a ColorDMD unit – until we sold it. But not before we [...]
Play better! Pinball tips from the world’s top competitors

Here's how to win a major tournament. [...]
John Popadiuk: pinball’s Steve Jobs?

Pinball has come to a fork in the road, presenting alternative paths to the future. One path is for artists and aesthetes, another for technologist, scientists and engineers. [...]
Twisted Pins ramps up new business

Ramps, eh? They’re not sexy and they’re not glamorous. And if you’ve got a pin with a ramp that’s knackered then that can be a bit of a problem. [...]

George Gomez interview: his take on colour displays and more

19th September 2014 // 3 Comments

Pavlov Pinball spoke to Jack Guarnieri of Jersey Jack Pinball and Barry Driessen of Dutch Pinball in part one of this special feature about colour pinball displays and the [...]
Pinball photos, facts and playing tips: there’s an app for that

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Matrix man’s pinteractive pinball museum

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Virtual games bring pinball to new audience

16th April 2014 // 0 Comments

The flashing lights, cool sound effects and high-speed bouncing ball action have made pinball simulators a hugely popular genre of video game, not to mention big business for [...]
Pinball on location, Down Under style

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Silver Castle’s Timeshock!: The inside story

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How game rules come about

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The amazing story behind Roadshow’s “Red”

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21st century pinball

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Exclusive: Mr Pinball revealed!

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Low cost colour display

19th May 2014 // 0 Comments

We are big fans of colour displays here at Pavlov Pinball: the Theatre of Magic at Pavlov Towers looked great with a ColorDMD unit – until we sold it. But not before we [...]
App review: Level your pin the easy way with PinGuy

7th April 2014 // 0 Comments

Everyone loves a new addition to their pin collection, but setting it up so it’s level and angled right? Let’s face it: it’s a pain in the backside: down on [...]
What’s the point of pop bumpers?

10th July 2014 // 7 Comments

Pop bumpers, jet bumpers, thumper bumpers – call them what you will: you’ll find them on machines of pretty much all ages. They certainly look good and photograph [...]
Turning playfields into coffee tables

22nd May 2014 // 0 Comments

What you see above is a pinball table. Or, more accurately, a pinball coffee table. It’s based on a genuine 1987 Zaccaria Earth Wind Fire playfield, and it was dreamed [...]

An odd way to make dull pins interesting