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Pinball for hire: what people do to rental machines

On the scale of risky things to do with your pinball machines, few things rank higher than dumping them off at the house of a complete stranger who’s planning a wild [...]
A year in pinball: 10 things that made 2014 special

The year 2014 is over – and when it comes to pinball it was a biggie. Here are ten things that happened in the pinball world to make it one to remember 1. Pat Lawlor [...]
Ghostbusters, Alien, Whoa! Nellie: latest updates.

The signs from EAG are that Stern Ghostbusters is imminent [...]
A very bizarre pinball Nitro Ground Shaker story

There’s a Bally Nitro Ground Shaker in England with a very peculiar history. The pin was built in Chicago in 1980, and it now sits in a house in Farnborough, one of [...]
What’s the score with women’s tournaments?

Women – usually scantily clad women – have long been a staple of pinball machine artwork. But plenty of women enjoy playing pinball too: go to almost any league [...]

Pinball 2000 – back from the grave?

1st June 2014 // 1 Comment

Pinball 2000 was meant to make it easy for operators to change the game in a pinball cabinet from one title to another. There was just one problem: in 1999, after the [...]
PinSound review: a sound upgrade that transforms your pin

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Book review: Santiago Ciuffo’s “Pinball”

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Dutch pinball invasion, part 1

28th August 2014 // 1 Comment

Consider this: The Netherlands is a very flat country. And this: Pinball machines need to be placed somewhere flat. Coincidence? I think not. No, you have got to think [...]
Is pinball about to stage a recovery?

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Pinball on location, Down Under style

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Thunderbirds Pinball – May 2015 update

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Inside the Stern fun factory

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Whoa Nellie!: One on one with Melony Mellon

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Play better! Pinball tips from the world’s top competitors

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Review: Monitor pins in storage – BlueMaestro Tempo

14th November 2014 // 1 Comment

Many pinheads have got more pinball machines than space to set them up in. It’s a simple fact of pinball life. One is never enough, and many of us go on buying them [...]
Pat Lawlor’s JJP game – latest

1st August 2014 // 4 Comments

Pat Lawlor is, quite simply, a pinball design legend. He’s Pavlov Pinball’s favourite designer, and he is many other pinheads’ favourite as well. So [...]
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 [...]
Twisted Pins ramps up new business

14th May 2014 // 2 Comments

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. [...]

Pinball for hire: what people do to rental machines