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  1. John Wick Pro + Premium (Stern 2024 v0.81 code) Detailed Thoughts after Flipping On Location + Show

    · Todd Russell

    At the recent Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show 2024 (see: https://playgamesmore.com/attending-northwest-pinball-and-arcade-show-june-7-9-2024/ ) they had 20 John Wicks to play, 10 premium and 10 pros, and there were…

  2. Custom Pinball Shooter Knobs - An Exquisite Rabbit Hole

    · Todd Russell

    Some people are really into pinball mods, and until recently, I haven't really spent much time considering their use and value beyond pure looks. My uptick interest in pinball, both real mechanical machines and virtual…

  3. Humpday Wednesday #47 + Jaws (Stern 2024) Liveplay + FX Tournaments + NW Pinball Show 3-day Recap Review

    · Todd Russell

    Humpday Wednesday #47 – new FX Tournament + playing games at our PGM Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom LIVE streaming from 6am – 11am PST (GMT-8). We get you over the hump of the week and have as…

  4. Stern Pinball Star Gazer (1980) Rollovers Near Flippers Suggests a Modern Playfield Area Needing More Creativity?

    · Todd Russell

    Recently, got the chance to play Star Gazer (Stern 1980) pinball machine and it has a number of curious design choices that stuck out to me. One of them are the rollovers near the flippers. Note in the red circled items…

  5. Humpday Wednesday #46 + Jaws (Stern 2024) Liveplay + FX Tournaments + Twitch Fishing

    · Todd Russell

    Humpday Wednesday #46 – new FX Tournament + playing games at our PGM Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom LIVE streaming from 6am – 11am PST (GMT-8). We get you over the hump of the week and have as…

  6. OPINION: Virtual Pinball Recreations Promote Pinball Like Tribute Bands Promote Music

    · Todd Russell

    We like the real thing, right? More than imitation? Sure, we do. At least when the real thing is still good. Before we twist this article to virtual pinball recreations of real pinball machines, let's talk a bit about…

  7. Humpday Wednesday #45 + Jaws (Stern 2024) Liveplay + FX Tournaments

    · Todd Russell

    Humpday Wednesday #45 – new FX Tournament + playing games at our PGM Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom LIVE streaming from 6am – 11am PST (GMT-8). We get you over the hump of the week! Played…

  8. Magical, Mystery Humpday Wednesday #44

    · Todd Russell

    Going to do something a little different today for Humpday #44. Will not be streaming from the location where we've been the last 9 Wednesdays. Was planning to do something way different, but it's raining and that's…

  9. Summer 2024 Pinball PlayGamesMore Event: Visit Multiple Insider Connected Locations

    · Todd Russell

    As Season 2 of Score Chasing is coming to an end, here's a summer 2024 event that piggybacks on a stat for the Stern Pinball Insider Connected Year In Review: number of different IC pinball locations. EXAMPLE. Here's a…

  10. Humpday Wednesday #43 New FX Pins Coming 5/16 + Jaws (Stern 2024) Liveplay + FX Tournaments

    · Todd Russell

    Humpday Wednesday #43 – new FX Tournament + playing Stern Pinball Jaws Premium (week #9 of ??) at our PGM Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom LIVE streaming from 6am – 11am PST (GMT-8). We get you…

  11. Ranking Stern Spike 2 Games by Scoring Tier +Took 900+ days to score over a billion

    · Todd Russell

    In the modern era of Stern Pinball machines, connected Spike 2 machines, scoring in excess of one billion for some (many?) players, is a worthy goal and milestone. I first signed up for Stern's Insider Connected in…

  12. Politically-themed Reskinned Dirty Harry Virtual Pinball at CPAC Exhibition Hall

    · Todd Russell

    This is the kind of article we'd typically sidestep because we do gaming here, not politics. However, sometimes topic paths collide in curious ways. Stay the course, we're not going political here, but it does involve a…

  13. Humpday Wednesday #42 - The Meaning of Pinball Life featuring Jaws (Stern 2024) Liveplay + FX Tournaments

    · Todd Russell

    Humpday Wednesday #42 – new FX Tournament + playing Stern Pinball Jaws Premium (week #8 of ??) at our PGM Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom LIVE streaming from 6am – 11am PST (GMT-8). We get you…

  14. John Wick (Stern 2024) Wishlist vs. Reality

    · Todd Russell

    This article will be updated and is being published intentionally incomplete, because it involves future events and circumstances that are unknown as of this writing.. Bookmark and check back as we learn more about this…

  15. Humpday Wednesday #41 Jaws (Stern 2024) Live Play + 50 Day Streak + FX Tournament + May 2024 Insider Connected Quests

    · Todd Russell

    Humpday Wednesday #41 – new FX Tournament + playing Stern Pinball Jaws Premium (week #7 of ??) at our PGM Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom LIVE streaming from 6am – 11am PST (GMT-8). We get you…

  16. Our Son Bought a New In Box Jaws Stern Premium - The First 40 Days of Ownership - What's the Experience Really Like?

    · Todd Russell

    This article was written and compiled during and after the first 40 days our son, Joel, received delivery of the brand new in box (NIB) Stern Pinball Jaws Premium. Our PGM Discord was used as a notes tool to record…

  17. Humpday Wednesday #40 JAWS (Stern 2024) Live Play + FX Tournament

    · Todd Russell

    Humpday Wednesday #40 – new FX Tournament + playing Stern Pinball Jaws Premium (week #6 of ??) at our PGM Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom LIVE streaming from 6am – 11am PST (GMT-8). We get you…

  18. Humpday Wednesday #39 JAWS (Stern 2024) Live Play + FX Tournament

    · Todd Russell

    Humpday Wednesday #39 – new FX Tournament + playing Stern Pinball Jaws Premium (week #5 of ??) at our PGM Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom LIVE streaming from 6am – 11am PST (GMT-8). We get you…

  19. Humpday Wednesday #38 JAWS (Stern 2024) Live Play + FX Tournament

    · Todd Russell

    Humpday Wednesday #38 – new FX Tournament + playing Stern Pinball Jaws Premium (week #4 of ??) at our PGM Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom LIVE streaming from 6am – 11am PST (GMT-8). We get you…

  20. Next Level Pinball, Voted the Best Arcade In the World 3 Years in a Row, Expands with 7,000 Square Feet More Gaming

    · Todd Russell

    In the current business climate it's exciting to see businesses expanding, especially gaming-related ones. Here at PGM, we're fans of Next Level Pinball & Arcade (), and my family goes down there regularly. It's a 2.5…

  21. Humpday Wednesday #37 Jaws Premium Live Play + FX Tournaments

    · Todd Russell

    Humpday Wednesday #37 – new FX Tournament + playing Stern Pinball Jaws Premium (week #3 of ??) at our PGM Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom LIVE streaming from 6am – 11am PST (GMT-8). We get you…

  22. Humpday Wednesday #36 Jaws Premium Live Play + FX Tournaments

    · Todd Russell

    Humpday Wednesday #36 – new FX Tournament + playing Stern Pinball Jaws Premium (week #2 of ??) at our PGM Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom LIVE streaming from 6am – 11am PST (GMT-8). We get you…

  23. Humpday Wednesday #35 Stern Jaws Premium + FX Tournament (UPDATED)

    · Todd Russell

    This week's Humpday Wednesday live from alternate location (kid's house!): Unpacking of Stern Pinball Jaws Premium (pre-recorded + live commentary) Live Jaws Premium Pinball play ( maybe - having some issues with some…

  24. Play Crossword Puzzle + Pinball Machine + How Fast Can You Solve?

    · Todd Russell

    No downloads, play and solve a pinball-related crossword puzzle below on your PC desktop, tablet or mobile phone. The puzzle display format will change based on what platform you're playing. How fast can you completely…

  25. How Many 100 Percentile Stern Pinball Games Have You Achieved?

    · Todd Russell

    Would you like to know how your highest score compares against all other players on the Stern Insider Connected network? Let's learn how. One interesting Stern Pinball Insider Connected stat that you might not have seen…

  26. Attending Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show June 7-9, 2024? We are!

    · Todd Russell

    photo credit: Brian Eddy(?) Last year, 2023, was our first time attending the Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show ( https://www.nwpinballshow.com/ ) located in Tacoma, WA and overall we had a good time. The event runs from…

  27. Humpday Wednesday #33 FX Tournament + UNplayed PC Games

    · Todd Russell

    Humpday Wednesday #33 – new FX Tournament + playing more UNplayed PC games at our PGM Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom LIVE streaming from 6am – 11am PST (GMT-8). We get you over the hump!…

  28. Pulp Fiction SE (2023) Detailed Thoughts after Flipping On Location

    · Todd Russell

    More and more Pulp Fiction pins are making their way out into the wild. As of this writing, Pinside reports a mere 14 public locations to play with 42 having in their location worldwide. Last year at the NW Pinball &…

  29. REACTION: Pinball Does Not Need Virtue Signaling, Hollywood is a Clueless Guide

    · Todd Russell

    Just saw this from PGM Member Kevgret. Wanted to show you his comments first along with a link to a pinball-related article I hadn't read before his comments in Discord. Here is what I saw first: Was curious by…

  30. Chuck E Cheese Game Show to Feature Playing Oversized Pinball and, sigh, Ticket Redemption

    · Todd Russell

    Yes, you read that headline right: Chuck E Cheese is working on a TV show that will feature contestants playing oversized Pinball, Skeeball, Air Hockey and the Human Claw. Think my favorite part of Chuck E Cheese are…