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An update on some of the most interesting new pinball locations to hit Pinball Map in November 2023.

Now in its 3rd year, the annual Pinball Degenerates Awards aka "The DeGENieS" last night announced the category list for their upcoming awards show, to be held on February 18th, 2024.

Discover the ins and outs of life at 1313 Mockingbird Lane in this guide to The Munsters, an easy-to-learn, hard-to-master Stern pinball machine.

30+ pinball content creators share their five favorite games and what they love about pinball!

Learn how to take better pinball photos with Jon Geier of @darkroom_pinball on Instagram.

Learn how to navigate the first-ever pinball machine designed by George Gomez.

Hi. Colin here for a special edition of This Week in Pinball. 

Learn How to Play Bally’s Widebody Classic, Paragon

We have some new and notable pinball spots to highlight for October. Prepare yerself.

Learn how to play Stern's 2018 release, Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast.

Pinball Expo 2023 was an exceptional experience, exceeding my expectations in every conceivable way.

The rumors proved true, and Elton John has been confirmed as the next Jersey Jack pinball machine, their second release of 2023.

Welcome to the 3rd installment our pinball community spotlight series, where we interview the operators, builders, tournament organizers, and business owners that make the pinball world go ‘round. 

Pinball is for everyone, and this year there's no better way to demonstrate that ethos than by playing in the first accessible and inclusive pinball tournament at the Project Pinball booth at the 2023 Pinball Expo.

After months of speculation, the first game from Barrels of Fun Pinball (Mystery Pinball Company) is based on the 1986 cult-classic film Labyrinth.

A special conversation with Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen of Match Play.

Welcome to the first of (hopefully many) pinball community spotlights, where we interview the operators, tournament organizers, and business owners that make the pinball world go ‘round. (Originally published on IFPApinball.com in Feb. of 2023)

Ryan rounds up some of the more interesting pinball arcades to hit Pinball Map in September 2023.

Collecting an a-maze-ing number of clues for the upcoming pinball machine from Mystery Pinball Company.

Highlighting a few presentations that caught our eye.

Kaneda's behavior needs to stop.

Taking a look at some of the best pinball podcasts as we approach the end of 2023.

James Bond 007 brings George Gomez's career full circle. The layout and some rules of the game heavily resemble his design debut in Corvette, a personal favorite game of mine, but after 30 years of video game and pinball development, this game perfectly demonstrates his evolution as a designer.

Released in 2012, AC/DC was one of the first games to come in three differing versions (Pro, Premium, LE), and marked a shift towards simpler layouts and more straightforward rulesets which secretly harbor extreme strategic depth.

The new Inclusive GameWerks is making pinball accessible and inclusive for those with disabilities. Their patent-pending inclusive controller for pinball machines is helping create accessible game rooms in CO and across the country.