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Another pin oddity at the show was this somewhat rare "Varkon" pin, which as you can see, left the factory inside a videogame cabinet.

Being a former Genco employee, this rare 1939 "Rink" pin was Steve Kordek's favorite game at this year's Expo.

Neat backglass animation.

Here's a shot of the playfield.

Another rare pin at this year's show was this 1982 Stern "Cue" pin. The Internet Pinball Database mentions that there were only six produced.

This game definitely had a unique playfield layout.

Also at Expo was Stern's astrology themed "Stargazer" pin.

Speaking of Stern, here's my first factory tour.

One of the games in production at the time was "The Simpsons Kooky Carnival" coin toss game.

Here's one of Steve Ritchie's pins being tested.

Here's Steve Ritchie.

Back at the show, between seminars, I presented this plaque to Steve Ritchie for designing Black Knight, the first 50 cent pin I played, and the most difficult.

Fred Young, who is the voice behind many pins, was also at Expo.

Here's Steve Kordek enjoying that seminar.

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