PAPA 9 WORLD PINBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

PITTSBURGH, PA 

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I think the first pin I played in the "Classics" tournament is one I actually own. There's my score.   

I own this pin also, and this is not one of my better scores.

Next, I played "El Toro." I could have done better.

Didn't do too bad on "Harlem Globetrotters," though.  I had just gotten one of these in July, 2006, with day one playfield mylar, which I deeply regret selling just a few months later.

"El Toro" requires caution. Tilt and you lose the whole game.  I shook the game a little too hard the second time around and well...oops.

 I tried this pin one last time.  This pin was one of my favorites when I played pins at arcades in Coney Island as a kid, so I was hooked.

I tried "World Cup" again.

 

I did pretty good on Stingray though and was actually in the lead for a brief time.  I should have stuck with this pin during the tournament.  This pin was neat because it's an early Stern solid state pin, with chimes, drop targets, and a spinner. I think when choosing a tournament pin, pick one you enjoy, and not necessarily one that you own.

Aquarius was the first pin I ever owned, which I got back in 1993.  I sold it in 1998 I think.  My highest scores on the game I used to own was around 8,000.  This wasn't the case today, during the "Classics II" tournament.

I played Card Whiz in the "Classics" tournament as well. I don't remember the exact score.  I did note, however, that as of 4:41 PM on Saturday, 8/19/06, my tournament points in the "Classics II" tournament were 200. I was #21 on Aquarius, #33 on X's and O's, and #43 on Galaxy.  Let's just say I didn't exactly come close to the top eight.  Those players advanced to final rounds at the end of the day's play. 

Behind the tournament area, there were a few videogames as well.

 

 

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