Battle of the *Bots

Which *Bot is best?

  • Pin, then Bride, then Jack

    Votes: 3 6.0%
  • Pin, then Jack, then Bride

    Votes: 4 8.0%
  • Bride, then Pin, then Jack

    Votes: 6 12.0%
  • Bride, then Jack, then Pin

    Votes: 4 8.0%
  • Jack, then Pin, then Bride

    Votes: 9 18.0%
  • Jack, then Bride, then Pin

    Votes: 12 24.0%
  • They're all awesome!

    Votes: 11 22.0%
  • They're all rubbish!

    Votes: 1 2.0%

  • Total voters
    50

mikehg

New member
Feb 5, 2014
213
1
So, which Pin*Bot table wins for you?

For me it's still Pin*Bot. I don't rate Bride at all to be honest, so I was pleasantly surprised by Jack*Bot in that it keeps most of what makes Pin*Bot great (they're all new to me, so I had no idea it was so similar). But I prefer the focused simplicity of Pin*Bot, and love the aesthetics, even if Jack*Bot makes a nice change.

Still, Jack*Bot is growing on me. And thank the Gods for ball savers.
 

Xanija

Moderator
Staff member
May 29, 2013
1,348
0
Jack*Bot. By a country mile. The Bride of Pin*Bot and then Pin*Bot. Although both are very close for completely different reasons.
 

EldarOfSuburbia

New member
Feb 8, 2014
4,032
0
Jack > Pin > Bride. Especially if we're talking TPA versions. Real-world I'd probably go Jack > Bride > Pin. But... and it's a big But... I've never played a real Jack*Bot, or if I have, it was one or two games 20 years ago.

In terms of owning my own table, Pin*Bot is high on the list of ones I'd like to get. Probably more affordable than either of the other two.
 

Slam23

Active member
Jul 21, 2012
1,279
2
Jack, Bride, Pin. Haven't played much Pinbot though, so maybe I undervalue that table. I wasn't very impressed with it though through a couple of games. Having fun with Jack*Bot!
 

Extork

New member
Mar 14, 2013
1,811
0
Well obviously Jack pot will be #1. It just came out. And has multiball! And not the crappy 2 ball stuff on bride
 

mikehg

New member
Feb 5, 2014
213
1
Well obviously Jack pot will be #1. It just came out. And has multiball! And not the crappy 2 ball stuff on bride

Recency bias goes both ways - didn't work so well for LCA, but now we barely hear about it...
 

mikehg

New member
Feb 5, 2014
213
1
It is interesting that (small sample size notwithstanding) there seems to be a bias towards Pin*Bot amongst Bride fans, but there's no corresponding bias towards Bride amongst Pin*Bot fans.

I guess Bride and Pin*Bot fans on average prefer older machines, but that's offset amongst the Pin*Bot fans by Jack*Bot's similarity.
 

Gus

New member
Mar 5, 2014
432
0
All awesome! Bride is the one I've played the most for real, and it's very cool. Not as much in TPA, but still a great table and very beginner-friendly. Pin*Bot is a good table. Jack*Bot I've never seen before, but it is damn fun. I've seen a few requests here for Jack*Bot "to complete the trilogy", but I'm surprised that there was an unlicensed table this good that we didn't get until season 4. A very pleasant surprise for me, and I hope Farsight have more tables of this caliber up their sleeve for season 5.
 

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