Battle of the *Bots

[mikehg]

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.

 

[RushDude2112]

They are all awesome!!!!!!!!

 

[Xanija]

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]

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]

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!

 

[Kratos3]

Pin>Jack>Bride

 

[wolfson]

any order all great !!!

 

[Extork]

Well obviously Jack pot will be #1. It just came out. And has multiball! And not the crappy 2 ball stuff on bride

 

[mikehg]

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...

 

[Kolchak357]

Pin then Jack then a very distant Bride for third.

 

[fantsu]

Bride is far ahead of others. Pinbot is really good too. Jack is pretty bad.

 

[mikehg]

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]

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.

 

[David Pannozzo]

I say Jack-Bride-Pin

 

[MWink]

They're all awesome but Jack*Bot's probably my favorite.

 

[wizard33]

Bride is far ahead of others. Pinbot is really good too. Jack is pretty bad.

I have to ditto this. Bride is the best, by far