Well, another league season in the can. Numerically, this did not turn out so well: 14th of 22. However, I'm actually more satisfied with my play than I was in my first two seasons.
How can this be? There are 7 groups in our league. Win your group one week and you move up a group, lose and you drop a group. The last two seasons I was all over the board - sometimes in the bottom group even. This season I never dropped below the 4th group - that is to say, I've always been playing at least the "average" group, and often a higher one. So I've been doing slightly worse points-wise, but I've been doing it against stronger competition than before...and more consistently, despite that horribly embarrassing zero a few weeks ago. My shot accuracy is somewhat improved - as long as I'm calm, which is not often! - and my nudging is somewhat less heavy-handed than before the season.
Personal league high scores from this season, for those who are interested:
Third Rail - Summer 2013 League
* These two machines are particularly evil compared to others I've played. The AC/DC is pitched steep and is consistently clean and fast; the RBION has blinding LEDs in it and the ramps often reject.
How can this be? There are 7 groups in our league. Win your group one week and you move up a group, lose and you drop a group. The last two seasons I was all over the board - sometimes in the bottom group even. This season I never dropped below the 4th group - that is to say, I've always been playing at least the "average" group, and often a higher one. So I've been doing slightly worse points-wise, but I've been doing it against stronger competition than before...and more consistently, despite that horribly embarrassing zero a few weeks ago. My shot accuracy is somewhat improved - as long as I'm calm, which is not often! - and my nudging is somewhat less heavy-handed than before the season.
Personal league high scores from this season, for those who are interested:
Third Rail - Summer 2013 League
Table | High Score |
AC/DC Let There Be Rock LE (v1.65) | 54,937,960* |
Avengers Hulk LE | 11,280,860 |
Playboy (Bally) | 89,120 |
Evel Knievel | 73,800 |
Iron Man (5 balls) | 20,483,030 |
Mystic | 144,690 |
Ripley's Believe It or Not! | 3,952,570* |
Silver Slugger | 4,070,330 |
Simpsons Pinball Party, The | 27,279,540 |
Tommy | 305,087,460 |
Tron Legacy LE | 22,652,990 |
Wheel of Fortune | 15,685,930 |
X-Men Wolverine LE | 15,529,850 |
* These two machines are particularly evil compared to others I've played. The AC/DC is pitched steep and is consistently clean and fast; the RBION has blinding LEDs in it and the ramps often reject.