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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CC13" data-source="post: 138344" data-attributes="member: 1151">Without a doubt, the announcement of TPA After Dark was the highlight of FarSight's holiday Facebook announcements.  This new TPA app should open up many intriguing possibilities for TPA, including Big Bang Bar, Family Guy, Xenon and several others.  It does bring up an interesting question, though: how much would TPA benefit from expanding into a franchise?  Can specialty TPA apps prove a viable source of supplemental income for FarSight or would they be better served channeling as much of their limited capital as possible into the main TPA app?  Myself, I prefer to have as much of TPA contained in a single centralized app as possible, but do think that specialty TPA apps could serve as useful and enjoyable supplements, especially with an option to centralize all the TPA tables you buy in the main app.  Here are some TPA apps that would be day 1 purchases for me:- Disney Pinball: The Walt Disney Company have proven a thorn in FarSight's side, apparently not even replying to FarSight's licensing offers, but I think some smart marketing could change that.  By putting the Walt Disney branding front and center, this app could well end up as a bigger draw than the supposed main attraction.  Having a lineup that could potentially include Indiana Jones (Williams), Pirates of the Caribbean and the Star Wars tables (ideally with the 2012 code for the DE Star Wars table) should also ensure that the TPA faithful have few complaints.  This idea is still a long shot, but I sincerely believe that FarSight should at least try to get Disney on board with this.- The Early Years: One of the fears that the switch to one table per month has inspired in many of the TPA faithful is that we may not get any more EM or early solid-state tables.  There clearly is still a market for them, though, so a separate app would make sense.  FarSight would have almost limitless credible options with an EM-&-early-solid-state-centric app, but some I'd really like to see include Lightning, Medusa, Solar Fire and Spirit.  This should prove a solid moneymaker without any complications, so FarSight should pursue this avenue of development vigorously.- The Silver Orb Club: With Kickstarters apparently being quite a burden on a small company like FarSight, perhaps a more...premium approach could work out better for them.  The Silver Orb Club is for TPA stalwarts only, delivering the best tables with the best licenses to customers who expect nothing less.  These tables will not come cheap, but I have the highest confidence that anybody who brings their custom to the club will get their money's worth.What do you guys think?  Did I come up with some promising ideas or do these proposals need some more polish?  I'd also love to hear any TPA spinoff ideas any of you might have...</blockquote>

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