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<blockquote data-quote="Crawley" data-source="post: 168787" data-attributes="member: 2300"><p>Shows are certainly the best way to see a large variety of pins. The Tom Taylor tour is paired with the <a href="https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/" target="_blank">Midwest Gaming Classic</a> in Milwaukee Wisconsin. It's a hybrid show of video games and pinball. And its a pretty massive show. There was an incredible number of pinball machines on display this year, it was kinda crazy. But you basically get to play for free over two days. The Tom Taylor tour is paired with the show but happens off-site on Friday at Tom's warehouse. He has about 200 which are mostly EMs - he of course has a lot of the popular more "modern" pins from the 80s-90s.</p><p></p><p>So I basically head out on Friday. Hit Tom Taylor's place that night. Then Saturday/Sunday hang around the hotel and play pinball and video games. I've been to that show twice now and plan to make it a yearly trip. Its just great and you'll never get bored.</p><p></p><p>If you want pure pins I would go to the <a href="http://vfwpinball.com/" target="_blank">Ann Arbor Pinball Museum</a>, in Michigan. It's only open to the public a few times (once?) a year. It had its first show this year and blew me away. It has about 200 pins, and quite a few unique/rare ones. The venue is fantastic too as they sell a limited number of tickets. That means its not over crowded and you're not waiting to play pins like at other shows. <a href="http://digitalpinballfans.com/showthread.php/8147-Vintage-Flipper-World-(Ann-Arbor-Pinball-Museum)?highlight=midwest+gaming+classic" target="_blank">I did a write-up of that show here</a>. And I'll also mention that this show had the most well-kept pins I've ever played on. It was like night and day playing on those vs the same machines at shows that were beat up or not well maintained.</p><p></p><p>Around that same area is <a href="http://michiganpinball.com/thearcade" target="_blank">The Arcade</a>. I haven't been there yet, but its open to the public on specific days - check their facebook page. They have about 100 pins. However it's pay-to-play. So you'll be pumping in quarters/tokens in to each game. I'm more partial to the flat fee and play all you want model but I figure I'll head out there and spent like $100 over two days. </p><p></p><p>The other big show is the <a href="http://texaspinball.com/tpf/" target="_blank">Texas Pinball Festival</a>. Its another yearly thing but they have something like 200-300 pins during that event. I haven't been to it yet but plan on going at some point.</p><p></p><p>In the Chicago area there's a few locations with a few pins each. Probably the two barcades have the better selection of pins and might be worth going to. There's smaller venues like Underground Retrocade and Galloping Ghost Arcade. But those are more focused on video games. There's also the <a href="http://www.jolietpinball.com/" target="_blank">Chicago Street Pinball Arcade</a> in Joliet which is focused on pins and has a decent selection. </p><p></p><p>In any case I would start looking at shows. That's where you'll get your greatest exposure to a lot of pins in once place.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crawley, post: 168787, member: 2300"] Shows are certainly the best way to see a large variety of pins. The Tom Taylor tour is paired with the [URL="https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/"]Midwest Gaming Classic[/URL] in Milwaukee Wisconsin. It's a hybrid show of video games and pinball. And its a pretty massive show. There was an incredible number of pinball machines on display this year, it was kinda crazy. But you basically get to play for free over two days. The Tom Taylor tour is paired with the show but happens off-site on Friday at Tom's warehouse. He has about 200 which are mostly EMs - he of course has a lot of the popular more "modern" pins from the 80s-90s. So I basically head out on Friday. Hit Tom Taylor's place that night. Then Saturday/Sunday hang around the hotel and play pinball and video games. I've been to that show twice now and plan to make it a yearly trip. Its just great and you'll never get bored. If you want pure pins I would go to the [URL="http://vfwpinball.com/"]Ann Arbor Pinball Museum[/URL], in Michigan. It's only open to the public a few times (once?) a year. It had its first show this year and blew me away. It has about 200 pins, and quite a few unique/rare ones. The venue is fantastic too as they sell a limited number of tickets. That means its not over crowded and you're not waiting to play pins like at other shows. [URL="http://digitalpinballfans.com/showthread.php/8147-Vintage-Flipper-World-(Ann-Arbor-Pinball-Museum)?highlight=midwest+gaming+classic"]I did a write-up of that show here[/URL]. And I'll also mention that this show had the most well-kept pins I've ever played on. It was like night and day playing on those vs the same machines at shows that were beat up or not well maintained. Around that same area is [URL="http://michiganpinball.com/thearcade"]The Arcade[/URL]. I haven't been there yet, but its open to the public on specific days - check their facebook page. They have about 100 pins. However it's pay-to-play. So you'll be pumping in quarters/tokens in to each game. I'm more partial to the flat fee and play all you want model but I figure I'll head out there and spent like $100 over two days. The other big show is the [URL="http://texaspinball.com/tpf/"]Texas Pinball Festival[/URL]. Its another yearly thing but they have something like 200-300 pins during that event. I haven't been to it yet but plan on going at some point. In the Chicago area there's a few locations with a few pins each. Probably the two barcades have the better selection of pins and might be worth going to. There's smaller venues like Underground Retrocade and Galloping Ghost Arcade. But those are more focused on video games. There's also the [URL="http://www.jolietpinball.com/"]Chicago Street Pinball Arcade[/URL] in Joliet which is focused on pins and has a decent selection. In any case I would start looking at shows. That's where you'll get your greatest exposure to a lot of pins in once place. [/QUOTE]
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