jbejarano
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I've seen lots of speculation about upcoming tables in this or that monthly pack. I think it's pretty impossible to predict the tables down to a given month like that. I'm wondering about the rest of 2013 as a whole, irrespective of which shows up in what month or what is paired with what else.
With one known single-table premium pack coming out in August, if all goes well and Farsight resumes two-table packs thenceforth, we'll see nine tables for the rest of the year. What will those nine tables be?
We know that Terminator 2: Judgement Day is on the way. That's one.
We know that Tee'd Off and Victory are announced, and Farsight has been whittling through their announced tables pretty well of late. PinWiz's grid doesn't have nearly as many announced tables as it once had. So, I'm guessing both of those tables will appear before the year is out. Maybe not together, but sometime this year. That's three.
I've heard a LOT of discussion about Eight Ball Deluxe and Fish Tales, and nothing much from FarSight to discourage that talk. Considering that EBD came in a close runner-up to Centaur in FarSight's company poll, and that both tables have broad historical appeal, my guess is that FarSight's reticence on these two is speaking volumes. I'm willing to bet those two will be in there. That's five. EDIT: As others have noted, there are some discouraging words from FarSight about Fish Tales that I hadn't heard when I first posted this. So, thus far this prediction now seems the shakiest.
Now, it gets trickier. As Jay Obernolte was presenting T2 in his Kickstarter video, he was veritably singing the praises of Steve Ritchie and how much the FarSight team (rightly) enjoys his designs. He mentioned High Speed, F-14 Tomcat, and High Speed II: The Getaway. I'm betting we see two of those three. Due to the historical significance of High Speed, it being the first pinball table with a narrative arc or "story" along with a number of other firsts, I think it will be one of the two. It resonates very well with FarSight's stated goal of preserving historical pinball tables for a new generation. High Speed clearly fits that bill. As for the other, it's hard to say. That's seven.
The other two are quite difficult to say. If a breakthrough happens in the rights-negotiation for The Addams Family, we may yet see another Kickstarter table (and a single-table premium pack) this year. That would bring the total tables remaining for 2013 from nine down to eight. If this happes, The Addams Family is definitely it. My suspicion is that it won't happen this year. The first two FarSight Kickstarter campaigns (for The Twilight Zone and Star Trek: The Next Generation) went very well and were never in doubt. The T2 Kickstarter did seem in doubt for a little while. So much so that FarSight was encouraged to add impressive new backer levels. Indeed, if the $400 "Beta-tester" level wasn't added to T2, I'm not sure it would have been funded. Good on FarSight for making that happen. I'm impressed. However, it does indicate there may be a level of Kickstarter fatigue out there. I have no doubt we'll see many more successful Kickstarters, but we may need a bit more time to pass before another Kickstarter could be fielded with confidence, despite the overwhelming call to see The Addams Family brought to The Pinball Arcade.
Assuming The Addams Family happens sometime in 2014 or 2015, the other two tables for 2013 are kind of a toss-up. I'd love to see Black Knight 2000, but discussion on Facebook seems to indicate that while we'll probably see it eventually, it will not appear in the immediate future. Black Rose has also gotten a bit of discussion and may be a possibility. Plus, by early September, the final results of PinWiz's polls will be revealed. These may have some influence on these final two tables. I don't think we'd see any from the premium/Kickstarter poll, or if we did it would be The Addams Family as discussed above. Of the other polls, I think the Williams and Bally polls seem to have generated the most passion. My bet is that the final two may be amongst the top three tables of those two polls, or possibly the top table of the Stern poll. That's nine.
Not sure how correct any of this speculation will be, but this is my first in-depth attempt at FarSight Kremlinology. I'll buy all the tables whatever they are, but it is fun to anticipate. Keep up all that great work down there in Big Bear Lake!
With one known single-table premium pack coming out in August, if all goes well and Farsight resumes two-table packs thenceforth, we'll see nine tables for the rest of the year. What will those nine tables be?
We know that Terminator 2: Judgement Day is on the way. That's one.
We know that Tee'd Off and Victory are announced, and Farsight has been whittling through their announced tables pretty well of late. PinWiz's grid doesn't have nearly as many announced tables as it once had. So, I'm guessing both of those tables will appear before the year is out. Maybe not together, but sometime this year. That's three.
I've heard a LOT of discussion about Eight Ball Deluxe and Fish Tales, and nothing much from FarSight to discourage that talk. Considering that EBD came in a close runner-up to Centaur in FarSight's company poll, and that both tables have broad historical appeal, my guess is that FarSight's reticence on these two is speaking volumes. I'm willing to bet those two will be in there. That's five. EDIT: As others have noted, there are some discouraging words from FarSight about Fish Tales that I hadn't heard when I first posted this. So, thus far this prediction now seems the shakiest.
Now, it gets trickier. As Jay Obernolte was presenting T2 in his Kickstarter video, he was veritably singing the praises of Steve Ritchie and how much the FarSight team (rightly) enjoys his designs. He mentioned High Speed, F-14 Tomcat, and High Speed II: The Getaway. I'm betting we see two of those three. Due to the historical significance of High Speed, it being the first pinball table with a narrative arc or "story" along with a number of other firsts, I think it will be one of the two. It resonates very well with FarSight's stated goal of preserving historical pinball tables for a new generation. High Speed clearly fits that bill. As for the other, it's hard to say. That's seven.
The other two are quite difficult to say. If a breakthrough happens in the rights-negotiation for The Addams Family, we may yet see another Kickstarter table (and a single-table premium pack) this year. That would bring the total tables remaining for 2013 from nine down to eight. If this happes, The Addams Family is definitely it. My suspicion is that it won't happen this year. The first two FarSight Kickstarter campaigns (for The Twilight Zone and Star Trek: The Next Generation) went very well and were never in doubt. The T2 Kickstarter did seem in doubt for a little while. So much so that FarSight was encouraged to add impressive new backer levels. Indeed, if the $400 "Beta-tester" level wasn't added to T2, I'm not sure it would have been funded. Good on FarSight for making that happen. I'm impressed. However, it does indicate there may be a level of Kickstarter fatigue out there. I have no doubt we'll see many more successful Kickstarters, but we may need a bit more time to pass before another Kickstarter could be fielded with confidence, despite the overwhelming call to see The Addams Family brought to The Pinball Arcade.
Assuming The Addams Family happens sometime in 2014 or 2015, the other two tables for 2013 are kind of a toss-up. I'd love to see Black Knight 2000, but discussion on Facebook seems to indicate that while we'll probably see it eventually, it will not appear in the immediate future. Black Rose has also gotten a bit of discussion and may be a possibility. Plus, by early September, the final results of PinWiz's polls will be revealed. These may have some influence on these final two tables. I don't think we'd see any from the premium/Kickstarter poll, or if we did it would be The Addams Family as discussed above. Of the other polls, I think the Williams and Bally polls seem to have generated the most passion. My bet is that the final two may be amongst the top three tables of those two polls, or possibly the top table of the Stern poll. That's nine.
Not sure how correct any of this speculation will be, but this is my first in-depth attempt at FarSight Kremlinology. I'll buy all the tables whatever they are, but it is fun to anticipate. Keep up all that great work down there in Big Bear Lake!
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