{"id":137,"date":"2024-02-09T17:02:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T22:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinballspinner.com\/spin\/?page_id=137"},"modified":"2024-03-17T19:54:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T23:54:28","slug":"pinballmadness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pinballspinner.com\/spin\/pinballmadness\/","title":{"rendered":"March Pinball Madness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballspinner.com\/spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PINBALL-SPINNER-1-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballspinner.com\/spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PINBALL-SPINNER-1-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballspinner.com\/spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PINBALL-SPINNER-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballspinner.com\/spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PINBALL-SPINNER-1-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballspinner.com\/spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PINBALL-SPINNER-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What if you put a bunch of pinball machines across different eras into some brackets and let people vote on which ones are the best?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s what we&#8217;re doing with PinballSpinner&#8217;s March Pinball Madness!  We&#8217;re mimicking the structure and format of the how college basketball conducts their end-of-season tournaments and applying it to pinball machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pinballspinner.challonge.com\/pinballmadness2024\/\"><strong>Main Event Bracket Link on Challonge<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The basics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>There&#8217;s about 300 solid state machines in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pinside.com\/pinball\/top-100\">Pinside Top 100<\/a><\/li><li>Machines has been broken up into Conferences based on manufacturer, era, years, and CPU<\/li><li>Each Conference will have a Conference Championship where the winning machine gets an automatic bid into the March Pinball Madness bracket of 64 machines<\/li><li>The remaining spots will be be filled-in with At-Large bids comprised of highest-ranked machines that did not win their conference tournament subject to limits by Conference\/Manufacturer<\/li><li>Voting will take place on Challonge and will require voters to have an account<\/li><li>Prediction Brackets will also be enabled for each bracket where you can earn points for correct preditions.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Schedule:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Round<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Start (~8pm Eastern)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>End (~8pm Eastern)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Conference Bracket Predictions<\/td><td>Mon Feb 26<\/td><td>Sun Mar 3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Conference Play-In Games<\/td><td>Sun Mar 3<\/td><td>Wed Mar 6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Conference Elite Eight *<\/td><td>Wed Mar 6<\/td><td>Sat Mar 9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Conference Final Four<\/td><td>Sat Mar 9<\/td><td>Tue Mar 12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Conference Finals<\/td><td>Tue Mar 12<\/td><td>Fri Mar 15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Selection Sunday<\/td><td>Sun Mar 17<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Main Event Bracket Predictions<\/td><td>Sun Mar 17<\/td><td>Thu Mar 21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Main Event Round of 64<\/td><td>Thu Mar 21<\/td><td>Sun Mar 24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Main Event Round of 32<\/td><td>Sun Mar 24<\/td><td>Wed Mar 27<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Main Event Sweet Sixteen<\/td><td>Wed Mar 27<\/td><td>Sat Mar 30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Main Event Elite Eight<\/td><td>Sat Mar 30<\/td><td>Tue Apr 2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Main Event Final Four<\/td><td>Tue Apr 2<\/td><td>Fri Apr 5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Main Event Championship<\/td><td>Fri Apr 5<\/td><td>Mon Apr 8<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Start and End-Times will be approximately 8pm Eastern since cut-over in rounds is a manual process<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* Some Conference Elite Eight games that do not require a Play-In will start on Sun Mar 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conferences Bracket Links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see a full listing on <a href=\"https:\/\/pinballspinner.challonge.com\/tournaments\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pinballspinner.challonge.com\/tournaments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Challonge&#8217;s site here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Conference<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>#<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Bracket<\/strong><\/td><td>Machine Winner<\/td><td>Prediction Winner<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bally 77-78<\/td><td>1<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_01\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Bobby Orr<\/td><td>lemonhalf, Schu123, Bservi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bally 79-80<\/td><td>2<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_02\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Harlem Globetrotters<\/td><td>Schu123<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bally 81-84<\/td><td>3<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_03\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Centaur<\/td><td>Brserv776<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bally Alphanumeric<\/td><td>4<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_04\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Dr. Dude<\/td><td>Brserv776<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bally DMD 91-94<\/td><td>5<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_05\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>The Addams Family<\/td><td>Brserv776<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bally DMD 95-99<\/td><td>6<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_06\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Attack From Mars<\/td><td>Bservi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Data East Early<\/td><td>7<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_07\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Laser War<\/td><td>Bservi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Data East Late<\/td><td>8<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_08\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Tales from the Crypt<\/td><td>Bservi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gottlieb SS<\/td><td>9<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_09\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Count-Down<\/td><td>Brserv776<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gottlieb DMD<\/td><td>10<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_10\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Stargate<\/td><td>Brserv776<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Independents<\/td><td>11<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_11\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Alien<\/td><td>Brserv776<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jersey Jack<\/td><td>12<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_12\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Dialed In<\/td><td>Bservi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sega<\/td><td>13<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_13\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Apollo 13<\/td><td>Bservi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Spooky<\/td><td>14<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_14\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Total Nuclear Annihilation<\/td><td>Brserv776<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stern Electronics<\/td><td>15<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_15\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Star Gazer<\/td><td>Bservi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stern Whitestar<\/td><td>16<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_16\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Lord of the Rings<\/td><td>Brserv776<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stern S.A.M. 10-13<\/td><td>17<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_17\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>AC\/DC<\/td><td>Bservi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stern S.A.M. 2000&#8217;s<\/td><td>18<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_18\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Spider-Man<\/td><td>Bservi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stern Late S.A.M. Early Spike<\/td><td>19<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_19\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>KISS (Stern)<\/td><td>Brserv776, Bservi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stern Spike 2 2010s<\/td><td>20<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_20\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Jurassic Park (Stern)<\/td><td>Brserv776<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stern Spike 2 2020&#8217;s<\/td><td>21<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_21\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Foo Fighters<\/td><td>Brserv776<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Williams System 3-9<\/td><td>22<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_22\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Firepower<\/td><td>Bservi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Williams Early System 11s<\/td><td>23<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_23\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>F-14 Tomcat<\/td><td>Bservi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Williams Later System 11s<\/td><td>24<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_24\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Taxi<\/td><td>Bservi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Williams DMD 91-94<\/td><td>25<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_25\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/td><td>Bservi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Williams DMD 95-99<\/td><td>26<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/pspmp24_26\">Link<\/a><\/td><td>Monster Bash<\/td><td>No One<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Qualified Machines<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flipper Regional<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Seed<\/td><td>Machine<\/td><td>Conference<\/td><td>Pinside Rating<\/td><td>Overall Seed<\/td><td>Berth Type<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Godzilla (Stern)<\/td><td>Stern Spike 2 2020&#8217;s<\/td><td>9.079<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Deadpool<\/td><td>Stern Spike 2 2010s<\/td><td>8.732<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Twilight Zone<\/td><td>Bally DMD 91-94<\/td><td>8.727<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>The Addams Family<\/td><td>Bally DMD 91-94<\/td><td>8.535<\/td><td>16<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/td><td>Williams DMD 91-94<\/td><td>8.526<\/td><td>17<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Wizard of Oz<\/td><td>Jersey Jack<\/td><td>8.417<\/td><td>24<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Dialed In<\/td><td>Jersey Jack<\/td><td>8.412<\/td><td>25<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>White Water<\/td><td>Williams DMD 91-94<\/td><td>8.381<\/td><td>32<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Ghostbusters<\/td><td>Stern Late S.A.M. Early SPIKE<\/td><td>8.325<\/td><td>33<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Funhouse<\/td><td>Williams Later System 11s<\/td><td>8.235<\/td><td>40<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Total Nuclear Annihilation<\/td><td>Spooky<\/td><td>8.200<\/td><td>41<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>Congo<\/td><td>Williams DMD 95-99<\/td><td>8.090<\/td><td>48<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>Elvira and the Party Monsters<\/td><td>Bally Alphanumeric<\/td><td>8.057<\/td><td>49<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>Star Gazer<\/td><td>Stern Electronics<\/td><td>7.743<\/td><td>56<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>Stargate<\/td><td>Gottlieb DMD<\/td><td>7.685<\/td><td>57<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>Laser War<\/td><td>Data East Early<\/td><td>7.299<\/td><td>64<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pop Bumper Regional<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Seed<\/td><td>Machine<\/td><td>Conference<\/td><td>Pinside Rating<\/td><td>Overall Seed<\/td><td>Berth Type<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Medieval Madness<\/td><td>Williams DMD 95-99<\/td><td>8.867<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>The Big Lebowski<\/td><td>Independents<\/td><td>8.738<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Monster Bash<\/td><td>Williams DMD 95-99<\/td><td>8.725<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure<\/td><td>Williams DMD 91-94<\/td><td>8.610<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Tales of the Arabian Nights<\/td><td>Williams DMD 95-99<\/td><td>8.479<\/td><td>18<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Willy Wonka &amp; The Chocolate Factory<\/td><td>Jersey Jack<\/td><td>8.436<\/td><td>23<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Cactus Canyon<\/td><td>Bally DMD 95-99<\/td><td>8.411<\/td><td>26<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Rush<\/td><td>Stern Spike 2 2020&#8217;s<\/td><td>8.396<\/td><td>31<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>AC\/DC<\/td><td>Stern S.A.M. 10-13<\/td><td>8.323<\/td><td>34<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Alien<\/td><td>Independents<\/td><td>8.246<\/td><td>39<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>The Walking Dead<\/td><td>Stern Late S.A.M. Early SPIKE<\/td><td>8.198<\/td><td>42<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>Big Bang Bar<\/td><td>Independents<\/td><td>8.093<\/td><td>47<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>Fathom<\/td><td>Bally 81-84<\/td><td>8.055<\/td><td>50<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>Firepower<\/td><td>Williams System 3-9<\/td><td>7.833<\/td><td>55<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>Harlem Globetrotters On Tour<\/td><td>Bally 79-80<\/td><td>7.588<\/td><td>58<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>Bobby Orr&#8217;s Power Play<\/td><td>Bally 77-78<\/td><td>7.311<\/td><td>63<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tilt Bob Regional<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Seed<\/td><td>Machine<\/td><td>Conference<\/td><td>Pinside Rating<\/td><td>Overall Seed<\/td><td>Berth Type<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Attack From Mars<\/td><td>Bally DMD 95-99<\/td><td>8.807<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Jurassic Park (Stern)<\/td><td>Stern Spike 2 2010s<\/td><td>8.744<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Lord of the Rings<\/td><td>Stern Whitestar<\/td><td>8.717<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Pirates of the Caribbean (JJP)<\/td><td>Jersey Jack<\/td><td>8.629<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Avengers: Infinity Quest<\/td><td>Stern Spike 2 2020&#8217;s<\/td><td>8.473<\/td><td>19<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Scared Stiff<\/td><td>Bally DMD 95-99<\/td><td>8.440<\/td><td>22<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Star Trek (Stern)<\/td><td>Stern S.A.M. 10-13<\/td><td>8.410<\/td><td>27<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>TRON: Legacy<\/td><td>Stern S.A.M. 10-13<\/td><td>8.400<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>The Shadow<\/td><td>Bally DMD 91-94<\/td><td>8.313<\/td><td>35<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Creature from the Black Lagoon<\/td><td>Bally DMD 91-94<\/td><td>8.274<\/td><td>38<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Bram Stoker&#8217;s Dracula<\/td><td>Williams DMD 91-94<\/td><td>8.193<\/td><td>43<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>Iron Man<\/td><td>Stern Late S.A.M. Early SPIKE<\/td><td>8.130<\/td><td>46<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>Centaur<\/td><td>Bally 81-84<\/td><td>8.000<\/td><td>51<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>Taxi<\/td><td>Williams Later System 11s<\/td><td>7.940<\/td><td>54<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>F-14 Tomcat<\/td><td>Williams Early System 11s<\/td><td>7.588<\/td><td>58<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>Dr. Dude<\/td><td>Bally Alphanumeric<\/td><td>7.317<\/td><td>62<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Spinner Regional<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Seed<\/td><td>Machine<\/td><td>Conference<\/td><td>Pinside Rating<\/td><td>Overall Seed<\/td><td>Berth Type<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast<\/td><td>Stern Spike 2 2010s<\/td><td>8.768<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Elvira&#8217;s House of Horrors<\/td><td>Stern Spike 2 2010s<\/td><td>8.763<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Foo Fighters<\/td><td>Stern Spike 2 2020&#8217;s<\/td><td>8.668<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Metallica<\/td><td>Stern S.A.M. 10-13<\/td><td>8.637<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>The Simpsons Pinball Party (Stern)<\/td><td>Stern Whitestar<\/td><td>8.443<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Theatre of Magic<\/td><td>Bally DMD 95-99<\/td><td>8.442<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Alice Cooper&#8217;s Nightmare Castle<\/td><td>Spooky<\/td><td>8.409<\/td><td>28<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Spider-Man<\/td><td>Stern S.A.M. 2000&#8217;s<\/td><td>8.405<\/td><td>29<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Rick and Morty<\/td><td>Spooky<\/td><td>8.310<\/td><td>36<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Scooby Doo<\/td><td>Spooky<\/td><td>8.301<\/td><td>37<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Weird Al&#8217;s Museum of Natural Hilarity<\/td><td>Independents<\/td><td>8.175<\/td><td>44<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>Whirlwind<\/td><td>Williams Later System 11s<\/td><td>8.139<\/td><td>45<\/td><td>At-Large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>Tales from the Crypt<\/td><td>Data East Late<\/td><td>7.969<\/td><td>52<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>KISS (Stern)<\/td><td>Stern Late S.A.M. Early SPIKE<\/td><td>7.946<\/td><td>53<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>Apollo 13<\/td><td>Sega<\/td><td>7.413<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>Count-Down<\/td><td>Gottlieb SS<\/td><td>7.363<\/td><td>61<\/td><td>Conf Champ<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the nuances:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Machine ratings were pulled from the Pinside Top 100 in January 2024<\/li><li>Link to a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1ui3_jygM7_J8s0SN8g5DKyWVfqv_50etzF0MwGD_ke4\/edit#gid=1407879429\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1ui3_jygM7_J8s0SN8g5DKyWVfqv_50etzF0MwGD_ke4\/edit#gid=1407879429\" target=\"_blank\">Google Sheet where we compiled the rankings is here<\/a> <\/li><li>Games must have 50+ ratings to be included<\/li><li>For games that were part of a \u201cgroup\u201d, a weighted average among the machines were taken to establish a Rating for the game<\/li><li>Conferences must be between eight and 16 machines made up of games from a Manufacturer<\/li><li>Manufacturer is as supplied by Pinside<\/li><li>Manufacturers with more than 16 games were split into multiple conferences and grouped by a combination of era, year, and CPU board set<\/li><li>If a Manufacturer has less than eight games in the Pinside Top 100, those games are grouped into an Independents conference<\/li><li>At most there can only be four machines in the Main Event from a given conference<\/li><li>Any comments or critiques of the groupings?\u00a0 Drop an email to <a href=\"mailto:pinballspinner@gmail.com\">pinballspinner@gmail.com<\/a> and we\u2019ll see if we make changes for next year<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see a full listing of the brackets on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/pinballspinner.challonge.com\/tournaments\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pinballspinner.challonge.com\/tournaments\" target=\"_blank\">Challonge&#8217;s site here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if you put a bunch of pinball machines across different eras into some brackets and let people vote on which ones are the best? 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