# Concord Open 2026 Classics: Round 1 game 3/4 on Gottlieb Sinbad. Streamed from The Flipper Room.

**Source:** DRI374  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2026-05-02  
**Duration:** 18m 46s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjMJH_5xWrw

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## Analysis

Live tournament stream coverage of Concord Open 2026 Classics Round 1, Group 1 playing Gottlieb Sinbad at The Flipper Room. Commentators analyze gameplay mechanics including drop target sequencing (1x, 2x, 3x, 4x multipliers), spinner design, flipper control on a floaty/low-power machine, and ball outcomes. Multiple tilts occur during play, and the commentators use poll predictions to engage viewers about scissor shots and final scoring.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Gottlieb Sinbad uses the same spinner design as Genie, described as 'one of the worst spinners ever,' though Gottlieb later improved spinner design — _Commentator discussing spinner mechanics on Sinbad: 'Like this spinner is Yeah, it's the same spinner as on Genie, you know. It's just one of the worst spinners ever. But I guess got learned because they now have some of the best spinners.'_
- [HIGH] Sinbad has drop target sequencing where you must complete drop target banks in order (single, double, triple, quadruple) to build multipliers (2x, 3x, 4x, 5x), but completing them out of order still builds cumulative multiplier value — _Detailed rules discussion: 'You got to do them in order. So, you got to do the the single bank, the double bank, the triple bank, and then the quadruple bank... But if you do 3 2 1 then you all of a sudden got 4x bonus.'_
- [HIGH] The machine has weak/thin rubbers and low flipper power, described as 'floaty' with flippers that have 'no juice,' requiring patient, predictive play — _Commentator: 'This game just feels so floaty and you know those flippers with like no juice and just very you have to be very patient and try to predict what the game is doing.'_
- [MEDIUM] Plunging into the left orbit on Sinbad is risky because the ball can sometimes feed straight out the right outlane — _Commentator observation: 'Plung into that uh left left orbit is dangerous cuz sometimes they can go straight out the right outline.'_
- [MEDIUM] The machine has a tilt club (sensitive tilt mechanism) and an extra ball is lit, though commentators note uncertainty about specific rules — _Commentator: 'The game has a tilt club. We know that. And it says on the back glass, we don't have an ear plug.'_

### Notable Quotes

> "Like this spinner is Yeah, it's the same spinner as on Genie, you know. It's just one of the worst spinners ever. But I guess got learned because they now have some of the best spinners."
> — **Commentator**, Early in content
> _Historical design critique linking Sinbad to Genie and noting Gottlieb's design evolution_

> "This game just feels so floaty and you know those flippers with like no juice and just very you have to be very patient and try to predict what the game is doing."
> — **Commentator**, Mid-content
> _Core gameplay observation about machine difficulty and flipper power balance_

> "So you got to do them in order. So, you got to do the the single bank, the double bank, the triple bank, and then the quadruple bank... But if you do 3 2 1 then you all of a sudden got 4x bonus."
> — **Commentator explaining rules**, Early-mid content
> _Detailed rule mechanics explanation for drop target sequencing and multiplier building_

> "Those gothly rubbers, they just feel so thin and dry, you know? There's like no there's no good grip in them."
> — **Commentator**, Mid-content
> _Component quality observation about rubber condition affecting gameplay_

> "Plung into that uh left left orbit is dangerous cuz sometimes they can go straight out the right outline."
> — **Commentator**, Late content
> _Playfield layout hazard identification_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Concord Open 2026 Classics | event | Tournament event featuring Group 1 playing Gottlieb Sinbad in Round 1 |
| The Flipper Room | venue | Venue hosting the Concord Open 2026 Classics tournament |
| Gottlieb Sinbad | game | Classic Gottlieb pinball machine featured in this tournament round, known for floaty flippers, drop target sequencing, and sensitive tilt |
| Genie | game | Earlier Gottlieb machine referenced as having the same spinner design as Sinbad |
| Tony | person | Player in Group 1, tournament participant; commentators note he is 'a leaner'; viewers predicted he would scissor the ball |
| Jamie | person | Player in Group 1, tournament participant; shown with lead score during gameplay |
| Ryan | person | Player in Group 1, tournament participant; noted as trying to catch Brian in scoring |
| Brian | person | Player in Group 1, tournament participant; commentators reference him being close to Jamie and Tony; appears to be managing tilt carefully |
| Nick Yon | person | Person who joined commentary during the stream; mentioned as a guest |
| Large Wizard | person | Chat participant unable to attend the tournament this weekend but engaging in stream chat |

### Signals

- **[event_signal]** Live streaming of Concord Open 2026 Classics Round 1 from The Flipper Room venue (confidence: high) — Title and content explicitly reference 'Concord Open 2026 Classics: Round 1' and 'Streamed from The Flipper Room'
- **[gameplay_signal]** Detailed commentary on Sinbad's gameplay mechanics including drop target multiplier sequencing, spinner design, flipper power, and playfield layout hazards (confidence: high) — Extended discussion of drop target banks (single/double/triple/quadruple) building 2x/3x/4x/5x multipliers, spinner critique, flipper control challenges, left orbit danger
- **[gameplay_signal]** Machine characterized as 'floaty' with low flipper power, sensitive tilt mechanism, and weak rubbers requiring patient, predictive play (confidence: high) — Multiple commentator observations: 'floaty,' 'no juice' flippers, 'thin and dry' rubbers, 'tilt club,' need to predict ball behavior
- **[product_concern]** Gottlieb Sinbad at The Flipper Room has thin, dry rubbers with poor grip affecting ball control and playability (confidence: high) — Commentator: 'Those gothly rubbers, they just feel so thin and dry, you know? There's like no there's no good grip in them.'
- **[gameplay_signal]** Sinbad exhibits sensitive tilt triggering; multiple tilts occur during the featured game, frustrating players (confidence: high) — Content contains references to 'That's a tilt' occurring multiple times during play; commentators mention 'tilt club'
- **[competitive_signal]** Group 1 tournament bracket includes Tony, Jamie, Ryan, and Brian competing on Sinbad with closeCall scores; open competition with multiple players potentially catching up (confidence: high) — Final commentary: 'So it looks like we got Jamie, Tony, Ryan, Brian' with analysis that 'anyone can catch it' due to flat scoring distribution
- **[historical_signal]** Gottlieb spinner design evolution noted: Sinbad and Genie used poor spinner design, but Gottlieb later improved and now has 'some of the best spinners' (confidence: medium) — Commentator reflection: 'It's just one of the worst spinners ever. But I guess got learned because they now have some of the best spinners.'
- **[content_signal]** Live stream incorporates interactive elements including viewer polls predicting which player will scissor the ball and engage audience with predictions (confidence: high) — Commentators mention running polls: 'I ran a poll and they think Tony's going to scissor' with results displayed to viewers

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## Transcript

It's It's silly. I'm saying like, "Will group one play singbad?" Oh, that's us. That's group one. yeah, group four was already done. I mean, it's just Yeah, pinball is confusing. All right, let's do a let's do a prediction and see if uh we can get some predictions. Uh, who will scissor it? Yeah, that could be a that could be a prediction, but it could be multiple people that can scissor it. Oh, nice dig there. Like this spinner is Yeah, it's the same spinner as on Genie, you know. It's just one of the worst spinners ever. But I guess got learned because they now have some of the best spinners. Hope so. I already have a prediction running. Okay, I can do a poll. Who will How do you do a poll? We haven't seen a scissor yet. Ball. Ball one, I think. What does it say there? Fireball. Extra balls are on. Play them. No ear plug. I don't know the rules on this game very well. Uh I know you want to get your drops down. Long floaty. So much wood on this game. Okay, so the results are in. Tony will scissor. And the prediction is that Tony will also win the game. So, we'll see how that will Oh, that's a tilt. Oh. Oh, wow. That wasn't That wasn't a whole lot. I don't know if I was fast enough on the No, I wasn't. I was not fast enough on the replay. All right, the game has a tilt club. We know that. And it says on the back glass, we don't have an ear plug. So Brian's doing the right thing. Just let it sit. Oh, nice rip there. That actually does work. There's a rubber mat here I just discovered. I'll just use that. I'm pretty sure it says to said fireball. Yeah, it says fireball on the back glass there on the note. That was a nice little paddle he did there just to kind of get the ball back into play there. Did we catch that? Yeah. Did a bit of a lift there. Right. Beautiful. Yeah, that was a good tip. Don't worry. That's exact. Oh my god. Oh, nearly assisted. Oh, why didn't he Why couldn't it just get a little bit of a kick there on the bumper? Oh, wow. Yeah, that's a tilt. What happened with you, Mike? Yeah, sure. We got Nick Yon coming on here. Uh, right. Let me Can you hear yourself? Uh, I'm not sure. I can hear you. I can hear you for sure. Can you hear me? I can hear you. Perfect. Yeah, you're a little bit uh You're not as loud as Brian, so I'm just Yeah, he's Yeah, let me move it a little closer. No problem. Yeah. All right. So, good stuff. All right. Where what ball we on? Ball. Start at ball three. Yeah. So, so far we've seen two tilts, right? So, this Have you played this a lot during tour? I did play a little bit of this today. Yeah. No luck for me. No, maybe you're right. It's just drop targets mostly, right? Yeah. I don't know exactly which order, which one that matters the most. Is it the red bank or is the yellow bank? I think you got to do them in order. So, you got to do the the single bank, the double bank, the triple bank, and then the quadruple bank. Yeah. Um the first one gives you 2x then 3x then 4x 5x. Okay, understood. So that is what builds the multiply. That makes perfect sense. Yeah. And the cool thing you can kind of do sometimes you maybe do it accident. You get the the set of two first and then you get the single one afterwards then you're automatically at 3x. So you kind of get them out as long as you kind of cumulatively get them all. Even if you get them out of order it still kind of it builds towards that. So you So you can do if you do 3 2 1 then you all of a sudden got 4x bonus. Exactly. Yeah. So you go from nothing to big. Oh sweet. Oh he nearly sissed himself there but took out lane training. Yeah. This game just feels so floaty and you know those flippers with like no juice and just very you have to be very patient and try to predict what the game is doing. Let it bounce. Don't flip. Have you seen any scissors? Scissors? No, we haven't had any scissors yet. Hopefully I just jinxed it and we'll see one now. Yeah, I ran a poll and they think Tony's going to scissor. So, we'll see. I hate to hear it. Tony's a Tony's a leaner. Can't quite see. Yeah. And I moved the camera so far back. But yeah, he's focused. Yeah, there's no runaway score here. Yeah, anyone can catch it. Oh, interesting. Oh, didd he scissor? Oh, we didn't see it. Oh, what is it with the [] camera? I can't turn off all the AI [] on my on my camera. So, it zooms in when somebody's holding their hands or Jamie and Tony pretty close. And Brian and Ryan are pretty close. But still, yeah, anyone can anyone can catch up. Yeah. I know. I just wonder what happened after cuz I then I like did the thing to have it go through like one of those and I Yeah, those gothly rubbers, they just feel so thin and dry, you know? There's like no there's no good grip in them. So when you get into situations like that, this ball is just going to gravity wins, you know. Exactly. We got two for one. Got the double. Yeah. So now we need the single there. Yep. And that will be like you built built up. How did the bonus get up to 10k? Was it spinner? Was it the spinner rift? Yeah. I was just saying that that is the worst spinner design ever. But oh damn. Frustrating. Ouch. Here's a post pass. Yeah. Post pass on a sister game. Post pass. The third blue target. All right. Tony's up. Oh my god. We didn't even see it. Yeah. All right. Well, quick ball for players one through three. Yeah. Ryan wants to put some points on here. Let's do it. Got the single. Uhoh. No. Yeah. And no. big shves. That's a tilt. So, and you definitely want to get your little pocket changing bonus. Yeah, any little bit helps here. So, yeah, ball five. Really anyone could could still probably get it. Absolutely. But Jamie Jamie's got a little lead. But if you get up to 5x, anything can be caught here. We got uh large wizard in chat. Oh, what up large wizard? Sorry you can't make it this weekend, but good to hear from you. Oh, you got 5,000 from the outline. So 112. Yeah, still not. It doesn't feel safe. Yeah, it is about double double these other players. A little not quite double, but All right, we're going to hear some crickets next game. Oh, yeah. Frontier coming up. Plung into that uh left left orbit is dangerous cuz sometimes they can go straight out the right outline. It's like Oh. Oh, no. No. No way. No. I think he's in trouble. That last one maybe could have been saved. Now, this one's going to be tough. Uhoh. Yeah, there's simply no way. There's simply no way. Unfortunate, but where's he at? 69,000. All right. So, uh, the scissor prediction was. Yeah, there's one. That That was our sistering. Oh, that's too bad. Yeah, it was nipped good there. Jesus. I didn't know. All right, we're going down the orbit of hell here. Feeds or nearly straight to the right outline. Oh, 3x6. Oh, look at this now. Wow. What happened there? Bonus. Yeah, there is a lot of bonus there, but not it's not enough. Not quite. First one I did actually going the other way. Oh, and then So Ryan wants to catch Brian. He's got it in bonus and in regular points. All right. 16. All right. So it looks like we got Jamie, Tony, Ryan, Brian. All right.

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