# Stern at Gary Con 2025

**Source:** Stern Pinball  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2025-03-25  
**Duration:** 1m 10s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7fVfoUMbj4

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## Analysis

Gary Stern showcases Dungeons & Dragons pinball at Gary Con 2025, highlighting character progression integration with Stern Insider Connected accounts and dragon multiball feature. A D&D machine was donated to a Children's Wisconsin charity auction, selling for $86.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] D&D pinball features character leveling that carries across to Stern Insider Connected account — _Gary Stern direct statement about game mechanics and account integration_
- [HIGH] Dragon multiball feature allows approximately 10 balls on the playfield simultaneously — _Gary Stern firsthand gameplay observation at the event_
- [HIGH] Six new D&D pinball machines were displayed at Gary Con 2025 — _Gary Stern opening statement about machines present at event_
- [MEDIUM] Gary Con 2025 had approximately 4,000 Dungeons & Dragons players attending — _Gary Stern contextual statement about event scale_
- [HIGH] A D&D pinball machine was auctioned for Children's Wisconsin charity, reaching $86 — _Auction announcement at event_

### Notable Quotes

> "The fact that you have characters you can level up being carried across to your Stern Insider Connected account was super awesome."
> — **Gary Stern**, early
> _Highlights key connected gameplay feature differentiating D&D pinball from prior Stern titles_

> "And also, the dragon multiball is crazy. I was like, 'Ah, there's like 10 balls on the field. This is insane.'"
> — **Gary Stern**, mid
> _Demonstrates enthusiasm for standout mechanical feature and provides specific gameplay detail_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Gary Stern | person | President/CEO of Stern Pinball, providing firsthand account of D&D machine features and Gary Con experience |
| Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye | game | Pinball machine being showcased at Gary Con 2025 with six units on display |
| Gary Con 2025 | event | Gaming convention with ~4,000 D&D players; venue for D&D pinball showcase and Children's Wisconsin charity auction |
| Stern Insider Connected | product | Stern's connected account system that integrates with D&D pinball for character progression persistence |
| Children's Wisconsin | organization | Charity organization benefiting from Gary Con auction and Stern's machine donation |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Connected gameplay and account integration, D&D pinball multiball mechanics
- **Secondary:** Stern Pinball community engagement at conventions, Charity fundraising and community support

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — Gary Stern expresses enthusiasm about game features, event participation is substantial, and charity contribution demonstrates goodwill. Tone is upbeat and celebratory throughout.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Stern Pinball active participation at Gary Con with machine showcase and charity donation demonstrates continued investment in community events and IP collaboration partnerships (confidence: high) — Six D&D machines on display at major convention; machine donated to charity auction
- **[design_philosophy]** Dragon multiball with 10-ball capacity indicates intentional design emphasis on high-ball-count exciting sequences, positioning D&D as mechanically feature-rich (confidence: medium) — Gary Stern describes dragon multiball as 'insane' mechanical showcase feature
- **[product_strategy]** D&D pinball incorporates account-persistent character leveling system as differentiating feature, extending gameplay beyond individual sessions (confidence: high) — Gary Stern emphasis on characters carrying across to Stern Insider Connected account

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## Transcript

Hello, I'm Gary Stern. We Are Pinball here at Gary Conquer (as in Conquer Multiball) with almost 4,000 Dungeons and Dragons players and six of our new Dungeons and Dragons pinball machines. The fact that you have characters you can level up being carried across to your Stern Insider account was super awesome. And also, the dragon multiball is crazy. I was like, "Ah, there's like 10 balls on the field. This is insane. One of the events at Garycon is a charity auction for Children's Wisconsin. Gary, thanks so much for contributing and donating one of your amazing pinball machines for the live auction at Garycon 17. 86 once 86 twice sold to

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 3c12cb56-59bf-43c8-b504-70b60a03a140*