# The Awesome Pintastic New England Pinball Convention is This Weekend

**Source:** Knapp Arcade  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2023-09-08  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.knapparcade.org/the-awesome-pintastic-new-england-pinball-convention-is-this-weekend

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## Analysis

Knapp Arcade announces that Pintastic New England, an annual pinball convention, is taking place September 7-10 at a new venue (Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlborough, MA). The event features four new Stern Pinball Venom machines on free play, 25,000 sq ft of games, seminars, tournaments, and vendors. The author plans to share photos from attendee Jason Young.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Pintastic New England is being held September 7-10 at Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlborough, Massachusetts — _Direct statement of event dates and location_
- [HIGH] Four brand new Stern Pinball Venom machines are set on free play at Pintastic for public play — _Explicitly stated as a featured attraction of the event_
- [HIGH] Pintastic features 25,000 square feet of games, seminars, tournaments and vendors — _Direct description of event scope_
- [HIGH] Pintastic moved to a new venue this year — _Author describes it as 'fancy new venue'_

### Notable Quotes

> "The always awesome annual Pintastic New England pinball convention is taking place this weekend"
> — **Knapp Arcade (article author)**
> _Establishes tone and confirms event timing_

> "four brand new Stern Pinball Venoms that are set on free play for the public to check out"
> — **Knapp Arcade (article author)**
> _Highlights major draw of the event—early public access to new Stern game_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Pintastic | event | Annual New England pinball convention held September 7-10 at Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlborough, MA |
| Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer of Venom game featured at Pintastic |
| Venom | product | New Stern Pinball game; four units available on free play at Pintastic |
| Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel | event_venue | Venue for Pintastic in Marlborough, Massachusetts |
| Marlborough, Massachusetts | location | City hosting Pintastic convention at Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel |
| Jason Young | person | Attendee at Pintastic providing photos to Knapp Arcade |
| Knapp Arcade | organization | Author/publisher of this article; pinball enthusiast media outlet |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Pintastic event details and venue, Stern Pinball Venom public availability, Pinball conventions and community events
- **Secondary:** New game releases

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — Author enthusiastically promotes the event, calling it 'always awesome' and strongly encouraging attendance. Disappointment expressed only about personal inability to attend due to work/family obligations.

### Signals

- **[event_signal]** Pintastic New England features tournaments, seminars, vendors, and 25,000 sq ft of playable games (confidence: high) — Event scope explicitly detailed as '25,000 square feet of games, seminars, tournaments and vendors'
- **[event_signal]** Pintastic New England convention announced for September 7-10 with new venue in Marlborough, MA (confidence: high) — Direct announcement of event dates and location with comprehensive details
- **[announcement]** Four units of new Stern Pinball Venom game available on free play for public at Pintastic (confidence: high) — Explicit statement: 'four brand new Stern Pinball Venoms that are set on free play for the public to check out'

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## Transcript

The always awesome annual Pintastic New Robert Englunds pinball convention is taking place this weekend, September 7th through the 10th, at its fancy new venue, the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlborough, Massachusetts. 

Unfortunately I'm working today and my son has a soccer game tomorrow so I won't be able to make it this year but YOU definitely should to check out the four brand new Stern Pinball Venoms that are set on free play for the public to check out and the 25,000 square feet of games, seminars, tournaments and vendors. 

Our friend Jason Young is at Pintastic sending us pictures back of the event. I'll update this page with his pics throughout the day so make sure to check back...

Pintastic Pinball and Game Room Expo

https://pintasticnewengland.com

_(Acquisition: raw_text, Enrichment: v1)_

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 7ea0711e-93ac-41f2-96d4-918f275d0474*