# The First Chance in America to Play the New Queen Pinball Machine

**Source:** Knapp Arcade  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2022-07-17  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.knapparcade.org/the-first-chance-in-america-to-play-the-new-queen-pinball-machine

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## Analysis

A Pennsylvania distributor (Cointaker) and the Super Awesome Pinball Show are hosting a tailgate party on September 24th featuring the first public play opportunity in America for Pinball Brothers' Queen pinball machine. The event will include free play games and food.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Pinball Brothers Queen pinball machine will be playable for the first time in America at a tailgate party on September 24th — _Article cites Super Awesome Pinball Show episode announcement mentioning 'your first chance in America to play Pinball Brothers Queen pinball machine'_
- [HIGH] The event is being organized by Pennsylvania distributor Cointaker and the Super Awesome Pinball Show — _Directly stated: 'The fine folks at the Pennsylvania distributor Cointaker along with the Super Awesome Pinball Show are throwing a tailgate party'_
- [HIGH] The Super Awesome Pinball Show has recently interviewed George Gomez (Stern), American Pinball representatives, and Jack Guarnier (Jersey Jack founder) — _Author states: 'first they interviewed Stern Pinball's George Gomez, then they interviewed the folks from American Pinball and in today's episode they interview the founder of Jersey Jack Pinball'_

### Notable Quotes

> "Just Added: your first chance in America to play Pinball Brothers Queen pinball machine."
> — **Super Awesome Pinball Show episode announcement**
> _Official reveal of Queen machine's first US public playability event_

> "Man those guys have been on a roll…first they interviewed Stern Pinball's George Gomez, then they interviewed the folks from American Pinball and in today's episode they interview the founder of Jersey Jack Pinball. Talk about heavy hitters with great information!"
> — **Knapp Arcade author**
> _Commentary on Super Awesome Pinball Show's recent interview lineup and industry relevance_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Pinball Brothers | company | Pinball machine manufacturer producing Queen pinball machine |
| Queen | game | New pinball machine by Pinball Brothers; first US public play opportunity scheduled for September 24 |
| Super Awesome Pinball Show | organization | Pinball podcast/media outlet hosting event with Cointaker; recent interviews with industry heavyweights |
| Cointaker | company | Pennsylvania pinball distributor co-hosting tailgate party event |
| George Gomez | person | Stern Pinball designer; recently interviewed by Super Awesome Pinball Show |
| Jack Guarnier | person | Founder of Jersey Jack Pinball; interviewed by Super Awesome Pinball Show |
| American Pinball | company | Pinball manufacturer; representatives recently interviewed by Super Awesome Pinball Show |
| Stern Pinball | company | Major pinball manufacturer; George Gomez interviewed by Super Awesome Pinball Show |

### Topics

- **Primary:** New machine launches/reveals, Event announcements
- **Secondary:** Media coverage and interviews, Community events and gatherings, Pinball distribution

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — Author expresses enthusiasm about the event ('So cool!') and Super Awesome Pinball Show's interview lineup ('heavy hitters with great information'). Tone is excited and celebratory about the opportunity to see Queen playable in the US.

### Signals

- **[business_signal]** Cointaker distributor organizing major public play event in Pennsylvania market (confidence: medium) — Cointaker co-hosting tailgate event with Super Awesome Pinball Show to showcase Queen machine
- **[event_signal]** Pinball Brothers Queen machine first-play event announced for September 24 at Pennsylvania tailgate party (confidence: high) — Super Awesome Pinball Show episode announcement: 'Just Added: your first chance in America to play Pinball Brothers Queen pinball machine'
- **[announcement]** Pinball Brothers Queen machine publicly revealed through event announcement (confidence: high) — Machine revealed via Super Awesome Pinball Show episode advertisement for September 24 event

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## Transcript

Late last night, the Super Awesome Pinball Show dropped its latest episode. Man those guys have been on a roll…first they interviewed Stern Pinball’s George Gomez, then they interviewed the folks from American Pinball and in today’s episode they interview the founder of Jersey Jack Pinball, Jack GuarnierI. Talk about heavy hitters with great information! I’ve gotten so many amazing scoops for posts from these interviews lately.

I‘m going to talk about the Jack interview in another post, but first here’s a little tidbit that they snuck into the episode right before it. The fine folks at the Pennsylvania distributor Cointaker along with the Super Awesome Pinball Show are throwing a tailgate party on Saturday September 24th. The party will have games on Free Play, food AND…

Sneakily mentioned in the ad in super fast talk, almost like a disclaimer ”Just Added: your first chance in America to play Pinball Brothers Queen pinball machine.” So cool! I’ve already got my ticket to the event, so family stuff permitting, I’ll be there to take pictures and report back to everybody here about the game.

Here’s a link to the Super Awesome Pinball Show’s latest episode for those of you who want to check it out:

https://superawesomepinballshow.libsyn.com

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: e6ff511d-b6ec-4963-ba29-851e2df75c0a*