# PINTASTIC PINBALL & GAME ROOM EXPO 2021

**Source:** Pinball News Website  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2021-11-18  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2021/11/18/pintastic-pinball-game-room-expo-2021

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## Analysis

Pintastic 2021 is a major pinball expo held November 18-21 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, featuring 113+ free-play machines, 63 tournament machines, seminars from industry figures, and vendor halls. The event showcases new releases including Cactus Canyon remake and Legends of Valhalla, with presentations from designers, manufacturers, and pinball media covering game design, collecting, restoration, and industry trends.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Chicago Gaming announced a SE Plus edition of Cactus Canyon remake, adding interactive topper previously only on Limited Edition — _Ryan White presentation at Pintastic; Cactus Canyon LE sold out immediately upon announcement_
- [HIGH] Jersey Jack Pinball hired Mark Seiden from homebrew games community as new game designer — _Mark Seiden appeared on homebrew panel at Pintastic; described as 'Jersey Jack Pinball's latest recruit to the game designer team'_
- [HIGH] Stern appointed Michael Grant as Marketing Manager, hired from American Pinball — _Michael Grant presented at Pintastic; described as 'Stern Pinball's newest recruit, Marketing Manager'_
- [HIGH] Kevin O'Connor has created pinball art for 40+ years, starting with Galaxy Ranger — _Kevin O'Connor interview with David Marston; worked at Bally, Data East, Williams/Bally/Midway, Bromley, and Stern_
- [HIGH] Jack Guarnieri founded Pinball Sale (machine sales business) before creating Jersey Jack Pinball — _Jack Guarnieri fireside chat with Martin Ayub; discussed company founding and growth pipeline_

### Notable Quotes

> "The most important part of any machine when it came to condition is the cabinet, as that reveals how the game had been kept and maintained over the years."
> — **Todd Tuckey (TNT Amusements)**, Friday 7pm seminar
> _Expert restoration advice on evaluating pinball machine condition for purchase_

> "Chicago Gaming recently announced a SE Plus edition of the game, which is like the standard version but adds the interactive topper which had previously only been available on the Limited Edition which sold out almost immediately it was announced."
> — **Ryan White (Chicago Gaming)**, Saturday presentation
> _Product announcement: Cactus Canyon remake expansion tier addressing LE scarcity_

> "When a flow state is achieved, a person will experience a narrowing of their focus, how they become immersed in what's happening now, will have a reduced sense of self-awareness, a distorted sense of time passing and achieve exceptional performance."
> — **Tasker Smith (MIT Technical Instructor)**, Friday morning seminar
> _Educational content on competitive pinball player psychology_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Pintastic | event | Annual pinball & game room expo held in Sturbridge, Massachusetts (Nov 18-21, 2021); features free-play machines, tournaments, seminars, and vendor hall; running since 2015 |
| Jersey Jack Pinball | company | Boutique pinball manufacturer; current title Guns 'N Roses; Jack Guarnieri founder; presence at Pintastic with designer Eric Meunier and founder Jack Guarnieri |
| Chicago Gaming | company | Pinball manufacturer; recently released Cactus Canyon remake with new SE Plus edition adding interactive topper |
| American Pinball | company | Pinball manufacturer; released Legends of Valhalla; David Fix runs company after Aimtron appointment; Michael Grant previously worked in Marketing before moving to Stern |
| Stern Pinball | company | Major pinball manufacturer; newest recruit Marketing Manager Michael Grant; Michael discussed Stern Army initiative and Stern Insider Connected system |
| Jack Guarnieri | person | Founder of Jersey Jack Pinball; founder of Pinball Sale machine sales business; presented fireside chat at Pintastic discussing company founding and game development pipeline |
| Eric Meunier | person | Jersey Jack Pinball game designer; presented on creation of Guns 'N Roses pinball at Pintastic, discussing collaboration with band and Slash |
| Mark Seiden | person | Newly hired game designer at Jersey Jack Pinball; came from homebrew games community; participated in homebrew pinball panel at Pintastic |
| Kevin O'Connor | person | Pinball artist with 40+ years of career; created art for Galaxy Ranger (first game), Kiss, Monster Bash, Playboy, and others; worked at Bally, Data East, Williams/Bally/Midway, Bromley, Stern |
| Todd Tuckey | person | Head of TNT Amusements; presented buying advice and restoration expertise seminar at Pintastic; specializes in game refurbishment |
| David Fix | person | Executive at American Pinball; presented on Legends of Valhalla; discusses company changes under Aimtron appointment and promotion initiatives |
| Michael Grant | person | Marketing Manager at Stern Pinball (newly hired); previously worked in Marketing at American Pinball; discussed Stern Army initiative and Stern Insider Connected system |
| Ryan White | person | Representative of Chicago Gaming; presented updates on Cactus Canyon remake and new SE Plus edition |
| John Borg | person | Pinball designer; attended Pintastic as special guest at autograph session |
| Bowen Kerins | person | Competitive pinball player; played demonstration match against Mitch Curtis on Attack from Mars at Levi Nayman's streaming commentary seminar |
| Guns 'N Roses | game | Jersey Jack Pinball game (current title); Eric Meunier designed; multiple Limited Edition and Standard models present at Pintastic |
| Cactus Canyon Remake | game | Chicago Gaming release; SE Plus edition announced adding interactive topper; available at Pintastic tournament hall |
| Legends of Valhalla | game | American Pinball latest game; David Fix presented on game at Pintastic; machines present in Vendor Hall |
| Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center | organization | Venue for Pintastic 2021 located in Sturbridge, MA; complex with multiple halls, pavilions, and accommodation blocks |
| Martin Ayub | person | Editor of Pinball News; interviewed Jack Guarnieri in fireside chat; discussed founding of Pinball News (2000) and industry evolution |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Game announcements and releases, Pinball manufacturer updates (Stern, JJP, Chicago Gaming, American Pinball), Industry personnel moves and hiring
- **Secondary:** Pinball art and design history, Competitive pinball player training and psychology, Game restoration and machine evaluation, Homebrew and custom pinball machine building
- **Mentioned:** Pinball media and streaming

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.78) — Event coverage is enthusiastic and comprehensive; industry figures present optimistic views on growth and expansion; manufacturers showing confidence with new releases and hiring; no significant controversies or negative sentiments expressed in covered seminars

### Signals

- **[business_signal]** American Pinball restructured under Aimtron parent company with new leadership and increased promotional initiatives (confidence: high) — David Fix stated 'the company changes once parent company Aimtron appointed David to run American Pinball, bringing in a bunch of new recruits and running a series of promotion initiatives'
- **[community_signal]** Stern implementing Stern Army location play initiative and Stern Insider Connected system with expanding functionality (confidence: high) — Michael Grant seminar discussing 'Stern Army initiative and how it helps boost location play, and the Stern Insider Connected system'
- **[event_signal]** Pintastic 2021 demonstrates strong industry participation with 175+ playable machines and multiple manufacturer representations (confidence: high) — 113 machines in Free Play Room, 63 in Vendor Hall, 23 in Extra Ball Lounge; seminars from Stern, JJP, Chicago Gaming, American Pinball representatives
- **[market_signal]** Limited Edition tiers selling out immediately upon announcement, driving demand for alternative tier access (confidence: high) — Cactus Canyon LE sold out 'almost immediately it was announced' leading to SE Plus tier creation
- **[personnel_signal]** Michael Grant hired as Marketing Manager at Stern Pinball, transitioning from American Pinball (confidence: high) — Michael Grant presented as 'Stern Pinball's newest recruit, Marketing Manager' and stated he 'recently moved over to Stern' from American Pinball Marketing
- **[personnel_signal]** Mark Seiden hired as designer at Jersey Jack Pinball, recruited from homebrew games community (confidence: high) — Mark Seiden appeared on homebrew panel described as 'Jersey Jack Pinball's latest recruit to the game designer team'
- **[announcement]** Chicago Gaming announces Cactus Canyon SE Plus edition with interactive topper, addressing Limited Edition sellout (confidence: high) — Ryan White announcement: 'Chicago Gaming recently announced a SE Plus edition of the game, which is like the standard version but adds the interactive topper which had previously only been available on the Limited Edition which sold out almost immediately'
- **[business_signal]** American Pinball using multi-tier promotional approach including advertorial PinGame Journal edition for Legends of Valhalla launch (confidence: high) — David Fix described 'a special advertorial Legends of Valhalla edition of the PinGame Journal which was sent out to all current and previous subscribers'

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## Transcript

**Date:** 18th-21st November, 2021
**Location:** Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center, 366 Main St
Sturbridge, MA 01566, USA

The final leg of our 2021 US tour brings us to the town of Sturbridge, around an hour’s drive west of Boston. The Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center is the venue for the [Pintastic Pinball & Game Room Expo](https://pintasticnewengland.com/), hereafter just called Pintastic.

[![The entrance to the show](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/001-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/001-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The entrance to the show

The Sturbridge Host Hotel and Conference Center is a complex of buildings housing the reception, the pavilions, a pool, numerous accommodation blocks, multiple conference rooms and at least two large show halls.

[![The hotel end of the complex](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/030-pintastic-2021-1024x661.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/030-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The hotel end of the complex

The complex has seen multiple expansions over the years, so there is a mix of styles across some of the different blocks.

Here’s a look around a few of these areas.

[![The hotel's reception area](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/004-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/004-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The hotel’s reception area

[![The corridor from reception to the pavilions area](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/005-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/005-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The corridor from reception to the pavilions area

[![The pavilions](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/006-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/006-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The pavilions

[![The pool area](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/007-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/007-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The pool area

Pintastic has been running since 2015 and has [a large team](https://pintasticnewengland.com/about/) working in the months leading up to the show on its many different aspects, such as the free play machines, the vendors, the seminars, the publicity, the website, the logistics and so on.

For the free play machines they have built a custom game registration, check-in, game information and fault tracking system called MyFlipR which allows game bringers to register their machines, have them tracked as they are brought into the building and have any faults which develop logged against them for the maintenance crew to address.

[![The entrance for the free play machines](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/002-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/002-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The entrance for the free play machines

[![The machine registration team at the show](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/003-pintastic-2021-1024x713.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/003-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The machine registration team at the show

[![One of the machine signs with a link to its details page, sale price and contact number](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/036-pintastic-2021-1024x706.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/036-pintastic-2021.jpg)

One of the machine signs with a link to its details page, sale price and contact number

**Thursday**

We arrived at Thursday lunchtime as the Free Play Room was being set up ready for the public opening at 6pm.

[![The Free Play Room](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/008-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/008-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The Free Play Room

[![Some of the machines in the Free Play Room during set-up on Thursday](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/012-pintastic-2021-1024x682.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/012-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Some of the machines in the Free Play Room during set-up on Thursday

[![Some of the machines in the Free Play Room during set-up on Thursday](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/013-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/013-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Some of the machines in the Free Play Room during set-up on Thursday

[![The central aisle will be filled with more machines later](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/010-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/010-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The central aisle will be filled with more machines later

At the far end of the building, the Vendor Hall was also being readied, although that room doesn’t open to the public until Friday at 11am.

[![The Vendor Hall during set-up on Thursday](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/009-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/009-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The Vendor Hall during set-up on Thursday

[![The Vendor Hall during set-up on Thursday](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/015-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/015-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The Vendor Hall during set-up on Thursday

[![The main tournament takes place in the Vendor Hall too](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/014-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/014-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The main tournament takes place in the Vendor Hall too

Here’s the list of the 63 pinballs set up in the Vendor Hall by lunchtime on Saturday:

| Vendor Hall |
| --- |
| Addams Family, The |
| Aerosmith |
| Aerosmith |
| Aerosmith |
| Avengers, The: Infinity Quest |
| Avengers, The: Infinity Quest |
| Avengers, The: Infinity Quest |
| Avengers, The: Infinity Quest |
| Aztec |
| Baywatch |
| Cactus Canyon remake |
| Cue |
| Demolition Man |
| Domino |
| Elvira & the Party Monsters |
| Flipper Clown |
| Godzilla (Premium) |
| Godzilla (Premium) |
| Godzilla (Premium) |
| Godzilla (Premium) |
| Godzilla (Premium) |
| Godzilla (Pro) |
| Godzilla (Pro) |
| Godzilla (Pro) |
| Godzilla (Pro) |
| Guardians of the Galaxy |
| Guardians of the Galaxy |
| Gulfstream |
| Guns N’ Roses (Limited Edition, JJP) |
| Halloween |
| Hercules |
| Hot Wheels |
| Houdini |
| Judge Dredd |
| Jurassic Park (Stern) |
| Last Action Hero |
| Led Zeppelin (Premium) |
| Led Zeppelin (Pro) |
| Legends of Valhalla |
| Legends of Valhalla |
| Metallica |
| No Fear |
| Operation Thunder |
| Pinball Magic |
| Riverboat Gambler |
| Roadshow, Red & Ted’s |
| Simpsons Pinball Party, The |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation |
| Star Wars (Pro) |
| Star Wars Pin (Comic Art) |
| Star Wars Premium |
| Stranger Things |
| Tales from the Crypt |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Stern) |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Stern) |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Stern) |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Stern) |
| The Mandalorian |
| Transporter: The Rescue |
| Volcano |
| Whitewater |
| Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory |

There is a separate custom-built Seminars Room of which we will see more a little later, once the first seminar begins at 7pm today.

In addition, a special Extra Ball Lounge is available to guests who purchase a limited edition pass when registering. These sold out quickly, so only a small number of guests and event staff will get to play these games.

[![The Extra Ball Lounge](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/011-pintastic-2021-1024x631.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/011-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The Extra Ball Lounge

Here’s a list of the 23 pinballs set up to play in the Extra Ball Lounge:

| Extra Ball Lounge |
| --- |
| AC/DC (Luci) |
| Attack from Mars |
| Bride of Pinbot, The Machine: |
| Cirqus Voltaire |
| Congo |
| Dialed In! |
| Dracula, Bram Stoker’s |
| Ferris Bueller’s Day Off |
| Full Throttle |
| Guns ‘N Roses (DE) |
| Guns ‘N Roses (JJP, LE) |
| Houdini |
| Indianapolis 500 |
| Metallica (Pro) |
| Monster Bash |
| Shadow, The |
| Shadow, The |
| Tales of the Arabian Nights |
| Theatre of Magic\* |
| Twilight Zone |
| Walking Dead, The |
| Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory |
| WWF Royal Rumble |

\* indicates machine was not working or switched off when we made this list

There are various signs and banners in the corridors detailing the weekend’s tournaments, rules of pinball etiquette and various designs for the Pintastic logo from famed pinball artists.

[![Play nicely](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/017-pintastic-2021-683x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/017-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Play nicely

[![The tournaments schedule](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/022-pintastic-2021-680x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/022-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The tournaments schedule

[![The 2016 show logo by John Youssi](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/021-pintastic-2021-762x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/021-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The 2016 show logo by John Youssi

[![The 2017 show logo by Zombie Yeti](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/019-pintastic-2021-683x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/019-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The 2017 show logo by Zombie Yeti

[![The 2018 show logo by Christopher Franchi](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/018-pintastic-2021-729x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/018-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The 2018 show logo by Christopher Franchi

[![The 2019 show logo by Joel de Guzman](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/020-pintastic-2021-649x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/020-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The 2019 show logo by Joel de Guzman

The Free Play Room opened to the public at 6pm, although there were more games being brought in throughout the evening.

[![6pm and time for the Free Play Room to officially open](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/025-pintastic-2021.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/025-pintastic-2021.jpg)

6pm and time for the Free Play Room to officially open

[![Still plenty more machines arriving outside](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/029-pintastic-2021-1024x646.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/029-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Still plenty more machines arriving outside

Here’s a list of the 113 pinballs set up to play in the Free Play Room on Saturday lunchtime:

| Free Play Room |
| --- |
| 2001 |
| Addams Family, The |
| Alien Poker |
| Amigo |
| Atlantis |
| Beatles: Beatlemania Pinball, The (Gold) |
| Big Guns |
| Black Hole |
| Bobby Orr’s Power Play |
| Bonanza |
| Carribean Antonio Cruz, Point Blank |
| Casino |
| Club House |
| Corvette |
| Count-Down |
| Cyclone\* |
| Dancing Lady |
| Domino |
| Dracula, Bram Stoker’s |
| Drop-A-Card |
| Duotron |
| Earthshaker! |
| Elvira’s House of Horrors (LE) |
| Embryon |
| Fire |
| Fire Queen |
| Fireball |
| Fireball |
| Fireball Classic |
| Firepower\* |
| Flash |
| Flash Gordon |
| Flight 2000 |
| Flipper Clown |
| Gladiators |
| Gorgar |
| Gorgar |
| Gorgar |
| Grand Lizard |
| Grand Lizard |
| Grand Slam |
| Guns ‘N Roses (JJP, Standard) |
| Hollywood Heat |
| Hot Hand |
| Hot Shot |
| Hurricane |
| Hurricane |
| Jackbot |
| Jungle Queen |
| Jurassic Park (DE) |
| Kewpie Doll |
| Knockout\* |
| Laser War |
| Lethal Weapon 3 |
| Liberty Bell |
| Lost in Space |
| Mars: God of War |
| Mata Hari |
| Melody |
| Metallica (Pro) |
| Meteor |
| Motordome |
| Mousin’ Around! |
| NASCAR\* |
| New York |
| Oh Yeah! |
| Out of Sight |
| Phantom of the Opera\* |
| Pinbot |
| Pinbot |
| Pincraft |
| Poker |
| Red Baron |
| Rick and Morty |
| Rob Zombie’s Spookshow International |
| Robo War |
| Rock Lives! |
| Seawitch |
| Shaq Attaq |
| Shaq Attaq |
| Sharkey’s Shootout |
| Simpsons Pinball Party, The |
| Simpsons, The |
| Sing Along |
| Skateball\* |
| Soccer |
| Solar City |
| Solar Fire |
| Sonic Spinball |
| Sorcerer |
| South Park |
| Space Station |
| Speak Easy |
| Spy Hunter\* |
| Star Trek (Bally) |
| Star Trek (Bally) |
| Star Trek (Bally)\* |
| Star Wars (Pro) |
| Star Wars Trilogy |
| Star Wars: Episode 1 |
| Stars |
| Street Fighter II |
| Superman |
| Team One |
| Terminator 2: Judgement Day |
| Time Warp |
| Twilight Zone |
| Volcano |
| Wiggler, The |
| Wild Fyre |
| World Poker Tour |
| WWF Royal Rumble |
| X-Files, The |

\* indicates machine was not working or switched off when we made this list

The first of the show’s seminars began at 7pm when Levi Nayman hosted a talk and demonstration on how to do commentary for live streaming of pinball matches.

[![Levi Nayman](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/028-pintastic-2021-663x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/028-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Levi Nayman

To illustrate his points, several matches were played on an *Attack from Mars* pinball which were streamed and had live commentary added. The first saw Bowen Kerins play against Mitch Curtis.

[![Commentating on the Attack from Mars match](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/027-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/027-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Commentating on the Attack from Mars match

[![Bowen and Mitch play for a prize pot of $3](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/026-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/026-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Bowen and Mitch play for a prize pot of $3

The Free Play Room stayed open until 2am and reopens on Friday at 10am, with the Vendor Hall also opening at 10am on Friday.

**Friday**

There were still more games arriving in the Free Play Room and others being worked on as the doors opened to the public at 10am. More are expected until around 1pm according to the organisers.

[![Setting up and adjusting the games as the doors open](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/032-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/032-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Setting up and adjusting the games as the doors open

[![10am and the Free Play Room is officially open](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/033-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/033-pintastic-2021.jpg)

10am and the Free Play Room is officially open

Meanwhile, the first of the days presentations was starting in the Seminars Room.

Tasker Smith, a Technical Instructor at MIT spoke about the concept of flow states and how they can be channelled to improve your gameplay and get into ‘the zone’.

[![Tasker Smith](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/035-pintastic-2021-1024x698.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/035-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Tasker Smith

He explained how, when a flow state is achieved, a person will experience a narrowing of their focus, how they become immersed in what’s happening now, will have a reduced sense of self-awareness, a distorted sense of time passing and achieve exceptional performance. He went on to describe the conditions and techniques players can use to take advantage of this state.

[![Tasker's Flow States seminar](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/034-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/034-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Tasker’s Flow States seminar

Later in the afternoon the seminars resumed at 2pm when Mike Minchew presented his seminar about pinball flyer collecting.

[![Mike Minchew](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/037-pintastic-2021-1024x684.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/037-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Mike Minchew

Mike spoke about the way flyers evolved over the years and how the quality of their printing and production can be used to determine the relative financial positions of various companies. He also held regular quiz questions, distributing prize packs of flyers to those with the correct answers.

[![Mike talking about how flyers helped build the pinball industry](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/039-pintastic-2021-1024x685.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/039-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Mike talking about how flyers helped build the pinball industry

After Mike, Jersey Jack Pinball game designer, Eric Meunier, presented his story of the making of the Guns ‘N Roses pinball.

[![Eric Meunier](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/038-pintastic-2021-707x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/038-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Eric Meunier

Accompanied by a Collectors Edition model, Eric related stories about the creation of assorted elements which go to make up the game, including the collaboration with the band and Slash in particular, the recording of the voice calls, getting approval to use certain music tracks, how the cabinet and display artwork was created, the evolution of the playfield layout and getting sound effects which matched the pitch of the track currently playing.

[![Eric with a Guns 'N Roses machine](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/040-pintastic-2021-1024x699.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/040-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Eric with a Guns ‘N Roses machine

You can watch Eric’s presentation from the Pintastic YouTube channel here.

VIDEO

Jersey Jack Pinball’s latest recruit to the game designer team is Mark Seiden who came from the work of homebrew games. Mark joined the panel for the next seminar which was hosted by Jillian Haffner and was all about the best ways and the pitfalls of creating your own homebrew custom machine.

![The homebrew pinball discussion panel](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/041-pintastic-2021-1024x669.jpg)

The homebrew pinball discussion panel

All those on the panel had created their own custom game and shared their tip about the best operating system to use in order to programme it, what type of wood to use for the playfield and the best way to prototype a whitewood playfield before committing to the design.

The final seminar for Friday bean at 7pm when TNT Amusements head, Todd Tuckey brought along for of his crew to provide buying advice when purchasing a game, and how to spot a lemon.

[![Todd Tuckey](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/042-pintastic-2021-1024x684.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/042-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Todd Tuckey

After showing numerous examples of seemingly trashed games which had been brought to him for repair and refurbishment, he said the most import part of any machine when it came to condition is the cabinet, as that reveals how the game had been kept and maintained over the years.

[![The T.N.T. crew](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/043-pintastic-2021-1024x690.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/043-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The T.N.T. crew

Severe water damage might make the game beyond economic repair. After that, the condition of the boards and the playfield were both major indicators and give a good idea how much any repair or restoration will cost, assuming the parts are still available.

Todd’s talk, like all those taking place this weekend are planned to be released to watch on YouTube or similar soon after the show.

**Saturday**

There were plenty more seminars on Saturday starting at 9:30am with David Marston hosting a Breaking News section where several speakers were invited to update speakers on their latest news.

[![David Marston](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/044-pintastic-2021-869x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/044-pintastic-2021.jpg)

David Marston

The topics included a new Delaware Pinball Collective club, the latest from Daniel Spolar on the Project Pinball charity’s work installing pinball machines in children’s hospitals, and a discussion on the latest trends in coin-op seen at the recent IAAPA show in Orlando from a panel including David Fix of American Pinball, Brian McCauley from Pintastic and Martin Ayub of Pinball News.

You can watch a recording of the IAAPA show section here from the Pintastic YouTube Channel.

VIDEO

Then at 11am, pinball artist Kevin O’Connor was interviewed by David Marston about Kevin’s career creating art for numerous pinball games over the past 40+ years starting with his first game, *Galaxy Ranger*.

[![Kevin O'Connor and David Marston](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/062-pintastic-2021-1024x662.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/062-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Kevin O’Connor and David Marston

Kevin told how he had been working on point-of-sale marketing material before applying for a job at an undisclosed coin-op company which turned out to be Bally. There, he was recruited by Paul Faris for the firm’s new art department. He stayed there for fifteen years after which he did work for Data East, Williams/Bally/Midway, Bromley and most recently, Stern.

[![Kevin O'Connor](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/061-pintastic-2021-1024x701.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/061-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Kevin O’Connor

Kevin spoke about and showed pictures of many of his projects including many famous titles such as *Kiss* (both Bally and Stern), *Strikes and Spares*, *Silverball Mania*, *Playboy* and *Monster Bash*.

After Kevin, Stern Pinball’s newest recruit, Marketing Manager Michael Grant spoke about his journey in pinball, how he get into the business working in Marketing at American Pinball before recently moving over to Stern.

[![Michael Grant](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/051-pintastic-2021-772x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/051-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Michael Grant

Michael also talked about the Stern Army initiative and how it helps boost location play, and the Stern Insider Connected system, what it currently and how it is going to grow to offer greater rewards and functionality.

You can watch Michael’s seminar here from the Pintastic YouTube Channel.

VIDEO

The director of the Arcade Dreams documentary, Zach Weddington, was due to speak next, but he was unable to attend due to filming commitments. He did, however, send a special video message and new material he has been shooting.

[![Zach Weddington send a message to the Pintastic audience](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/063-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/063-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Zach Weddington send a message to the Pintastic audience

A little later, Ryan White of Chicago Gaming updated the audience on the latest news about the company’s latest release, the *Cactus Canyon* remake.

[![Ryan White](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/052-pintastic-2021-764x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/052-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Ryan White

Chicago Gaming recently announced a SE Plus edition of the game, which is like the standard version but adds the interactive topper which had previously only been available on the Limited Edition which sold out almost immediately it was announced.

You can watch Ryan’s talk here from the Pintastic YouTube channel.

VIDEO

After Ryan, Martin Ayub of Pinball News joined David Marston on the stage for a discussion on how and why Pinball News began, comparing the state of the pinball industry then (2000) and now.

[![Martin Ayub](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/070-pintastic-2021-1024x698.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/070-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Martin Ayub

Next, David Fix of American Pinball talked about their latest game, *Legends of Valhalla*.

![David Fix](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/053-pintastic-2021-1024x684.jpg)

David Fix

David spoke about how the company changes once parent company Aimtron appointed David to run American Pinball, bringing in a bunch of new recruits and running a series of promotion initiatives, including a special advertorial *Legends of Valhalla* edition of the PinGame Journal which was sent out to all current and previous subscribers, and making sure the game was available to play in a handful of locations in the US as soon as it was officially announced.

We took the opportunity of a break between seminars to shoot our Pinball News Twenty-One Minute Tour video, showing you all the halls, the games, the vendors, and everything else at Pintastic 2021. Here it is:

VIDEO

There was an autograph session held in the Seminars Room at 5pm where many of Pintastic’s special guests greeted guests and signed flyers, artwork or other promotional items.

[![The Autograph Session](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/046-pintastic-2021-683x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/046-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The Autograph Session

The special guests present were Brian Soares and Reby Hardy of the Ferris Bueller custom pinball conversion, Joel de Guzman, Eric Meunier, Jack Guarnieri, Kevin O’Connor, John Borg, David Fix, Todd Tuckey and Frank Lindenmuth.

[![Brian and Reby](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/047-pintastic-2021-1024x682.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/047-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Brian and Reby

[![Eric, Jack and Kevin](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/048-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/048-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Eric, Jack and Kevin

The final seminar of Pintastic 2021 was a fireside chat with Pinball News Editor Martin Ayub interviewing Jersey Jack Pinball founder, Jack Guarnieri.

Before the chat began though, Jack invited everyone to enjoy some of the pizza he had arranged to be delivered.

[![Pizza for everyone at the fireside chat](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/049-pintastic-2021-574x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/049-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Pizza for everyone at the fireside chat

Because this reporter was interviewing Jack and not able to take photographs, here’s one we took right before the fireside chat began.

[![Jack Guarnieri with John Borg and Kevin O'Connor](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/045-pintastic-2021-1024x687.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/045-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Jack Guarnieri with John Borg and Kevin O’Connor

The interview covered the founding of Pinball Sale – Jack’s machine sales business – the creation of Jersey Jack Pinball, the development of the first title, *The Wizard of Oz*, how investors were brought in to support the company’s finances, the move of the manufacturing and development to the new facility in Elk Grove Village, the previous and future growth of the home buyer sector and the large pipeline of future game compared to the relatively sedate release schedule.

You can watch Jack’s fireside chat with Martin from the Pintastic YouTube channel here.

VIDEO

Jersey Jack Pinball’s current title is *Guns ‘N Roses*, so after the seminars were over the GnR tribute band *Welcome to the Jungle* played many of the groups famous tracks in the pavilions area of the hotel to a large and appreciative audience.

[![The Guns 'N Roses tribute band](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/058-pintastic-2021-1024x662.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/058-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Welcome to the Jungle, the Guns ‘N Roses tribute band

[![The band drew a large crowd](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/060-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/060-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The band drew a large crowd

[![Welcome to the Jungle band members](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/055-pintastic-2021-714x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/055-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Welcome to the Jungle band members

[![Welcome to the Jungle band members](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/056-pintastic-2021-709x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/056-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Welcome to the Jungle band members

[![Welcome to the Jungle band members](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/054-pintastic-2021-1024x667.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/054-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Welcome to the Jungle band members

Also taking place in on Saturday evening was the final of the main tournament at Pintastic, the Silverball Rumble.

The final took place between Mitchell Curtis and Zachary Frey. It was a best-of-five final which came down to the final fifth game on *Total Nuclear Annihilation* after both player had won two game.

Mitch started, completing his three balls for a 1.4M total. However, when Zachary was on his final ball, the lower playfield insert lighting and ball saver timer stopped working. After an initial repair, the last ball restarted only for the fault to recur.

[![Problems with the game on the last ball of the final](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/064-pintastic-2021-1024x675.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/064-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Problems with the game on the last ball of the final

Eventually the game was repaired and the last ball could continue, but Zachary couldn’t catch Mitchell’s total, giving Mitchell the win. Zachary was second, Joe Lemire was third and Anna Wolk fourth. All four won trophies and sizeable cash prizes with over $1,000 going to the winner. The presentations were made by Jim Swain from The Sanctum.

![Silverball Rumble winner, Mitchell Curtis](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/068-pintastic-2021-664x1024.jpg)

Silverball Rumble winner, Mitchell Curtis

[![Second place, Zachary Frey](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/067-pintastic-2021-1024x712.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/067-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Second place, Zahcary Frey

[![Third place, Joe Lemire](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/066-pintastic-2021-1024x661.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/066-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Third place, Joe Lemire

[![Fourth place, Anna Wolk](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/065-pintastic-2021-1024x712.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/065-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Fourth place, Anna Wolk

The final took place in the Vendor Hall after it had closed to the public at 9pm. It was being torn down as the tournament reached its conclusion.

[![Tearing down the stands in the Vendor Hall](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/069-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/069-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Tearing down the stands in the Vendor Hall

**Sunday**

Although the Vendor Hall had now closed, the Free Play Room was open to the public from 10am on Sunday for continued play until 4pm. A fair number of machines had been removed or we not working by Sunday, but there were still plenty more for guests to enjoy.

[![Quite a number of machines had been removed by Sunday morning](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/075-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/075-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Quite a number of machines had been removed by Sunday morning

[![Quite a few gaps in the rows](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/076-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/076-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Quite a few gaps in the rows

[![Still a good number of machines to play though](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/077-pintastic-2021-1024x664.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/077-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Still a good number of machines to play though

[![More machines to play between 10am and 4pm](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/078-pintastic-2021-1024x653.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/078-pintastic-2021.jpg)

More machines to play between 10am and 4pm

Meanwhile, in the Clubs Room the SilverBelle Brawl women’s tournament was taking place, starting with three hours of Flip Frenzy qualifying.

These were the twenty machines set up in the Club Room:

| Club Room |
| --- |
| 24 |
| Alien Poker |
| Asteroid Annie & the Aliens |
| Charlie’s Angels |
| Deadpool |
| F-14: Tomcat |
| Foxy Lady |
| Grand Prix (Williams) |
| Houdini |
| Jacks Open |
| Lethal Weapon 3 |
| Lord of the Rings, The |
| Lost World |
| NBA Fastbreak |
| Panthera |
| Sharp Shooter 2 |
| Spider-Man |
| Target Pool |
| Time Fantasy |
| X-Men (Wolverine LE) |

[![Qualifying in the Silverbelle Brawl](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/072-pintastic-2021-1024x682.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/072-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Qualifying in the SilverBelle Brawl

[![Qualifying in the Silverbelle Brawl](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/071-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/071-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Qualifying in the SilverBelle Brawl

Once the qualifying was over, the names of top four players who would advance to the finals were announced.

[![The final four are announced](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/073-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/073-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The final four are announced

The four finalists were Jody Stahlman, Zoe Vrabel, Stephanie Guida and Jade Ang, and they would be playing *Time Fantasy*, *Deadpool* and *NBA Fastbreak* using a 7-5-3-1 points system for first to fourth.

[![The final begins on Time Fantasy](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/074-pintastic-2021-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/074-pintastic-2021.jpg)

The final begins on Time Fantasy

Jade won on *Time Fantasy*, with Zoe second, Stephanie was third and Jody fourth. On *Deadpool* it was a win for Zoe with Jody second, Jade third and Stephanie fourth.

Going into the final game, *NBA Fastbreak*, it looked like a battle between Zoe (12pts) and Jade (10pts) for the win, with Jody on 6pts and Stephanie on 4pts. In the end, Stephanie won, Jody was second, Zoe third and Jade fourth which meant Zoe had won overall with a total of 15 points but all the others were tied on 11 points, resulting in a tie-breaker game in *Charlie’s Angels*.

In that tie-breaker, Stephanie was the winner giving her second overall, Jade was second for overall third place, while Jody was third to take fourth place.

[![Jody (4th), Jade (3rd), Stephanie (2nd) and Zoe (1st)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/079-pintastic-2021-1024x676.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/pintastic-2021/079-pintastic-2021.jpg)

Jody (4th), Jade (3rd), Stephanie (2nd) and Zoe (1st)

With the SilverBelle Brawl decided we end our coverage of Pintastic 2021. We hope you enjoyed it. A big thanks to show organisers Gabe and David for making our first visit to Sturbridge and Pintastic such a fun time.

Pintastic will be back at the Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center in 2022 with a return to its usual June dates. Check the [Pintastic website](https://pintasticnewengland.com/) for the confirmed dates, to buy advance tickets and to book accommodation.

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