Colin MacAlpine is a competitive pinball player and tournament organizer based in Texas. He won the 2017 Pinburgh championship and the 2025-26 NACS Texas State Championship, establishing himself as a top-tier competitor. Beyond playing, he organizes major pinball events including the Texas Pinball Festival and co-organizes tournaments like Pinball at the Beach. He owns five pinball machines and maintains an active presence in both Texas and international competitive pinball circuits.
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Princess Bride will be playable at Pinball Expo 2024 in Chicago at Justin Wise's booth with Josh Kugler giving a seminar
Princess Bride is currently shipping and units are reaching customers' homes and venues
Colin MacAlpine won the Pinberg championship (not Papa championship) with High Hand as one of the qualifying games
Competitive player; placed third in Vegas Nationals; podcast has attempted to contact for appearance
Competitive pinball player from Austin, Texas; participant in Pin Skins event; learned about Getaway redline mechanics
Competitive pinball player who performed well at Pinmasters and Texas Stern Pro Circuit event
Pinball podcast listener who recommended Slam Tilt to Robert Byers; discussed Iron Maiden with Robert
Local Texas pinball player and group organizer; co-founder of Top Rope Pinball concept with Robert Byers; tournament organizer; prefers mixed game selections for tournament venues; described as 'easygoing, down-to-earth person'
Maintains detailed rule notes for pinball machines
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Multimorphic released quality update kits addressing prior P3 quality issues with zero reported failures since implementation
P3 platform has received new flippers that represent a major improvement over previous models
Princess Bride features nine selectable story modes across three groupings (Castle, Gilder, Florin)
Stern representative Gomez indicated that UK pricing concerns have been 'addressed' in response to Colin's market feedback
Premium pinball machines in the UK are priced around £10,000-£12,000, making continued purchasing unviable for collectors
Stern's Pro versions of Jaws and Venom remove mechanical features like drop targets to reduce complexity and maintenance issues
JJP Elton John is priced at $13,000 USD for the Platinum Edition
Elton John is Game of the Show at TPF 2025 despite polarizing IP choice
The Wizard machine at this tournament has a loose flipper mechanism that chatters
Flag 2 on The Wizard is strategically useless because it lights the death target
Rules design integration requires coordination with choreography, video, graphics timing, and scoring mathematics in ways not apparent from outside commentary
TPF tournaments evolved from primarily local/regional competitions to world-class events attracting top international players on the Stern Pro Circuit
Laura Streeter has been playing competitive pinball for approximately 2 years before reaching TPF 2023 Classics finals
Escher Lefkoff won TPF 2023 Classics finals by triple-rolling Old Chicago for 300,000 points in the tie-break against Preston (230,000 points)
TPF Classics tournament is structured to deliver exactly 100% Tournament Game Points capacity
Colin MacAlpine is currently working as a rules designer for P3 in a consulting capacity on an unannounced game project
Colin MacAlpine is working as a rules designer for P3 on a project he cannot publicly discuss
TPF has been voted as the best pinball show by the Tippies awards
Escher Lefkowitz won the TPF 2023 Classics tournament with a triple roll on Old Chicago in the finals tiebreaker
Laura Streeter has been playing competitive pinball for approximately two years
Rules design is significantly more complex than most observers realize, requiring integration with choreography, video, graphics, and scoring mathematics
The TPF main tournament uses limited entry structure with 25 total plays required on 12 different machines
Colin MacAlpine informally advised Multimorphic on a few existing P3 games before this official hire
Colin MacAlpine founded the Bat City Pinball Club in Austin, Texas
Nearly all (~155 out of 160) players agreed to roll their TPF 2020 entry fees forward to 2022 after the tournament was canceled
Colin's first competitive pinball tournament was June 10, 2011 at a Stern Tron launch party, which he won
Colin MacAlpine won the Pinberg championship in 2017
You cannot learn nudging techniques effectively by watching video; in-person learning with other players is essential
Texas Pinball Festival tournaments were already selling out before COVID due to limited entry caps based on machine bank capacity
Classic pinball machine prices have increased dramatically more than new machine prices due to supply constraints
Texas Pinball Festival is second only to Chicago Expo in terms of industry-level involvement
Interaction factors between rules are the key to good modern pinball rule design
Colin MacAlpine is a tournament director for Texas Pinball Festival tournaments
Colin discovered competitive pinball in 2011 at a Tron launch party
Colin owns five pinball machines and has never sold any
Colin is currently IFPA ranked 15th in the world and 1st in rating
Colin's strategy at 2017 Pinburgh was to make finals and not get knocked out in first round after previous frustrations with that pattern
Colin MacAlpine won Pinburgh in 2017
Consistency and eliminating low scores is more important than winning individual games at Pinburgh
Colin Macalpine finished as the #3 qualifier in the tournament
Texas pinball player, competitor at District 82, subject of 'Will You Save' segment discussion
Co-host/commentator providing play-by-play analysis and mechanical/strategic insights
Elite pinball player and rules designer at Multimorphic; formally joined company in December 2021; advisory role on Weird Al pinball machine alongside Bowen Kerins; based in Australia
Former Pinburg champion from Texas; co-organizer of Texas Pinball Festival; top-ranked player who missed Classics I cut due to one low score
Competitive pinball player; joined commentary mid-session to discuss Sorcerer strategy and gameplay
Broadcast commentator from Austin, Texas; pinball enthusiast emphasizing importance of streaming women's competitive play
Winner of Space City Pinball Tournament, competitive player, provided encouragement to George
Rules advisor for Weird Al's Museum; hired mid-project; contributed to rules framework
Tournament player involved in CarHop Ketchup mode incident at INDISC Classics II qualifying
Pinball player, drove bus for a pinball show, played in Raymond's Maine division finals
Pinball enthusiast and friend of Neil McRae; worked on Princess Bride pinball rules
Pinball player from Fliptronic in Texas, competitor in tag team battle on Godzilla
Rules designer/coder at Multimorphic; praised by Josh Rupe for high-quality code on Weird Al and Princess Bride modules
World champion pinball player; tested Raza machine at Deep Root facility; bound by NDA preventing disclosure of gameplay experience
Pinball tournament organizer and rules expert; three-time guest on Final Round; organizer of Texas Pinball Festival; known for analyzing code updates and identifying game exploits; expertise in multiplier mechanics
Top-ten ranked competitive player, former Pinburgh winner, newly signed to Multimorphic P3 team
Co-commentator providing game strategy analysis and player performance commentary
Third-place match competitor in men's championship
Tournament player who commented on District 82 machine difficulty.
Competitive pinball player who attended the Great Lakes Open at District 82
Competitive pinball player; played against Raymond in multiple Super Series matches; experienced frustration with multiball drains on Robo War
Former Pinbird champion, world champion (won Brisbane), competing in semifinal group
Pinball player, 2025 Pinberg Champion, tournament director for Texas Pinball Festival Wizards Tournament, currently ranked #20 in IFPA
Pinball player competing at District 82 tournament
Competitive pinball player, finalist in 2019 IFPA Pin-Masters
Pinburgh champion winning on Big Game at INDISC 2023 Classics I Playoffs
Current reigning Pinburgh champion, competing at 2018 IFPA Nationals
Expert commentator on Game of Thrones rules and mechanics; provides detailed strategy guidance
Competitive pinball player in IFPA 2018 Nationals, playing Barracuda and Metallica in semifinals
Pinball broadcaster and commentator; competitive player providing expert analysis
Pinburgh World Champion; did not qualify for INDISC 2023 Open Championship
2025 Texas State Pinball Champion; co-host/guest on Wizards & Warriors; ranked as high as 5th in world; Pinburgh champion; involved in Multimorphic P3 rule design for Princess Bride game
Tournament director for Texas Pinball Festival, competitive pinball player, frequent Head to Head Pinball podcast guest
Pinburgh 2017 winner, known in stream chat as 'Snail Man', pinball competitor
Rules advisor for Weird Al P3 game
Twippy Awards committee member; industry figure
Pinball player, 14th-ranked in world, 2017 pinball champion, multi-time Texas state champion. Guest on podcast discussing Mandalorian and tournament play.
Competitive pinball player whose RoboCop performance at Pinnberg Finals 2017 inspired Travis to pursue competitive pinball
Competitive pinball player competing in Penskins tournament event
Led Zeppelin high-score achievement: 30+ billion without 30x multiplier on Icarus
World-class pinball player participating in Fox Cities invitational event
Pinball player/content creator; part of Deep Root VIP focus group; confirmed NDA to host when asked about streaming possibility
Top-ranked competitive pinball player confirmed to attend Super Series
Podcast guest or referenced community member who discussed nudging and tilt deception mechanics on a podcast. Pinball player and content creator.
Coder at Multimorphic (noted in KB; not explicitly mentioned in this demo)
Tournament coordinator for Texas Pinball Festival as of 2018; reportedly improved event management from 2016 standard
Rules designer for Weird Al pinball game; noted as very good player
Rules advisor
Ruleset designer for The Princess Bride P3 game
Pinburgh 2017 winner, multiple Texas Pinball Festival tournament winner, founder of Bat City Pinball Club in Austin TX, competitive player since 2011, previously informal advisor to Multimorphic, now officially hired as rules designer
Pinball player recently added to Multimorphic team
Pinberg winner; coder at Multimorphic; author of high score guides; recently visited pin household; scored ~900M on Medieval Madness
Co-rules advisor on Weird Al's Museum
Competitive pinball player; invited to The Deep Six event.
Competitive player; faced Keith Allen in Stern Pro Circuit round one
Won Houston Arcade Expo tournament (Bond); congratulated by hosts
Pinball player; subject of Dalton's cartoon about short plunging on Jackbot
This Week in Pinball publisher; reported Pinball Expo schism; contacted Ryan about tournament qualification
Rules programmer for Multimorphic Princess Bride alongside Josh Kugler.
Rules designer on Dune Pinball; noted as prolific in competitive pinball and rules creation.
P3 Multimorphic employee based in Texas; mistakenly credited on Dune rules in previous Pinball Show episode; clarified to have no involvement with Barrels of Fun
Rules advisor on Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity; mid-project hire
Elite pinball player in controversial Car Hop group that exploited catch-up mechanic
Former world champion pinball player; rules designer for P3 (consulting); tournament director for Texas Pinball Festival; competitive player and commentator
Tournament competitor; contacted about practicing on Cosmic Princess at Wormhole Pinball
Competitive pinball player; memorable Monster Bash match against Phil Grimaldi
Former Pinbird champion; visited Ron at Level Zero; nearly purchased Elton John pinball after playing it
Placed second in Pinmasters tournament; experienced travel difficulties with multi-connection flight from Austin
Previous Grand Champion on Game of Thrones pinball machine; Rebecca beat his score after five months of practice
Pinball rules advisor for Weird Al's Museum alongside Bowen Kerins
Competitive pinball player in Texas mentioned as part of incredible field at Texas State Finals.
Texas pinball player; won Texas State Championship four consecutive times before Robert Byers won in 2020
World Tour winner at Houston event; noted as '#15 in the world in IFPA' with lighting-up trophy as prize
Texas state champion with fourth title win
2017 Pinnberg champion; left birthday message; mentioned as Josh's son potentially becoming tournament competitor.
Pinball player congratulated by Jeff Teolis at Texas Pinball Festival
Pinball community member who assisted with Pinball Profile tour logistics when host was delayed
Last year's Pinburgh winner; competitive player at IFPA 15; discussed tournament experience and competitive integrity in closing interview
Co-host of This Week in Pinball; helped Marty get off TPF waitlist (started at #27-30, progressed to entry); works 40 hours weekly on TWIP beyond day job
Competitive pinball player competing in Houston Arcade Expo sessions.
Texas pinball player; won prizes at Einstein's Pub tournament in Katy, Texas (Comet Pinball prizes); subsequently won Texas Pinball League and Houston Arcade Expo
Tournament player joining Multimorphic/P3; noted as nice community member; took some of hosts' high scores
Top competitive pinball player involved in Princess Bride development; interviewed by Jeff Teolis; described as 'one of the nicest guys'
Won Texas State Championship in 2025-26 NACS
Tournament director for Pinball at the Beach 2025; known to Robert Byers
Tournament co-organizer; placed 4th in A Division
Player whose Pinburgh second-place finish (799 players defeated) yielded similar WPPR points to Toronto championship second-place, illustrating top-64-only point distribution
Player from Austin, Texas; has been playing competitively for just over 10 years
Professional pinball player from Austin, Texas. Competed in Game 7 as a top seed, chose Avengers Infinity Quest, scored 144.5 million on ball 2
2017 Pinburgh champion, currently ranked 15th globally and 1st in rating, organizes Texas Pinball Festival, owns five machines, plays competitively in Texas and internationally