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Flip N Out Pinball pre-Expo 2021 party stream with industry guests, collector stories, and Multimorphic new game previews.
Multimorphic has a licensed game in development for the P3 platform, expected to release this year pending approvals and supply chain
high confidence · Gerry Stellenberg, Multimorphic founder, on the livestream
Bill Webb has owned and traded approximately 200+ pinball machines in and out over 6 years
high confidence · Bill Webb discussing his collection turnover with other guests on stream
Supply chain issues are affecting all industries including semiconductors, metal, and plastics with 4-5x longer lead times
high confidence · Gerry Stellenberg discussing manufacturing challenges
Multimorphic purchased semiconductor components early to secure supply for the next year of P-ramp board production
high confidence · Gerry Stellenberg on manufacturing strategy
A chat member speculated the Multimorphic licensed game is either Rush or Toy Story
low confidence · Chat comment from 'Knapp Arcade' - denied/corrected by Gerry Stellenberg as 'a little off base'
Multimorphic is bringing two new games to Pinball Expo 2021: Heist and Sorcerer's Apprentice (a re-theme of Cosmic Cart Racing)
high confidence · Gerry Stellenberg announcement on stream
Bill Webb recently purchased Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory again with new code after previously owning the standard version
high confidence · Bill Webb discussing his game acquisitions
Matt Scott has professionally mastered audio for a recent game release, handled by someone with 20 years of audio engineering experience
medium confidence · Matt Scott discussing audio mastering on stream, mentions Game of Thrones test press
“We're looking to show off some new stuff this year... Heist, which was supposed to show at Texas Pinball Festival last year before it got canceled, and new game, Sorcerer's Apprentice, which is a re-theme of our Cosmic Cart Racing playfield.”
Gerry Stellenberg@ 26:28 — Official announcement of two Multimorphic games debuting at Pinball Expo 2021
“We've been teasing our licensed game that we are working on. You won't see it this weekend. It's still in process, but it's got the denise audio in it. Very cool. And it's an exciting license. We're really happy about it.”
Gerry Stellenberg@ 28:17 — Teaser for unannounced Multimorphic licensed P3 game with release conditional on approvals and supply chain
“Everything's more expensive, and everything takes four or five times longer to get here than it used to. And you know what? We just got to accept it and move on.”
Gerry Stellenberg@ 30:09 — Industry-wide supply chain challenges affecting production timelines
“I went from a Stern when I first got into hobby and knew nothing. Loved the theme... Then somebody came out with a new out-of-the-box game... I bought that one, and I sold each one along the way.”
Bill Webb@ 21:11 — Insight into high-volume collector/trader mentality and rapid game turnover cycles
“The most I had at one time was 42... So I said I'm not doing this anymore and I sold off down to like 28... we just signed a lease two days ago for a spot that we're opening a collective in Delaware.”
Amanda (Bill Webb's wife)@ 22:10 — Evidence of collector infrastructure expansion and venue development strategy
announcement: Multimorphic officially reveals two new games at Pinball Expo 2021: Heist and Sorcerer's Apprentice (re-theme of Cosmic Cart Racing playfield)
high · Gerry Stellenberg: 'We brought in our new game, Heist, which was supposed to show at Texas Pinball Festival last year before it got canceled, and new game, Sorcerer's Apprentice, which is a re-theme of our Cosmic Cart Racing playfield.'
machine_intel: Multimorphic working on unannounced licensed P3 game with Denise audio, expected to release this year pending approvals and supply chain
high · Gerry Stellenberg: 'We've been teasing our licensed game that we are working on. You won't see it this weekend... it's got the denise audio in it... Hopefully this year. It depends on approvals. It depends on supply chain.'
supply_chain_signal: Multimorphic preemptively purchased semiconductor inventory to secure production capacity for next 12 months due to global supply chain crisis
high · Gerry Stellenberg: 'We got a little bit of a warning from our manufacturer who said if you want to build boards in the next year you should buy the parts for them now... We bought a lot of Semiconductor stuff early and we're still able to make our boards now.'
supply_chain_signal: 4-5x increase in manufacturing lead times and widespread vendor failures across industries affecting all materials (semiconductors, metal, plastics)
high · Gerry Stellenberg: 'Everything's more expensive, and everything takes four or five times longer to get here than it used to... People are lucky to get their circuit boards. They're lucky to get their metal. They're lucky to get their plastics. Vendors are dying all over the place.'
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“People are lucky to get their circuit boards. They're lucky to get their metal. They're lucky to get their plastics. Vendors are dying all over the place. It's crazy.”
Gerry Stellenberg@ 30:24 — Severe supply chain disruption affecting manufacturing across the board
“If we had a track going over here... It might be a little off base.”
Gerry Stellenberg@ 29:55 — Dismissal of speculation that licensed Multimorphic game is Rush or Toy Story
collector_signal: Bill Webb demonstrates extreme collector turnover model: 200+ machines in/out over 6 years, now opening dedicated collective venue in Delaware to consolidate collection
high · Amanda: 'So the most I had at one time was 42... we just signed a lease two days ago for a spot that we're opening a collective in Delaware.' Bill: '200-plus, yeah... It's insane is what it is.'
event_signal: Flip N Out Pinball operating booth at Pinball Expo 2021 with multiple staff rotating presence throughout weekend, no set times but consistent availability
high · Host: 'There will be a booth at Pinball Expo for the Pinball Network... We don't really have set times, but... you'll see us floating around.'
community_signal: High-profile industry figures, designers, and manufacturers announced/expected at Pinball Expo 2021 including Steve Ritchie, Eric Meunier, Matt Scott
medium · Host: 'Nothing's 100% confirmed yet, but we might see a couple people. Maybe a Steve Ritchie, maybe an Eric Meunier... Matt Scott...'
code_update: Recent game release features professionally mastered audio by experienced audio engineer with 20 years industry background (likely Game of Thrones based on context)
medium · Matt Scott: 'The mastery music takes so long to figure out how to do it. It takes so much schooling... Someone who knows what they're doing as opposed to myself.'
content_signal: Matt Scott recently appeared on Becca's podcast (described as 2-3 weeks prior to Expo) generating significant audience enthusiasm
high · Speaker: 'I was on Becca's podcast a couple weeks ago, and they were really excited to see me. And then I heard them interview Matt Scott, and they were really, really, really excited to see Matt Scott.'
venue_signal: Delaware-based collective venue opening to house 15-18 of high-volume collector's pinball inventory, reducing home collection from 28+ games
high · Amanda: 'we just signed a lease two days ago for a spot that we're opening a collective in Delaware. So that now 15 or 18 of them will go to the collective and I won't even have them at the house anymore.'
sentiment_shift: Strong positive sentiment and anticipation heading into Pinball Expo 2021, with emphasis on in-person meetings after pandemic period
high · Multiple speakers expressing excitement about meeting industry figures in person, with mentions of VR/digital-only interactions prior to Expo