SDTM streams Dialed In gameplay with expo planning and manufacturer reveal speculation.
Summary
Casual gameplay commentary on Dialed In featuring discussions about upcoming pinball expos (Chicago Pinball Expo in October, Free Play Florida in November, Texas events), speculation about manufacturer announcements, and detailed playfield observations. The hosts express uncertainty about new game reveals at Expo and discuss the cost/value proposition of major conventions.
Key Claims
Chicago Pinball Expo is October 13-15
medium confidence · Host mentions 'October 15 13 through the 15th something like that' with slight uncertainty about exact dates
No official announcements yet regarding Jersey Jack or Stern reveals at Expo
high confidence · Host states 'there's nothing clear yet as to reveal so nobody knows if jersey jack gonna reveal their fourth pin is a stern gonna release their next pin'
Chicago Pinball Expo charges $200 for admission
high confidence · Host directly states 'Chicago rips you off I mean they charge you $200 for a damn ticket'
Free Play Florida is in Orlando in November
high confidence · Host clarifies 'free play Florida is in Orlando in November this is Florida'
Dialed In has 11 modes
high confidence · Game status screen shown during gameplay displays full mode list with host confirming 'there's 11 modes in this thing'
Current high score on Dialed In is approximately 1.1 billion
medium confidence · Host notes 'the current high score is one point one bill on this machine'
Texas pinball expo costs $75 for admission
medium confidence · Host compares pricing: 'what is Texas 75 it's not even that bad'
Notable Quotes
“if we haven't heard anything by now I'm kidding I'm actually getting kind of worried”
Host@ 1:37 — Expresses concern about lack of Expo announcements from major manufacturers
“Chicago rips you off I mean they charge you $200 for a damn ticket when everything else is like hell”
Host@ 8:19 — Critical commentary on Chicago Pinball Expo pricing compared to other events
“shows chew up the funds especially Chicago”
Host (Chris)@ 8:16 — Reinforces cost concern about major pinball conventions
“I like I'm a nerd so I like all the vendors and all the seminars I love the reveals”
Host@ 6:57 — Explains motivation for attending expos despite high costs
“he's the code master he told me he said it's probably gonna take two or three streams to get through their rule set”
Host@ 23:11 — References Chuck's expertise on Game of Thrones rule complexity
event_signal: Hosts express uncertainty and growing concern about lack of official game reveals announced ahead of Chicago Pinball Expo (October 13-15), speculating on whether Jersey Jack or Stern will have announcements
high · Host states: 'there's nothing clear yet as to reveal so nobody knows if jersey jack gonna reveal their fourth pin is a stern gonna release their next pin you keep hearing rumors that say they are then they're not then they are then but if we haven't heard anything by now I'm kidding I'm actually getting kind of worried'
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product_strategy: Chicago Pinball Expo charges $200 for admission, described as overpriced compared to other conventions (Free Play Florida, Texas at $75)
high · Host: 'Chicago rips you off I mean they charge you $200 for a damn ticket when everything else is like hell Texas 75 it's not even that bad'
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gameplay_signal: Dialed In demonstrated to have 11 modes with complex rule interactions and modal locks, referenced as example of game depth requiring multiple streams to fully explain
high · Game status screen shows 11 total modes, and Chuck referenced as needing '2 or 3 streams to get through the rule set' for Game of Thrones, suggesting similar complexity tier
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content_signal: Straight Down the Middle producing regular video content with associated streaming schedule: Greg streams Friday mornings on Twitch, Chuck streams Wednesdays
high · Host: 'check out Gregg every Friday morning to stream on Twitch and check out Chuck work every Wednesday' and mentions upcoming Game of Thrones tutorial streams
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Topics
Upcoming Pinball Expos and Convention AttendanceprimaryManufacturer Announcements and New Game RevealsprimaryDialed In Gameplay and MechanicsprimaryConvention Pricing and Value PropositionsecondaryGame of Thrones Rule ComplexitysecondaryStreaming and Content Creation StrategysecondaryCommunity Event Calendar Planningmentioned
Sentiment
mixed(0.55)— Hosts express enthusiasm for upcoming expos and Dialed In gameplay, but tempered by frustration about lack of official announcements from manufacturers and disappointment with Chicago Expo pricing ($200). Positive about game design and community aspects, negative about cost barriers to convention attendance.
well what's everybody doing this weekend you guys playing some cool pinball this weekend thank Greg and I are recording this weekend know 15 episodes now people recording on Saturday this week last what was it guys yesterday I really release or today we released the Schmidty interview and next week will be we got a top 10 coming we'll do another review coming up and probably this month
review coming up and probably this month and pin side I'm just getting so stoked and ready for expo Wheeling Illinois like the Chicago suburbs October 15 13 through the 15th something like that I love bad things there's there's nothing clear yet as to reveal so nobody
nothing clear yet as to reveal so nobody knows his jersey jack gonna reveal their fourth pin is a stern gonna release their next pin you keep hearing rumors that say they are then they're not then they are then but if we haven't heard anything by now I'm kidding I'm actually getting kind of worried I'll go play me some Houdini anyway is anybody going to Expo this year oh no get up here
things are still heating up there's that shot there's a PLP left rim left rim oh is that moat over damn let's start another mode whirlwind Pirates of the Caribbean huh that's what they say
community_signal: Hosts planning attendance at multiple regional expos in fall/winter (Chicago Expo Oct 13-15, Free Play Florida Nov in Orlando, Grand Ole Game Room Expo Nashville Nov, Texas events), indicating active tournament/community engagement
high · Host lists: 'we're also gonna go to the grand ole game room Expo Nashville in November and then I'm gonna try to get to Texas as well' and discusses Free Play Florida attendance
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rumor_hype: Conflicting rumors about Stern and Jersey Jack new releases, with speculation that Jersey Jack is preparing a fourth game reveal
medium · Host states: 'you keep hearing rumors that say they are then they're not then they are then' regarding manufacturer announcements
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gameplay_signal: Dialed In unit being actively tweaked by operators/owners, specifically magnet and phone positioning adjustments noted
medium · Host notes: 'I gotta reset these so the tweaks that I saw so far I'm gonna mess with that magnet and when it comes out of the scoop it hits that Habitrail so I've got to do a little bending and the phone isn't perfectly up like I like it to be'
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sentiment_shift: Community sentiment around convention costs, particularly Chicago Expo ($200), creating access barriers and budget strain for attendees planning multi-expo seasons
medium · Host and Chris both express cost concerns: 'shows chew up the funds especially Chicago' and discuss budget limitations affecting convention attendance
[Music] like Schmidty who's saying he's like it's a jury Jack I don't care what the theme is moon Jacky I am in Indiana South Florida hmm was everything okay with the hurricane I love this guy so clever so it's not all cocaine and bikinis like you see on TV turbo graphics we're gonna go to Expo and we're also gonna go to the grand ole game room Expo Nashville in November and
game room Expo Nashville in November and then I'm gonna try to get to Texas as well Chris you're going with me Texas we'll take our wives down there why is the like Texas right yeah you could probably talk him into that she does like to travel
so this you're doing to go hang out I [Music] knew all its going to exit but no else is going Expo come to free play Florida plenty here cocaine and bikinis after all no no he's luring and and luring me in now free play yeah what part of Florida is that in bloom duckie turbo graphics is I'd love to go to TP f it just Texas got to see if my wife will let me go I'm
got to see if my wife will let me go I'm sure you're going to mg see I've never been to mg see yeah it takes to the fundraiser sold out I have to level and procrastinate Nash Greg of course didn't get any and he's gonna try to get my wife's from me I guarantee you yeah
my wife is she can be tested that was Greg I be scared my wife emoji overload I just love how light-hearted this game is yeah she says yuck emoji so you're trying to hit switches to knock them all out how do I even start that thing
double jackpot where's my super Oh Zach give me my ball back come on come on come on give them both back so if the cannons hit you like that your flipper goes dead like-minded they're so the when you're going in multi ball it's called under attack and see those lines down the play filled with inserts those are like missiles coming or shots coming and they get closer and closer if they hit your flipper without you hitting that corresponding jackpot shot then it makes your flipper flutter and
then it makes your flipper flutter and go dead yeah moong ducky I'm gonna be in Chicago the weekend of Expo for business I'll probably stop by and check out the exhibit hall one afternoon awesome man hopefully we'll see you there we'll also go in to pin burg this year took all my funds yeah I don't blame me I've not been to pin burg either shows are just fun I don't I don't know how to explain it you can there's so
how to explain it you can there's so much different things to do that if you want to just hang out with friends you can do that you wanna play games you can do that I like I'm a nerd so I like all the vendors and all the seminars I love the reveals but looks like I might have to go to Texas to get that
[Music] left out lane is killing me right now okay still need some more stained up targets [Music] crazy bonus X increased I'll come on I've got all must have a little done no oh look at that last shot hit one of the stand ups and bouncing the same card and
stand ups and bouncing the same card and I collected it love it yeah shows chew up the funds especially Chicago rips you off I mean they charge you $200 for a damn ticket when everything else is like hell Texas is what is Texas 75 it's not even that bad alright got a hit there we
oh that is some [ __ ] right there I think I got an extra ball hit shoots it out shoots it out of the scoop during EMP and right went to this flipper I go to hit it and it the magnet free play Florida is in Orlando in November this is Florida so we don't do social interactions but it should be fun anyway it's a nice turbo graphics north of Chicago yes not bad at all not bad at all I went
yes not bad at all not bad at all I went to lift up in the Naperville area during grad school so I know all about it now are you in Wisconsin or you just north of Chicago all right is it still my ball I think it player one yeah get another mode going guys I'd like to lock a ball as well as I can oh say thank you a lot balls buddy get Bob Dylan up quick high voltage
there's that Big Bang so simcard is late again let's chill out here trying to get control of the get in there easiest way to get it to that third flipper is up through the theater no no if it stops it though got a pretty
if it stops it though got a pretty decent ball going here I locked another ball but I'm still shooting for that SIM card I want to collect on that born in Highland Park in very very cool sir you're a Bears fan then there's some cubbies all right what do I need I need that SIM card shop bad all right so I'm through five modes I've completed two of the modes
completed two of the modes oh you look you can just hit the flipper and it changes the mode but I don't know if that changes once it hits the hole we'll find out right now nope yeah it's the flipper that changed that's yeah it's not the pop all right let's get the motor started here there we go
that's gonna be bad Oh save me left loop left right doing right now that would be nice to get a multi ball going if I could is another walk yeah Baltar's logs if I hit the phone I
Baltar's logs if I hit the phone I believe I'll start the multi ball I still I'd like to do that right now so I get that SIM card as well oh my rimmed out of the SIM card not try to get this multi ball going here missed it missed it missed it there we go
yeah you're gonna hit it just right so I'm starting to multi ball I got a chance to get sim card sorry for the chat neglect right now guys well there's how you drain one and what do I have going in Magnus becomes that I stop the stop the attack there I still didn't collect my sim card I don't put it there
when my sim card pop bye bye bye so good bull after this game Kris and I are gonna take a quick five-minute break alright 655 what do I need now some more modes [Music] I haven't lit qet I'm sitting there shooting for the damn thing
looks like the ball got hung up on the diverter so gives me a little second to breathe till the ball search comes in West Caston nice West Des Moines Iowa what's happening Camaro SS everything all right side I hit the big bang I really didn't want to I wish I would have had something going first but yeah
have had something going first but yeah I think it I think whatever is lit at that time it gives you it gives you credit for that so if you have a mote going it completes the mode if you have a Bob going it completes that acid rain this one doesn't come up too often
[Music] [Applause] all right Zach get control of all here buddy train go for Bob I was a shitty the Camaro SS has got one going - he's got a doll then le supposed to be in next
I gotta reset these so the tweaks that I saw so far I'm gonna mess with that magnet and when it comes out of the scoop it hits that Habitrail so I've got to do a little bending and the phone isn't perfectly up like I like it to be alright guys I said we take a break I lied to you I don't think I'm gonna do better than this game so this is probably gonna be here for us yeah this is ball three three we need I need 804 to get high score 5 ok I'm going for motes I don't know a seat I wish I knew
motes I don't know a seat I wish I knew how many modes I had right now but I thought so cute I can lock or let me see if I can't get the ball under control and see a of what's it called steady come on status there look at that so I've played seven Wow oh [ __ ] there's 11 modes in this thing alright so shows look at all this it
alright so shows look at all this it shows you everything I don't know if you guys can see there yeah that's right usually you're looking at D and B okay so 34% charges on the phone and I need another hit there's one one for good measure phone there it is alien invasion and shoot that roping think the current high score is one point one bill on this machine where's
point one bill on this machine where's that arrow and mr. boom knocking the mailings out I do like this modal lock because once you hit that roving target then it opens you up and you can kill all these aliens if you hit the shot
boom the lock ball as well as an alien shelter locked Bowman shoot the theater I'm working on I'm working on a Mandy old double danger I almost had a million now I didn't beat Schmidty house flows
965 I don't think it did it I think I can get it on this last ball 954 John there you go how's the best game I've ever had on battled well a little bit
you almost have to hit it like right you got it up there oh you're up there alright so that was a high score number two almost a million again you guys you're the freakin greatest thanks for hanging out thanks for stopping by since you're here I'll plug all the other stuff because we want to get this channel rockin and rollin whether it's streaming or Facebook subscribe to us there as well as YouTube all of our videos on there check out Gregg every Friday morning to stream on Twitch and check out Chuck work every
Twitch and check out Chuck work every Wednesday so that's tomorrow night I think he's playing big game so that would be a lot of fun he's going to do a game of thrones tutorial here soon as well and he's the code master he told me he said it's probably gonna take two or three streams to get through their rule set like this guy knows yeah he knows every single code about this thing like he is the yeah he's the Game of Thrones guru on pen side it's that deep yeah yeah with the multipliers and everything so he's gonna be doing that guys until