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Tucson Pinball Podcast – Episode 71 – 2023 Data

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TL;DR

Tucson Pinball Podcast 2023 review: league growth, state championship recap, tournament operations.

Summary

The host of Tucson Pinball Podcast discusses 2023 data and statistics from local Tucson pinball events, including Arizona State Championship results, Tucson Pinball League attendance growth, and league/tournament operations. He reviews venue dynamics, camera equipment upgrades for streaming, merchandise plans, and invites the community to participate in casual tournaments and league play in 2024.

Key Claims

  • Arizona requires 100 tournaments and 400 unique players in a year to qualify as a 'super state' with top-24 state finals eligibility

    high confidence · Host explaining Arizona State Championship qualification criteria

  • Tucson Pinball League had 166 total players in 2023 with 13.8 average attendance per event, up from 155 players and 12.9 average in prior year

    high confidence · Host citing specific league statistics for 2023

  • Ben finished second at Arizona State Championship, scoring in high 700s on Legends of Wrestlemania (Limited Edition) and high points on Baywatch

    high confidence · Host reporting on state championship results he watched via stream

  • The host's rink venue averaged about 8 players per event in 2022, but increased to stronger attendance in 2023 with consistent double-digit numbers

    high confidence · Host providing anecdotal venue headcount data

  • Modern Stern pinball games consistently outperform classic machines in coin drop at the venue, though Attack from Mars occasionally competes

    high confidence · Host analyzing game performance data across multiple years

  • With 16 players in group match play (four groups of four), more rounds ran long than usual due to increased likelihood of one game holding up an entire group

    high confidence · Host discussing venue logistics and tournament structure challenges

  • The host uses Sony Handycam CX405 for playfield camera and GoPro clones for display and player cameras on his Twitch stream

    high confidence · Host describing current streaming equipment setup

  • The host plans to upgrade to a Sony ZR1 camera for the playfield feed to improve low-light performance and optical zoom capabilities

    high confidence · Host outlining camera upgrade plan for 2024 streaming

Notable Quotes

  • “You have to go to Phoenix to play or you have to go to Phoenix if you want to have a chance of qualifying for states”

    Host @ early segment — Illustrates the centralization challenge for Arizona pinball: Tucson players must travel to Phoenix to compete at sufficient level for state qualification

  • “This is supposed to be a fun hobby... like, you just could not have had a worse showing.”

    Host @ mid-segment — Host reflecting on inconsistency in tournament performance and the tension between casual enjoyment and competitive outcomes

  • “I don't tell people that are participating... You guys are top 3 so we'll see how you do tonight. That's gonna determine which trophy you get.”

    Host @ tournament operations discussion — Reveals the host's deliberate choice not to disclose season standings to participants, maintaining suspense and fair play

  • “If you're in Tucson Pinball and you you're a little sheepish about doing tournaments for whatever reason like they're not scary”

    Host @ closing remarks — Direct encouragement to new/hesitant players to participate, positioning tournaments as accessible and non-intimidating

  • “The moderns are better than the classics and it doesn't matter which one you prefer because that's just the way it is.”

    Host @ venue performance analysis — Strong assertion about modern vs. classic machine performance in coin drop, with some nuance acknowledging occasional classic success

Entities

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Signals

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    community_signal: Tucson Pinball League experienced measurable growth from 155 to 166 players year-over-year, with average attendance rising from 12.9 to 13.8 per event. Host notes increased venue headcount and repeat attendance at casual events.

    high · 155 players/12.9 avg in prior year vs 166 players/13.8 avg in 2023; anecdotal rink attendance increased from ~8 avg to consistent double-digit numbers with 13-16 player events

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    operational_signal: Increased player count (16 players in group match play) revealed logistics challenges: with four groups of four, single long games held up entire groups more frequently than with mixed group sizes (4s and 3s).

    high · Host noting 'we ran long on several rounds' with all four-player groups vs. typical mixed configurations reducing impact

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    market_signal: Modern Stern pinball machines consistently outperform classic games in venue coin drop across multiple years, with coin revenue remaining stable year-to-year (within 5-10%). Attack from Mars occasionally competes but is exception.

    high · Host analysis: 'All the games that did well are all Sterns because modern Sterns are the only modernish games'; 'coin drop has always been within 10% one year to the next'

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    competitive_signal: Arizona's super-state structure centralizes competition in Phoenix, creating travel burden for Tucson players seeking state qualification. Tucson Pinball League alone insufficient for state qualification (under 100 tournaments/400 unique players threshold).

    high · Host: 'you have to go to Phoenix to play or you have to go to Phoenix if you want to have a chance of qualifying for states'; Arizona requires 100 tournaments and 400 unique players to be 'super state'

Transcript

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I'm not I'm not saying, oh, I would like to be nominated for a Twippy. Like, I that's I don't care. That's not really I mean, not that I don't care. Like, I think that's kind of it's cool that it's a thing, whatever. But that's not really, you know, like, depending on how many podcasts you listen to, you know, people will sit there and be like, beg and plead for just nominating for a Twippy. And then others will be like, oh, I don't care. You know, I think it's cool that it exists. There's there's no chance. I mean, like this is this is literally like I use the Wayne's World intro and outro because like this is literally supposed to sound like it's produced in my mom's basement in Aurora, Illinois, on public access. So like there's there's zero production effort that goes into this besides the fact that you know, there is an intro and outro like I don't, I don't even like stop and cut out stuff and, you know, whatever, unless like the dog opens OK man Rивka Urge It's not even all that creative an outlet, but it's kind of a creative outlet for me just to kind of say some words and you know whatever. Cause I'm thinking about stuff and I don't know I don't do current events typically I don't do you know structured stuff. I don't I don't know like this is just kind of fun so yeah anyways but the other awards yeah there's two pinball awards. That's how crazy that is but the what do they call themselves they used to be called just like the pinball awards. The Pinball Industryölker, industry awards, or something like that. Anyways, they have criteria and you can be selected. So it's not like a what do they call it? So like Nickelodeon always has like the Teen Choice Awards or whatever, and that's like a popular vote. But then like the Pinball Industry Awards is more of like a panel of, you know, pre vetted individuals and they get sent a ballot and then those people do the voting. And then like it's a much smaller pool than just like if everybody in the hobby had access to it. And you know, there's multiple ways of going about doing a voting system and that's what they've decided on. And that's cool. And I think it's kind of funny and they have lots of different ways to qualify for that. And I think it's it's kind of funny that the thing that I would probably be most qualified for, I don't foresee myself checking that box Any time soon and that is as a tournament director I guess maybe the thing that I would be even more qualified for is if they had some category for you know route operating hobby operating people you know like you have games in the wild and you have to fix stuff you have to talk to people and show people where the start button is from time to time and you know just that that stuff like I don't even know if there is a way to qualify for being any type of an operator whether it's hobby or professional or whatever The Tournament Director Qualification but in order to qualify on that side you have to host an event with 40 people and It's like I I don't do that, but I mean I used to host 50 events a year and You know sometimes granted we'd have like five people show up just depending on what was going on but like I have probably hosted more events as a tournament director than when leaving拿 Nathan Anderson anticipation pasado pe分享 content Driver-ázáduosàано Denisopánizásáonoñ Thanksgiving day causing the fall of a short time as we know it allándpero 쪽 Jahrroxany commission of Khaasañ tuneña twinkie rushed evacu Glozé nogaliichì I was seven. 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content_signal: Host plans equipment upgrades for 2024 streaming: transitioning from Sony Handycam CX405 (current playfield camera) to Sony ZR1 for improved low-light performance and optical zoom, moving handycam to display camera. Increased streaming frequency contingent on scheduling around hockey practice.

high · Host detailing current setup and planned changes: 'I would like to just kind of play hot potato and get a Sony ZR1... They're better on low light situations' and move handycam to display position for optical zoom capability

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    operational_signal: Host's rink venue generates stable coin revenue year-to-year (within 5-10%), sufficient to cover repairs and maintenance though not a primary income source. Old Chicago generates surprisingly strong revenue due to player knowledge and low play cost (one to five balls per quarter).

    high · Host: 'coin drop has always been like within 10%... it's nice that you know it pays for repairs and stuff'; Old Chicago 'competes with a lot of the other classics some months and sometimes it competes with one or two of the DMDs'

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    community_signal: Host deliberately designs tournaments and league play to be low-intimidation for new participants. Casual, social-focused events with competitive elements draw consistent participation and positive feedback. Strategy to encourage hesitant players to join.

    high · Host: 'If you're in Tucson Pinball and you you're a little sheepish about doing tournaments for whatever reason like they're not scary'; 'It's definitely more on the social side, than the competitive side, but there is still a competitive aspect'

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    event_signal: Arizona State Championship 2023 was streamed and commentated, allowing remote viewing and community engagement. Host watched matches and women's state tournament despite travel conflicts.

    high · Host: 'it was streamed and so I was able to watch that and then I was able to watch the women state thing as well'; mentions watching via stream while traveling

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    product_strategy: Host plans to increase merchandise production in 2024, with goal of producing custom shirts monthly (or close to it). Describes shirts as 'hacky homebrew' style, indicating grassroots DIY approach to community engagement.

    medium · Host: 'I should do some shirts and I didn't do that. So we're actually I actually have some blank shirts... I'm going to try to do at least one... If I could do one a month, that would be nice'

    • 7:29
    There are also some interesting individual aspects of the temple where This is supposed to be a fun hobby. So, anyways, so I was just like, oh, okay, well, I've done, I've done six podcasts. I only need to do five. Like if they have it, I qualify. And then it came out that they didn't. And so I'm like, you know what, whatever. Like, I don't even have all the data for 23 yet anyways. So, um, we'll just kind of hang tight for a little bit and kind of go from there. So now that, you know, we're, we're eight minutes into an intro of no reasons. Um, let's actually get into what the conversation is going to be about. So at the top of my list, we're going to talk about the Arizona State Championship. And from so Arizona is a super state, we in order to qualify for a super state, you need to have 100 tournaments in a year, and 400 unique players in a year. And if you meet that criteria, your state is a super state and you have your top 24 players qualify for your state finals. If you do not meet that criteria, you are still a Tentapac, Sheriff- Ecрать Tapnix, SimonJava, Theserrrr are Vs VD xf released edition photos of pinsаксим New
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    But yeah overall I think like I looked at the last several years not several last couple years and like year to year It's it's always been like coin drop has always been like within 10% one year to the next and it might even be within like 5% and it's not really growth especially in the tin à la arte fleet for a fork the This is not how I feed my family and pay my bills and stuff. So this is all just for fun. But it's nice that, you know, it pays for repairs and stuff like that. So anyways, let's see. So what do we want coming into 24? Well, I think I said all of 23 that I should do some shirts and I didn't do that. So we're actually I actually have some blank shirts. I'm going to do some some of my little, you know, hacky homebrew shirts and I'm going to try to do at least one Proud PAUL seatingowned Untitled Timings unpredictability great Proud Patrick Was quite flabbergasted imentos I'm not sure if you can see this, but I'm going to try to put a little bit more effort into the overall volume for 2024. If I could do one a month, that would be nice, but we'll see how that goes. And then I had been streaming. I'd been streaming on Monday nights, not every Monday night, a couple of them, and I was trying to kind of get into the groove and be like, okay, it's Monday. I'm gonna pick a game because hey several of them are working so I actually have options pick a game and stream on it for I don't know an hour and a half two hours and and whatever and hang out whatever and then my my kids started playing travel hockey and they have practice on Monday night and so it's like well I guess I'm not streaming on Monday nights anymore so I have no idea when and the schedule just keeps changing not like the hockey schedule but like our daily live type schedule I'm depending on the month and the season and whatever so anyways, I would like to stream a little bit more just to do it and be able to chat with folks and going alongside that if you've watched my stream, which is on Twitch I am desert T1 so that's desert with another T and then the number one. That's it's a paintball thing that I've just kept for a while. But anyways, so if you've watched that you'll you'll see that I have you know the I don't even the journeyman Sony handycam CX 405 that you know everybody after they stop using webcams that's like what everybody starts using for their playfield camera because it it'll do 60 frames a second and it's pretty they made a lot of them there they're out there and then I have two GoPro clones We have a few of our bros that are actually pretty good for the game. It's got a couple of guns that I use as a display cam and as a player cam and one of them insists on putting that like overlay data like when you pop to the VCR you know a tape and the VCR player and it had like the timer on it and it had like a couple different icons and I just can't turn that off because this thing was not a very it's not it's not an So yeah, that's on the player cam. So what I'd like to do is I would like to just kind of play hot potato and get a Sony, I think it's Sony, yeah, it's a Sony ZR1 and that's more of like a vlogging camera or whatever. But that's what I've seen several people are using that for their playfield camera. They're better on low light situations. It's got a better quality image, I guess, than the handy cam. I'd like to use that for the playfield and then move the handycam over to the display spot and then that'll be I'll be able to zoom in on that because the GoPro cannot do that and you know for it's a it's a difference right if you're sitting there playing you know like a DMD game or an LCD game and then all of a sudden you're like hey let's play Dolly Parton and it's like the displays are really far apart and if you have a GoPro you're moving the camera around which you probably will be anyway just to I'll get a better perspective on the different games but you can optically zoom with the handycam and then you just zoom out and all of a sudden you can see all those classic displays and zoom back in and you can see a DMD and yay so that's kind of what I want to do for the display cam and then one of the the GoPro clones will move from the display cam to being the player cam and then the one that never gets rid of that overlay information will just not get used so I don't know when that's going to happen. A, getting the camera and B, next time I'm going to stream. But if you head on over to Twitch, give me a follow and then we can answer that question together when it pops up on your phone, I guess. I don't know. Crapman, Black Water, Kaneda's Pinball Podcast, Twippies Awards, translite The You know, like he's typing and I'm talking into the mike and you know like we're having a conversation like that and it's just like this is cool and it's like hey let me talk you into whatever I can talk you into come to tournaments come to league you know whatever and he's come up and they've they've done a lot of stuff and that's that's that's really awesome and you know hopefully hopefully I just can continue to meet local folks and then we can meet in person at an event and get everybody as as addicted to this fun little hobby that that Minute And as you may be seeing pictures of the Panthers from this week's game. Of course we are there. Yeah, so what are your goals for 24? You don't have to let me know, just kind of think about it and hopefully it's to play more pinball and if you're in the Tucson area, hopefully it's to play more pinball with us. So we'll catch you out there. Party on.