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Carrie Hardy covers Expo 2024 announcements: Raza confirmed as Dutch's next game, BTTF units reserved for Alice owners.
Dutch Pinball's Raza (Retroatomic Zombie Adventureland) is officially announced as their next title after Alice
high confidence · Carrie states this was posted on her Patreon and describes it as official announcement
333 Raza machines will be manufactured and revealed around February or March
high confidence · Direct statement: 'There will be 333 of Raza's made. Price has yet to be determined... should be released revealed around february march'
First 500 Back to the Future units will be reserved for Alice owners as a loyalty reward
high confidence · Carrie explains Dutch's intention to reward the 500 Alice buyers who 'kept Dutch Pinball alive': 'the first 500 back to the futures will be going to the 500 owners of Alice'
Alice is 'very strongly rumored' but 'anything but official and confirmed' as Dutch's next title after BTTF
high confidence · Carrie carefully distinguishes BTTF as rumored-but-expected future title while Raza is officially confirmed
Pinball Brothers' Predator production ends December 31 due to licensing contract expiration
high confidence · Direct statement: 'Predator will no longer be made after the 31st of December... due to contract restrictions. The contract runs out at the end of the year.'
Winchester (Barrels of Fun) had the longest lines and strongest attendee enthusiasm at Expo
high confidence · Multiple observations: 'the most popular interest I'm seeing is the Winchester game' and 'There's a line wrapping around the tent Waiting to play Winchester'
Dutch Pinball took 10 years to complete their full Lebowski run
high confidence · Carrie states: 'it took them 10 years to get all their Lebowski games made'
Spooky Pinball has six special Evil Dead machines with custom powder coating exclusive to Expo, priced at $16,000-$16,500 each
high confidence · Direct observation and vendor confirmation: 'six of these here and these are a pinball expo special... I think there's 16,000 each. Or there's 16,500... got two or three of them are sold so far'
“Due to the fact that the 500 people that put into by Alice, you essentially kept Dutch Pinball alive... those 500 people that are registered as being the owner of the game through the distro and everything they will have the first like 500 of dutch pinball's future title”
Carrie Hardy@ 5:54 — Explains Dutch's loyalty program motivating Alice owners with first access to BTTF
“Dutch does not move very fast when it comes to getting games out... took them 10 years to get all their Lebowski games made so chances are Back to the Future is going to be another 10 years, if not longer”
Carrie Hardy@ 7:33 — Contextualizes the value of the BTTF pre-order promise given Dutch's historical production timelines
“Predator will no longer be made after the 31st of December. They're only going to make as many as they can before the end of the year... The contract runs out at the end of the year”
Carrie Hardy@ 28:54 — Critical licensing deadline affecting Pinball Brothers' Predator availability
“The way I look at it is every show has something that another show doesn't have. Expo is more of like your industry type of show... Whereas TPF, you do have a presence from the manufacturers, but not like they are here at Expo”
Carrie Hardy@ 16:30 — Carrie's perspective on relative importance and draw of major pinball expos
“You go to the Stern booth and you got one or two people around every one of their games... But there's not like a line of excitement... But if you go over there to Barrels of Fun There's a line wrapping around the tent Waiting to play Winchester”
Carrie Hardy@ 10:48 — Observes stark difference in attendee engagement between established manufacturer vs boutique
business_signal: Dutch Pinball's slow production timelines (10 years for Lebowski, potentially 10+ for BTTF) raise fulfillment risk for loyalty program promises
high · Carrie explicitly notes this concern: 'if anybody knows anything you know that Dutch Pinball does not move very fast when it comes to getting games out'
business_signal: Distributor inventory sold through rapidly at Expo; Flippin' Out reportedly restocked multiple times and sold out again
medium · Carrie reports: 'there's a couple of distros that are sold out here at the show like flipping out they sold out of their games they ordered more and they sold out of those'
community_signal: Carrie references significant behind-the-scenes industry conflicts between vendors and manufacturers affecting show logistics
medium · 'there is a lot of beef between certain vendors and certain manufacturers... there is a lot of drama that you guys that don't know about it, bless you'
event_signal: Big Trouble in Little China homebrew game generating significant interest at Expo with custom mechanics (moving center post)
medium · Carrie demonstrates game mechanics and notes creator's effort in original layout design and voice actor licensing
licensing_signal: Predator production ends December 31 due to licensing contract expiration, creating artificial scarcity deadline
high · Direct statement from floor: 'Predator will no longer be made after the 31st of December... due to contract restrictions. The contract runs out at the end of the year.'
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“There is a lot of beef between certain vendors and certain manufacturers... there is a lot of beef between people in this industry that it's just best to just not know about”
Carrie Hardy@ 19:34 — References underlying industry tensions affecting show logistics
“Winchester is not for me... the gameplay although challenging is not my type of layout”
Carrie Hardy@ 2:45 — Personal take on Winchester despite acknowledging its popularity
market_signal: Boutique manufacturers (Barrels, Spooky, Turner) demonstrating stronger attendee draw and enthusiasm vs Stern despite broader distribution
high · Carrie observes: 'You go to the Stern booth and you got one or two people around every one of their games... But if you go over there to Barrels of Fun There's a line wrapping around the tent'
community_signal: David Van Es (Barrels of Fun) speaks with confidence about strong future IP pipeline despite Winchester being acknowledged niche title
medium · Carrie notes: 'the way David talks he speaks as if like this title is like yeah he's aware that this is not like a big banger IP but the ones that they've got lined up for the next four or five years are evidently bangers'
announcement: Spooky Pinball releasing six exclusive Evil Dead machines at Expo with custom powder coating at $16,000-$16,500
high · Vendor confirmation on stream: 'six of these here and these are a pinball expo special... I think there's 16,000 each. Or there's 16,500... got two or three of them are sold so far'
product_concern: Carrie played Predator for 20 minutes, characterizes it as 'okay' with incomplete playstyle experience; wouldn't repay 30-min queue wait
medium · 'my game was okay but i definitely didn't hit all the shots... I'm kind of like in the middle of just like yeah it's okay if I never play the game again... I just don't want to wait forever in line'
rumor_hype: Back to the Future confirmed as Dutch Pinball's next title after Raza, with first 500 units reserved for Alice owners
high · Carrie states BTTF is 'very strongly rumored and anything but official and confirmed' but reveals it as the planned next title with concrete loyalty incentive structure already in place
sentiment_shift: Carrie reports declining enthusiasm for Texas Pinball Festival (attended every year for decade) due to management changes
medium · 'there has been a little bit of a downside in my enthusiasm towards it and that could be due to a change in management the way that the show is being ran now certain decisions have been made'