I really improved on DMDs over previous 2 years, but I think that had to do with me playing much worse on day 1 more than me getting better at DMDs. Only took one zero on DMDs, and that was a “physical nature of the game” moment.
Sad to have a “bad” EM year.
I joined the Pinburgh party for the first time this year. Here was my performance. You can kind of tell I got crappier as the sessions went on as I stopped taking pictures of the scores at the end 
I cannot wait for next year to redeem my poor play and have more data to compare to!!
| Round | Machine | Score | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terminator 3 | 27,015,190 | 2 |
| 2 | Star Trek Pro | 32,456,410 | 3 |
| 3 | Congo | 193,587,770 | 0 |
| 4 | Simpsons | 808,840 | 0 |
| 5 | Theater of Magic | 407,214,650 | 2 |
| 6 | Guardians of the Galaxy | ? | 2 |
| 7 | Game of Thrones | 914,570 | 0 |
| 8 | World Poker Tour | 5,817,310 | 0 |
| 9 | Transformers Pro | ? | 3 |
| 10 | Medieval Madness | ? | 3 |
Total DMD’s: 15
| Round | Machine | Score | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King Kool | 30,700 | 1 |
| 2 | Hee Haw | 21,790 | 1 |
| 3 | Pat Hand | 44,000 | 2 |
| 4 | Volley | 690 | 0 |
| 5 | RoGo | 96,740 | 1 |
| 6 | Dipsy Doodle | 10,370 | 0 |
| 7 | Freedom | 73,490 | 3 |
| 8 | Gator | ? | 0 |
| 9 | Flicker | 75,660 | 2 |
| 10 | Argosy | ? | 0 |
Total EM’s: 11
| Round | Machine | Score | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rollergames | 1,081,100 | 1 |
| 2 | Transporter | 2,565,450 | 3 |
| 3 | High Speed | 1,928,480 | 3 |
| 4 | Dr. Dude | 1,651,530 | 3 |
| 5 | Atlantis | 1,030,580 | 2 |
| 6 | Diner | 2,449,860 | 3 |
| 7 | Blackwater 100 | 852,600 | 1 |
| 8 | Big Guns | ? | 3 |
| 9 | TX-Sector | 449,750 | 1 |
| 10 | Earthshaker | ? | 1 |
Total LSS’s: 21
| Round | Machine | Score | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power Play | 67,140 | 1 |
| 2 | Big Game | 452,140 | 2 |
| 3 | Buck Rogers | 74,100 | 2 |
| 4 | Space Shuttle | 221,450 | 2 |
| 5 | Scorpion | 219,560 | 2 |
| 6 | Flash | 205,880 | 3 |
| 7 | Haunted House | 84,800 | 1 |
| 8 | Evel Knievel | ? | 0 |
| 9 | Future Spa | 78,260 | 0 |
| 10 | Cyclopes | ? | 2 |
Total ESS’s: 15
I crushed the DMDs both days, and did equally poorly on the EMs. Including the DMDs in the late solid state category I went 36-9 on DMDs through the first 10 rounds. The big difference for me is that I played really poorly on solid states day 1 versus day 2. If I had played better I had opportunities for at least 1 more win on Sinbad, Funhouse, TX-Sector (took 3rd by less than 100k), Rollergames , and Powerplay.
In B finals I was lucky to play the same bank rounds 2-4. Then in the final 4 we switched banks and I bombed both DMDs. Still really happy with 4th in B.
Pinburgh was an amazing experience. I’ve been thinking about it at work all day and I can’t wait to go back. It’s pretty clear what I need to get better at as well. I’m excited to start improving on older games and see how high I can go next year!
And now I regret not taking pictures of the score cards.
haha same with me every year 
Here is my breakdown. I took way too many zeros on the SS’s. Looks like I need to work on those a bit. Really pleased with the EMs. Gotta turn some of those 1’s into 2’s next year!
Had my most balanced year in terms of eras. I think my day 2 drop-off was more about consolidating my bad luck than anything else. I wasn’t playing like a world champ or anything, but had a lot of 0 or 1 flip balls unfortunately.
Looking at some of my ones and zeroes, many were in really close games. I left a multiball lit on ball 3 on four different games. Making those shots would have gained me 10 additional points. Hitting one good spinner rip on TX Sector would have gained me another 3. So…I was only five shots away from cruising into A finals. 
IIRC, I won 8 total on DMDs (oof). I definitely remember a number of brick-drain combos on those. 3 on Ghostbusters from the video mode plunge. 16/15/16 on the other categories (iirc).
Usually the EMs are what helps keep me in it but boy not this year. Man, that 3 on day two really burns.
Even though only I care, this is my storage for pinburgh results. This year:
EM 14, SS/DMD 14, SS 19, DMD 17.
This is my best year for finish.
Is there anyway to get copies of our score sheets? I forgot to take pictures of most of them.
I played great on moderns and mediocre on everything else.
Overall 12 DMD, 18 EM, 15 LSS, 13 ESS.
but my Thursday was 8 DMD, 10 EM, 8 LSS, 9 ESS. A on Friday really took me for a ride.
I won many more EM’s at pinburgh and almost no DMDs this year (including my one and only finals round [D]. Ironic, because there are mostly only DMDs to play in my town and next to no EMs (Kansas City).
I went 18-DMD, 16-EM, 14 Late SS, 17 Early SS. Surprisingly I only took a single zero on DMD and a single zero on EM’s. Solid states is where most of my zero’s came from: 3 on Late SS, 2 on Early SS.
Over the last 5 years:
18.6 on EMs. 13.7 on early SS. 15.6 on late SS. 17 on DMD.
Is this enough of a sample size to indicate that I need to improve on early solid states? I’m thinking it is.
All years have been between 11.5 and 16, so it’s pretty consistent. To me, it feels like I frequently get house balled, but I only get 2 other balls to make up for it (unlike EMs, where I get 4 other balls).
This year my stats were:
17 EM, 15 ESS, 21 LSS, 17 DMD for a total of 70. I found out that I stink at LSS games that aren’t WPC.
Dang. My weakness revealed. I’ll be practicing up between now and then. 
Got any secrets to reveal for ESS success?
Oooo, this is an interesting wrinkle to look at.
Has anyone tried to look at their scoring by group as compared to the skill of the players in the group? You could use seed, or rating, or ranking…but some of that might be hard to come by for past years.
Last year, it seemed that the B/W System11’s were extra-brutal to me, but somehow they were just fine to me this year. 
I spoke too soon… I read my sheet wrong. I was only 15 ESS and 21 LSS. I did get a 3 on every WPC game I played but struggled with Gottlieb and DE games because I rarely play them outside of tournaments. Need to bring up my early SS play too I guess!
