Hey tiltforums, you got called out.

If ray wants more content, he can ship a NIB game to everyone so they have something to play and then talk about right now. For everyone whose places-to-play are shut down, like the one in Rochester, or Marvin’s or choose-yours-among-thousands, there’s not much point in discussing what’s not happening at length. I’ve seen that numerous bowling alleys, often home to arcades, pinball leagues and tournaments, are starting to shut down for good. That’s on top of the bars and restaurants people play in that have died lately. When pinball does reopen, the competitive playing field will be very unlevel due to the high variance in people’s ability to practice both during and after the shutdown. Access to games has never been equal, but it’s now probably the most unequal ever and will remain bad as things reopen since many places won’t reopen.

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