I say stop limiting it to pinball. Diversify it to a "gameroom" championship.
Just my 0.02$...
Here, here! That would be great!
I'd throw in for everything: pins, vids, pool, bubble hockey, foosball, ... but I might pass on Dance Dance Revolution. That'd be a tiring day but a hoot!
Sparky, please send your Gameroom Olympics idea to Playdium. Count me in!
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They would have to change the name to the Canadian Gameroom Show, unless that already exists. And yes, that would target a bigger market and necessitate more work to coordinate, but I am not sure that it would attract a very different demographic of people than it already does. I think that proper marketing & promotion is the key in the end, you can sell anything to almost anybody with it, it is scary.
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but I might pass on Dance Dance Revolution. That'd be a tiring day but a hoot!
"So you think you can dance" competition using the DDR would be fantabulous! You would certainly get the next generation up there and if there was a prize like even $250 credit at Playdium that would work because those costs don't require an outlay of hard cash.
Then do the same for the other vids as Sparky mentioned with another credit of 2 hours at Playdium for a family of 4, etc...
The possibilities are endless.
Ricker's current lineup;
El Dorado Flash. Royal Flush Joker Poker Volley Pioneer Barracora Black Knight Meteor Xenon
I just believe that appealing to a broader group is key. To be honest, I have been to the championship twice and most of the crowd were collectors. Not much new blood. And there is also the fact that many dind't get into pinball, so adding vids at a minimum reaches even more people.
Also, advertise it as an open-house. Not just a championship. Tell people to come on in and play a bit. Bring the family. Make it an open event. THEN they will sell more. A gameroom show, in a sense? Maybe...
Welp, just got off the phone with SB. The answer to my question is "no, we are not".
Pins : Vids:
Demolition Man Robotron Mini High Speed Make Trax Mini Whirlwind Sinistar Mini Apollo 13 Jrok WIlliams Multi Mini Road Show 1069 in 1 big mofo Batman Forever
Gone: Spy Hunter, TMNT, Raven, Mr Mrs Pac, Totem, Torch, Coney Island, Escape From the Lost World, Lights Camera Action, Pinbot , Police Force, Special Force, JPTLW, Baywatch, Maverick, South Park, FIRE! x2, F14 Tomcat, Twister
I asked if they were holding the Canadian Pinball Championship this year.
"no we are not" wsa the answer.
Pins : Vids:
Demolition Man Robotron Mini High Speed Make Trax Mini Whirlwind Sinistar Mini Apollo 13 Jrok WIlliams Multi Mini Road Show 1069 in 1 big mofo Batman Forever
Gone: Spy Hunter, TMNT, Raven, Mr Mrs Pac, Totem, Torch, Coney Island, Escape From the Lost World, Lights Camera Action, Pinbot , Police Force, Special Force, JPTLW, Baywatch, Maverick, South Park, FIRE! x2, F14 Tomcat, Twister
Well that is sad that they have cancelled the tourney. I know that I have not seen the numbers like Vengeance did but to me I figure that with over 100 people in the tourney, they probably spent $50 - $100 or more plus all of the sales from the service department had to cover the salaries for all of the SB employees for close to a month. Can they do that on a regular weekend with that much traffic and publicity? Hard to say but probably not. The only other major cost that I could see was a pinball machine but remember it is not a $5000 machine (retail price), it would be less at wholesale prices which I do not know the value of.
I want to support this tourney and SB because they do have some good pins but I know that I won't spend $5K on a pin realistically. So if they cancel the tourney and I can't spend $5k on a pin, then why continue to support them? The auction? I think we see what beat up machines are offered there and value is well, up to the beholder. Our MAACA group does more business in the parking lot in 60 minutes then they do all day. As for parts, that is the only reason for me to spend money there.
Ok, that is enough of my disappointed rant. I am looking forward to all of the other tourneys when they do happen and they will.
Ricker's current lineup;
El Dorado Flash. Royal Flush Joker Poker Volley Pioneer Barracora Black Knight Meteor Xenon
Sad to hear but I've got to agree with Adam in the end they have to decide what is an acceptable loss/cost for the tourney. Fairly easy for us all to talk about promotion and what they need to do but we aren't the ones covering the losses. It might be short sighted on SB behalf but that is their choice.
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