Episode 7 - Die on this Hill: Gilligan's Island

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12/04/23 • 25 min

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In this episode, we are doing a special new segment which we hope to continue in the future. It's called "I'm gonna die on this hill!" and it's where we have a guest on to speak about and defend a "bad" game that they unironically love.
In this first DOTH episode we bring Zoe Vrabel back to talk about her DOTH game, Gilligan's Island.
Tune in to hear her explain (against all odds) why Gilligan is actually a great machine that is wrongly crapped on by the pinball community at large.
...as always, we're adults so we swear sometimes.

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Episode 6 - Howdy Pardner!

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Special guest Zoe Vrabel joins Alan and Alex as they discuss the history of the popular casual team based pinball tourney format "Howdy Pardner!"
We discuss what it is, how it works, and what makes it so much different than standard pinball tournaments, and describe how Alan created the format from scratch to host each Thursday night at Wedgehead.
Zoe speaks from her background as a top IFPA player and tournament director, and why Howdy is such a great breath of fresh air into organized pinball, including why she enjoyed playing in and running it so much.
It's a rootin' tootin' good old time!
...with some swearing. *%$#

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Episode 8 - Pinball Terminology Explained (new players start here)

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Sample Definition
Pop Bumper : The round (usually) mechanism on the playfield of a pinball machine, often found in clusters, that contracts when the ball hits it, and slams it off into another direction, typically into another pop or two on the way out of the cluster. It's a randomizing mech found on most pinball machines from the 1950s until today.
This episode is here for some players who enjoy pinball, but are new to the hobby and don't yet understand all the nerdy pinball jargon that us pinball super-nerds spout off about without even thinking we are doing it.
I talk about eras, and attempt to define common acronyms like EM, VUK, and DMD, as well as talking about playfield parts and pieces like slingshots, drop targets, orbits, and more. I also discuss common pinball techniques like slap save, soft plunge, nudge, and tilt.
I hope that this audio glossary of terms will help you quickly understand what the hell the rest of us are talking about, and it should clear up any confusion that you may have from listening to some of our other episodes!
Special thanks to Derek, Laura, Azucena, and Gus for inspiring me to make this episode. This one is for y'all, and to any others new to the hobby yet eager to learn more.
For anyone that would care, there's just a little bit of adult language used in this episode FOR EMPHASIS!

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Wedgehead Pinball Podcast - Episode 7 - Die on this Hill: Gilligan's Island

Transcript

DOTH Gilligan's Island Transcript

Alan

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All right. And we're back. We're going to do something for the first time ever, a new segment that I've had stewing. This was actually the original concept for the Wedgehead Pinball podcast that I shared with Alex. And it all started with one very special person. Our guest this evening, Zoe Vrabel. Say hi Zoe. Zoe:Hey!

Alan