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tournament"? Think about it , because
that might just work out for you .
Now , if you . don 't have any
"party" (manufacturer) affiliation ,
you might just want to try incorpo-
rating games from different manu-
facturers in your competition . Maybe
one each from the big five , or any
combination that suits your purpose .
The whole idea is to make sure that
the player feels that he has a chance ,
that the game (or games) is playing
nicely , that he has enough times to
enter to get a shot at shOWing how
good he (or she) really is .
Maybe you can let them play two
games on one machine , back-to-
back, and take the best score . It's a
consideration depending upon the
number of people competing and
also the time element of how long
your tourney is going to run . Just
make sure that if you use two
different machines from two different
manufacturers or even the same
manufacturer, that the scoring is not
adversely affected regarding one
game being a five -digit gimmee
versus a six-digit or seven -digit
wonder. Whatever the mix , there has
to be balance .
And when it come to the games ,
don 't do any doctoring . For instance ,
when I did a brief stint at the Philly
event on Cleopatra , I couldn't
understand why all my "pat" shots
weren 't working . The three-ball
game was over before I even felt a
tingle of my calloused index fingers .
Then I realized that the back legs
couldn 't have been any higher. It was
as if I were in Spain playing, and if
you've ever been in Spain you know
what I mean if you've tried to play
their pinball .
So just be consistent and fair to
your players . It's not a question of
how high their scores are , or even
how low they may be , or how long it
takes for them to play . The important
thing is for everyone to have a good
time . Pinball tournaments are an
important and vital part for positive
publicity and a favorable image for
the industry . You can see some of
the results when you realize the
staggering amount of press coverage
generated by the Bally tournament.
For over five months , literally
hundreds of newspapers , magazines ,
TV and radio shows did something
on pinball .
And you can get in on it as well .
All it takes is some good , sound
planning and a true willingness to
stage a fair event . Hopefully, you
now have some points you may not
have considered before or maybe a
little germ of an idea for some future
time .
Remember if yo u have a well-run
tourn ament everyon e's a winner .
And that's what it's all about , isn't it?
PLAY M ETER, May, 1978