Game Plan: Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em

About this episode

The episode discusses the innovations in the pinball industry and the unique history of the Game Plan pinball machine.

Want to Support the Show? Visit Our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles or pick up a tee shirt at https://silverballswag.com/collections/silverball-chronicles The pinball industry does a lot to try to innovate and stimulate sales. Things like a mechanical bell, solid state boards, the wide body pinball machines, DMD screens and even stereo sound! But one of the strangest pinball machines out there was the Cocktail, a small almost round coffee table size working commercial pinball machine. Join us this month as we chat about bad marketing ideas, Roger Sharpe's advice, John Trudeau's start in pinball, and the rise and fall... and rise and fall of Game Plan! Sources: Game Plan Pinball Fan Site. Here Game Plan Wikipedia. Here Topcast Podcast - Ep 10 – John Trudeau - Ep 17 – Roger Sharpe - Ep 37 – Joe Kaminkow Pinball News. John Trudeau Charges. Here

People in this episode

Hosts: David Dennis, Ron Hallett

Topics covered

• pinball innovation
• marketing ideas
• Game Plan history
• cocktail pinball machines
• pinball industry

Keywords

• pinball
• Game Plan
• Roger Sharpe
• John Trudeau
• cocktail machines
• marketing
• pinball history

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Game Plan Pinball Fan Site, Game Plan, Pinball News

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