Jersey Jack Reveals Third Pin at Expo
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Veteran pinball designer Pat Lawlor (left) and JJP owner Jack Guarnieri with the company's first original concept machine,
Dialed In.
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It's been a big week for pinball! Jersey Jack decided to add to all the excitement with the surprise unveiling of the company's third pingame at the annual Pinball Expo in Chicago last night (Oct. 13). The game,
Dialed In, is the company's first original concept game and was designed by legendary pinball creator Pat Lawlor.
Dialed In is set to deliver in quarter two of 2017 and the company is taking orders now.
"We are so excited to finally be able to share this game with our fans," said Jack Guarnieri, Jersey Jack Pinball founder. "This machine embodies our company-wide mission to bring premium, no-compromise games to our fans, with features that have never been seen before in a pinball game."
Dialed In is the first game designed by Lawlor in over a decade. Early reports from JJP tell of at least one previously unseen feature in pinball machines: smartphone integration.
During multiball, a player can place their smartphone facedown on the glass to activate a special mode. That's far from the new machine's only exciting feature though: the game's backbox is filled from side-to-side with a 27"HD monitor, five magnets are spread throughout the playfield, a 3D interactive projected image appears and disappears, a smartphone with a small LCD screen, and an animated robot toy and hidden trap door should keep gameplay interesting.
The game is also being released in a limited run as a
Collector's Edition and
Limited Edition, with distribution beginning summer of 2017. They will both feature original art by illustrator John Youssi, as well as player-controlled audio jacks and a five-speaker stereo surround sound system.
JJP presented the new game alongside their newest edition of
The Hobbit. According to Guarnieri, over 400 people attended the unveiling and his company sold over 700 games last night alone. For more info on the new machine, click
here.
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Adam West Gets First Peek at
Batman '66
A recent video posted to Stern Pinball's Facebook page showed the exact moment that actor Adam West got to see the company's
Batman '66 pinball (which West is featured in) for the first time. After a long flight, the well-known actor was too excited to go to his room and went straight to the Stern Pinball/KaPow booth at Pinball Expo to see the machine for himself. (The picture at top shows West with famed game designer Joe Kaminkow.) Stern says West was "blown away" by the game and wants one for his house. Click on the image above to see the video!
Tonight, Stern Pinball is hosting its Epic 30th Anniversary Extravaganza at Viper Alley in Lincolnshire, Ill. Look for coverage of this sold-out event in a future
Instant RePlay, plus read the story about Stern's first three decades in pinball manufacturing inside the upcoming November issue.
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Class XVII Graduates AMOA's Notre Dame Program
Over the weekend of Oct. 8, a group of industry professionals attended their fourth sessions to complete AMOA's Management Program at the University of Notre Dame campus in South Bend, Ind. AMOA President Gaines Butler and new EVP Lori Schneider joined the group of graduates in marking the special occasion, which culminated with a ceremony where participants received their certificates of completion followed by a festive group dinner.
Class XVII's graduates include Brian Brotsch (Knox Amusements), Zach Diltz (Diltz & Sons), Andy Duford (Venco), Daniel Flatness (Golden Route Operations), Claudia Kaczmarek (AMOA), Jacob Mercer (Venco), Broderick Norkus (AMI Entertainment), Andrew Piontek (Encompass Vending), Nathan Ryks (Rushmore Amusement) and Stephanie Snyder (Golden Route Operations).
If you're looking for some extra education on industry affairs, there's still time to attend AMOA's Road Scholar program, running Oct. 21-23, as well as Foundations Entertainment University, which is held immediately beforehand at the same hotel as the Road Scholar program. For more information, click
here.
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Sacoa/CenterEdge Expand System Integration
CenterEdge has announced increased integration between their Advantage POS system and Sacoa's PlayCard debit system. The initial integration, which was first introduced in 2015, allowed venues to perform a variety of Sacoa-related functions directly from the CenterEdge system, including the ability to sell and reload PlayCards from CenterEdge workstations or tablets.
The latest version (16.5) released in early October provides a number of enhanced support features for CenterEdge's deferred revenue accounting option, as well as the ability to capture sales from Sacoa's automated self-service kiosks.
"These new enhancements really move us from an interface to a full integration with Sacoa," said Merrik Keller, Director of Business Development for CenterEdge. "Allowing joint users to reap the benefits of each system without compromising guest service and while maintaining consolidated revenue reporting."
Brian Duke, New Business Development for Sacoa added "Our development team has really worked closely with CenterEdge since they approached us last year about integrating with our PlayCard debit system. It is a really important accomplishment for both Sacoa and CenterEdge as we're very proud to announce we have reached full integration with their industry leading POS in less than two years time. Now more customers will find the combination of Sacoa Debit Card System with CenterEdge POS delivers everything they need to as well as run the most profitable cashless operation."
For additional information on Sacoa, please contact Duke at bduke@sacoa,com or by calling 510-376-9607. Both companies ecourage IAAPA attendees to check out their booths, Sacoa's at #812 and CenterEdge's at #1846.
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Bay Tek's International Specialist Moves On
Adrian Drewitz, Bay Tek's international account manager for the last nine years, will take on a new role at LMG, a company also owned by the group of shareholders that owns Bay Tek.
Lance Treankler will take a new position to handle international sales for the Latin American market; Rick Rochetti and Molly Van Lannen will serve the company's international customers while the transition is ongoing.
The company emphasized that its international team should be finalized by the end of 2017.
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