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Arcades Across America Part 1 - Episode 40.  Jamie sits down with a roundtable of Arcade Owners and Operators with his “Coe-Host”, Coe from Quarter Drop Arcade.  Joining them are Rachel and Cale from the Electric Bat Arcade in Tempe, AR and Imoto Harney from Captain’s Crazy Paradise near Gulf Shores, AL.  

This special Arcades Across America podcast will be an ongoing series where we highlight great Arcades and Pinball establishments throughout the United States.  On Part One topics include Family Friendly vs adult-oriented arcades, managing large tournaments, Family Friendly vs adult-oriented arcades and much much more.  Plus the HURRY UP!

Chapter markings Arcades Across America

02:49                   Hourly/day rate vs quarter/token run arcades                    

16:41                   Managing large tournaments - Pre registration? Walkups? Season pass?                                  

30:40                   Family Friendly vs adult-oriented arcades                           

32:28                   Jamie & Cale have beef with Vegas and maybe even the whole state of Nevada                                

41:25                   Insuring an arcade with/without Alcohol                            

44:04                   How to market on social media                                  

56:45                   The struggle of Streaming Pinball tournaments                           

01:08:21              Dealing with Assholes at the arcade                                    

01:15:48              The Hurry up! Q&A Game!                                

01:26:59              Outro         

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Episode 39 – Nate Shivers from the Stern Insider Podcast and formerly Coast 2 Coast Pinball Podcast sits down virtually with Jamie and Erin and they discuss Nate’s journey from casual to competitive to podcasting on pinball.  Nate also discusses working with Roger Sharpe a pinball legend, the current state of pinball media & new pinball machines, and much much more.  

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Episode 38 – Melissa Lummus from Netflix’s The Mole Season 2.  Melissa sits down virtually with Jamie they discuss her recent appearance on The Mole, her Entertainment Industry experience, spreading the word of Pinball, The Hurry Up and much more!

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Episode 37 – Erika of Erika’s Pinball Journey.  Erika sits down virtually with Jamie and Donovan and they discuss her Film/Entertainment Industry experience, what it's like being a woman in the entertainment space, what led to Erika wanting to making Pinball Content, The Hurry Up and much more!

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Episode 36 – Stefan Riedler - RS Pinball.  Stefan sits down virtually with Jamie all the way from Austria.  They discuss his Clubhouse called Flipparena, the European Pinball Championships, behind the scenes of working as a Distributor, Stern insider connect, The Hurry Up and much more!

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Episode 35 – Coe from Quarter Drop Arcade.  Coe sits down virtually with Jamie and discusses life growing up with arcades, the switch to Console Gaming in the 80s & 90s, the Quarter Drop Arcade - Coming soon & what to expect!! The return of the classic arcade, The Hurry Up and much more!

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Episode 34 – Rebecca and Jordan of Fliptronic.  They sat down virtually with Jamie and discussed how Craigslist got Jordan & Rebecca into Pinball, the return to streaming Fliptronic on Twitch(?), improving in streaming, are Hotdogs Tacos, and of course the Hurry UP!!

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Episode 33 – Musician and Pinball Designer - Scott Danesi.  He sat down virtually with Jamie and discussed how he found music, how he fell in love with Pinball, his relationships with Multimorphic and Spooky and the newly branded The Hurry Up! (Rapid Fire Q&A Game)

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Episode 32 - Matt and Don of Bash Pinball.  They sit down virtually with Jamie and discuss the origin of their podcast Bash Pinball, music, editing, and spreading pinball.  They also play the popular game invented by our friend Donovan…..“Rapid Fire”.

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Episode 31 – Nick Lane of Buffalo Pinball and Bro, Do You Even Talk Pinball Podcast.  Nick sits down virtually with Jamie and discuss the origin of his Buffalo Pinball and their podcast, dealing with Criticism,  Nick’s new Pinball Venture, tips for Operators, the exciting Rapid Fire and much more.