in Tempe, Arizona
Tonight was one of those “everything but the kitchen sink” league nights. 😂
Machines:
⚡ Iron Maiden
🕷 Venom
🦖 Jurassic Park
⚡ Pokémon Pinball
🏴☠️ Pirates of the Caribbean
Started the night strong with a first place on Iron Maiden, then spent the middle part of the night fighting for my life on Venom and Jurassic Park. Managed to claw back two 3rd place finishes instead of letting rough starts turn into disasters, which honestly felt like a win in itself.
Pokémon Pinball turned into full anime battle arc chaos. I had a really solid game going and finished with 85M+, but two other players decided to ascend into legendary trainer status on Ball 3 and went flying past me. 😂 Still, I played well, got the things going I wanted to get going, completed modes and progression I wanted, and honestly felt really good about that game.
Pirates of the Caribbean started rough too. I was sitting at 266k after Ball 1 while Adam Horton was marauding across the Caribbean like a Viking raider. Somehow managed to recover all the way up to 2nd place by the end of the game. That recovery felt REALLY good.
Pinball Receipts
Ended the night tied for 10th with 21 points:
🥇 Iron Maiden
🥉 Venom
🥉 Jurassic Park
🥉 Pokémon
🥈 Pirates of the Caribbean
Also:
✔ Survived malfunctioning plungers
✔ Survived “Mr. McFeely” with strategic stool deployment
✔ Watched John Shopple perform pinball surgery wearing a headlamp
✔ Got reminded once again that pinball is absolutely incidental exercise because Fitbit tracked nearly 4 hours, 1500+ steps, stairs, standing, walking between games, and emotional damage 😂
Incidental Exercise Receipts
And honestly?
Considering menopause nonsense was sendung me through an emotional rollercoaster, trying to cook me alive earlier in the day, and freeze me later, I’m pretty happy with how steady I stayed mentally all night. Age 50+ pinball is not for wimps. Lol
Still counts 🔵
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