<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 150%;"&gt;Want to Support the Show? Visit Our Patreon at&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "http://www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles"&gt;&lt;span style= "line-height: 150%;"&gt;www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; or pick up a tee shirt at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href= "https://silverballswag.com/collections/silverball-chronicles"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 150%;"&gt;https://silverballswag.com/collections/silverball-chronicles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;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!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Game Plan Pinball Fan Site. &lt;a href= "https://www.gameplanpinball.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Game Plan Wikipedia. &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Plan_(company)" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Topcast Podcast&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;-         Ep 10 – John Trudeau&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;-         Ep 17 – Roger Sharpe&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;-         Ep 37 – Joe Kaminkow&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Pinball News. John Trudeau Charges. &lt;a href= "https://www.pinballnews.com/site/?s=John+Trudeau" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History Podcast

David Dennis & Ron Hallett

Game Plan: Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em

MAR 24, 202686 MIN
Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History Podcast

Game Plan: Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em

MAR 24, 202686 MIN

Description

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