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The all-new Pokemon has landed at Damn Fine Pizza! Come and try to catch them all! And for those that love Grogu, The M...
03/22/2026

The all-new Pokemon has landed at Damn Fine Pizza! Come and try to catch them all!

And for those that love Grogu, The Mandalorian will return in a few weeks after we give it a good clean and perform a few minor repairs.

Sometimes maintenance isn't just fixing broken flippers and replacing worn rubber. These are playfield inserts on Theat...
02/27/2026

Sometimes maintenance isn't just fixing broken flippers and replacing worn rubber. These are playfield inserts on Theatre of Magic which had become noticeably dimmer due dust and grime which comes mostly from the grinding down of metal parts within the machine.

This is more prevalent on some games, and is especially bad on many newer Sterns like Star Trek. On machines that use custom circuit boards with surface-mounted LEDs to light the inserts, not only do the inserts need attention, but the LEDs usually need a good wipe-down as well.

After bringing our players Labyrinth, D&D, and most recently the fabulous Star Wars: Fall of the Empire, we weren't goin...
02/13/2026

After bringing our players Labyrinth, D&D, and most recently the fabulous Star Wars: Fall of the Empire, we weren't going to dive into any new games for a while. Yet, we couldn't help ourselves and pulled the trigger this morning on the just-announced pinball machine celebrating the largest pop-culture media brand in the world: Pokémon!

As Stern Pinball is just beginning production on this new title, we expect to wait a few weeks to a month or so before ours is ready, but once it is, it will be at Damn Fine Pizza just waiting for you to stop in and take a shot at catching 'em all!

Thanks as always to our friends at Spokane Pinball for helping to make this happen. https://www.spokanepinball.com/

We've been moving a few games around to freshen lineups at some of our locations. Jurassic Park is now featured at Taco...
01/12/2026

We've been moving a few games around to freshen lineups at some of our locations. Jurassic Park is now featured at Tacoma Pie, and Guardians of the Galaxy has made its way to Damn Fine Pizza in Port Orchard!

The updated Death Star bracket has been installed on Star Wars: Fall of the Empire and boy does it make a difference! P...
12/25/2025

The updated Death Star bracket has been installed on Star Wars: Fall of the Empire and boy does it make a difference! Post-install play testing had no rejected balls, and locks on a clean shot were consistent.

It's great to get a new game out to ya'all fast, but sometimes being an early-adopter means smoothing out some wrinkles. In this case, the parts and instructions were sent from the manufacturer at no charge and it took me about 45 minutes to do the repair along with a bit of cleaning while that section was apart.

In the vein of "pinball machines 'break' all the time," stuck/missing balls are fortunately not a constant problem and o...
12/07/2025

In the vein of "pinball machines 'break' all the time," stuck/missing balls are fortunately not a constant problem and often an easy fix, but they do happen and on older games cause it to be unplayable (many newer games are able to adjust if one ball is missing.)

Always kind of interesting though when I find a ball stuck in a new location, especially since I have operated Hook consistently for over a decade.

Brand-new Star Wars: Fall of the Empire pro now appearing in Tacoma! Plays fast with a ton of media integration, and it...
10/10/2025

Brand-new Star Wars: Fall of the Empire pro now appearing in Tacoma! Plays fast with a ton of media integration, and it's Insider Connected!

People ask me if pinball machines break often. Yes! With 20 or so games out on location, something needs repair or adj...
09/15/2025

People ask me if pinball machines break often. Yes! With 20 or so games out on location, something needs repair or adjustment on a regular basis. This flipper bracket from Theatre Of Magic lasted 30 years but finally gave up the fight yesterday. I don't have one on hand, but it is a common enough part that I should be able to get one and have it installed in just a few days.

After some extended time down, Hook is back at Damn Fine Pizza!
03/30/2025

After some extended time down, Hook is back at Damn Fine Pizza!

thanks to a friend, we finally have an official logo!
03/13/2025

thanks to a friend, we finally have an official logo!

The fabulous new Dungeons and Dragons pinball machine from Stern has left our living room and made it to Airport!
02/24/2025

The fabulous new Dungeons and Dragons pinball machine from Stern has left our living room and made it to Airport!

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