Just a "quick" game before bed

[appetite4pinball]

So after a busy week of not being around the house much and not being
able to play much pinball, at 11p.m. when I normally go to bed, I felt
the sudden urge to play a quick game of pinball. Especially since I
wasn't going to be home for the weekend. I decided on TSPP, since
that was my newest game and only a couple months old. Anyway, I
started off strong. Over 55 million on my first ball, and i managed
to snag 2 extra balls. I then proceeded to choke away the next 2
balls but ended up finishing strong on balls 2 and 3. I ended up
getting Dare Devil mania and Alien Invasion on ball 2.-unfortunately i
wasn't on fire enough to complete AI. And then on Ball 3 I ended up
stacking Secret Stash, Scratchy's Revenge and Springfield Mystery Spot
together (along with a Treehouse and TV mode) which was a lot of crazy
fun! I ended up putting up a top 5 score and was able to put my
initials in.

At this point I decided i would tempt my fate and play a game of
LOTR. Long story short, I ended up destroying the ring twice,
completed a bunch of modes, and got to There and Back again and put up
a top 5 score in that game as well! Anyway, my one quick game ended
up taking over an hour, and i'm a bit tired this morning but it was so
worth it! It's not very often that i can put up top scores in 2
consecutive games. I'm really thankful to Keith Johnson, George Gomez
and everyone else at Stern that put their hearts and minds into making
these games so great! I will likely never see Valinor or SDMEWM, but
i think it's awesome that these modes exist and give me something to
strive for!

-Mike

[Karl M]

I find that I have my best games when I don't have time to play. If I
HAVE to leave the house in 5 minutes and I'm just looking to kill that
time I'll hit every shot and have the game of my life!

-Karl M

[Pinboy]

I never play just before bed, because that is ALWAYS when I discover
things that don't work right. BYE BYE bedtime.

[appetite4pinball]

I hate that! Just last week i was having a killer game on Judge Dredd
and had to shut it off because we had to leave to catch a boat
cruise. It's as if the words "We have to leave NOW!" inspire me to
play better! 10 minutes is usually enough time to get in 2-3 games of
Dredd, but not when you "have" to be somewhere.

-Mike

[Chris Hibler]

On Jul 30, 10:35 am, Karl M <czechbo...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Happens to me too. Always when I'm testing a board that I just fixed.
I fire up the game just to test the board and end up having an
exceptionally good game.
--
Chris Hibler - CARGPB #31
www.Team-EM.com
http://webpages.charter.net/chibler/Pinball/index.htm

[fordiesel69]

This will be peanuts compared to your story but.......I kept my eight
ball champ at 3,993,830 for the longest time which was a crap score.
One night I decided to pay an ultra fast game and then go to bed.
Ended up played for well over a half hour or more and ended up rolling
it to 12,868,310 which we all know there is not enough digits to get
there so I had to write that down for the real "high score to date".

[Ron Lyons]

I would suggest the reason you have better games when you don't have
any time is because your mind is expecting to do horribly, so you're
not concerned with a good game, are more relaxed, and kill it.

[Brian Hanifin]

I seem to have some of my best games when my mind is on something else
all together. During league play I enjoy carrying on a conversation at
times. :)

[Pinboy]

I agree !! I play like crud, when I am concentrating ^_^

The BEST games I have ever played, is when I think to myself, "Hey.. I
have just enough time for a quick game" Dun dun DUUUNNNNNNNN !!!!!!!
Best game to date, and now someone or something is waiting on me, and
I drain :(