[FSPA] XMen @ Joel, Dialed In Bluetooth @ all?

[Dan Reynolds]

i got to play Dialed In today!

i couldn't tell if the app was working properly or not.  it didn't appear
to do anything during my first game, and i was afraid i would knock it off
the glass with a healthy nudge, so i put it away after that.  i had some
very long balls and a number of multiballs.  my best score was just under a
million.  overall, i loved the thing.  great flow, tons to do, and some
very fun modes and satisfying shots.

both of my kids (6 and 9 years old) had a great time with it as well.
 their favorite mode was the Emoji mode.  My favorite was the selfie mode,
where it took dozens of pictures of the player and posted them on the
screen.  (every switch hit was a snapshot, constantly putting up new pics).
 also, several modes were named after other Lawler games -- Whirlwind,
Earthshaker, and so on.  this really is the most pure fun and entertaining
pin i've played in a very long time!  i think it's a real home run for JJP,
even without the app.

On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 12:00 AM, Joe Schober via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
wrote:

> Personally, I have no idea if the cell phone control feature of Dialed In
> should be legal for league play; I've never used it myself.  It's obviously
> an intentional, advertised feature of the game, so it's clearly not a
> cheat.  If it provides a significant advantage to players, I'd kinda be
> inclined to disallow it, because we don't want competitive advantages to be
> based on who's willing to throw down a few hundred bucks on a smartphone
> and then download some crazy app.  If it's just a fun gimmick/toy with no
> real advantage, then no big deal.  As the only league location with the
> machine in play, I'd defer to Rob Wintler-Cox, the VÜK league SLO, to make
> a choice.  If he decides to disallow it, that would be logged as a "Special
> Ruling" in the FSPA rules (and would certainly get reviewed in our usual
> rules review between seasons).  Unless/until such a ruling is made, I'd say
> make the most of whatever the machine gives ya...
>
> --Joe
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