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

[Stephen Jonke]

I think it's easily JJs best game. Really fun play field and fun rules. And
not licensed!

Steve

On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 10:54 PM Dan Reynolds via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
wrote:

> 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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