[FSPA] Replay check list

[The Bob]

and don't forget to wear deodorant.

On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 4:38 PM Joe Kosack via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
wrote:

> With tilts, they are going to give you a reasonable amount of time.  1-3
> minutes is usually reasonable.  Also, try and see if you can spot the tilt
> bob swinging by trying to look through the gap between the cabinet and the
> playfield.  Sometimes you can see it swinging and have a better idea.
>
> Another piece of advice, make sure that in between rounds you do whatever
> you need to do to get away from the stress of competition.  For me this is
> usually heading to the console lounge or arcade area and playing a game
> that I know forwards, backwards, and sideways.
>
> You will have some games that seem ridiculous.  I remember winning a game
> of Party Zone with lightning flippers last year by draining fast enough to
> get a second crack at a skill shot.  The games are set up to avoid as much
> as possible the problem of games taking too long and jamming up the works.
> Especially now with 1000 players, expect things to be a lil different than
> playing in league.  Also, make sure to look over the machine before
> actually playing it.  Identify what shots are being protected with
> bayonets, and which ones are wide open to get the points you need.
>
> With respect to "Tilt Ends Game," this feature is always clearly marked on
> the backbox.  This is normally found on wedgehead Gottlieb
> electromechanical machines such as 2001 and Target Pool.
>
> Also don't rage tilt like this guy:  https://youtu.be/D9Zn3PyOsrU?t=373
>
> Joe K.
> ------------------------------
> *From:* FSPA <fspa-bounces at fspazone.org> on behalf of Gregg Giblin via
> FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, July 29, 2019 2:18 PM
> *To:* fspa- all <fspa at fspazone.org>
> *Cc:* Gregg Giblin <rgregggiblin at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [FSPA] Replay check list
>
> Last year a player in our group on the last game of the last set went and
> got a beer in the middle of the game.  No-one in our group had a chance to
> make playoffs.  He didn’t realize there was another group waiting on our
> game to finish.  He actually made it back by the time a TD got there and
> put him on the clock.
>
> On Jul 29, 2019, at 2:10 PM, Joe Schober via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
> wrote:
>
> Barry wrote...
>
> This third item seems incongruous with the prior two.  Assuming the
> incongruity does not invalidate it, does anyone know how long that usually
> would be deemed to be?  Can I way for 2 minutes?
>
>
> I don't know the "official" answer, but I have NEVER experienced a
> situation where, after the previous player tilted (or even got warnings),
> anyone had a problem if you took a minute or two before taking control of
> the machine.  I think the delay-of-game rule has to be in place to prevent
> someone from walking off for a smoke break when it's their turn, but
> everyone understands letting the tilt bob settle.
>
> (And absolute worst case, let a complainant call a TD on you... odds are
> you're be playing by the time they arrive, and they'll likely just advise
> you to try to move things along because the whole tourney is
> time-constrained.)
>
> --Joe
>
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