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Reports From the Pinball Scene

Mark Walters has played pinball in such varied locales as Las Vegas, Central Missouri, and a ferry between Denmark and Sweden. This column will chronicle his interactions with pinball machines, both new and old, known and unknown.

  • July 15, 2010
    Reports From the Pinball Scene: Column 8: Girls, Tornadoes
    by Mark Walters
  • June 16, 2010
    Reports From the Pinball Scene: Column 7: Ducks and Rabbits
    by Mark Walters
  • May 18, 2010
    Reports From the Pinball Scene: Column 6: Tales of the Hurricane
    by Mark Walters
  • March 24, 2010
    Reports From the Pinball Scene: Column 5: O, Crabtown
    by Mark Walters
  • January 19, 2010
    Reports From the Pinball Scene: Column 4: Pinball at the Museum
    by Mark Walters
  • December 9, 2009
    Reports From the Pinball Scene: Column 3: Volleyball House — A Tale of Two Doctors: Elkridge, MD
    by Mark Walters
  • October 27, 2009
    Reports From the Pinball Scene: Column 2: Airport Pinball (Bugs Bunny’s Birthday Ball and more): Manchester, NH
    by Mark Walters
  • September 18, 2009
    Reports From the Pinball Scene: Column 1: Funhouse on Funhouse: Silver Spring, MD
    by Mark Walters
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