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The Norwegian silverball surprise: A visit at Bergen Pinball Club

There was no way I could have anticipated this: During a stroll through one of the many piers in Bergen, Norway's second largest city at the west coast of the country, my girlfriend and I…Read more

Visitors at EPC playing a 2-player pinball game.

#9: Press the button

Have you ever thought about what happens when you press buttons on a pinball machine? It seems trivial to bring that up, but there is more to button pressing than you might think. Issue #9…Read more

Bring out your paddles, because in the eighth issue of The Ball is Wild 🪩 pinball culture newsletter, published on April 7th, it's all about brick breaker videogames. The reason for this coverage is that…Read more

Experimental pinball music! An interview with composer Suzana Lașcu

It's not everyday that three trained musicians meet for an improv session in order to record a pinball album. Under normal circumstances this perhaps wouldn't have happened. But because of COVID, all of us had…Read more

#7: Marvellous Marble Machines

Marbles abound! In the seventh issue of The Ball is Wild 🪩 pinball culture newsletter, published on December 3rd, presents a deep-dive into the wondrous marble machines and how they came to be. We also…Read more

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#10: Pinball master class

The Norwegian silverball surprise: A visit at Bergen Pinball Club

#9: Press the button

#8: Pin and Pong

Experimental pinball music! An interview with composer Suzana Lașcu

#7: Marvellous Marble Machines