Pinball enthusiasts hit the jackpot with revived interest in the 'kinetic, chaotic' game

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The origins of pinball date back almost a century, but the tactile game is enjoying a resurgence among Canadians.

Games today can involve whole virtual worlds and a dizzying number of pixels, but some Canadians still opt for the tactile plunger of the pinball machine.

"You can have two machines that are the same title side-by-side, and they're both going to play just a little bit different," he told"The target that the ball hits is going to rebound a little bit different ... there's little imperfections in the play field — that's what people like about it." Seven Graylands and his partner Sophia Kreuzkamp opened Seven's Pinballorama arcade in Cornwall, P.E.I. in 2022.

"It is really interesting to see people get pulled into that mechanical world … getting hooked on the different machines," said Kreuzkamp.

 

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