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Offline pinball god

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Pinball in the dark
« on: January 18, 2013, 09:28:45 PM »
Might have been raised before, but do you prefer to play pinball in a dark room or one lit up?

I for one prefer a lit room. I love the lights and stuff when it's dark but win an extra ball or jackpot and those flashers etc blind me and it can be game over. I find this especially true now with LEDs. So if I want to put up a good score it's lights on; for shear magic and who cares about the score, turn 'em off.
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Re: Pinball in the dark
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2013, 09:33:39 PM »
I dim the lights enough to clearly see the pf but not too bright

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Re: Pinball in the dark
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2013, 09:41:11 PM »
Just the GOTTLIEB neon sign to light the room and if i really get into a party mood then the oil wheel gets turned on also

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Re: Pinball in the dark
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2013, 03:32:24 AM »
When I built my shed I deliberately installed dimmers so I could have just the right amount of light for optimum play.  ^^^
So I guess I'm half and half. I like just enough light to see but doesn't over power the machines own lighting.
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Re: Pinball in the dark
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2013, 12:33:16 PM »

My main room has a low intensity light that works nicely for game play (but is annoying when I have to open a game for a quick fix!). I have a couple of games in a well lit area and they really suffer from not displaying their light shows that well.
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