There’s a lot of people who make this hobby amazing. From the people who make the games to members of the community, the list of great men and women is a mile long. We’d like to recognize who our listeners and readers feel deserves to be seen as the best of the best for 2013.
There are two categories to the voting, and we’ll only have a single round of votes. You can vote for up to three people for each list, and we’ll count up the votes and announce the winners during our first show of 2014. Our first category is for the God of Pinball, recognizing 2013’s top person involved in creation of pinball machines or digital pinball games. The second category is for the King of Pinball, where we’ll find who rules within the community. So, without further delay, here are the nominees (you may also do a write-in vote).
The Nominees for 2013’s God of Pinball
- Steve Ritchie
- John Borg
- Joe Balcer
- Dennis Nordman
- Greg Freres
- Lyman Sheats
- Gary Stern
- Jersey Jack
- Charlie Emery
- Ben Heckendorn
- Skit B Team
- Matt Riesterer
- Heighway Pinball Team
- Rick Bartlett
- Zen Pinball
- FarSight Studios (The Pinball Arcade)
- Homepin Team
- Keith Johnson
- Dirty Donny
- Your Write-In Vote
The Nominees for 2013’s King of Pinball
- Lloyd Olson
- Bowen Kerins
- Terry Dezwarte
- Jim McCune
- Nicole Anne Reik
- Allen Shope
- Keith Elwin
- Gene X. Hwang
- Christopher Hutchins
- Josh Blood
- Nate Shivers
- Preston and Patrick (Gameroom Junkies)
- Zach Sharpe
- Robin (Pinside.com)
- Tim Arnold
- Molly Atkinson
- Bryan Kelly
- Al Warner and Paul Kiefert
- Escher Lefkoff
- Roger Sharpe
- Mark Steinman
- Your Write-In Vote
To vote, email us at pinballpodcast [at] gmail dot com with your three picks from EACH category. We’ll be doing a giveaway to go with the voting, and all you need to do to be eligible to win is submit your votes.