Gather around children, for I have a story to tell. Great! Nice job. So, this is the story of an app. This app’s name was Pinball Map, and it lived in the realm of Android, within the land of Pinballia. When this story begins it was 2.1.2 versions old, and was well-liked in the realm. Whenever folks were visiting a new town, or looking for some fun in their own town, Pinball Map of Android was there to help out. You see, Pinball Map had a special gift: it helped people find pinball machines to play. And each time it did so, the citizens of Android rewarded Pinball Map by updating its data and giving it stars. And while stars are cool and all, Pinball Map was especially grateful for these updates. Because if locations weren’t updated, then the data would be stale and smelly, and Pinball Map would be less valuable to people.

A few days ago we got a note from Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen, a Bay Area-based pinball player and software developer (creator of the tournament software, Match Play), about a new site he made: PinTips! PinTips is a crowd-sourced site with short and sweet playing tips on hundreds of pinball machines. Users can upvote/downvote tips, so the best rise to the top. It has a clean, simple interface, and is really fun to explore.

We created a privacy policy! http://pinballmap.com/privacy

Greetings, friends! This post is for all the iOS users out there (you know who you are). Some months ago we subtly alluded to the fact that we’re working on adding Apple Watch support to the Pinball Map iOS app. Well, the day has now arrived when we can proudly say the day of Apple Watch support has arrived. That’s right - the Apple Watch support arrival train scooted into the station, t-minus like two weeks ago. And now it’s just chilling there, accepting ticket holders. The Pinball Map Apple Watch App will help you find nearby spots with pinball machines, check for upcoming events, and see the latest map updates!

It’s been a little while since we posted about new regions. Without these posts, people may not realize that a new pinball map has cropped up near them.