01518cam a2200265 i 4500 334689831 TxAuBib 20180103120000.0 170317s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017012377 9781613735916 16.99 161373591X 16.99 eng rda TxAuBib rda Ruben, Adam. Pinball wizards [BOOK] : jackpots, drains, and the cult of the silver ball / Adam Ruben. Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2018] 264 pages ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index. Pinball is more to humor writer Adam Ruben than a fascinating book topic-it's a lifelong obsession. Ruben played competitive pinball for years, rising as high as the 80th-ranked player in the world. Then he had children. Now, mired in 9,938th place-darn kids-Ruben tries to stage a comeback, visiting pinball museums, gaming conventions, pinball machine designers, and even pinball factories in his attempt to discover what makes the world's best players, the real wizards, so good. Along the way, Ruben examines the bigger story of pinball's invention, ascent, near defeat, resurgence, near defeat again, and struggle to find its niche in modern society. Provided by publisher. 20180103. Pinball machines.