If you've been following along closely you'll realize that my 5th pin, Pirates of the Caribbean, filled the final spot in the gameroom. Any additional pin purchases would require either some major reshuffling of this room or placing pins in other locations in the house. I really wanted to keep all the pins in the same general area so I thought my pin purchases would be curtailed for a least awhile.
Along came a deal I couldn't pass up. Stern had released a game in early 2006, World Poker Tour that had few things going for it I really liked. First, it had a huge number of drop targets, a long time favorite of mine and not really represented much on any of my machines. Second, the software designer, Keith Johnson was the same person who had created the extremely deep Simpson's Pinball Party and Lord of the Rings games. This guy had earned my highest respect. Third, the Texas Hold'em theme fit one of my interests.
Unfortunately, this machine also had several negatives. First and foremost, the backglass was hideous. The cabinet and playfield artwork weren't much better. Also, early on, there were some issues with the software that made the game less enjoyable to play.
Two things happened in early 2007. First, Keith took care of the software issues and added some great features. Then, a distributor who was having trouble selling the machines offered them at closeout pricing. Suddenly my interest was elevated and space be damned I order the pin. I'll figure out the space issues later. For the time being I'd use an empty room on the main floor to store the pin.
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