Pinball was once banned and considered a menace to society. Now, you can play pinball competitively almost every night of the week in Utah. What happened?

Pinball was invented nearly a century ago, yet the number one player in the world today is a teenager in northern Colorado. Escher Lefkoff, 19, obtained the rank of number one pinball player in the ...

It’s deceptively simple. Pull the plunger by its flying-saucer-shaped handle, and hear that satisfying clack. Watch the silver marble roll around the playfield, and wing it with your flippers. Come up ...

Escher Lefkoff grew up playing pinball at his world pinball champion dad's knee. Now, the son is world champion. Dad is proud — if a little miffed he can't still beat his protege. Right now the ...

FRISCO — In a nondescript convention center conference room, Phil Grimaldi was wearing Sony headphones and a black ball cap with HOUSTON stitched in bright white letters across the front and bouncing ...

Within this digital city we call Seattle, more and more people are turning to analog entertainment, at least when it comes to pinball. Pinball, however, hasn’t always been as accessible as it is today ...

Armed with a fistful of change, we dig deep into the underground culture of fans who have created an oasis for an iconic game that is making a comeback in Northern Michigan. Whispers around town from ...