Ambassador Merchant MLB Wooden Pinball Baseball Game

too small and doesn't work that great

I bought this because I am a pinball fan, and a baseball fan. I was initially hesitant because some of the reviews were less than flattering, but I decided to take a chance anyways and I am very happy with what I got. The game came as advertised, nice wooden playfield, well crafted, looks great. The only things I could find to take issue with are the backboard being made of cardboard, which isnt a big deal, but plastic or even plastic cardboard might hold up better over time or look and feel better at least. And the bigger thing is the flipper. Pulling the flipper back can be a bit difficult. It is definitely workable, but it is a bit of a workout on the forearm. I opened up the back panel to see how it works and see what could be done with it to make it easier and discovered that there is a lot of friction between the trigger, and the slide that is gets housed in. The trigger tries to torque inside its housing as the spring is pulling on it, and it leads to the plastic of the trigger rubbing against the plastic of the little track that the trigger slides inside of. When you stabilize the trigger and pull it from the inside and the outside to keep the trigger from rubbing in the housing, it engages very smoothly and works great. I think if they added a track to keep the trigger more stable, the flipper would stay just as strong, AND be easier to engage. I also added a piece of slider paper from a small pinball machine I have, which cuts down the friction between the trigger and its housing, and that helped some as well..... But I digress... The game itself is a lot of fun to play, and I am glad I bought it. I have and will have hours upon hours of fun with it. It is a great feeling to smack a homerun off the back wall. I had played very similar games to this in arcades to win bouncy balls and stuff, and this is every bit as fun. I highly recommend this game, it might be a little difficult for a kid to operate, but hopefully the company will continue working on the engineering and make it even better.

My special needs brother is 27 years old but still likes to get fun things for Christmas so I knew a pinball machine toy would be perfect entertainment since he lives alone and doesn't have much outside interaction now that covid-19 is surging and his day program is closed. He has been able to play this at home to occupy his mind when the video games get boring. It's sturdy enough because he tends to manhandle everything and hasn't broken it, yet. It's already set up so no assembly makes it perfect for anyone especially someone with disabilities. It is amusing and attractive. Very nice for the money.

Baseball pinball game is really neat. Took just a little bit to set up. The boys loved playing it. The only downside is that the little tray that you put the pinballs and all the other little small parts to play and does not stay securely closed and we have now lost our two pinballs but before that the kids loved playing with this I really think it is a neat game, but which suggest anybody to, once you’re done playing put the little balls in a Ziploc bag and attach it to the game somehow

My son loves this!