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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Participants stand at pinball machines on the first day of a tournament in Germany. Once written off as relics of smoky pubs, ...

An old-timey sign with bold golden letters hangs over the entrance to one of Sacramento’s best spots for affordable fun. Capital Pinball Parlor stands acoss the railroad tracks from the Sacramento ...

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 ...

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 ...

Warm up your thumbs and get ready to set the high score, because VanCity Pinball & Arcade has officially opened its doors.

This bubblegum pinball machine is silly and almost certainly not worth $1000. But there’s just something undeniably awesome about any product which can provide entertainment and rot your teeth in one ...

The market Muro hopes to tap into is vast: corporate events, team-building exercises, birthday parties or even competitive ...

The world's top competitive pinball player is a 19-year-old from Longmont, Colo. How did Escher Lefkoff become No. 1? Colorado Public Radio's Matt Bloom wanted to know. (SOUNDBITE OF PINBALL MACHINE ...