# Episode 8: "I suck at Pinball Tournaments, should I QUIT?"

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Podcast: [The Flipside Pinball Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-flipside-pinball-podcast-6946676)
Published: 2024-08-20T22:38:48+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1275

## Resource

In this episode we discuss my mental block when playing competitive pinball. We will also discuss my confusion around fellow Pinball podcaster Kaneda and his view on games that suck and why... Is it schtick or does he just not play pinball?!

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