Going full tilt! The popularity of pinball draws thousands of fans to Tacoma every year

With 400 machines, the Greater Tacoma Convention Center becomes the largest arcade in the Northwest! #k5evening

TACOMA, Wash. — Every year, during the first weekend in June, The Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show turns the Greater Tacoma Convention Center into the largest arcade in the Northwest.

Fans call themselves “pinheads” and thousands pay up to $150 each to get inside the convention center where all games are set to free play.

“Every year there are new pinball machines,” show president Mike Lorrain said. “There are a number of companies that are still making games today. Some people are surprised at that. And so this

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