Wizards & Warriors Episode 7: Fore!

🎙️ Wizards & Warriors - Episode 7: RayDay Reigns at PinMasters + Tourney Rundown, New Pins, and Community Shoutouts We're back! After a short break, your favorite competitive pinball podcast returns with one of our biggest episodes yet. Join hosts FriscoPinball (Hadi) and JL4nd (Joe) as we dive headfirst into the action-packed world of competitive pinball, fresh off a whirlwind of tournaments and exciting machine releases. 🛠️ In This Episode: We recap dozens of tournaments from late February through April 2025, including Starfighters Pinball Festival, IFPA North American Championship, Texas Pinball Festival, Silverball Rumble, and many more. Special in-depth segment on the 2025 PinMasters, where Raymond Davidson (aka RayDay) . Exclusive interview with RayDay: We talk about his pinball journey, his mindset going into PinMasters, how he handles pressure, what his go-to strategies are, and why he still loves the game. Hadi and Joe reach Pro rankings and share some reflections on competing at Starfighters. We cover new pinball machine releases: King Kong, Dune (Barrels of Fun), Merlin’s Arcade (Turner Pinball), and tease the rumored Harry Potter reveal. Shoutout to Drew Sych and the Manitoba Pinball Championship — thanks for the viewer submission! Quick hits on upcoming tourneys including Yegpin, The Amazing Pinball Race, and the Brisbane Masters. 🧠 Strategy Breakdown: We go deep on PinMasters game-by-game action with Ray, analyzing match play highlights and sharing insights on: Countdown: How drop target strategy and bonus multipliers made or broke rounds World Cup Soccer: Ultra scoring modes, jackpot stacking, and magnetic multiballs Foo Fighters Pro: Multiball stacking and van mode synergy Demolition Man: MB timing, claw control, and clutch play under pressure 🔥 Rapid-Fire Round with RayDay: Banjo or Kazooie? Favorite city for tourneys? Best Rare game? Find out Ray’s takes in our fun end-of-show lightning round. 📺 Watch the full video episode on YouTube at [FriscoPinball] 🎧 Now streaming on Spotify Video, Apple Podcasts, and more! 📩 Got a question, a shoutout, or a tourney you want highlighted? Email us at [email protected] Thanks for listening—and flipping—with us. Let’s keep pushing pinball forward! Chapter Breakdown: 00:00 - Intro: What We've Been Up To, Pinball News, Moving From TPN/Admin News 16:57 - Tourney Recaps: Feb–April 2025 (Viewer Request, Starfighters, TPF, IFPA events & more) 41:15 - Upcoming Tourneys (Yegpin, Amazing Pinball Race, Brisbane Masters, Sweeper City Open) 49:40 - Raymond Davidson joins us to talk about his pinball journey, competitive mindset, approach to comebacks, thoughts on the PinMasters format, his favorite machines, pre-game rituals, working at Stern, handling pressure, and his goals for 2025. 1:19:40 - Game 1: Countdown (Drop Target Strategy & Results) 1:40:26 - Game 2: World Cup Soccer (Ultra Modes, MB Stacks & Goals) 2:00:05 - Game 3: Foo Fighters Pro (Mode Strategy, Overlord MB) 2:21:19 - Game 4: Demolition Man (Big Bonuses & Clutch Multiballs) 2:44:21 - Final Standings & RayDay Victory Recap 2:50:10 - Rapid-Fire Round + Wrap-Up PinMasters footage courtesy of Backhand Pinball: twitch.tv/backhandpinball