Dirty Pool Podcast - Ep26 - Ron Richards of Scorbit The Online Pinball Ecosystem

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Ron Richards joins to talk about the origin of Scorbit, the platform that lets pinball machines report their own scores. What started as a way to automatically capture game results became a hardware system that does much more.

The Scorbitron reads score data from the game and sends it to the cloud, letting players track scores, compete on leaderboards, and check in with the app. The platform is now expanding into venue tools like digital payments and operator dashboards for arcades.

🔵 Scorbit Links:

📱 iOS App apps.apple.com/us/app/scorbit/id1505831174

🤖 Android App play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scorbit

🌐 Website scorbit.io

🏟 Operator Platform scorbit.io/operators

✉️ Contact [email protected]

💬 Discord discord.gg/vySdvXXbrh

📷 Instagram instagram.com/scorbitpinball

📘 Facebook facebook.com/scorbitpinball

🧵 Threads threads.com/@scorbitpinball

🦋 BlueSky bsky.app/profile/scorbit.io

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📡 Twitch twitch.tv/dirtypoolpinball

📺 YouTube youtube.com/@DirtyPoolPinball

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00:00:00 - Cold open and meeting Ron in person in LA

00:02:30 - First impressions of early Scorbit streams and real time scoring

00:04:45 - What Scorbit actually does inside a pinball machine

00:07:30 - Traveling pinball players and using Scorbit on location

00:10:15 - Choosing favorite machines and the data side of pinball

00:13:40 - Evolution of the Scorbit app and new features

00:16:20 - Selfie leagues and social pinball competition

00:19:10 - Operator tools and location integration

00:22:30 - The business model behind connected pinball

00:25:15 - Tournaments, prizes, and competitive play potential

00:28:05 - Future integrations and expanding the ecosystem

00:31:00 - Connecting older machines like System 11 and Gorgar

00:34:00 - Real world tournament testing and operator feedback

00:37:00 - What the future of online pinball connectivity looks like

00:39:35 - Final thoughts on Scorbit and the connected pinball ecosystem

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