pinball wizard
Arcade machine virtuoso
A pinball wizard is someone exceptionally skilled at pinball, the arcade game where players use flippers to keep a metal ball in play.
The phrase comes from The Who's 1969 rock opera *Tommy*, about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy who becomes a pinball champion.
It now describes anyone with remarkable skill at a game or activity: He's a pinball wizard at the office fantasy football league.
- flipperMarine animal's swimming limb
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- tiltAngular deviation from level
- bumperVehicle's protective edge
- multiballMultiple projectiles simultaneously active
highscore · high score table · plunger · deaf · dumb · blind · Pete Townshend · Roger Daltrey · rock opera · bally · playfield · jackpot · sensory · prodigy · champion · bells · lights · flashing
- playersathlete, player, competitor, gamer, participant
- gamersvideo gamer, casual gamers, casual player, casuals, hardcore player
pinball wizardvideo gamer
One who plays electronically
console gamer · mobile gamer · digital native · Twitch streamer · speedrunner
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