Triple Drain Pinball Podcast

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and RetroRalph We are back… kind of. We tried to get all three of us together but one of us (TRAVIS) was too busy being an adult today that he couldn’t join. So we called in a back up and luckily RetroRalph was able to join! We covered our thoughts on owning Transformers, Sonic, Beetlejuice, Pokemon and Harry Potter. What we like and don’t like about each one of th...

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie We are back with another one! Stern just released Transformers Pinball and we have thoughts. Strong thoughts. Tom has deep thoughts. Joel has questions and Travis attempts to keep up. We get distracted and start talking game theory and next thing you know we’ve talked for 2 hours. Enjoy :) YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@tripledrain APPLE PODCAS...

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie Hello. I know it’s been a while so maybe we should reintroduce ourselves. We are Triple Drain consisting of two awesome Pinball Enthusiasts named Joel and Tom. They love their friends, their families and their friendship. A few years ago they decided to start a podcast and felt like they needed a third host. BIG MISTAKE. Here comes Travis. He is sp...

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie We are back after over a month off (sorry guys!) and we’ve played a ton of pinball. Travis and Joel discuss Pinball at the Beach as well as their first experiences with Spooky Pinball’s Beetlejuice. Tom now owns a DUNE and he shared his current love of it. Travis and Tom have both played Pokemon by Stern Pinball and they had lots to say about that....

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie Guest: Keith Elwin We like talking pinball and pinball design so who better to invite onto the show than Keith Elwin himself. We went into this episode with no agenda and just wanted to talk game theory with one of the greats. We chatted about physical design, rules and mode design as well as the perceived value in a pinball machine today. I know I...

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie Chicago Pinball Expo has come and gone and we had a blast! In this episode we discuss Tom’s newest game as well as our initial impressions of Winchester Mystery House. This leads into a discussion on what Barrels of Fun and Spooky are doing right and how 3D sculpts add to the feeling of quality within a pinball machine. Joel wants to talk code agai...

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie Today we didn’t have much time buy we wanted to squeeze in an episode before Chicago Pinball Expo! We dove deep into our thoughts on Stern’s latest game, Star Wars Fall of the Empire as well as our thoughts on Spike 3. We ended the episode with an overview on what to play and see and Expo. Please come say hi if you are there and hopefully we can re...

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie Today we recorded with no real agenda and still ended up talking for 2+ hours. Buckle up as we cover Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, Cactus Canyon Lyman Sheats Upgrade Kit, X-Men, John Wick, Tom’s Microwave, some overall game theory, Evil Dead, DUNE, and a bunch of other pinball talk. There was some tournament talk and strategy sprinkled in there as T...

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie Well we are half way through 2025 and things are shifting around in our game rooms. With so many awesome games that just came out Travis is selling two of his, Tom is selling a few of his and just received Harry Potter, and Joel finally bought a game! We talk JAWS 50th, Predator, DUNE and Harry Potter as well as dive into our thoughts on insert lig...

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie We are back with another action packed episode where we tackle many of life’s tough questions like: Does Tom like his Kong Pro? Does he regret not getting an LE?! Are there things Tom thinks Keith Elwin did wrong that need fixed? Is Travis an idiot? Does Travis have one nonnegotiable rule that Harry Potter didn’t follow? Is Joel buying a Harry Pott...

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie We are back to our normal recording set up and decided to jump right into the action. King Kong is here and we have so many thoughts about it. Joel has spent a lot of time recently with Lord of the Rings so we decide to have a fun game comparing the masterpiece that is Lord of the Rings to a few of the latest modern games. Have things gotten better...

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 63 - UNFILTERED Conversations with Stern Pinball! Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie The three of us united at Stern’s Media Day to experience King Kong for the first time. What we did not expect was the opportunity to interview Keith Elwin, Chuck Ernst, Jeremy Packer, Matthew Geyer, Gary Stern and George Gomez. How this podcast was given a chanc...

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 62 - TPF On Location! Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie We recorded together LIVE here at Texas Pinball Festival. It’s Friday night and we’ve all had a chance to play some of the latest games available. Tune in to hear our thoughts on Portal, Evil Dead, Cactus Canyon Remake (with Lyman code), Merlin’s Arcade, and Medieval Madness Merlin Edition....

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 61 - TPF Prep 2025 Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie The stars have aligned and Tom is BACK! Buckle up because today we were riding the Struggle Bus as we tried to record another episode. Luckily we kept it together and worked through our Texas Pinball Festival Prep episode. We discussed each manufacturer and what to look for when walking the fl...

Hosts: Joel Engelberth and Travis Murie We are back… kind of. Unfortunately Tom is super busy and wasn’t able to record with us but Travis and Joel sat down and talked some pinball. Travis shared his experience of Pinball at the beach as well as some initial gameplay on Spooky Pinball’s Evil Dead. Joel and Travis deep dive on their overall thoughts with Stern’s Dungeon & Dragons. They talk abo...

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf, Travis Murie and Ralph Ronzio Happy New Year! We were invited to Stern to check out their latest pinball machine Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye. Ralph was also in attendance at the Media Day so we asked him to join so we could discuss our thoughts on the game. Buckle up for another episode of Tom being great, Joel being Joel and Travis being… well Travis...

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf & Travis Murie Thanksgiving has come and gone, Christmas is just around the corner, and with that comes Travis and a stupid hat. Tonight we had a fun conversation about Metallica, Evil Dead, the WPPR Copper, and some of our overall thoughts on pinball modes and code. But the real question is… WHERE IS THE PINBALL CUP? Enjoy the laughs  Facebook: https://ww...

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf & Travis Murie We are back from Chicago Pinball Expo and we had a BLAST. In this episode we recapped all the stuff we played at Expo as well as some of the people we met. Travis, Tom and Joel all rip on different pinball machines which will essentially kill all future sales of them. Honesty it is just 2+ hours of us chatting pinball and making fun of each other...

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 56: Alice, Avatar, X-Men, Expo, LET’S GO Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf, Travis Murie Here we go again back with another episode before Chicago Pinball Expo. As much as we tried to stick with 4 main topics we ended up swerving all over the road discussing a bunch of different pinball topics. We did hone in on our thoughts of the Alice in Wonderland reveal str...

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf, & Travis Murie Back and better than ever. Today we chatted about X-Men’s reveal and stream as well Avatar’s reveal and stream. Joel had the opportunity to travel to JJP’s Media Day so Travis and Tom grilled him with some questions about it. We dove deep into Avatar’s code and gameplay as well as had a fun conversation about themes. Enjoy as we had some pretty...

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 54: CJ is PISSED Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf, Travis Murie, & CJ WE ARE BACK… AGAIN. Once again we are very sorry for the delay, but we were waiting on a reveal that didn’t happen, as well as enough news to justify anyone wanting to hear the three of us chat it up. We discussed Haggis, the JAWS: The Revenge Challenge Mode, our favorite pinball modes, t...

riple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 53: Black, White & Travis Is Late Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf, & Travis Murie WE ARE BACK! Sorry for the delay but life gets busy and pinball news was sloooooooow. Enjoy the conversation as we share our thoughts on Godzilla 70th, John Wick’s code and Black Knight Sword of Rage. Tom is awesome, Joel talks and Travis is Travis. It was a fun chat. Enjo...

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 52: Wiping Buns Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf & Travis Murie Stern sent out the invite and we accepted! We’ve got a shorter episode than usual but still a fun one. We discussed our visit to the Stern factory as well as our experiences playing all three models of John Wick. That took us into a discussion about modern code complexity and how to best commun...

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 51: John Wick Reveal & Travis’ TED Talk! Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie John Wick is finally here! We discuss our initial impressions of the game and what we like about it. We also discuss the overall reveal of the game and some of the surprises along the way. Joel shares his experience of streaming GTF! and the complications that present...

Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 50: TPF, MGC, & Travis Is Old Now? Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf, & Travis Murie Texas Pinball Festival was awesome! Travis and Joel recap all the games they played and their overall experience. Tom went to MGC where he also had a chance to play all the new stuff. Fun times all around. We did a quick first thoughts on ABBA as well as a “cold” take on...