Supprort, Rich...you get Support. I do not play at the Palace Station because of how I have been treated there in the past and they also have no strike machines. But that is not the issue. Rene was not able to give Archie an answer. I would like to hear from Gene and perhaps Rick and see if anything is in the works.

My one concern about strike tournaments is that they are exclusive. Few strikes are minted for the prizes and not everyone has a chance to get them so their value goes sky high. As chaser, blue, yellow and tournament strikes appear does this help our hobby or hurt our hobby? Equal opportunity is what has made this hobby fun and now it is whoever has the most money or lives the closest.

I thought the idea of an annual tournament at Osheas each December was great and that it would grow and give us an opportunity to all get together twice a year. But they could not wait to cash in on the return and we got sadly disillusioned and poorly treated. Frankly, I vote for no tournaments and no blue and yellow strikes...give us all an equal chance and keep this hobby growing, not shrinking.