In association with our great friends at Kebab, the Mystic Krewe this month opened the first public pinball parlor in the New Orleans area since the 1980s. Dubbed the “Mystic Krewe Pinball Parlor NOLA”, we’ve put a small collection of vintage pinball machines out for the public to enjoy. This is a first step in a larger outreach to share our love of this unique game with the community.

In addition to games, we’ve created several “museum-style” displays showing how machines work as well as details on the history of the games.

Various events and activities will be planned at the public location, including leagues and sanctioned tournaments. The MKPP is open every day except Tuesday, from 11am-10pm and 11am-11pm on Fridays and Saturdays! Be sure to drop by and play the games and check out the amazing food from the kitchen!

The MKPP is located at 2315 St. Claude ave in the historic St. Roch district, just a block from the famous St. Roch market and near many other area landmarks such as Siberia, Hi-Ho, LA46, etc. For more visit: www.NolaPinball.com

A lot has been going on in the past few months and we’ve been remiss at going into the details. We’ve held a number of fundraisers, tournaments and hosted countless gatherings and events with both locals and people from around the world who have wanted to visit our fabulous makerspace and private studio.

We are also gearing up for the second-annual Louisiana State Pinball Championships, held at the PinChurch.

Kaiju Flambeaux group work at the PinChurch on Arduino-controlled, RF-synchronized LED light suits for Mardi Gras

We’re setting up a dedicated podcasting station for people to produce their own shows; making progress on the public arcade project and talking with several different groups who want to partner with us to bring a high-class, large-scale pinball parlor to the city, working on acquiring new technology such as 3D printers and CnC equipment, and forming new sub-groups (we call “cartels”) on everything from gaming to beer brewing.

The MK has been working with the Krewe of Chewbacchus and helping various sub-krewes with design and development of custom micro-controlled LED costumes and systems, our own in-house “Project Lightbox” which is designed to illustrate a variety of aspects of industrial design, manufacturing, merchandising and related skills. We’re continuing to learn and produce videos of artists, and in the next few months we have even more high-profile artists that will be coming to our place — stay tuned for more!