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Phillip De Bortoli
Australian competitive pinball player (aka "TRD") from Darley, VIC, co-leader of the Melbourne Pinball Dojo and host of the "Behind the Backglass" segment on the Pinball Oz Wide Podcast.
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Oct 1, 2026
PINBALL OZ WIDE - EPISODE 24 : THE GAMES WE HATE TO LOVE
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42:59JaredHOST
So I, I suppose the, the, the main question, um, that we wanted to start off with was the differences between comp play and normal play.
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43:08Phillip De BortoliGUEST
So, um, basically the easiest, you know, simplest thing to answer that question is the strategy.
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43:16Phillip De BortoliGUEST
Um, in a comp you're, you know, trying to get the highest score, uh, out of anyone, basically, to put it very simply.
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43:25Phillip De BortoliGUEST
Um, so your strategy might change depending on if you were going for, you know, points or to beat the game.
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43:33Phillip De BortoliGUEST
Um, you might try a safer strategy, um, or depending on who you're playing against, you might need to go all or nothing.
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60:06JaredHOST
Okay.