Where to play pinball in Germany

You can play pinball at Freddy’s Pinball Paradise in Germany has over 100 machines located in Echzell which is a small country town about 45 minutes north of Frankfurt by car. Europe’s biggest pinball supplier who opens his doors for the public to play once a month on the last Saturday of every month.

The range of machines at Freddy’s

There is a large variety of the newest machines, Freddy telling me he gets a new pinball every 6 weeks now. Which sounds amazing to the average Joe but becoming a massive problem for him as he is just about to run out of room.

As well as going back to the old EM machines with the ding ding and rolling number scores. To everything in the middle. The machines were in great shape only finding one with some damage that was caused on the night.

What they don’t have

1st of there are no Gottlieb machines here. Freddy asked me what machines I have 3 of them being Gottliebs he laughed and said you won’t find them here. Gottlieb cop a lot of flack in the pinball world although I am personally going to find it hard to ever part with my Super Mario Brothers & Tee’d Off machines. Waterworld I may one day part ways with but not until I wipe the ridiculously high score off it!

You also won’t find any of the new company Spooky Pinball Machines here because their machines are not CE compliant. I had seen the CE written on electrical items before but was unsure what it meant. Here is a snippet from metlabs website explaining:
CE stands for Conformité Européenne (French), which means European conformity.  CE marking is a self-declaration where a manufacturer proves compliance with EU health, safety and environmental protection legislation and confirms a product’s compliance with relevant requirements.

I guess this is a good enough excuse to have to go to the USA to play them all!

Opening Hours of Freddy’s Pinball Paradise, Germany

Held on the last Saturday of every month

They were open from between (2 pm-5 pm) until 1 am. They sometimes stay open later depending on numbers. Check there official page as every month seems to have different opening hours.

Cost of Entry

20 Euro per person for entry. 97% of the machines are free to play. There is a side room with about 5 or 6 machines that have just been released which cost 1-2 euros a game. There are still many new machines you can play at no additional cost.

Beer & Food

Freddy’s Pinball Paradise have a bar stocked with German beer & has really reasonable priced drinks and some light food options to keep you going throughout the night. The barstools are hilarious you sit at the bar on a horse saddle chair.

Contact

If you have any questions Anita was very friendly via email answering anything I needed.
info@freddys-pinball-paradise.de
+49 (0)6008 917 7944
www.freddys-pinball-paradise.de

Accommodation near Freddy’s Pinball Paradise Echzell Germany

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You can walk from this hotel to Freddy’s

This hotel is a 5 minute car drive

This hotel is a 10 minute drive

Parking for RV or Camper

I also asked as we were planning to drive a camper van there originally if there was anywhere we could park the night close by. Anita said it was fine too in their car park around their building.

Getting to Freddy’s Pinball Paradise

Driving would be the best option around 45 mins from Frankfurt Central and Frankfurt Airport. Although you can catch a train that takes around 1 hour from central Frankfurt.

Location if Driving

Address: Bisseser Str. 44, 61209 Echzell, Germany

How to get to Echzell from Frankfurt on public transport for pinball paradise

You would have to get on the train from
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof it will take 1 hour on the train
It is 9 stops
To check train times or plan a trip CLICK HERE I pre-filled it for you
At the time of posting it was about 16 euro for the train

To Freddy’s From Echzell Train Station

The closest train station is a 5-minute walk / 450 meters.
You would have to catch the train to ECHZELL STATION and walk a short distance or catch a taxi / uber if they are available.

Pictures from September 2019

If you are driving from Adelaide to Melbourne or driving Melbourne to Adelaide, the Australian Pinball Museum is the perfect place to stop and stretch your legs and have a few games of the silver ball. Games are reasonably priced with older machines at just $1 a game and they also have a range of the latest Stern machines priced at just $2 a game. (yes pinballs are still being made today)

All the machines are in very good condition and the owner and son have great knowledge in the area and can give you a walkthrough and explanation of the history. They have an ever-changing range of machines as back in the day they use to put machines on-site and their venue is not big enough for them all, Which keeps it interesting each time you may stop through there is generally something new to play. There is also a handful of arcade games there to play.

Tournaments

Australian Pinball Museum is hosting an IFPA (International Flipper Pinball Association) tournament on the last Saturday of every month. After you play 5 ranked matches you will then register on a worldwide leader board. I’m on there but I’ve dropped to 27,000 something 🙂

Opening Times

Open 7 days, 11am to 9pm, or by appointment (may close early if not busy).

Plan a Stay

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Located in Nhill

It about halfway between Melbourne & Adelaide located in Nhill Victoria at the Oasis Motel. It’s not hard to find Its on the main highway and a small county town.

There official website is http://pinballmuseum.com.au/

Where to find more pinball’s on site

If you are looking for other locations to play Pinball in Australia, Japan, China or New Zealand the members of Aussie Arcade keep an updated list. You will need to sign up to view the list but don’t worry it’s free.

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