Gutter King
Ten pins, twelve street toughs, one ball. The only sports game where a strike starts a fistfight.
COLUMBUS, OHIO · EST. 1984 (IN SPIRIT)
Free play. Fierce rivalries.
Sixty restored cabinets, a pinball row that never sleeps, craft sodas and local beer on tap. One cover at the door, then every machine is yours. No quarters, no mercy.
60restored cabinets
4pinball machines
0¢per credit, forever
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The Floor
Every cabinet is rebuilt in-house: fresh monitors, tuned sticks, original boards where we can get them. Here are eight house favorites. The other fifty-two rotate monthly, so your backlog never ends.
Laser Bodega
Defend the corner store from interdimensional shoplifters. The cat on the counter is invincible. So is your pride.
Cosmic Custodian
Space is filthy and you have a mop. Sweep asteroid dust, vacuum comet trails, boss fight against a sentient landfill.
Sewer Sprint
Downhill kayak racing through the storm drains of a fictional Cleveland. Rubber duck power-ups. Questionable water.
Byte Fight Turbo
Twelve fighters, one broken combo the regulars refuse to explain. House rule: winner buys the loser a soda.
Haunted Payphone
Answer the ringing phone. Solve the caller's riddle before the booth fills with fog. Best played after 11pm.
Slam Donut
Basketball, except the ball is a pastry and the hoop keeps moving. The dunk animation alone is worth the trip.
Mall Ninja II
Stealth through a shopping mall after close using only items from the clearance rack. Co-op up to three ninjas.
HALL OF HIGH SCORES
BRICKSMASH · ALL-TIME · UPDATED NIGHTLY
| RANK | NAME | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| 1ST | JAX | 184,720 |
| 2ND | MEG | 171,350 |
| 3RD | DOC | 158,900 |
| 4TH | PIP | 144,210 |
| 5TH | ZOE | 139,480 |
| 6TH | REX | 127,065 |
| 7TH | KAT | 118,540 |
| 8TH | BUB | 104,320 |
| 9TH | LEX | 98,775 |
| 10TH | SAL | 91,010 |
JAX has held first place for 14 months. Someone please handle this. Beat any board score in person and your initials go up on the big screen behind the bar.
Pinball Row
Four machines along the back wall, waxed weekly, slopes checked with a level because we are not animals. League night is every Tuesday, sign-ups at the bar.
MACHINE 01
Cryptid Country
Hunt the Ohio Grassman across three ramps. Lock three balls in the barn for multiball and a truly upsetting howl.
MACHINE 02
Overtime!
Office-themed chaos. Shoot the copier jam, dodge the reply-all storm, cash out your bonus before 5pm drains the ball.
MACHINE 03
Solar Flair
A disco-in-space table with a spinning mirrorball ramp. The wizard mode turns every light in the row purple.
MACHINE 04
Motel Infinity
Check in, never check out. Endless hallway magnets steal your ball and give it back somewhere worse.
Player Start
One cover at the door and all 60 cabinets plus the pinball row are on free play. No tokens, no cards, no quarters rattling in your pocket. Just walk up and press start.
HOURS
- Mon - Thu 4pm to midnight
- Friday 4pm to 2am
- Saturday noon to 2am
- Sunday noon to 10pm
COVER
- Standard $12, all games free play
- Early bird $8 before 6pm
- League night $10 Tuesdays, includes entry
- Re-entry free same day, get stamped
FIND US
1220 N High Street
Short North Arts District
Columbus, OH 43201
Street parking on High, garage on Wall Street. The entrance glows magenta, you cannot miss it.
ALL AGES UNTIL 9PM · 21+ AFTER 9PM · ID AT THE DOOR