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Bon Jovi Unlikely to Sell Out By Barrels Reserve Deadline
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Bon Jovi Unlikely to Sell Out By Barrels Reserve Deadline

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knapparcade
August 4, 2026
Hot off the press, Barrels of Fun just announced that while its recently revealed pinball machine, Bon Jovi, is close to selling through - meaning that all of its direct sales and sales to distributors add up to 700 units, the Barrels Reserve clause which enables members of the club to purchase sold out games will not activate unless its distributors report selling out of all of their games by noon tomorrow.

Based on what I have heard, that seems to be unlikely. I do think that all 700 games will eventually get made and will eventually sell to consumers, but I don’t think that it will happen by tomorrow.

We hope you have checked out our latest machine - Bon Jovi! We trust that many of you have placed your order with us or one of our fine Distributors. As we approach the 7th day after launch, we want to give you the latest update. The machine is almost sold through (counting our direct and Distributor orders), however, it has not “Sold Out”. Unless all Distributors report that they are sold out by noon tomorrow and we sell all of our final available units, we are not planning to invoke the Barrels Reserve additional seven day order period at this time. If you are wanting a Bon Jovi, you should place your order now before all 700 of the initial announced units are sold. This next week the Bon Jovi organization will be pushing out to all of their socials the machine details so demand will continue to rise.

Remember that besides the other club benefits, your membership is good for an entire year so there may be titles in the future that meet the “Sold Out” threshold. Over the next year, we will have Barrels Reserve events at the Chicago Expo, Houston Expo, TPF and don’t forget about Pinball at Sea this next summer! All of these events will be tons of fun (Barrels of it), so stay tuned for future details.


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On a related note, the first Bon Jovi is about to go on location at the Radioactive Pinball Arcade in Aiken, South Carolina, starting Wednesday, August 5th.

”⚡⚡It's official! The first arcade in the world where you can play 🎸"Bon Jovi" by Barrels of Fun Pinball is ☢Radioactive Pinball Arcade in Aiken, SC, so put on your best concert attire and head on down. Doors open Wednesday, August 5th at 3pm.

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about 9 hours ago
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That's a shame because there are some REALLY cool ball paths, mechanics, and shots that would have a much larger impact if it was a different theme I feel. That's no surprise coming from BoF, but can you imagine if it were 5th Element or something like that? No hate against Bon Jovi, I love their music, and I think once people play the game (as with a lot of less popular themes) the play will win them over. Oh, and the art is probably not doing them any favors. It's a tough balancing act when it comes to real people themes. Do you go real photo? Foo Fighters did it comic style, but that was the theme.

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