Chris Fream, reigning champ. (Photo: Courtesy of Big Buck Hunter)
Next Thursday, the Big Buck Hunter Girls (yes, there is such a thing) and the game’s reigning world champion will appear at Pine Box Rock Shop. Sounds like a proverbial blast! But why is the Bushwick bar being graced by their presence? Well, the NSA the folks at Big Buck Hunter monitored nearly every bar in NYC that has an HD console and guess whose machine got the most plays between June 21 and July 21? Pine Box smoked the competition with 2,138 plays — over 70 per day.
Here’s how others stacked up. We’re not sure whether we’re proud or ashamed that most of these fall within Bedford + Bowery’s domain.
1) Pine Box Rock Shop: 2,138
2) Two-Bits Arcade: 1,853
3) Ace Bar: 1,761
4) Four Faced Liar: 1,437
5) The Village Tavern: 1,308
6) Charleston: 1,207
7) Good Company: 1,137
8) Raccoon Lodge: 941
9) John Bar: 851
10) Alligator Lounge: 803
11) Horseshoe Bar: 776
12) Jack Russell’s: 628
13) Mullholland’s: 591
14) Greenwich Treehouse: 527
15) Bar 9: 521
So there you have it, if you want to chase buck without having to put your name on a chalkboard underneath twenty other people, you might want to opt for Bar 9. Or, if you want to impress the Big Buck Hunter Girls by challenging reigning world champion Chris Fream to a free game, hit up Pine Box next Thursday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Nice article. Good to see NY doin their thing. Any chance of an article about how Sandbar Grill and Pub in Virginia beat out over 800 other bars to win the fourth national bar party with a total of over 4000 games played?? Just asking…