Barcadia in Seclin / Lille (France)

Barcadia is, as the name implies, both a bar and an arcade. It also serves as showroom of French Stern distributor MaxiPinball. Located in northern France, it’s very close to the city of Lille.

There are around 25 pinball machines available to play. The exact number changes sometimes. Next to those, there are also pool tables, foosball, darts and a few other arcades. They serve bar food and drinks, there's a big screen to watch sports, ..

The pinball machines are in good condition and maintained. A few were turned off when I visited, but with the amount of available machines this wasn't an issue. Games are set to 3 balls for 1euro. I liked this, you can play many machines that way. Whenever possible, all the games are connected online to Stern Insider Connect, so as a player you can score online points and badges.

Although the entrance appears small, the building extends far back. Barcadia is located in an industrial zone, right next to a Harley Davidson dealership. They’re open on weekends.

On the right-hand side, there’s a long row of pinball machines along with the Stern leaderboard screens above. There you can see the rankings of everyone playing.

While Stern machines dominate the lineup, some Spooky and JJP machines are also included.

when I visited, it was during the John Wick pinball launch party. Both the Pro and Premium models were available to play.

Here's a view of the other games and the bar section.

All their Stern machines feature custom, lit toppers.

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