I’m in the early stages of considering what to use so nothing is settled on yet. I have an Arduino Uno so that would be my starting point.
I’ve seen virtual pinball machines for sale. There are also a few You Tubers who are making their own traditional pinball machines from scratch. That looks mightily complicated. I’m quite new to electronics and micro controllers but the bar billiard table idea is a fun one so I aim to give it a go.