Pinball Bay Area

Another Wednesday and it was anything but woebegone, as we have a new winner! Congrats to Todd Caris for ending the night taking only 2 strikes in six rounds of dynamite play! Then we had a big 4-way tie for 2nd between David C. Lee, Nicole Roulette, Mattie Culkin and Mike Miller. That pushed newkid Topey Plourde down to 6th, but that’s still a fantastic first-time showing! I played with Topey on Wizard and he took us all down and turned on that magical 100,000 light! Way to go new guy!

In double-side challenge play, Stephanie Martens took the win on Fan-tas-tik in Price is Right for a T shirt and Everett Fisher got the win playing the teeny-tiny Flip Side! He wins girl scout cookies and his second Grand Lake Theater movie pass!

Super thanks to my helper Abigail Garcia and check out some of her pics! Also thanks to the person (or persons – I was running around and didn’t see) who brought all the awesome snacks. Especially Pocky! I discovered those back in the ’80s and got my whole 4th grade class hooked on them.

Next week we play the league’s most controversial format! Pin Golf! Some love it, others hate it. Philosophers continually debate it! Prepare to be humbled and see where your game needs work. Pin Golf combines control skills, accurate flipping, a little bit of luck, and quite often some learning of the rules of these games the tough-love way!

Standings will be updated soon. Have a great rest of the week everyone. Thank you as always for coming out and bringing your good vibes with you. See you next week!

Welcome to the Pacific Pinball League! Wednesday nights at 7 PM!

• Join anytime!
• $10 discount entry, all games on Free Play.
• Fun, Social, competitive – in that order.
• Wednesday nights. Play starts at 7. Show up any time before 7 PM to join.
• Nightly side challenges to win T shirts and other prizes!
• Flexible: Attend just 4 of 10 nights to qualify for Finals
• Facebook Group here.
• NEW! Pinball tutorials
• NEW! Expert and Novice Divisions
• Beginners and first-timers always welcome!
• Formats and rules, here.

The Pacific Pinball League is a fun and competitive league for everyone.  All skill levels are welcome, including first-timers. We explain all the rules so don’t worry if you’ve never done anything like this before. Just come ready to have a good time.

Special pricing: League membership is free with admission to the Pacific Pinball Museum.  The Pacific Pinball Museum has special league pricing of $10 for all League members on league nights. PPM Annual Pass Holders are always free.

Quick Facts

Where: The Pacific Pinball Museum, 1510 Webster Street, Alameda.

Public Transportation: From Oakland, take the 51A bus to Webster and Santa Clara. From SF, take BART to 12th Street and then take the 51A bus.

When: Wednesdays. Play starts at 7 PM and usually finishes by 9:30 PM.

How to Join: Just show up on any league night before 7pm and let the front desk person know you’re there for league. We’ll take care of the rest.

Welcome to the Pacific Pinball League! Wednesday nights at 7 PM!

• $10 discount entry, all games on Free Play
• Formats and rules, here.
• Wednesday nights. Show up any time before 7 PM to join.
• Flexible: Attend just 4 of 11 nights to qualify for Finals
• Facebook Group here.
• NEW! Pinball tutorials
• NEW! Expert and Novice Divisions
• Beginners and first-timers always welcome!

The Pacific Pinball League is a fun and competitive league for everyone.  All skill levels are welcome, including first-timers. We explain all the rules so don’t worry if you’ve never done anything like this before. Just come ready to have a good time.

Special pricing: League membership is free with admission to the Pacific Pinball Museum.  The Pacific Pinball Museum has special league pricing of $10 for all League members on league nights. PPM Annual Pass Holders are always free.

Quick Facts

Where: The Pacific Pinball Museum, 1510 Webster Street, Alameda.

Public Transportation: From Oakland, take the 51A bus to Webster and Santa Clara. From SF, take BART to 12th Street and then take the 51A bus.

When: Wednesdays. Play starts at 7 PM and usually finishes by 9:30 PM.

How to Join: Just show up on any league night before 7pm and let the front desk person know you’re there for league. We’ll take care of the rest.

Check out this article at Gizmodo. Two artists built a system where players can “draw” their own pinball game and then play it! Video after the link.

https://gizmodo.com/you-can-draw-your-own-obstacles-and-power-ups-on-this-w-1769089147

From Billboard Magazine, April 21, 1954

Where: The Pacific Pinball Museum, 1510 Webster Street, Alameda

When: Dec 4, 2019, from 6:00 – 10:00 PM

Format: Best Game Qualifying, followed by Top 4 Final

Entry: $11, all games on free play

Player Cap: 36

World Pinball Player Ranking Points will be awarded, TGP Value: 12

Hey folks! On Wednesday Dec. 4 the usual Pacific Pinball League night will host a short and sweet tournament instead. Qualifying is a “best game” format on a bank of 12 games, max 2 tries per game, 10 tries overall, and your top 4 games will count toward your ranking. Ranking will be on a 30 point scale (30 points for 1st on a game, 29 for 2nd…).

The top 4 players at the end of qualifying will play in a 4-game final using 3-2-1-0 scoring.

The bank will consist of 4 modern games, 4 solid state and 4 electro-mechanical. Finals will be played on a short-flipper EM, long-flipper EM, solid state and modern game.

Players are responsible for adding themselves to game queues and completing their games on time. Any unplayed entries at the end of qualifying are voided.

Score entry must be witnessed by a Pacific Pinball League member or tournament official.

See you there!

More: https://ogn.theonion.com/for-its-33rd-year-ogn-adamantly-refuses-to-report-on-t-1839030014