New Year’s Eve at Pacific Pinball Museum
This year the PPM is BIGGER!
MORE GAMES! MORE FUN!
100 Pinball games on Free Play, no quarters needed.
Free Flipper Finger Food and traditional Champagne Toast. Hats, party favors and a raffle. Our Private Party room will be filled with DJs and Dancing.
7:30pm to 1am
$35 Adults, $20 Kids 16 and under
For more information write to info@pacificpinball.org.
Call 510-205-6959
Advance tickets: http://pacificpinball.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef47226217128bee5f636fee4&id=254232b660&e=ae77dcfeef
Reminder: Tournament Tuesday at Legionnaire!
Time Attack tournament tomorrow night! $5 plus coin drop. 7pm start. See you there!
STERN Announces their next title!
Pat and Stan
Sei Come Un Flipper (You’re like a pinball)
The Italian division of pinballbayarea.com turned up this little ditty. Quite charming.
Announce: Pinball Tournament at Hi-Life Pizza 12-29!
Hey folks. Just to make that end-of-the-year tournament action that much more fun, I’m doing a tournament at Hi-Life Pizza: The Auld Lang Syne!
Remember: every time a bell rings, Neil Shatz gets a Grand Champ.
When: Sunday 12/29. 1 PM start time. You MUST sign in before 1 PM to play.
Entry: $10 to enter the tournament, and then quarters for your games. Side Tournament $10. All entry monies paid out to players. Raffle prizes and swag will be awarded as it’s available.
Where: Hi-Life Pizza in downtown Oakland, 400 15th Street. It’s at the corner of 15th and Franklin Streets. The sign says “Rico’s Diner”. DO NOT BE FOOLED. Games are upstairs.
For BART, take 12th street exit and it’s a five minute walk.
Parking: Free Parking on Sunday. Street parking is usually not bad in this area.
Who can play: This is open to all players, ages and skill levels.
What Games: Current line-up is Whirlwind, Fish Tales, Indiana Jones, Radical, Batman, Attack from Mars and Star Trek. Radical will be available for casual play.
Format: Double-Elim, best of 3. First game is randomly chosen, then loser picks, loser picks, with no repeat games in a round. Players must choose open games or current games on Ball 3.
Wpprs: This tournament will award world pinball player ranking points at full value. Plus side tournament at 1/2 wpprs. Side-tournament format TBD.
Payouts: 1st: 40%, 2nd: 30%, 3rd: 20%, 4th: 10%. If more than 16 players enter, then 5th – 8th also get $5
Obvious: Please don’t bring in outside food or drinks. Thanks.
Smile-Controlled Pinball Machine
Pacific Pinball Museum Groupon Deal!
The Pacific Pinball Museum just announced a new Groupon Deal. Seven bucks gets you in the door for unlimited play on over 90 games. $15 was a fair bet for that, but this is a can’t miss at this price. Jump on it while it lasts!
Zen Pinball Humble Bundle – One day left
8 games for not a lot of money and proceeds go to the American Red Cross.
Pinball and Mucus
Why not? And maxi pads, too.
Reminder: Tournament Tuesday
7 PM at Hi-Life
Come down and have some pizza and beer with us.
When: Tuesday 11/26. 7 PM start time. Sign in by 6:50 to play in the tournament. No late-comers for this one please.
Entry: $5 to enter the tournament, and then quarters for your games.
Where: Hi-Life Pizza in downtown Oakland, 400 15th Street. It’s at the corner of 15th and Franklin Streets. The sign says “Rico’s Diner”. DO NOT BE FOOLED. Games are upstairs.
For BART, take 12th street exit and it’s a five minute walk.
Parking: Meters run until 6. Street parking is usually not bad in this area.
Who can play: This is open to all players, ages and skill levels. For example, Ralph Macchio.
What Games: Current line-up is Whirlwind, Earthshaker, Dracula, Indiana Jones, Radical, Batman and Attack from Mars.
Format: Group Three Strikes. Players are organized into groups. The top two players record a win, the bottom two a loss. Three losses and you’re out. Player order is determined by win/loss record. Players with worse loss record have first choice of order. Max one bye per player until all other players have earned byes.
Is there some cool, hip or ironic tie to the movie MYSTIC PIZZA? No, I lack creativity.
Have you even seen it? No.
Maybe someday we’ll watch it together? Sure. I’d like that very much.
Wpprs: This tournament will award world pinball player ranking points (wppr) at 1/4 value.
Payouts: 1st: 40%, 2nd: 30%, 3rd: 20%, 4th: 10%. If more than 16 players enter, then 5th – 8th also get $5
Obvious: Please don’t bring in outside food or drinks. Thanks.
Pacific Pinball Museum may have new home!
The Pacific Pinball Museum signs Letter of Intent with Alameda to restore the vacant Carnegie Library as its new home.
Pinball Bay Area 