Pinball Bay Area

Theives Like Us – Stephen Cole

Tournament at Vitus 7/17, 7pm.

Entry is $5 + coin drop.  Entry is capped to 32 players.  If you are attending for sure but expect to arrive just before 7pm, email via the Contact link and I’ll hold a spot for you until 7.

World Pinball Ranking Points (http://pinballrankings.com) and entries for the California Extreme (Pinball Tournament will be awarded (http://www.caextreme.org/), as well as raffle prizes.

1st place: $40 worth of entries
2nd: $30
3rd: $20
4th: $10

Cash Payouts:

5th – 8th: $5
1st: 40% (of remaining pot)
2nd: 30%
3rd: 20%
4th: 10%

Format is double-elim time attack, 3 minute rounds. However, unlike last time,
there will be no tie-breaker games due to time constraints. In regular play,
the winner in a tie will be decided by which player’s winning score percentage
is higher.

For example:

If Mads Kristensen and I played MM and SS:

Mads wins MM 20M to 15M (25%)

I win SS 8M to 7M (12.5%)

Mads wins the match since his winning game score percentage on MM is higher than
my winning score percentage on SS.

If time allows, tie breaker games will be done in the later rounds for top 4 or
8.

P.O.P. – Pinball Outreach Project will make its official introduction to the pinball community at California Extreme (http://www.caextreme.org/) in Santa Clara, CA July 28-29, 2012, using a Transformers LE with a remote flipper modification “box”. This adapted pinball machine has flippers on top and sides of the box so they can be controlled from a wheelchair, or even a hospital bed (with a monitor hookup). Click here for the full Press Release.

Free Entry.

FREE  HAND STAMP for admission to the Pacific Pinball Museum
Show runs through July 20, 2012
For more information, please contact K Gallery Director d’Arci Bruno at415-608-4857.

P3 pinball  introduced a design concept using an interactive LCD as part of the playfield and got a very enthusiastic response.  They’ve decided to take the concept to the next stage and manufacture games based on the idea.

At the same time, a UK player and Operator Andrew Heighway has also been working behind the scenes on a new game and he and his team are gearing up for the next step.  Pinballnews has all the info:

P3 pinball: http://www.pinballnews.com/games/p3/index.html

Circe’s Animal House by Heighway Pinball: http://www.pinballnews.com/games/circe/index2.html

The East Bay Pinball League, based out of Phoenix Games in Concord, is starting their next season on Thursday 7/19.  Players of all skill levels are encouraged to attend.

For more info: http://www.eastbaypinball.org/

A design concept watch inspired by pinball.

More info: http://gallery.thecreatorsproject.com/gallery/RINGEN-WATCH-CONCEPT/2929277

Pacific Pinball Museum participated in the 4th of July parade in Alameda.  Below is their mobile pinball museum the Little Ju Ju.

The Little Ju Ju will be at the Jack London Waterfront this Friday July 7 for some free pinball fun.  PPM will also be at Rock Paper Scissors, 2278 Telegraph Ave in Oakland, for a new art show opening.  Both events are free.

Photo by Gem Gruber

Tournament at 7pm at Vitus, 201 Broadway in Oakland.

Format is double elim.  $5 entry + coin drop.  Raffle prizes.  Cash to top 8  See you there!

Creepy. Kooky. Mysterious. Spooky!  

A German pinball enthusiast modifies The Addams Family into a widebody machine as well as customizing just about every area of the playfield with one of a kind modifications.  

More pictures and other projects here: http://www.specialpinball.de/html/showroom1.html

“We knew they were going to give us a check but we didn’t know how much,” said Jennie Bauman who is the organization’s Treasurer.

Full Article: http://dixon.patch.com/articles/teen-center-nets-10-400-from-pinball-fundraiser

The tournament raised $425 this year.  Thanks to sponsors STERN Pinball, Playland not at the Beach, Pacific Pinball Museum and Pinball Video, and volunteers from local pinball leagues CCPL, EBPL and BAPA!