What an amazing night. Fun format, friendly weather, good people! Speaking of which, Chris Rummell wins the field of 34 with 10 wins out of 11 matches! Only Amanda was able to take a game off of him on old school Bally Eight Ball. Way to go! Ralph Margado and David C. Lee tied for 2nd with 9 wins and 2 losses each. Ralph has really improved in the last few seasons to start notching some high finishes!

We got another suprise visit from Jeffrey Neumann. Jeff goes back to my early 2010 days of pinball. He travels all over the country visiting every pinball location, league, show or tournament he can find. He’ll be back to join us for Pin Golf in two weeks.

Thanks to Max Martin for helping me select games and to David C. Lee for another great tutorial on Twilight Zone. Oh, and thanks to Stephanie Harris for bringing cake to share. Also, people went nuts for nuts, and emptied the entire rest of the stash. You guys are nuts!

This weekend is the Pin A Go Go pinball festival in Dixon, CA. It’s about an hour and ten minutes drive from Alameda. It’s the oldest pinball show in the western US and has a very laid back, chill attitude. Check it out for a day or the whole weekend!

https://www.pin-a-go-go.org/

It was truly a worthy and welcoming Wednesday as we opened Season 17. And what a way to do it by breaking our attendance record with 48 players! Thanks to everyone who came out! It got a little bumpy and butts-to-nuts, but that’s how it goes and we’ll spread people out a bit more next time.

David Brady started his season off full-blast with not just a win, but a win by a big margin. In group match play, David got 40 out of a possible 42! Wow! A full 6 points ahead of Gabriel Jensen in 2nd and the 3-way tie of Jeff Neuman, Paul Skuta and John Lautmann for 3rd!

Jonny Chase took the side-challenge: 2-balls 1-hand on Fish Tales in the 4-player final. He was the only player to start a multiball of the group. He takes home a t-shirt.

See everyone next week for Flipper Frenzy!

• Pacific Pinball Museum, Alameda, CA
• $10 discount entry, all games on Free Play
• Wednesday nights. Show up any time before 7 PM.  View the schedule here.
• Facebook Group here.

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

Special pricing: Playing in the league is included with admission to the Pacific Pinball Museum. Additionally, there’s special discount pricing of $10 ($12 savings off regular admission) for 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, or you can take the O bus from SF, which picks up in the Embarcadero area of downtown.

When: Wednesdays. Play starts at 7PM.

How to Join: Just show up any league night before 7pm.