Pinball Tournament

The tournaments will be FREE to anyone who’s home flooded during Harvey.

Main Tournament | Classics Tournament | Kid’s Tournament | Volunteer Benefits | Payouts | Schedule

Main Tournament

In the main tournament, players will compete on a bank of 10 machines from all eras of pinball Modern DMD/LCD, Solid State and Electromechanical. It will cost $40 to enter the main tournament.

Qualifying:
Qualifying will follow a limited entry “best game” format. For each machine, the players’ scores will be ranked and awarded points according to a 100-97-95-94-93-etc. scoring scheme. For example, the highest score on a machine will be awarded 100 points, the second highest 97 points, and so on. Each players best 7 machines will be used towards calculating their overall point value for qualifying in the tournament. All players will be limited to 30 attempts total in the main tournament.

Finals:
Finals will follow a papa style “group elimination format.” Top qualifiers will be placed in groups of four and play on three games, with 4-2-1-0 points earned for 1st through 4th, respectively. The top two players from each group will advance, and the bottom two players will be eliminated. The top seeded player will have choice of game or position in each game. A game can only be selected by a player once per every 2 rounds. There will be 16 players in the A Division, and 12 Players in the B division. B-Division cutoff at IFPA ranking of 1000.

Classics Tournament

The classics tournament, players will compete on a bank of 7 machines from the early solid state and electromechanical eras. It will cost $20 to enter the classics tournament.

Qualifying:
Qualifying will follow a limited entry “best game” format. For each machine, the players’ scores will be ranked and awarded points according to a 100-97-95-94-93-etc. scoring scheme. For example, the highest score on a machine will be awarded 100 points, the second highest 97 points, and so on. Each players best 5 machine scores will be used towards calculating their overall qualifying score in the tournament.  All players will be limited to 20 attempts total in the classics tournament.

Finals:
Finals will follow a papa style “group elimination format.” Top qualifiers will be placed in groups of four and play on three games, with 4-2-1-0 points earned for 1st through 4th, respectively. The top two players from each group will advance, and the bottom two players will be eliminated. The top seeded player will have choice of game or position in each game. A game can only be selected by a player once per every 2 rounds. There will be 12 players in the A Division, and 8 Players in the B division. B-Division cutoff at IFPA ranking of 1000.

Kid’s Tournament

The Kid’s tournament will be limited to Kids 12 and under. The kid’s tournament will follow a 3-strikes group knockout format. Players will be placed in groups of 3 or 4, and the bottom two players from each group will receive a strike. After three strikes, the player is eliminated. The tournament will run until there is one player remaining, who is crowned the champion! There is no cost to entering the Kid’s tournament.  Winners will receive trophies as prices.

Volunteer Benefits

Volunteers are critical to ensuring that the tournaments have enough games and run smoothly and efficiently. However, volunteers are also usually players — and volunteering means sacrificing important playing time. In order to compensate we will offer the following benefits:

Click here to sign up as a volunteer.

Payouts

Entry fees will used primarily to cover cash payouts to the winners and to purchase trophies. A small portion of the fees will be used to cover operating expenses, such as credit card processing fees, equipment rentals, sign printing, and mobile internet. After subtracting trophy and operating costs, the payout breakdown will be as follows. The cash payouts will depend on the number of players and operating costs.

Schedule

Friday

Saturday