The Plain Dealer in Cleveland wrote an article on the upcoming season of the Cleveland Pinball League. Click HERE to read the article.

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Pins & Pirates Pinball Rally is a 3 Day Pinball Tournament open to all Skill Levels of players.

PINS & PIRATES PINBALL RALLY 2019
3 DAY PINBALL TOURNAMENT
DECEMBER 6, 7 & 8th

A Pre-INDISC Event

Location:
Captain’s Arcade Showroom
4411 E La Palma Ave
Anaheim, CA 92807

The Pins & Pirates Pinball Rally (PPPR) tournaments consist of open qualifying Best Game Format and Match Play final rounds. During open qualifying, each player may make as many qualifying attempts as he or she likes. A point system is used to rank each player’s score on each machine. Those who rank highest at the end of qualifying will participate in the match play final rounds. In the final rounds, qualifying players play against each other in multiplayer games. A [different] point system is used to determine who advances to the next round and, ultimately, who wins the division.

Click HERE for more information.

The Onion keeping up with the world strategy of nobody wanting to talk about competitive pinball. Don’t read the article HERE.

For the 3rd hour of TODAY, NBC’s Savannah Sellers heads to Lyman’s Tavern in Washington, D.C., one of the many venues around the country where pinball competitions are springing back to life. Click HERE to watch the piece.

The IFPA is excited to announce the addition of the IFPA Women’s Advisory Board.

The role of the IFPA Women’s Advisory Board is to provide expertise and guidance in all aspects of competitive pinball as well as to serve as a sounding board as the IFPA continues to grow and evolve. The participation of women in IFPA-sanctioned events continues to increase at a record pace, and the IFPA Women’s Advisory Board is here to offer expert counsel and insight to ensure the IFPA is optimizing opportunities for the continued growth and long-term success of women in competitive pinball.

The initial members of the IFPA Women’s Advisory Board are Olivia Helm, Karyn Kiser, Kim Martinez, Juana Summers, Zoë Vrabel, and Anna Wolk. All will join the IFPA as IFPA Directors. Although she will not be serving on the Board, the IFPA wants to recognize and thank Tracy Lindbergh for the critical role she played in the formation of this group.

The first initiative of the IFPA Women’s Advisory Board has been to collaborate with PAPA to update the Personal Conduct verbiage in the IFPA/PAPA official ruleset (Section III). Clarification of what kind of behavior is acceptable/unacceptable is paramount towards fostering a safe and welcoming environment for all participants at IFPA-sanctioned events. The IFPA looks to IFPA-sanctioned Tournament Directors to hold their players accountable based on the updated rules. The updated IFPA/PAPA rule set with this added verbiage is available HERE.

IFPA President Josh Sharpe commented, “Since launching 13 years ago, the IFPA has always relied on volunteers to move the organization forward. Having these women step up to volunteer their time to serve on the IFPA Women’s Advisory Board and more broadly as IFPA Directors will no doubt shape the world of competitive pinball for the better. The initiatives already being discussed by the Board excite me for the impact they can make now and in the future.”

“Including women’s perspectives in the IFPA governance structure is a critical step in making sure competitive pinball serves all interests and all communities, recognizing that different groups have different needs. Our board represents a diverse set of backgrounds and regions, and we are so excited to join the IFPA in developing competitive pinball in communities across the world,” said Zoë Vrabel, one of the founding members of the Board.

The Board can be reached via email at ifpawomen@gmail.com.

‘THE OPEN’ IFPA World Championship will be held at the Museum of Pinball in Banning, CA from January 9-12th, 2020 as part of the 9th annual “It Never Drains in South California Pinball Tournament”.

The Museum of Pinball will be OPEN for INDISC 2020! 500+ pinball machines on Free Play!

New this year for INDISC 2020:
~ ‘The OPEN’ IFPA Championship! The World’s 5th Major Championship!

~ Senior Division

~ Classic Target-Match Play tournament – Thursday Jan 9th!
(Match-Play tickets go on sale Sat, Oct. 26th at 9am PDT. Ticket link: [https://indisc2020.eventbrite.com 5.
Max 2 tickets purchased per player.) (100 person cap!)

Full schedule and more information HERE.

INDISC 2020 Video Announcement HERE.

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Welcome to the 35th Annual Pinball Expo show taking place in Wheeling, IL October 16th – 20th. As always, there will be plenty to see, experience, and play at this year’s event, and many tournaments going on throughout the weekend. To find more information on these events as well as other show details, please visit pinballexpo.com.

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Now This posted a video on the growth of women participating in competitive pinball. Click HERE to watch the video.

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End of Summer Savings Auctions at Captain’s Auction Warehouse!

Click on link to view catalog & register
https://captainsauctionwarehouse.com/

FRIDAY – AUGUST 23rd
– Doors Open at 1pm
– Auction starts at 3pm

SATURDAY – AUGUST 24th
The Main Event!
– PREVIEW starts at 9:00am
– AUCTION starts at 11:00am
– Over 500 machines up for auction
– FREE Registration
– FREE Dinner at 5:30pm
– Spirit League Drawing for Family Fun Prizes

*** Everyone Win’s When You Play At Captain’s Auction Warehouse! ***