‘THE OPEN’ IFPA World Championship will be held February 3-6, 2022 at The Riverside Convention Center in Riverside, CA as part of the 10th annual “It Never Drains in South California Pinball Tournament”.

The Riverside Convention Center is located within convenient walking distance of many hotels and restaurants, including INDISC sponsor Riverside Food Lab, making it an ideal location for out of town visitors. Riverside, CA is also served by 7 commercial airports within 100 miles driving distance and there’s ample public parking in the downtown area for those who plan to commute in.

Returning INDISC Tournament Divisions:
– The Open IFPA World Championships (IFPA Major & IFPA Certified Tournament)
– Classics Target Match Play Championship (120 player maximum)
– Classics I
– Classics II
– Women’s Championship (IFPA Certified Tournament)
– High Stakes (IFPA Certified Tournament)
– Seniors
– Kids

Both Women’s and High Stakes are moving to 5-game cards to become IFPA Certified Tournaments. Also, the Women’s Championship will be held on a dedicated bank of games this year!

IFPA is once again providing a brand new Stern Premium Pinball Machine to the winner of The Open! INDISC 2020’s prize pool was over $50,000 in cash and prizes!

Join the official INDISC Discord! https://discord.gg/6es73MQS

Additional information can be found on our website at www.indisc.com. Tickets will be available for purchase soon.

INDISC 2022 Video Announcement HERE.

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Since the release of WPPR v5.6 for the 2020 season, the IFPA has continued investigating ways to make the World Pinball Player Rankings more accurate for how we rank players across the globe.

These latest changes will be incorporated into WPPR v5.7 which will be implemented starting January 1, 2022.

While the IFPA sanctions nearly 8000 events per year, WPPR v5.7 will introduce the concept of IFPA Certified tournaments. A tournament needs to meet the following criteria in order to be eligible for certification:

• Tournament must have 64 or more rated players that participate.
• The tournament needs to have a dedicated qualifying portion and then take a minimum of 16 players into a separate finals portion.
• No player may receive a bye beyond the round of 16 finalists.
• Qualifying portion of the tournament must consist of the following:
  • For events with LIMITED qualifying – a minimum of 12 actual meaningful games played.
  • For events with UNLIMITED qualifying – a minimum of 5 meaningful games played, plus a minimum of 20 hours of qualifying time available.
• Finals portion of the tournament must consist of one of the following approved formats:
  • PAPA style match play rounds (minimum of 3 games per round).
  • IFPA style head-to-head play (minimum best of 5 matches per round).
• Maximum length of the tournament is 4 consecutive days.
• Finals for the top 16 cannot start on the same day that Qualifying starts.

All IFPA sanctioned tournaments that meet this criteria will be eligible for certification. All IFPA Certified tournaments will receive a 20% boost to the WPPR points awarded. Tournament directors can apply to have their tournament certified by emailing the IFPA after their event has been sanctioned.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected] with any questions. Check back when we announce that WPPR v5.7 has been implemented for 2022 as details are subject to change prior to launch.

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The Fond du Lac Reporter published an article on the resurgence of pinball in the state of Wisconsin. Click HERE to read the article.

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SCHAUMBURG, IL. – Pinball Expo is back bigger and better than ever. Following last year’s virtual event, this year’s expanded brick-and-mortar show is poised to break records for attendance and exhibits along with a packed schedule that is drawing the game’s enthusiasts from every corner of the country and the world. Slated for October 27th through October 30th, at the Schaumburg Illinois Convention Center, the upcoming event will feature the largest exhibit space and widest range of exhibitors and vendors in the show’s 37-year history.

The upcoming show will include over 70 exhibits in a 60,000 sq. ft. convention space. There are more than 30-hours of seminars from some of the leading creators of pinball machines as well as video games who are helping to shape the present and future of leisure time entertainment.

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Chicago Gaming Company is Continuing to Enhance Upcoming Pinball Releases

Lyman Sheats and Josh Sharpe partnering with Chicago Gaming Company.

Chicago, October 1, 2021 – Chicago Gaming Company is pleased to announce that Lyman Sheats and Josh Sharpe have been contracted to develop new and enhanced software for Cactus Canyon Remake.

Lyman Sheats is a pinball software engineer whose accomplishments span nearly three decades. Lyman brings a wealth of knowledge in software design as well as gameplay. His visions of gameplay and rules are a result of his many years as an avid pinball tournament player and enthusiast, and many of his rulesets serve as the backbone for modern pinball rules design.

Josh Sharpe is a passionate pinball enthusiast who is the current president of the International Flipper Pinball Association (IFPA). Josh has been a competitive pinball player since 1993 and created the World Pinball Player Rankings in 2006. The son of industry legend Roger Sharpe, Josh also extended his love of pinball by writing game reviews for Play Meter Magazine for 18 years.

“We are pleased to be working with Lyman and Josh on this project. Their knowledge, enthusiasm and excitement have been instrumental in taking this game to a level above and beyond our expectations,” said Doug Duba, President of Chicago Gaming Company.

Chicago Gaming Company is a high-quality pinball manufacturer based out of Chicago, IL. Known for its attention to detail and the highest level of craftsmanship, Chicago Gaming Company has remade some of the all-time most sought-after pinball machines. Chicago Gaming Company uses modern electronics to deliver a familiar game with modern reliability.

Please contact Ryan White ([email protected]) with any questions you may have.

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Here are the August 2021 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
Derek Price from San Diego, CA (103.20 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Annabeth Dronet from Houston, TX (11.70 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Matt Deibert from Philadelphia, PA (+8,108 spots)
Jared Lemankiewicz from Buffalo, NY (+7,709 spots)
Philippe Craul from Mülheim, Germany (+7,368 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2021. Congrats to everyone!

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The Time Lords have done it this time sending Matt Smith, the 11^th Doctor, to play Doctor Who pinball. Even if your mode of transportation isn’t a Tardis, the time has come to get yourself ready for a most memorable pinball experience. Maybe you will even make some of your own pinball history. Pinball Expo ‘21. October 27^th-30^th. www.pinballexpo.com