‘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 IFPA is excited to be contributing a NIB Munsters Premium ($7599 value) to the prize pool along with the historic Space Jet trophy and World Pinball Champion title.

Full schedule and more information HERE.

INDISC 2020 Video Announcement HERE.

The IFPA recently launched our Women’s Advisory Board in order to better include women’s voices and perspectives on issues related to competitive pinball. The Board would like your input in determining what topics are most important to the women’s pinball community.

Our aim is to learn more about the backgrounds and priorities of women who participate in competitive pinball events so that the IFPA Women’s Advisory Board can better advocate for the topics that matter most to female pinball players. This survey should only take about 5 minutes to complete, and we truly appreciate your feedback.

Please click HERE to take the survey.

For questions related to the survey please contact The Women’s Advisory Board ifpawomen@gmail.com.

With 2 events remaining in the 2019 season, Stern in collaboration with the IFPA and PAPA, is excited to announce a boost to the prize package, courtesy of Stern Pinball!

Besides contributing a NIB Stern Pro machine to the winner, Stern is adding $10,000 to the prize pool to be spread across the top 20 finalists. Finalists will be taking home a minimum of $600 each, with the Stern Pro Circuit Champion receiving an additional $5000 in cash!

Here is the updated prize package:

1st place –> $5000 + New Stern Pro pinball machine + Stern Pro Circuit Belt
2nd place –> $2000
3rd place –> $1500
4th place –> $1300
5th place –> $1200
6th place –> $1100
7th place –> $1000
8th place –> $900
9th place –> $800
10th place –> $700
11th through 20th place –> $600 each

If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to send feedback to circuit@sternpinball.com

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A Full Moon rises and awakens The Wolf Man, Creature from the Black Lagoon emerges from the depths, Frankenstein and his Bride are alive, The Mummy is haunting the pyramids, and Dracula is back from his coffin! Williams Pinball™: Universal Monsters Pack is available now on:

–    PlayStation 4

–    Xbox One & Windows 10

–    Nintendo Switch

–    Steam

Mobile users can find the new tables in Williams Pinball available in the Apple App Store or Google Play!

Join the party with Dracula and his friends in the spookiest gig of the Fall, or take the Halloween feeling to a drive-in movie date! 

The Monster Bash pinball table was released in July 1998, featuring several classic Universal Monsters forming a rock band. It became one of the highest-rated machines of all time, not surprisingly, as it has a superb layout, mad rules and insanely stackable modes.

Released in 1992, the Creature from the Black Lagoon pinball table got its theme from the classic movie of the same title, a film shot in 3D in the early 1950s. The table is set up as a drive-in cinema typical of the era, with features like a snack bar, a rude driver whose van blocks the screen, and of course the Creature, lurking in his lagoon.

Take on the beautiful mix of pinball wizardry and nostalgia in these classic tables, now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One & Windows 10, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and Mac. Also available on iOS App Store, and Google Play.

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Stern Pinball and the International Flipper Pinball Association are teaming up to sponsor a Stern Army High-Score Tournament on Black Knight Sword of Rage Pro, Premium and LE pinball machines.

The tournament is open to players beginning on November 1, 2019 and ending on February 29, 2020.

Players can enter by participating in any IFPA-sanctioned Stern Army events that include Black Knight Sword of Rage in the tournament.

Click HERE for details including Rules, Prizes, Standings, Event List!

Noah Davis out of Portland, OR finished 2018 as the 290th ranked pinball player in the world. This qualified him for the Stern Rewards Program for finishing the year ranked in the top 1000. The rewards program allows qualifiers to purchase a brand new Stern pinball machine at a special IFPA price. Noah redeemed his reward for a Jurassic Park Pro.

So far in 2019, Noah has participated in 3 IFPA sanctioned events and remains in the top 1000 ranked players in the world (ranked 673rd currently).

Congratulations to Noah, and remember if you’re interested in qualifying for the Stern Rewards Program, check out the rules here.

The 2nd annual IFPA Power100 Championship saw 19 players in the Power100 show up to IFPA HQ to compete for the title of IFPA Power100 Champion.

IFPA President Josh Sharpe emerged victorious, besting last year’s Power100 Champion Escher Lefkoff in the final game. Please note Josh was the head Tournament Director of the event, and that the games were all played in his basement. There are also strong rumors that the software choices in MatchPlay were manipulated to suit Josh’s strengths. It’s important to discount the glory of this victory as appropriate from these various conflicts of interest. 

In addition, Josh was instrumental in holding up the Stern Pro Circuit event at Pinball Expo from staying on schedule due to his immaculate play at the IFPA Power100 Championship.

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.