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Format Details
| Event Name : | League |
| Qualifying Format : | Matchplay Qualifying |
| Finals Format : | Double Elimination |
| Player Limit : | Unknown |
| Unlimited Qualifying? : | No |
Tournament Overview
Start Date: October 21, 2025
End Date: December 07, 2025
Start Date: Oct 21st 2025
End Date: Dec 6th or 7th 2025
Week 1: Oct 21st 2025 *Random Groupings*
Week 2: Oct 28th 2025 *Random Groupings*
Week 3: Nov 4th 2025 *Random Groupings*
Week 4: Nov 11th 2025 *Top 16 Players grouped in ranking order in A Division; All Others Play in ranking order in B Division*
Week 5: Nov 18th 2025 *Top 16 Players grouped in ranking order in A Division; All Others Play in ranking order in B Division*
BYE Week: for Thanksgiving holiday
Week 6: Dec 2nd 2025*Top 16 Players grouped in ranking order in A Division; All Others Play in ranking order in B Division*
FINALS: Dec 6th or 7th depending on availability 2025 *Top 16 Players Compete In Double Elimination Bracket; All Others Play in B Division Strikes Tournament*
Note: A Division will ALWAYS have 16 players each week including finals. Therefore if any “A” players are absent, a player lower on the rankings will bump up to fill out the Top 16 A Division.
LEAGUE GAMEPLAY:
All players are placed in groups of 3-4. Each week, groups will play 4 games. Organizers will assign the first game for each group. The losing player of each game then has the first option to select the next game or the position. If the losing player picks position, the next lowest scoring player has the option to select game or position. (And so on, until a game is selected.)
Extra balls must be plunged. Players can attempt a skill shot but must not flip or nudge the game after plunging the ball
LEAGUE SCORING:
Our league uses PAPA scoring (4 / 2 / 1 / 0 for groups of 4; 4 / 2 / 1 for groups of 3) with an additional bonus point awarded per weekly high score per pinball machine during league play.
Each players’ lowest week’s points are dropped from the adjusted scores each week. Adjusted scores are how groupings are determined beginning Week 3 (Nov 4th 2025) through the end of the season.
When a player’s adjusted score AND total score are identical, the player with the highest single week score(s) will seed higher.
Beginning in week 4, the Current Top 16 Players of each week compete in the A division, and all other players compete in the B Division. It IS possible to fall out of A Division or jump up into A Division week to week.
It is the players’ responsibility to double-confirm the organizers’ scoring + math each week.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
In order to qualify for finals, you cannot miss more than TWO weeks during the season. (Play-aheads do not count as an absence.) IFPA points will only be earned for players who make it to at least 3 weeks of league play.
DROP IN POLICY:
NMPinball League welcomes all outside visitors and drop-ins as long as we have space. Visitors from out of town will be placed in the highest ranked groups of the week during ranked weeks.
PLAY AHEAD POLICY:
Each player is allowed one week each 6-week season to complete a “PLAY AHEAD” form as a way to compete on a Tuesday night they may need to be physically absent for. Play-aheads do NOT count as an absence.
To complete a play ahead, players must get a form from a Sister bartender/staff and play one of every single game. Scores for each game must be written legibly on the Play Ahead form. Once a play again officially begins, there are no practice games allowed. It must be completed in one visit. Note that machines are not always guaranteed to remain in rotation each week. Any pinball machines that are skipped or not working at the time of the play ahead cannot be made up in the future.
Once finished, the play must take a picture of their completed score sheet and DM @rungonzorun on Discord as a backup before handing it back to the Sister bartender/staff. If the completed form is NOT DM @rungonzorun on Discord, the organizers are not responsible if the paperwork is lost, and players may end up taking an absence/zero as a result. Note: a completed form includes the player’s name AND the week they’d like to apply these scores towards.
LATE POLICY:
If you are not signed in by 6:30 PM for whatever reason, we cannot guarantee to fit you in a group that week. If you are signed in for the night, but not present when league starts, your group may begin playing in your absence, plunging your turns until you arrive.
SPORTSMANSHIP POLICY:
We pride our league in being one of positivity and full of camaraderie. If organizers witness any behavior that is egregiously unsportsmanlike, organizers reserve the right to use their discretion to disqualify players. Repeat offenders may be banned outright.
COST:
All events: Tournaments & Leagues hosted at Sister are free entry after $1 described below with no cash prize. Players are only responsible for coin drop and $1 one time fee for IFPA entry.
End Date: Dec 6th or 7th 2025
Week 1: Oct 21st 2025 *Random Groupings*
Week 2: Oct 28th 2025 *Random Groupings*
Week 3: Nov 4th 2025 *Random Groupings*
Week 4: Nov 11th 2025 *Top 16 Players grouped in ranking order in A Division; All Others Play in ranking order in B Division*
Week 5: Nov 18th 2025 *Top 16 Players grouped in ranking order in A Division; All Others Play in ranking order in B Division*
BYE Week: for Thanksgiving holiday
Week 6: Dec 2nd 2025*Top 16 Players grouped in ranking order in A Division; All Others Play in ranking order in B Division*
FINALS: Dec 6th or 7th depending on availability 2025 *Top 16 Players Compete In Double Elimination Bracket; All Others Play in B Division Strikes Tournament*
Note: A Division will ALWAYS have 16 players each week including finals. Therefore if any “A” players are absent, a player lower on the rankings will bump up to fill out the Top 16 A Division.
LEAGUE GAMEPLAY:
All players are placed in groups of 3-4. Each week, groups will play 4 games. Organizers will assign the first game for each group. The losing player of each game then has the first option to select the next game or the position. If the losing player picks position, the next lowest scoring player has the option to select game or position. (And so on, until a game is selected.)
Extra balls must be plunged. Players can attempt a skill shot but must not flip or nudge the game after plunging the ball
LEAGUE SCORING:
Our league uses PAPA scoring (4 / 2 / 1 / 0 for groups of 4; 4 / 2 / 1 for groups of 3) with an additional bonus point awarded per weekly high score per pinball machine during league play.
Each players’ lowest week’s points are dropped from the adjusted scores each week. Adjusted scores are how groupings are determined beginning Week 3 (Nov 4th 2025) through the end of the season.
When a player’s adjusted score AND total score are identical, the player with the highest single week score(s) will seed higher.
Beginning in week 4, the Current Top 16 Players of each week compete in the A division, and all other players compete in the B Division. It IS possible to fall out of A Division or jump up into A Division week to week.
It is the players’ responsibility to double-confirm the organizers’ scoring + math each week.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
In order to qualify for finals, you cannot miss more than TWO weeks during the season. (Play-aheads do not count as an absence.) IFPA points will only be earned for players who make it to at least 3 weeks of league play.
DROP IN POLICY:
NMPinball League welcomes all outside visitors and drop-ins as long as we have space. Visitors from out of town will be placed in the highest ranked groups of the week during ranked weeks.
PLAY AHEAD POLICY:
Each player is allowed one week each 6-week season to complete a “PLAY AHEAD” form as a way to compete on a Tuesday night they may need to be physically absent for. Play-aheads do NOT count as an absence.
To complete a play ahead, players must get a form from a Sister bartender/staff and play one of every single game. Scores for each game must be written legibly on the Play Ahead form. Once a play again officially begins, there are no practice games allowed. It must be completed in one visit. Note that machines are not always guaranteed to remain in rotation each week. Any pinball machines that are skipped or not working at the time of the play ahead cannot be made up in the future.
Once finished, the play must take a picture of their completed score sheet and DM @rungonzorun on Discord as a backup before handing it back to the Sister bartender/staff. If the completed form is NOT DM @rungonzorun on Discord, the organizers are not responsible if the paperwork is lost, and players may end up taking an absence/zero as a result. Note: a completed form includes the player’s name AND the week they’d like to apply these scores towards.
LATE POLICY:
If you are not signed in by 6:30 PM for whatever reason, we cannot guarantee to fit you in a group that week. If you are signed in for the night, but not present when league starts, your group may begin playing in your absence, plunging your turns until you arrive.
SPORTSMANSHIP POLICY:
We pride our league in being one of positivity and full of camaraderie. If organizers witness any behavior that is egregiously unsportsmanlike, organizers reserve the right to use their discretion to disqualify players. Repeat offenders may be banned outright.
COST:
All events: Tournaments & Leagues hosted at Sister are free entry after $1 described below with no cash prize. Players are only responsible for coin drop and $1 one time fee for IFPA entry.