Welcome to the KCMO Pinball League - ?? Holiday Edition

With Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years, it will be impossible to find dates that work for all the players and employees at Solid State. Also, the IFPA requires that leagues have at least 6 identical sessions. So this will be an abbreviated season, with a few key changes:

We’re only playing for 6 weeks
- Your worst week (or 1 absence) is dropped
- There will not be a league finals night
- ???? We’ll have a holiday party with surprise gifts during the last night of league (December 17)
- The start of the next normal league season is JANUARY 7

I’m happy that we can still keep our weekly pinball routine, and win some 2025 IFPA points, but it will be fewer points than the usual league.

League Essentials
Cost: A one-time $10 league fee
Weekly Schedule: Play begins at 7:00 PM and typically lasts about two hours.
Format: We play four rounds each night. In each round, you'll be paired with a new random opponent for two games. In each game, the first player in the order gets to choose the game, while the second player decides if they'll be Player #1 or Player #2. You'll face 4 new opponents each week, eventually playing against everyone in the league.

Scoring
Final results will be based on your best 5 weeks of play. If there are ties for the top 4 spots after playing the December 17 session, those players will immediately play a tie-break game.

House Rules
- No Extra Balls: Extra balls are not played unless a sign on the machine says otherwise. If you earn an extra ball, you may set up the skill shot and plunge, but you are not allowed to touch the machine after the ball is in play.
- Walk-Offs: If you are Player #2 and do not need to play your final ball, you've earned a walk-off! You can choose a custom pin to be worn during the league.

IFPA Competition Rules
All play will follow the official IFPA Competition Rules. You can review them here: https://www.ifpapinball.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PAPA_IFPA-Complete-Competition-Rules-2025.08.pdf