Cloud City Comics And Toys have been nominated for an Eisner Award! Let's celebrate and help them win with a tournament and promotional video shoot!

Join us Thursday May 25th from 4:30PM to 8:30PM for our 12th tournament at our Cloud City Comics And Toys location (Shoppingtown Mall, 3649 Erie Blvd E., Syracuse, NY 13214). As this is a landmark for Cloud City's Best Retailer Nomination At the Eisners AND Syracuse PINheads one year anniversary of holding tournaments we will be competing on 7 games (with a few new ones to the line up).

There will also be a video crew in attendance to help document the event to show all of the cool things Cloud City does and all of the great communities that benefit from it's presence in Central New York. You could be featured in a video showcased at the Eisner Awards (think the Oscars for comics).

This tournament will be FREE to enter (your only cost is coin drop). Top prizes is a $25 gift certificate to Cloud City Comics as well as additional prizes for EVERY contestant. All you have to do is show up and play a few games to become a world-ranked pinball players and a winner!

QUALIFYING FROM 4:30PM TO 8:30PM
TOP 4 = FINALS AT 8:30PM
COST = FREE to enter tournament aside from coin drop

**************Pinball Tournament Rules********************
You must play a minimum of 50% of the games for this tournament to count toward your IFPA points.

We are planning to compete on 7 games. Top score from each game counts toward qualifying (7 top scores, one on each game). You receive one point for each person whose score you beat on each game. The four players with the highest scores at the end of qualifying move on to finals.
Unlimited Qualifying! Play as much as you please!

All games cost between 25 cents and 75 cents per game.

If someone is playing a game you want to play please create a line behind that game (but be mindful of giving them enough space to concentrate). If a line is already formed please wait patiently until your turn is up. If lines become too long Syracuse PINheads will create a sign up list and will announce turns as they come up.

FINALS. Any game in progress at 8:30PM will be allowed to finish, and that will be the last entry. All ties are broken by a single ball game on game chosen by top qualifier. If there is a tie for first place the game will be Fire!.
Finals will be group play, where 4 games are played, if necessary. Pinburgh style. 3 points for beat 3 people on a game, 2 points for beating 2 people on a game, 1 point for beating 1 person on a game. Finals will be 4 games, each played on a different machine. Top qualifier picks the games and in what order. Fourth place qualifier will play in the 1st player spot, third place qualifier will play in the 2nd player spot, second place qualifier will play in the 3rd player spot, and first place qualifier will play in the 4th player spot.

More rules. Play extra balls during qualifying. Plung extra balls during finals. Ball stuck or need a ruling? Find Ryan Zlomek. Have fun! Anyone caught cheating or abusing the games will be bounced from the Tourney. Everyone is expected to be on their best behavior. If a feature/light on a machine is not working, keep playing. That feature won't work for all other players. Slam tilts, bang-backs, and death saves are not allowed. First offense is a disqualification from the tournament. Intentionally interfering with another player's game will result in a disqualification from the tournament.