Tournament Date: August 17, 2023

Location: Delaware Pinball Collective, 1100 First State Blvd. Wilmington, DE 19804

Date: 8/17/2023 - Doors open at 6:00pm for practice and practice will end at 6:45pm so we can go over announcements. Tournament starts at 7pm.

Registration: Email pavel@audiohead.us to register. Please include IFPA# when emailing to register. Walk-ins are accepted until 6:30pm. No fees are due when signing up, registration fees due night of tournament.

Cost: DPC Members $5 ($1 to IFPA, $4 to prize pool). Non-members $25 ($1 IFPA, $4 to prize pool, $20 to DPC for expenses).

Prizes: Top 4 will win cash, plus individual achievement payouts

Format and Rules:

PINBOWLING format. We will be playing 20 frames, for a total of 2 games.

- Groups of TWO, THREE OR FOUR will play one machine (frame) at a time. Group size will be determined by the total of participants. Max Participants will be 40 players. Each player aims for the score goal indicated for that game (to be posted on the machines) and tries to achieve that goal using the fewest number of balls possible.

- Players must stop playing once they have achieved the score goal.

- All groups will start simultaneously on a different game, which will be determined by Matchplay Software. The game they start on will be their 1st frame. Each machine will have a sign that indicates which game they should play as their next frame. When the entire group has completed a frame they may only move on to the game indicated. The games may not be played out of order.

SCORING
- Reaching the goal score on ball 1 will count as a strike.
- Reaching the goal on ball 2 will count as a spare.
- If goal is not reached on ball 2, on ball 3, the player will receive a score (pin count) based on the percentage of the goal that they achieved. A breakdown of the pin counts will be posted on each machine.
-After each ball, the next player is responsible for recording the score of the previous player before playing their ball. After game ball 2, the pin count is recorded based on the score breakdown sheet. After game ball 3, the pin count is again recorded based on the breakdown, minus the count from game ball 2.


FINALS FORMAT: Single Elimination

- Number of Finals Participants:
Under 31 Players -> Top 8 best scores will make the Head to Head Finals.
32-40 Players -> Top 12 best scores will make the Head to Head Finals.
This will be seeded slaughter single elimination. Top seed will choose game or player order.
Best game format. You will play all 3 balls with NO EXTRA BALLS. Plunge rule in effect.

- If a qualified player is absent or unable to participate in the playoffs
Their spot will be bumped down to the next highest qualifier



NOTE: RULES AND FORMAT ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE