COST:
All events: tournaments and leagues at Eightytwo are free entry, with no cash prizes. All IFPA fees are covered by Eightytwo and players are responsible for coin drop only.

LOCATION & TIMES:
The LA PINBALL LEAGUE meets at EightyTwo (707 E 4th Place in Los Angeles) on Tuesdays. Players must sign in on the clipboard near the pinball room token machine by 8pm each week.

SEASON 54 LEAGUE PLAY & FINALS SCHEDULE:
Week 1: May 14, 2024 *Random Groupings*
Week 2: May 21, 2024 *Random Groupings*
Week 3: May 28, 2024 *Top 16 Players Compete in A Division; All Others Play in B Division*
Week 4: June 4, 2024 *Top 16 Players Compete in A Division; All Others Play in B Division*
Week 5: June 11, 2024 *Top 16 Players Compete in A Division; All Others Play in B Division*
Week 6: June 18, 2024 *Top 16 Players Compete in A Division; All Others Play in B Division*

FINALS: June 25, 2024 *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 6 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.)

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 (5/30/24) 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. If scores are 100% identical week to week, seeds will be alphabetical.
Beginning in week 3, 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 / GUEST POLICY:
As long as space allows, visitors and drop ins are welcome. All drop ins will be placed in highest ranked group of the week.
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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.