Pinball Tournaments (brief rules)

Two tournaments on two banks of machines: old school games and the new hotness.  Play to qualify in one or both divisions.  The top 16 finishers advance to head-to-head final matches that determine the winners.

Kids and casual players can try to qualify for bonus tournaments only for them, while still eligible for the main events!

16 players make the finals in each of the main tournaments; 8 in Casual; and 4 in Kids'.  In the casual players' tournament, the top 6 qualify and we select two players at random to make 8 finalists.  Watch for the Wild Card drawing on Sunday right before finals.

Last year, we gave away over $6,000 in prize money.  Actual prizes are based on entries.

Qualifying: Friday, 6 pm to midnight (subject to game readiness).  Saturday, 10 am until midnight.  Sunday, 10 am until tournament closeout:

• New: 12:30 pm

• Old: 1:30 pm

Players must be on a machine, playing, by the cutoff times.  No refunds will be given for unplayed entries.

Finals begin immediately after qualifying:

• New: 1 pm

• Old: 2 pm

How to Qualify

Players buy entries to qualify.  Players may buy 1 game for $5, or 3 games for $10.  Players may "mix and match" -- one 3-game entry may be played on the same game, several games in the same tournament, or games in both tournaments.

Only a player's highest game on a machine is counted.  If you're unhappy with your score, try again.

The top 87 scores on each machine are given points, 100 for 1st place, 90 for 2nd, 85 for 3rd, 84 for 4th, down to 1 point for 87th.  Across the five games in a tournament bank, add your points.  The best 16 players, in total points, advance to the finals.

In addition, a $25 cash prize will be awarded for each #1 score on any machine.

In the casual players' division, the top six players across all 10 total games will advance to the finals, plus two players chosen at random from all casual players' entries.

No registration is needed.  Come out and try a run anytime during the hours listed above.

For more information, see the more detailed description of the rules.