Pandemic Update

July 29, 2020

Friends of Space City Pinball,

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have suspended all Space City Pinball leagues and tournaments until further notice.

We realize that pinball is a great way to take your mind off the stress of the day and understand that it is disappointing to not be able to get together, relax and play this game we all love. We all look forward to the day when we can reunite with our pinball family!

There are still ways to stay connected to your pinball friends while socially distancing. One way our members can socialize is to join our league Slack channel; there are usually quite a few of us on it every day. To join, just send your name to spacecitypinball@gmail.com, and we will send you a link to the channel. Another way to stay connected is to follow the league’s Twitch channel at twitch.tv/spacecitypinball. We’ve been streaming quite a bit recently. Of course, the league is also on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Follow us!

Thank you for your support, and we look forward to flipping together again soon. Take care of each other,

Phil, Elizabeth, Chris, Matt, David and Marc

TPF Virtual Group Pic!

March 29, 2020

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March 16-31: Social Distancing

March 16, 2020March 17, 2020

Space City Pinball is going to take the next two weeks off and see where to go from there. The 3X on Tuesday, 3X on Thursday, Monthly on Saturday and E=mc2 on Sunday are cancelled. Extra thanks go to The Game Preserve and EinStein’s for all the support they’ve given the Space City Pinball community over the years.

IFPA to globally suspend sanctioning of events for WPPR points effective March 17th

Texas Pinball League – IX

February 26, 2020

Houston’s qualifying event will be on March 1st at Einstein’s Pub and Arcade in Richmond, TX. Finals will take place at the Texas Pinball Festival.

The Texas Pinball League unites the leagues in Austin, Dallas and Houston, to create a massive, Texas-sized pinball showdown and party at Finals.

General League Overview: Each major region of Texas hosts a qualifying event, each following the same format with the top 5 players from each event advancing to the finals. The finalists converge in a single city to represent their region. Finals coordinates with the four major Texas events (Texas Pinball Festival, Houston Arcade Expo, Bat City Open, State Championship Series Finals) to reduce travel burdens. The winner are immortalized on the TPL cup and possess the cup until the next TPL season.

3X NASA

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020

Our three strike tournaments at The Game Preserve NASA begin on Thursday, February 20th and will repeat every first and third Thursday. Join us! The address is 20810 Gulf Fwy Suite Z, Webster, TX 77598.

E=mc² New Monthly!

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020

Space City Pinball League is excited to announce a new monthly tournament at EinStein’s Pub and Arcade in Richmond, Texas—EinSteins=MatchplayCompetition²!

These tournaments are scheduled for the fourth Sunday of each month at 1pm. The kickoff will be February 23rd, and will include a Stranger Things Launch Party. These tournaments will also be Stern Army events with prizes provided by Stern Pinball. The address for this new EinStein’s location is 16733 W Airport Blvd #290, Richmond, TX 77407.

Women’s Winter League

January 18, 2020

The Belles of Space City are excited to announce our Women’s Winter League Nights beginning in February. We will gather each Thursday at the Low’s home to compete on their amazing private collection. We will also run a side high-score tournament over the four weeks. Finals for both events will be on Thursday, March 5th. The Low’s live on the west side of town. Email bellesandchimeshouston at gmail.com for the address.

League Nights at 1820 – New Year, New Mission

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019

Make a resolution to attend each Monday night in January for space cadet training. See if you can be top in your class!

Visit the 1820/Joystix page for details and the website calendar for dates.

EinStein’s New Location Celebration

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019

Join us in January to welcome the new EinStein’s Pub and Arcade to the Richmond area! We will play 7 rounds of group matchplay followed by PAPA style finals for the top 8. Let’s party!

New Texas Pinball League Season

November 27, 2019December 11, 2019

BIG NEWS!!! There will now be a fourth TPL season in 2020. This new season will coincide with the State Finals (location will rotate each year — Austin > Dallas > Houston). Qualifying will be December of 2019.

Houston’s qualifying event will be at Einstein’s Pub in Katy, TX on December 15th. Note: this location is different than the one originally advertised. The new EinStein’s location will not be opened in time. Go to the original location!!!

The Texas Pinball League unites the leagues in Austin, Dallas and Houston, to create a massive, Texas-sized pinball showdown and party at Finals.

	September 2020
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1 Three Strike Tuesday Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:00 PM Ends: September 1, 2020 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: Players are placed in groups of 3-4 and play on a random machine. The bottom two players (bottom player in three player groups) of each game receive a “strike”. Players who receive three strikes are eliminated. More details... •	2	3 3X Thursday 3X Thursday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: September 3, 2020 - 9:00 PM Location: 20810 Gulf Fwy Suite Z, Webster, TX 77598 Description: Three Strike Thursday! A three strikes tournament is held on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at The Game Preserve NASA starting at 6:30 pm. This tournament series will start on 20 February 2020. Cost for the tournament is $1.00 per player. There is an additional cost to enter The Game Preserve. During the tournament, players are placed in 3 or 4 player groups and assigned to play on a random pinball machine. The bottom two finishers at the end of the game (last place finisher in 2 or 3 player groups) receive a strike. Players who receive 3 strikes are eliminated from the tournament. The last player without 3 strikes is the winner. The tournament is run on www.matchplay.events. Getting a free matchplay.events account is strongly recommended. More details... •	4	5
6	7	8 Three Strike Tuesday Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:00 PM Ends: September 8, 2020 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: Players are placed in groups of 3-4 and play on a random machine. The bottom two players (bottom player in three player groups) of each game receive a “strike”. Players who receive three strikes are eliminated. More details... •	9	10	11	12 Belles & Chimes Women's Tournament Belles & Chimes Women's Tournament Starts: 3:00 PM Ends: September 12, 2020 - 7:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: Ladies are placed in groups of 3-4 and play on a random machine. We will play 5 rounds of 2 games for a total of 10 qualifying games. Top players will compete in finals. This is an IFPA sanctioned event for women's ranking. Visit https://www.spacecitypinball.com/bellesandchimes/ or https://www.facebook.com/bellesandchimeshouston/ for more information. More details... •
13 EinStein's Drainiacs EinStein's Drainiacs Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: September 13, 2020 - 6:00 PM Location: 873 S Mason Rd, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: 4 Strikes Knockout 21+ More details... •	14	15 Three Strike Tuesday Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:00 PM Ends: September 15, 2020 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: Players are placed in groups of 3-4 and play on a random machine. The bottom two players (bottom player in three player groups) of each game receive a “strike”. Players who receive three strikes are eliminated. More details... •	16	17 3X Thursday 3X Thursday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: September 17, 2020 - 9:00 PM Location: 20810 Gulf Fwy Suite Z, Webster, TX 77598 Description: Three Strike Thursday! A three strikes tournament is held on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at The Game Preserve NASA starting at 6:30 pm. This tournament series will start on 20 February 2020. Cost for the tournament is $1.00 per player. There is an additional cost to enter The Game Preserve. During the tournament, players are placed in 3 or 4 player groups and assigned to play on a random pinball machine. The bottom two finishers at the end of the game (last place finisher in 2 or 3 player groups) receive a strike. Players who receive 3 strikes are eliminated from the tournament. The last player without 3 strikes is the winner. The tournament is run on www.matchplay.events. Getting a free matchplay.events account is strongly recommended. More details... •	18	19 Monthly Matchplay Monthly Matchplay Starts: 4:00 PM Ends: September 19, 2020 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: $5 for the tournament in addition to admission to The Game Preserve arcade. 7 rounds of qualifying of matchplay Top 8 in A finals Everyone else invited to a B division 2 strike knockout All ages. All skills. All fun. Visit www.spacecitypinball.com/monthly-tournaments/ for more information! More details... •
20	21	22 Three Strike Tuesday Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:00 PM Ends: September 22, 2020 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: Players are placed in groups of 3-4 and play on a random machine. The bottom two players (bottom player in three player groups) of each game receive a “strike”. Players who receive three strikes are eliminated. More details... •	23	24	25	26
27 EinStein's=MatchplayCompetition² EinStein's=MatchplayCompetition² Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: September 27, 2020 - 7:00 PM Location: 16733 W Airport Blvd #290 Richmond, TX 77407 Description: 7 rounds of matchplay qualifying. PAPA finals for top 8. 1 PM start. All ages welcome. $1 + coin drop. More details... •	28	29 Three Strike Tuesday Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:00 PM Ends: September 29, 2020 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: Players are placed in groups of 3-4 and play on a random machine. The bottom two players (bottom player in three player groups) of each game receive a “strike”. Players who receive three strikes are eliminated. More details... •	30