Month: October 2016

October 19, 2016November 18, 2016

October 22 Tournament at The Game Preserve

Join the Space City Pinball League on October 22 for an afternoon of friendly pinball competition! Players of all ages and skills are welcome. It costs $5.00 to enter, and entry fees are paid out in cash prizes. Registration at 3:30 PM. Up to 8 rounds of group match play from 4pm-7pm. Top 16 players qualify for finals at 8pm.

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October 6, 2016October 19, 2016

Season 4 starts this October!

The Space City Pinball League’s 4th season will start again this October! The league meets at 7PM every Monday at Eighteen Twenty Lounge in Houston, TX. The regular season meets will be followed by finals on 12/5 (see calendar for all events). Players of all skill levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. If you’re interested in playing, all you need to do is show up! Play the newest pinball machines, drink some beer, and hang with the biggest nerds in Houston!

Want to learn how the league works? Check out our quick start guide for a quick overview. For in depth rules, see the “Weekly League” tab.

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			1 Space City Pinball Eureka Heights Spring League Space City Pinball Eureka Heights Spring League Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: May 1, 2024 - 10:00 PM Location: Eureka Heights Brew Co, 941 W 18th St, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: The league will use six weeks of group matchplay qualifying and seventh week for playoffs. Each week players will compete in groups of four on five games. Players will be awarded points based on finishing position. Points will accumulate across the season to determine overall league standing. Players must play in at least 4 of the 6 weeks to qualify for playoffs and for their participation to count for IFPA pts. The best 5 weeks will be used to determine eligibility for playoffs. The top 16 players will be eligible for finals which will use a group elimination format (aka PAPA style). More details... •	2 3x Thursdays at LOWer Level Arcade 3x Thursdays at LOWer Level Arcade Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: May 3, 2024 - 12:00 AM Description: 3x More details... •	3	4 Wormhole 4X Wormhole 4X Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: May 4, 2024 - 5:00 PM Location: 2017 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: Monthly 4X Tournament at Wormhole - April 1, 2022 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 four strikes are eliminated. $20 More details... •
5 Graduation party tournament Graduation party tournament Starts: 1:30 PM Ends: May 5, 2024 - 6:30 PM Location: 5311 Climber Ct, Houston, TX 77041, USA Description: Practice starts at noon. Cake cut at 1pm Tournament starts at 1:30pm 7 Rounds of group matchplay. Top 8 in PAPA finals. $20 entry (This will divided between the four graduates as their gift.) More details... •	6 Wormhole Max Matchplay Wormhole Max Matchplay Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: May 6, 2024 - 10:30 PM Location: 2017 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: 15 games, no finals. Starts 6:30 sharp. Players must commit to playing all 15 games and may not leave early. $15 More details... •	7 EinStein's PhysXXX EinStein's PhysXXX Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: May 7, 2024 - 7:00 PM Location: EinStein's Pub, 873 S Mason Rd #360, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - 2024 Spring Semester Instructor: Space City Pinball League Course Curriculum : The PhysXXX curriculum includes interactions of matter and energy, velocity, accelerations, force, and momentum. Space Cadets will test their skills to manipulate physical matter using electricity and mechanical engineering constructs. Course Instructions : SCPL Cadets will assembly in small study groups of 3-4. Each group will attempt to outperform their group peers in a test of skill on one of the specialized electromechanical PhysXXX simulators available. Group failure rate is 50% in groups of 4 (bottom 2) and 33% in groups of 3 (bottom 1). Failure results in a single X (strike). After three failures you are on academic probation until the next schedule PhysXXX class. Only one SCPL cadet will prevail. Material's List: $1 for IFPA fees & coin-drop Prerequisite: age 21+, familiarity with concepts such as "fun" and "a good time" Electronic Devices: Students should be able to access http://Next.Matchplay.events/ on a personal electronic device. SCPL Cadet Handbook: http://www.spacecitypinball.com/ More details... NASA 3X Tuesday NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: May 7, 2024 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve NASA, 20810 Gulf Fwy Suite Z, Webster, TX 77598, USA Description: 3 strike knockout tournament at The Game Preserve NASA starting at 6:30 every other Tuesday night. Ten dollar admission to the venue, games are on free play, one dollar for IFPA fees. Strikes for 3rd and 4th for 4 player games, 3rd for 3 player games. Last person without 3 strikes is the winner. More details... Three Strike Tuesday Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: May 7, 2024 - 10:30 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... • • •	8 Space City Pinball Eureka Heights Spring League Space City Pinball Eureka Heights Spring League Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: May 8, 2024 - 10:00 PM Location: Eureka Heights Brew Co, 941 W 18th St, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: The league will use six weeks of group matchplay qualifying and seventh week for playoffs. Each week players will compete in groups of four on five games. Players will be awarded points based on finishing position. Points will accumulate across the season to determine overall league standing. Players must play in at least 4 of the 6 weeks to qualify for playoffs and for their participation to count for IFPA pts. The best 5 weeks will be used to determine eligibility for playoffs. The top 16 players will be eligible for finals which will use a group elimination format (aka PAPA style). More details... •	9 3x Thursdays at LOWer Level Arcade 3x Thursdays at LOWer Level Arcade Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: May 10, 2024 - 12:00 AM Description: 3x More details... •	10 Eureka Heights Friday 3X Eureka Heights Friday 3X Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: May 10, 2024 - 9:30 PM Location: 941 W 18th St, Houston, TX 77008, 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... •	11 Belles & Chimes Women's Monthly Belles & Chimes Women's Monthly Starts: 3:00 PM Ends: May 11, 2024 - 7:00 PM Location: EinStein's Pub & Arcade, 16733 W Airport Blvd #290, Richmond, TX 77407, USA Description: Belles Monthly at Einstein's Pub and Arcade. Coin drop. All ages. 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... •
12 EinStein's Drainiacs EinStein's Drainiacs Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: May 12, 2024 - 6:00 PM Location: 873 S Mason Rd, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: 4 Strikes Knockout 21+ More details... •	13	14 NASA 3X Tuesday NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: May 14, 2024 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve NASA, 20810 Gulf Fwy Suite Z, Webster, TX 77598, USA Description: 3 strike knockout tournament at The Game Preserve NASA starting at 6:30 every other Tuesday night. Ten dollar admission to the venue, games are on free play, one dollar for IFPA fees. Strikes for 3rd and 4th for 4 player games, 3rd for 3 player games. Last person without 3 strikes is the winner. More details... Three Strike Tuesday Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: May 14, 2024 - 10:30 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... • •	15 Space City Pinball Eureka Heights Spring League Space City Pinball Eureka Heights Spring League Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: May 15, 2024 - 10:00 PM Location: Eureka Heights Brew Co, 941 W 18th St, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: The league will use six weeks of group matchplay qualifying and seventh week for playoffs. Each week players will compete in groups of four on five games. Players will be awarded points based on finishing position. Points will accumulate across the season to determine overall league standing. Players must play in at least 4 of the 6 weeks to qualify for playoffs and for their participation to count for IFPA pts. The best 5 weeks will be used to determine eligibility for playoffs. The top 16 players will be eligible for finals which will use a group elimination format (aka PAPA style). More details... •	16 3x Thursdays at LOWer Level Arcade 3x Thursdays at LOWer Level Arcade Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: May 17, 2024 - 12:00 AM Description: 3x More details... •	17	18 Monthly Matchplay Monthly Matchplay Starts: 4:00 PM Ends: May 18, 2024 - 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... •
19 Space City Pinball: The Perfect Inning* Space City Pinball: The Perfect Inning* Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: May 19, 2024 - 6:00 PM Location: Poison Girl, 1641 Westheimer Rd B, Houston, TX 77006, USA Description: Ten Strikes Progressive Pinball Tournament (0-1-2-3) Gates open at 1 PM. First pitch 1:30. Poison Girl is a 21+ establishment. More details... •	20 Wormhole 3X Wormhole 3X Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: May 20, 2024 - 10:30 PM Location: 2017 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77008, 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.$15 More details... •	21 EinStein's PhysXXX EinStein's PhysXXX Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: May 21, 2024 - 7:00 PM Location: EinStein's Pub, 873 S Mason Rd #360, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - 2024 Spring Semester Instructor: Space City Pinball League Course Curriculum : The PhysXXX curriculum includes interactions of matter and energy, velocity, accelerations, force, and momentum. Space Cadets will test their skills to manipulate physical matter using electricity and mechanical engineering constructs. Course Instructions : SCPL Cadets will assembly in small study groups of 3-4. Each group will attempt to outperform their group peers in a test of skill on one of the specialized electromechanical PhysXXX simulators available. Group failure rate is 50% in groups of 4 (bottom 2) and 33% in groups of 3 (bottom 1). Failure results in a single X (strike). After three failures you are on academic probation until the next schedule PhysXXX class. Only one SCPL cadet will prevail. Material's List: $1 for IFPA fees & coin-drop Prerequisite: age 21+, familiarity with concepts such as "fun" and "a good time" Electronic Devices: Students should be able to access http://Next.Matchplay.events/ on a personal electronic device. SCPL Cadet Handbook: http://www.spacecitypinball.com/ More details... NASA 3X Tuesday NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: May 21, 2024 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve NASA, 20810 Gulf Fwy Suite Z, Webster, TX 77598, USA Description: 3 strike knockout tournament at The Game Preserve NASA starting at 6:30 every other Tuesday night. Ten dollar admission to the venue, games are on free play, one dollar for IFPA fees. Strikes for 3rd and 4th for 4 player games, 3rd for 3 player games. Last person without 3 strikes is the winner. More details... Three Strike Tuesday Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: May 21, 2024 - 10:30 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... • • •	22 Space City Pinball Eureka Heights Spring League Space City Pinball Eureka Heights Spring League Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: May 22, 2024 - 10:00 PM Location: Eureka Heights Brew Co, 941 W 18th St, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: The league will use six weeks of group matchplay qualifying and seventh week for playoffs. Each week players will compete in groups of four on five games. Players will be awarded points based on finishing position. Points will accumulate across the season to determine overall league standing. Players must play in at least 4 of the 6 weeks to qualify for playoffs and for their participation to count for IFPA pts. The best 5 weeks will be used to determine eligibility for playoffs. The top 16 players will be eligible for finals which will use a group elimination format (aka PAPA style). More details... •	23 3x Thursdays at LOWer Level Arcade 3x Thursdays at LOWer Level Arcade Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: May 24, 2024 - 12:00 AM Description: 3x More details... •	24 Belles Space Camp 3X Belles Space Camp 3X Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: May 24, 2024 - 10:00 PM Location: 2017 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: For full details, registration and costs visit: https://www.spacecitypinball.com/bellesandchimes/womens-weekend-at-the-wormhole/ Because someday, you're goin' up! The Belles of Space City invite women of all ages and skills to a women's weekend at the Wormhole - Space Camp 2024! The weekend will consist of several tournaments including this 3 Strike Knockout tournament on Friday night. 3X Knockout: 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. Participants should understand that Wormhole may stream any of the weekend events. More details... Belles Space Camp: Best Game Belles Space Camp: Best Game Starts: 8:00 PM Ends: May 26, 2024 - 10:30 PM Location: 2017 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: Registration for this tournament opens on April 06, 2024 Start Date: May 24, 2024 End Date: May 26, 2024 The Belles of Space City invite women of all ages and skills to a women's weekend at the Wormhole - Space Camp 2024! The weekend will consist of several tournaments including this Best Game tournament. Participants should understand that Wormhole may stream any events during this women's weekend. Check out all the details, times, entry fees along with the other weekend events on https://www.spacecitypinball.com/bellesandchimes/womens-weekend-at-the-wormhole/ Best Game: Players will receive 14 entries to use on a bank of 7 machines with the the top two scores over 6 games counting toward overall standings. (You must put 2 scores on at least 6 machines.) This tournament will run on next.matchplay.events. All photos of scores must be timestamped/approved/witnessed by TD. Game scores must be single player. Qualifying starts on Friday 5/24 at 8pm and ends on Sat, 5/25 at 6:30pm. Playoffs on Sun, 5/26 at 10am. Sunday PAPA Finals: Playoff qualifiers will be based on number of participants, but likely will be the top 8 players. Playoff bank will consist of games from qualifying. More details... • •	25 Belles Space Camp Main Matchplay Belles Space Camp Main Matchplay Starts: 12:00 AM Ends: May 26, 2024 - 11:59 PM Description: Registration for this tournament opens on April 06, 2024 Start Date: May 25, 2024 End Date: May 26, 2024 Because someday, you're goin' up! The Belles of Space City invite women of all ages and skills to a women's weekend at the Wormhole - Space Camp 2024! The weekend will consist of several tournaments including this main matchplay tournament. We will have qualifying on Saturday and finals on Sunday morning. Saturday- 4 rounds of 2 games in the morning and 4 rounds of 2 games in the afternoon. (16 total qualifying games) Sunday morning - PAPA finals for top 12 qualifies. Participants should understand that Wormhole may stream any events during this women's weekend. Check out all the details including time and entry fees along the other weekend events on https://www.spacecitypinball.com/bellesandchimes/womens-weekend-at-the-wormhole/ More details... Belles Space Camp - Mission Max Matchplay Belles Space Camp - Mission Max Matchplay Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: May 25, 2024 - 10:00 PM Location: 2017 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: The Houston and San Antonio Belles are hosting a party - TO THE MAX! Join us for Mission Max Matchplay and an out of the world Space Camp Party at Wormhole! We will compete in 16 head-to-head matches with no set duration. All ages. All skills. All fun! If you wish to enter, PLEASE commit to playing the entire event! More details... • •
26 EinStein's=MatchplayCompetition² EinStein's=MatchplayCompetition² Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: May 26, 2024 - 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... •	27	28 NASA 3X Tuesday NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: May 28, 2024 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve NASA, 20810 Gulf Fwy Suite Z, Webster, TX 77598, USA Description: 3 strike knockout tournament at The Game Preserve NASA starting at 6:30 every other Tuesday night. Ten dollar admission to the venue, games are on free play, one dollar for IFPA fees. Strikes for 3rd and 4th for 4 player games, 3rd for 3 player games. Last person without 3 strikes is the winner. More details... Three Strike Tuesday Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: May 28, 2024 - 10:30 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... • •	29 Space City Pinball Eureka Heights Spring League Space City Pinball Eureka Heights Spring League Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: May 29, 2024 - 10:00 PM Location: Eureka Heights Brew Co, 941 W 18th St, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: The league will use six weeks of group matchplay qualifying and seventh week for playoffs. Each week players will compete in groups of four on five games. Players will be awarded points based on finishing position. Points will accumulate across the season to determine overall league standing. Players must play in at least 4 of the 6 weeks to qualify for playoffs and for their participation to count for IFPA pts. The best 5 weeks will be used to determine eligibility for playoffs. The top 16 players will be eligible for finals which will use a group elimination format (aka PAPA style). More details... •	30	31