Month: March 2018

March 25, 2018April 4, 2018

The League Welcomes New Board Members!

Space City Pinball League is excited to welcome new leadership! These board members will work together to promote the growth and expansion of the league in Houston and the surrounding area.

1820 Director: Erich Stinson will organize the seasonal weekly league meetings.
The Game Preserve Monthly Director: Marc Gammons will oversee the monthly matchplay events.
The Game Preserve Weekly Director: David Pollock will run the Three Strikes Tuesday tournaments.
EinStein’s Monthly Director: Matt Quanz will supervise EinStein’s Drainiacs.
Belles & Chimes Houston Director: Elizabeth Dronet will lead the Belles of Space City women’s tournaments and socials.
Chief Financial Officer: Chris Palis
Marketing and Communications Director: Phil Grimaldi

For more information about the league visit the Events and Calendar section of the website, join our Facebook group, or follow us on Instagram. Additionally, scheduled tournaments are published on the IFPA calendar.

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	November 2026
1	2	3 Space City Pinball: TGP NASA Interstellar Training Space City Pinball: TGP NASA Interstellar Training Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: November 3, 2026 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve NASA, 20810 Gulf Fwy Suite Z, Webster, TX 77598, USA Description: Every Tuesday starting around 4:30 PM (as soon as a tournament director arrives), we'll kick off a weekly high-score game that runs until the end of the match play tournament that night. Then at 6:30 PM, our 6-week match play league gets underway. Each week features two rounds of four-game match play qualifying. Players earn points each week, and the top point leaders after 6 weeks will advance to the playoff during Week 7. You don’t have to participate every single week to join in. While points accumulate over the 6 weeks, we'll still be celebrating weekly Highscore,1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners every Tuesday night. Fee: $10 Entry to TGP NASA, $1 IFPA Organizer: Space City Pinball (Website) More details... Space City Pinball: Three Strike Tuesday Space City Pinball: Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: November 3, 2026 - 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. event Organizer: Space City Pinball (Website) More details... EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Fall Semester Q2 2026 EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Fall Semester Q2 2026 Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: November 3, 2026 - 10:00 PM Location: EinStein's Katy, 873 S Mason Rd #360, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Fall Semester Q2 2026 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. SCPL Cadets will perform 3 rounds of 2 games each class session. The series will be 6 weeks long with a minimum attendance of 4 weeks. Cadets desiring to audit for less than 4 weeks are welcome to attend. On the last scheduled date of class after qualifying rounds a class finals will held. The top 4 qualifying SCPL Cadets will compete in a PAPA style finals. 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://app.matchplay.events/ on a personal electronic device. More details...	4	5	6 Belles Bonus & Fallout Launch Party Belles Bonus & Fallout Launch Party Starts: 6:00 PM Ends: November 6, 2026 - 10:30 PM Location: EinStein's Pub, 873 S Mason Rd #360, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: Women's Pinball Night & Fallout Launch Party! Two IFPA tournaments in one night! 1. High score tournament across 5 games. Top 4 to a finals--a group matchplay game on Fallout. Starts at 6pm. 2. Main tournament starts at 7pm. Approximately 2.5 hrs of Group matchplay, no finals. 21+ Coin drop More details...	7 Week of WPPRs Week of WPPRs Starts: 12:00 AM Ends: November 12, 2026 - 11:59 PM More details... Eureka Heights WOW Kick Off Eureka Heights WOW Kick Off Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: November 7, 2026 - 7:00 PM Location: Eureka Heights Brew Co, 941 W 18th St, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: Join Space City Pinball as we kick off the Week of WPPRs leading up to the Houston Arcade Expo! Seven rounds of group matchplay (7/5/3/1). Top 8 PAPA finals. https://www.spacecitypinball.com/week-of-wpprs/ More details...
8 EinStein's Drainiacs EinStein's Drainiacs Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: November 8, 2026 - 6:00 PM Location: 873 S Mason Rd, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: Week of WPPRS! https://www.spacecitypinball.com/week-of-wpprs/ 4 Strikes Knockout 21+ More details...	9 Week of WPPRs: 3x and Whiskey at Poison Girl Week of WPPRs: 3x and Whiskey at Poison Girl Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: November 9, 2026 - 11:00 PM Location: 1641 Westheimer Rd B, Houston, TX 77006 Description: 7PM. 21+. 3x group knockout. Top 2 scores in a group do not get strikes. SCPL Guide to the City (See Montrose) https://www.spacecitypinball.com/week-of-wpprs/ More details...	10 Space City Pinball: NASA Matchplay Tuesday Space City Pinball: NASA Matchplay Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: November 10, 2026 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve NASA, 20810 Gulf Fwy Suite Z, Webster, TX 77598, USA Description: Matchplay tournament at The Game Preserve NASA starting at 6:30. Ten dollar admission to the venue, games are on free play, one dollar for IFPA fees. Two rounds of three games each. Tiebreakers if needed followed by top 8 finals. BYOB drinks and food SCPL Guide to the City (See NASA & Clearlake) https://www.spacecitypinball.com/week-of-wpprs/ More details... Space City Pinball: Three Strike Tuesday Space City Pinball: Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: November 10, 2026 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: Week of WPPRS! 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. Hanging out during the day? See SCPL Guide to the City: https://www.spacecitypinball.com/week-of-wpprs/ More details...	11 Week of WPPRs: 10 on Wen Won't Win Week of WPPRs: 10 on Wen Won't Win Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: November 11, 2026 - 11:00 PM Location: EinStein's Pub & Arcade, 16733 W Airport Blvd #290, Richmond, TX 77407, USA Description: Space City Pinball's Week of WPPR's Progressive Strikes Tourney. Start time is 7pm. Progressive strike knockout tournament, 10 strikes to give, 1 strike taken for 2nd place, 2 for 3rd and 3 for 4th. Last player with a strike left wins.Venue is non-smoking, coin drop. 1 dollar for IFPA fees. Hanging out during the day? See the SCPL Guide to the City https://www.spacecitypinball.com/week-of-wpprs/ More details...	12 Week of WPPRS: WOW Matchplay Week of WPPRS: WOW Matchplay Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: November 13, 2026 - 12:00 AM Location: EinStein's Katy, 873 S Mason Rd #360, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: Space City Pinball presents a Week of WPPRS! Join us for a 8 rounds of group matchplay (7-5-3-1) at EinStein's Pub the night before the Houston Arcade Expo. No finals unless there is a tie for first place. All other ties will be automatically broken with most first and second place finishes. Hanging out during the day? See SCPL Guide to the City (Katy) https://www.spacecitypinball.com/week-of-wpprs/ Traffic can be bad on I-10 to Katy. Allow time. Take the HOV if you can. Check in at 6:45pm. Tournament starts at 7pm sharp. $1 IFPA fee. Coin drop. There is a coin machine. Most games are 75 cents. There is a hamburger with fries special that night. Please note this tournament will be at the EinStein's in Katy, TX. While smoking is allowed in the bar, we ask that you do not smoke in the tournament room. PLEASE REGISTER to help speed check-in and help us plan for enough games and waitstaff. Registration opens on Sat, Nov 7. Registration link: https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/276209 Please review the tournament rules and etiquette expectations for Space City Pinball so we do not have to review them that evening with such a big crowd: https://www.spacecitypinball.com/rules/ More details...	13 Houston Arcade Expo Houston Arcade Expo Starts: 12:00 AM Ends: November 15, 2026 - 11:59 PM More details... Space City Open Space City Open Starts: 12:00 AM Ends: November 14, 2026 - 11:59 PM Location: Houston Marriott Westchase, 2900 Briarpark Dr., Houston, Tx 77042 Description: Matchplay Event for the Week: https://app.matchplay.events/events/558 Start Date: November 13, 2026 End Date: November 14, 2026 There will be two unique qualifying groups (Early & Late), each following a 12 round matchplay format. Each round, competitors will be placed in groups of four and play on one randomly chosen machine. Players will earn points based on how many opponents they beat in the round (3, 2, 1, or 0). Points will accumulate across the twelve rounds to determine each players overall qualifying score. Players may only play in one qualifying group. The top 16 qualifiers from each qualifying group (32 total) will compete in the finals for trophies and cash prizes. During finals, players will be placed in groups of four and will play three games. Players will score points on each game based on finishing position (4-2-1-0 scoring). After three games, the two players from each group with the most points will advance to the next round. Player limit is capped at 128. Pre-registration will be on August 29, 2026 at 11AM. See website for info on how to pre-register. Visit the Space City Pinball calendar for complete information on the week of tournaments leading up to the Houston Arcade Expo: the Week of WPPRs! https://www.spacecitypinball.com/calendar/ More details... SCO Go/No Go Launch Readiness Test SCO Go/No Go Launch Readiness Test Starts: 10:00 AM Ends: November 13, 2026 - 1:00 PM Location: Houston Marriott Westchase, 2900 Briarpark Dr., Houston, Tx 77042 Description: Registration for this tournament opens on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 10am: https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/253287 Tournament Date: Friday, November 13, 2026 Space City Pinball is recruiting cadets to assist with launch readiness testing in the hours preceding the SCO liftoff! Your primary objective is to stress test and gather data on our launch vehicles. Players are expected to remain calm during any and all launch failures. The event will take place at 10am the morning of the first Space City Open qualifying session in the tournament room. This tournament is capped at 48 players. Pre-registration opens on Matchplay.events on Saturday, November 7 at 10am and will include a waitlist. The link will be posted on the SCPL calendar. Format Fair strikes format. 5 strikes per player. (0-1-2 in 3 player groups, 0-1-1-2 in 4 player groups). Swiss pairing. Balanced game selection. Balanced player order. 48 player limit. The tournament will be managed using the next.matchplay.events website. The IFPA/PAPA rules will be used. Proper etiquette is expected. Pre-Registration and Fees There will be a $5 fee, paid in CASH at check in. Fees will be used to cover awards and miscellaneous expenses. Any remaining fees will be paid out to the highest finishing finalists: 40% to 1st, 30% to 2nd, 20% to 3rd, and 10% to 4th. More details...	14
15 Women's Interstellar Showdown Women's Interstellar Showdown Starts: 9:00 AM Ends: November 15, 2026 - 9:30 AM Location: 2900 Briarpark Dr Houston, TX Description: Belles of Space City Interstellar Showdown Women's Pinball Tournament Women of all ages are invited to a cosmic battle of skill that will test their mastery of gravitational fields over metal spheres. Battle-ready earthlings will target jackpots and nudge their way around the unknown terrors of outer space to avoid the deep black hole straight down the middle. If you have what it takes to be a space cadet, register for the Interstellar Showdown! This matchplay tournament will take place in the tournament room during the Houston Arcade Expo with qualifying rounds and finals on Sunday, November 15, 2026. Check in on Sunday morning between 8:30am and 8:45am where an entry fee of $10 CASH will be collected. We will begin announcements at 8:45am and take a group picture so the tournament may begin promptly at 9am. Registration Ladies may preregister online or register in person at the tournament desk during the Expo. We will limit the tournament to 60 players with a waitlist. We reserve the right to increase the number of players if suitable games become available for competition. Online registration will open on Saturday, August 29 at 11:30am on Matchplay.events. There is no cost to pre-register. NEW THIS YEAR Schedule Sunday 8:30-8:45am -Check in and pay $10 cash 8:45am -- picture, prizes and rules 9am -- Tournament begins noon -- Finals for top 8 More details...	16	17 Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: November 17, 2026 - 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. 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. BYOB drinks and food SCPL Guide to the City (See NASA & Clearlake) https://www.spacecitypinball.com/week-of-wpprs/ More details... Space City Pinball: TGP NASA Interstellar Training Space City Pinball: TGP NASA Interstellar Training Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: November 17, 2026 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve NASA, 20810 Gulf Fwy Suite Z, Webster, TX 77598, USA Description: Every Tuesday starting around 4:30 PM (as soon as a tournament director arrives), we'll kick off a weekly high-score game that runs until the end of the match play tournament that night. Then at 6:30 PM, our 6-week match play league gets underway. Each week features two rounds of four-game match play qualifying. Players earn points each week, and the top point leaders after 6 weeks will advance to the playoff during Week 7. You don’t have to participate every single week to join in. While points accumulate over the 6 weeks, we'll still be celebrating weekly Highscore,1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners every Tuesday night. Fee: $10 Entry to TGP NASA, $1 IFPA Organizer: Space City Pinball (Website) More details... Space City Pinball: Three Strike Tuesday Space City Pinball: Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: November 17, 2026 - 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. event Organizer: Space City Pinball (Website) More details... EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Fall Semester Q2 2026 EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Fall Semester Q2 2026 Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: November 17, 2026 - 10:00 PM Location: EinStein's Katy, 873 S Mason Rd #360, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Fall Semester Q2 2026 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. SCPL Cadets will perform 3 rounds of 2 games each class session. The series will be 6 weeks long with a minimum attendance of 4 weeks. Cadets desiring to audit for less than 4 weeks are welcome to attend. On the last scheduled date of class after qualifying rounds a class finals will held. The top 4 qualifying SCPL Cadets will compete in a PAPA style finals. 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://app.matchplay.events/ on a personal electronic device. More details...	18	19	20	21
22 EinStein's=MatchplayCompetition² EinStein's=MatchplayCompetition² Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: November 22, 2026 - 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...	23	24 Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: November 24, 2026 - 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. 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. BYOB drinks and food SCPL Guide to the City (See NASA & Clearlake) https://www.spacecitypinball.com/week-of-wpprs/ More details... Space City Pinball: TGP NASA Interstellar Training Space City Pinball: TGP NASA Interstellar Training Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: November 24, 2026 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve NASA, 20810 Gulf Fwy Suite Z, Webster, TX 77598, USA Description: Every Tuesday starting around 4:30 PM (as soon as a tournament director arrives), we'll kick off a weekly high-score game that runs until the end of the match play tournament that night. Then at 6:30 PM, our 6-week match play league gets underway. Each week features two rounds of four-game match play qualifying. Players earn points each week, and the top point leaders after 6 weeks will advance to the playoff during Week 7. You don’t have to participate every single week to join in. While points accumulate over the 6 weeks, we'll still be celebrating weekly Highscore,1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners every Tuesday night. Fee: $10 Entry to TGP NASA, $1 IFPA Organizer: Space City Pinball (Website) More details... Space City Pinball: Three Strike Tuesday Space City Pinball: Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: November 24, 2026 - 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. event Organizer: Space City Pinball (Website) More details... Einstein’s PhysXXX Study Group Einstein’s PhysXXX Study Group Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: November 24, 2026 - 10:00 PM Location: EinStein's Katy, 873 S Mason Rd #360, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: EinStein's PhysXXX Study Group Outline 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://app.matchplay.events/ on a personal electronic device. More details...	25	26	27 Friendsgiving at LOWer Level Arcade Friendsgiving at LOWer Level Arcade Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: November 27, 2026 - 8:00 PM Location: LOWer Level Arcade- 19318 Wood Village Lane Description: Celebrate Friendship with a 12 strike Progressive Pinball Tournament at the LOWer Level Arcade.Strikes are awarded progressively. Four-player groups: 0/1/2/3 strikes; Three-player groups: 0/1/2 strikes.Last one standing is the winner! https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/275352 More details...	28
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Belles of Space City Interstellar Showdown Women's Pinball Tournament

Registration