Inside Houston’s Competitive Pinball Scene

March 1, 2019March 1, 2019

With growing groups like the Space City Pinball League and Belles & Chimes in action, this retro sport is all the rage again.

The Houstonia Magazine features Space City Pinball in their March issue!

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	January 2022
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						1 Jimburgh Flip Frenzy Jimburgh Flip Frenzy Starts: 12:00 AM Ends: January 1, 2022 - 11:59 PM Description: 3 hour flip frenzy following Jimburgh qualifying rounds. (No finals) Pre-registration is required and can be done by emailing the T.D. at spacecitypinball@gmail.com. This tournament is limited to 32 players because of space and available pins. More details... Jimburgh 2022 Jimburgh 2022 Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: January 1, 2022 - 8:00 PM Description: Space City Pinball proudly presents JIMBURGH 2022 - a PINBURGH style tournament hosted by Jim and Stephanie Mueller at their home. Pre-registration is required and can be done by emailing the T.D. at spacecitypinball@gmail.com. This tournament is limited to 32 players because of space and available pins. The tournament will consist of four rounds of 4 player matchplay qualifying, each round will pit players against each other on a bank of 4 games, with each bank consisting of an EM, an early SS, a SS, and a modern game. In true PINBURGH style, the first round will be Slaughter grouping - with the top IFPA ranked player in a group with the lowest ranked player and two players in the middle of the pack. Subsequent rounds will be Swiss Tiered. Top 8 qualifiers will go on in a PAPA style finals. Players not making the finals will be eligible to play in a Flip Frenzy from 8p to 11p. Main tournament will start at 1pm on 1 Jan, 2022. More details... • •
2	3	4 Three Strike Tuesday Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: January 4, 2022 - 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... •	5	6	7	8 Belles & Chimes Women's Tournament Belles & Chimes Women's Tournament Starts: 3:00 PM Ends: January 8, 2022 - 7:00 PM Location: EinStein's Pub & Arcade, 16733 W Airport Blvd #290, Richmond, TX 77407, 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... •
9 EinStein's Drainiacs EinStein's Drainiacs Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: January 9, 2022 - 6:00 PM Location: 873 S Mason Rd, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: 4 Strikes Knockout 21+ More details... •	10	11 Space City Pinball: NASA Strikes Tuesday Space City Pinball: NASA Strikes Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: January 11, 2022 - 9:30 PM Location: The Game Preserve NASA, 20810 Gulf Fwy Suite Z, Webster, TX 77598, USA Description: Bi-weekly 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: January 11, 2022 - 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... • •	12	13	14	15 (Canceled) Monthly Matchplay (Canceled) Monthly Matchplay Starts: 4:00 PM Ends: January 15, 2022 - 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... •
16	17	18 Three Strike Tuesday Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: January 18, 2022 - 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... •	19	20	21	22
23 EinStein's=MatchplayCompetition² EinStein's=MatchplayCompetition² Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: January 23, 2022 - 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... •	24	25 Space City Pinball: NASA Strikes Tuesday Space City Pinball: NASA Strikes Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: January 25, 2022 - 9:30 PM Location: The Game Preserve NASA, 20810 Gulf Fwy Suite Z, Webster, TX 77598, USA Description: Bi-weekly 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: January 25, 2022 - 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... • •	26	27	28	29
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