Month: June 2019

Backbox Pinball Podcast features Houston’s Belles & Chimes directors

June 13, 2019September 15, 2019

Lauren Gray, league coordinator for the Belles and Chimes chapter in San Antonio, kicks off her new pinball podcast with a fun conversation with Houston’s own Elizabeth Dronet and Raleigh Palis! Have a listen by clicking here.

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1	2	3 Space City Pinball: NASA Strikes Tuesday Space City Pinball: NASA Strikes Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: May 3, 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: May 3, 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... • •	4	5 Belles League Nights Belles League Nights Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: May 5, 2022 - 9:00 PM Description: Women of all ages in the Houston area are invited to join the Belles of Space City during our spring league nights at The Wormhole, a private collection of machines provided by one of our league members. The women's league season will consist of six weeks of matchplay qualifying. Each week players will compete in groups of four on six different games. Players will be awarded points based on finishing position. Points will accumulate across the season to determine overall league standing. The best 4 weeks will be used, so players can safely drop two weeks. The top players will be eligible for a finals, which will use a group elimination format (aka PAPA style). These competitions will take place at a private location. Please contact the tournament director if you plan to attend bellesandchimeshouston@gmail.com or spacecitypinball@gmail.com for details regarding the entering the location and parking. For complete information, please view the calendar on spacecitypinball.com or follow Space City Pinball on Facebook. Qualifying matchplay: April 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19 and Finals on May 26. More details... •	6 Wormhole 4X Wormhole 4X Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: May 6, 2022 - 10:30 PM 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. More details... •	7 Flip Frenzy at Gandalf's Arcade Flip Frenzy at Gandalf's Arcade Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: May 7, 2022 - 6:00 PM Location: 10606 Hempstead #150 Houston, TX 77092 Description: Join us for a fun Flip Frenzy to kick off summer at Gandalf's Arcade, a private collection in Houston, Texas off Hempstead Hwy. Space City Pinball League invites all pinball players who think they have endurance, stamina, and flipper skills to join us! You’ll be paired against random opponents head to head. Win or lose, you will then move to the next game and opponent. Regardless of your skill level you will play non stop games for the entire 3.5 hours. Most wins (minus losses) at the end of the competition takes the win! (no finals) Matchplay software will be used to facilitate the tournament's orchestration. Entry fee is $6: $5 to the house and $1 to IFPA The rules in detail will be explained on the day of the event so don't be late! (Just remember 1, 2, queue) Doors open at 1pm--Rules and roll call at 1:45--Frenzy begins promptly at 2pm. More details... •
8 EinStein's Drainiacs EinStein's Drainiacs Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: May 8, 2022 - 6:00 PM Location: 873 S Mason Rd, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: 4 Strikes Knockout 21+ More details... •	9	10 Three Strike Tuesday Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: May 10, 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... •	11	12 Belles League Nights Belles League Nights Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: May 12, 2022 - 9:00 PM Description: Women of all ages in the Houston area are invited to join the Belles of Space City during our spring league nights at The Wormhole, a private collection of machines provided by one of our league members. The women's league season will consist of six weeks of matchplay qualifying. Each week players will compete in groups of four on six different games. Players will be awarded points based on finishing position. Points will accumulate across the season to determine overall league standing. The best 4 weeks will be used, so players can safely drop two weeks. The top players will be eligible for a finals, which will use a group elimination format (aka PAPA style). These competitions will take place at a private location. Please contact the tournament director if you plan to attend bellesandchimeshouston@gmail.com or spacecitypinball@gmail.com for details regarding the entering the location and parking. For complete information, please view the calendar on spacecitypinball.com or follow Space City Pinball on Facebook. Qualifying matchplay: April 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19 and Finals on May 26. More details... •	13	14 Belles & Chimes Women's Tournament Belles & Chimes Women's Tournament Starts: 3:00 PM Ends: May 14, 2022 - 7:00 PM Location: 2017 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77008, 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... •
15	16	17 Space City Pinball: NASA Strikes Tuesday Space City Pinball: NASA Strikes Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: May 17, 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: May 17, 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... • •	18	19 Belles League Nights Belles League Nights Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: May 19, 2022 - 9:00 PM Description: Women of all ages in the Houston area are invited to join the Belles of Space City during our spring league nights at The Wormhole, a private collection of machines provided by one of our league members. The women's league season will consist of six weeks of matchplay qualifying. Each week players will compete in groups of four on six different games. Players will be awarded points based on finishing position. Points will accumulate across the season to determine overall league standing. The best 4 weeks will be used, so players can safely drop two weeks. The top players will be eligible for a finals, which will use a group elimination format (aka PAPA style). These competitions will take place at a private location. Please contact the tournament director if you plan to attend bellesandchimeshouston@gmail.com or spacecitypinball@gmail.com for details regarding the entering the location and parking. For complete information, please view the calendar on spacecitypinball.com or follow Space City Pinball on Facebook. Qualifying matchplay: April 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19 and Finals on May 26. More details... •	20	21 Monthly Matchplay Monthly Matchplay Starts: 4:00 PM Ends: May 21, 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... •
22 EinStein's=MatchplayCompetition² EinStein's=MatchplayCompetition² Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: May 22, 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... •	23	24 Three Strike Tuesday Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: May 24, 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... •	25	26 Belles League Finals Belles League Finals Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: May 26, 2022 - 9:00 PM Description: Women of all ages in the Houston area are invited to join the Belles of Space City during our spring league nights at The Wormhole, a private collection of machines provided by one of our league members. The women's league season will consist of six weeks of matchplay qualifying. Each week players will compete in groups of four on six different games. Players will be awarded points based on finishing position. Points will accumulate across the season to determine overall league standing. The best 4 weeks will be used, so players can safely drop two weeks. The top players will be eligible for a finals, which will use a group elimination format (aka PAPA style). These competitions will take place at a private location. Please contact the tournament director if you plan to attend bellesandchimeshouston@gmail.com or spacecitypinball@gmail.com for details regarding the entering the location and parking. For complete information, please view the calendar on spacecitypinball.com or follow Space City Pinball on Facebook. Qualifying matchplay: April 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19 and Finals on May 26. More details... •	27	28
29	30	31 Space City Pinball: NASA Strikes Tuesday Space City Pinball: NASA Strikes Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: May 31, 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: May 31, 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... • •