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.

	April 2024
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1 Wormhole Max Matchplay Wormhole Max Matchplay Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: April 1, 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... •	2 NASA 3X Tuesday NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: April 2, 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: April 2, 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... • •	3	4 Space City Pinball: Conroe Gamechangers Space City Pinball: Conroe Gamechangers Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: April 4, 2024 - 11:00 PM Location: A Game Changer, 109 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301, USA Description: Tournament Date: April 04, 2024 Space City Pinball: Conroe Gamechangers Beat the Clock 7-11 Thursdays. 4 hours of play, no playoffs. 4 player Matchplay rounds with 3,2,1,0 scoring from 7 PM to 11 PM on Thursdays. (3, 1.5, 0 for three player games). 20 Player limit subject to adjustments if additional pinball machines are available at TD discretion. Location Information: A Game Changer 109 Metcalf St. Conroe, Texas, 77301 $10 entry to Game Changer Arcade, with machines set on free play. Food and drinks are available for purchase. Must be 18 years or older after 8 PM. Space City Pinball calendar: https://www.spacecitypinball.com/ Location information: https://agamechangerconroe.com/? More details... •	5	6 Wormhole 4X Wormhole 4X Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: April 6, 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... •
7	8	9 EinStein's PhysXXX EinStein's PhysXXX Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: April 9, 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: April 9, 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: April 9, 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... • • •	10	11	12 Eureka Heights Friday 3X Eureka Heights Friday 3X Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: April 12, 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... •	13 Belles & Chimes Women's Monthly Belles & Chimes Women's Monthly Starts: 3:00 PM Ends: April 13, 2024 - 7:00 PM Location: 2017 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: Belles Monthly at Wormhole. Doors open at 2pm; tournament starts at 3pm. $10 entry + $1 IFPA. BYOB. The Wormhole may stream the tournament. 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... •
14 EinStein's Drainiacs EinStein's Drainiacs Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: April 14, 2024 - 6:00 PM Location: 873 S Mason Rd, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: 4 Strikes Knockout 21+ More details... •	15 Wormhole 3X Wormhole 3X Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: April 15, 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... •	16 NASA 3X Tuesday NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: April 16, 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: April 16, 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... • •	17 Space City Pinball Eureka Heights Spring League Space City Pinball Eureka Heights Spring League Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: April 17, 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... •	18 3x Thursdays at LOWer Level Arcade 3x Thursdays at LOWer Level Arcade Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: April 19, 2024 - 12:00 AM Description: 3x More details... •	19	20 Monthly Matchplay Monthly Matchplay Starts: 4:00 PM Ends: April 20, 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... •
21 Meteor Strikes Meteor Strikes Starts: 1:30 PM Ends: April 21, 2024 - 6:30 PM Location: Little Dipper Bar, 304 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, USA Description: 4x starting at 1:30 PM. Doors open at 1 PM. 21+ More details... •	22	23 EinStein's PhysXXX EinStein's PhysXXX Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: April 23, 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: April 23, 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: April 23, 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... • • •	24 Space City Pinball Eureka Heights Spring League Space City Pinball Eureka Heights Spring League Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: April 24, 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... •	25 3x Thursdays at LOWer Level Arcade 3x Thursdays at LOWer Level Arcade Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: April 26, 2024 - 12:00 AM Description: 3x More details... •	26	27
28 EinStein's=MatchplayCompetition² EinStein's=MatchplayCompetition² Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: April 28, 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... •	29	30 NASA 3X Tuesday NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: April 30, 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: April 30, 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... • •