League Returns to 1820 for 10th Anniversary!

December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

The Space City Pinball League is celebrating a decade of drains in Houston! Let’s party with a reunion league at the Eighteen Twenty Lounge. Joystix will open an additional room for us to accommodate a crowd, so we invite both our new players and those with years of experience to join us to mark this milestone. Let’s reconnect as we gather around the game. Maybe there will be tamales!

Starting January 12th, we will meet on Mondays at 7pm for 2 rounds of match play qualifying at the original home of the Space City Pinball League! Each round will consist of 3 games with some old and new friends – points will accumulate (7,5,3,1) over the course of the six weeks of league play. Your best 5 weeks scores count towards finals. Finals will be on the 7th week for A and B Div using PAPA style playoffs. Trophy’s and money for the winners in A and B – $20 dollars to play in league – 5 to the League, a dollar to IFPA and the rest for trophy’s and cash prizes. Visit Weekly League: 1820 Lounge for complete details. Click here to check out the results of the first league season.

A Look Back on the First Few Years

	December 2025
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	1	2 Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: December 2, 2025 - 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 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. event Organizer: Space City Pinball (Website) More details... EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Fall Semester Q2 2025 EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Fall Semester Q2 2025 Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: December 2, 2025 - 10:00 PM Location: 873 S Mason Rd #360, Katy, TX 77450 Description: EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Fall Semester Q2 2025 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. Fall Semester Q2 series 10/21/2025 10/28/2025 11/4/2025 No class: Week of WPPRs 11/11/2025 11/18/2025 No class: Thanksgiving Break 11/25/2025 12/2/2025 12/9/2025 plus finals More details... Space City Pinball: TGP Interstellar Training S4 Space City Pinball: TGP Interstellar Training S4 Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: December 2, 2025 - 10:30 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: Start Date: November 18, 2025 End Date: December 30 2025 Welcome to Space City Pinball's The Game Preserve North Tuesday Series - Interstellar Training! Every Tuesday night starting at 7:00 PM for 6 weeks we will have 4 rounds of two games match play qualifying, with points accumulating for the length of the league, and the top qualifiers will play in a playoff on the 7th week. Details: Dates: Tuesdays from November 18 to December 23 for qualifying and December 30th for finals. Start Time is 7:00 pm. Location: The Game Preserve entry fee is $10.00 per night for tournament players if not a member - all games on free play. Qualifying: Players must play in at least 3 of the 6 weeks in order to qualify for IFPA submission and for playoffs, best 5 weeks will be used to determine standings for playoffs. Playoffs: November 4th. Format to be determined. $1 Entry fee each week for IFPA and prizes. More details... • • •	3	4	5	6 Space City Super Saturday Showdown Space City Super Saturday Showdown Starts: 2:00 PM Ends: December 6, 2025 - 8:00 PM Location: 5311 Climber Ct, Houston, TX 77041, USA Description: This month, we play at UpKick, a private pinball collection! We will also celebrate Elizabeth's 50th birthday! It’s Super Saturday & Elizabeth’s 50th birthday party! Have address ready for security guard. Bring an unwrapped toy for the Star of Hope mission. Potluck and BYOB. Practice at 1pm. Starts at 2pm. The first Saturday of every month Space City Pinball will host an all-ages showdown tournament at various venues that can host large groups. Each event will consist of 8 rounds of group matchplay that will be used to accumulate series points. Those who play in the Super Saturday Showdown Series will be eligible for an award given out by SCPL at the end of the year. There are 5 divisions based on IFPA ranking. This is the final event. Wear your medal if you earned one! Series Standings: https://app.matchplay.events/series/4499 More details... •
7	8	9 Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: December 9, 2025 - 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 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. event Organizer: Space City Pinball (Website) More details... EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Fall Semester Q2 2025 EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Fall Semester Q2 2025 Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: December 9, 2025 - 10:00 PM Location: 873 S Mason Rd #360, Katy, TX 77450 Description: EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Fall Semester Q2 2025 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. Fall Semester Q2 series 10/21/2025 10/28/2025 11/4/2025 No class: Week of WPPRs 11/11/2025 11/18/2025 No class: Thanksgiving Break 11/25/2025 12/2/2025 12/9/2025 plus finals More details... Space City Pinball: TGP Interstellar Training S4 Space City Pinball: TGP Interstellar Training S4 Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: December 9, 2025 - 10:30 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: Start Date: November 18, 2025 End Date: December 30 2025 Welcome to Space City Pinball's The Game Preserve North Tuesday Series - Interstellar Training! Every Tuesday night starting at 7:00 PM for 6 weeks we will have 4 rounds of two games match play qualifying, with points accumulating for the length of the league, and the top qualifiers will play in a playoff on the 7th week. Details: Dates: Tuesdays from November 18 to December 23 for qualifying and December 30th for finals. Start Time is 7:00 pm. Location: The Game Preserve entry fee is $10.00 per night for tournament players if not a member - all games on free play. Qualifying: Players must play in at least 3 of the 6 weeks in order to qualify for IFPA submission and for playoffs, best 5 weeks will be used to determine standings for playoffs. Playoffs: November 4th. Format to be determined. $1 Entry fee each week for IFPA and prizes. More details... • • •	10	11	12 Eureka Heights Friday Tournament Eureka Heights Friday Tournament Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: December 12, 2025 - 9:30 PM Location: 941 W 18th St, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: Five rounds of group matchplay (7/5/3/1). Top 8 finals. More details... •	13 Belles & Chimes Women's Monthly Belles & Chimes Women's Monthly Starts: 3:00 PM Ends: December 13, 2025 - 7:00 PM Location: 5311 Climber Ct, Houston, TX 77041, 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... •
14 EinStein's Drainiacs EinStein's Drainiacs Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: December 14, 2025 - 6:00 PM Location: 873 S Mason Rd, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: 4 Strikes Knockout 21+ More details... •	15	16 Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: December 16, 2025 - 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 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. event Organizer: Space City Pinball (Website) More details... Einstein’s PhysXXX Study Group Einstein’s PhysXXX Study Group Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: December 17, 2025 - 10:30 AM Location: EinStein's Pub, 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://Next.Matchplay.events/ on a personal electronic device. SCPL Cadet Handbook: http://www.spacecitypinball.com/ More details... Space City Pinball: TGP Interstellar Training S4 Space City Pinball: TGP Interstellar Training S4 Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: December 16, 2025 - 10:30 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: Start Date: November 18, 2025 End Date: December 30 2025 Welcome to Space City Pinball's The Game Preserve North Tuesday Series - Interstellar Training! Every Tuesday night starting at 7:00 PM for 6 weeks we will have 4 rounds of two games match play qualifying, with points accumulating for the length of the league, and the top qualifiers will play in a playoff on the 7th week. Details: Dates: Tuesdays from November 18 to December 23 for qualifying and December 30th for finals. Start Time is 7:00 pm. Location: The Game Preserve entry fee is $10.00 per night for tournament players if not a member - all games on free play. Qualifying: Players must play in at least 3 of the 6 weeks in order to qualify for IFPA submission and for playoffs, best 5 weeks will be used to determine standings for playoffs. Playoffs: November 4th. Format to be determined. $1 Entry fee each week for IFPA and prizes. More details... • • •	17	18	19	20 Monthly Matchplay at TGP Monthly Matchplay at TGP Starts: 4:00 PM Ends: December 20, 2025 - 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 at the Little Dipper Meteor Strikes at the Little Dipper Starts: 1:30 PM Ends: December 21, 2025 - 5:30 PM Location: Little Dipper Bar, 304 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, USA Description: Space City Pinball: Meteor Strikes at the Little Dipper Four Strike Tournament 3rd Sunday of the Month 1:30 pm (Doors open at 1pm) 21+ Coin drop. 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 from the next round. More details... •	22	23 Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: December 23, 2025 - 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 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. event Organizer: Space City Pinball (Website) More details... Einstein’s PhysXXX Study Group Einstein’s PhysXXX Study Group Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: December 24, 2025 - 10:30 AM Location: EinStein's Pub, 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://Next.Matchplay.events/ on a personal electronic device. SCPL Cadet Handbook: http://www.spacecitypinball.com/ More details... Space City Pinball: TGP Interstellar Training S4 Space City Pinball: TGP Interstellar Training S4 Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: December 23, 2025 - 10:30 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: Start Date: November 18, 2025 End Date: December 30 2025 Welcome to Space City Pinball's The Game Preserve North Tuesday Series - Interstellar Training! Every Tuesday night starting at 7:00 PM for 6 weeks we will have 4 rounds of two games match play qualifying, with points accumulating for the length of the league, and the top qualifiers will play in a playoff on the 7th week. Details: Dates: Tuesdays from November 18 to December 23 for qualifying and December 30th for finals. Start Time is 7:00 pm. Location: The Game Preserve entry fee is $10.00 per night for tournament players if not a member - all games on free play. Qualifying: Players must play in at least 3 of the 6 weeks in order to qualify for IFPA submission and for playoffs, best 5 weeks will be used to determine standings for playoffs. Playoffs: November 4th. Format to be determined. $1 Entry fee each week for IFPA and prizes. More details... • • •	24	25	26	27
28 EinStein's=MatchplayCompetition² EinStein's=MatchplayCompetition² Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: December 28, 2025 - 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 Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: December 30, 2025 - 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 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. event Organizer: Space City Pinball (Website) More details... Space City Pinball: TGP Interstellar Training S4 Space City Pinball: TGP Interstellar Training S4 Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: December 30, 2025 - 10:30 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: Start Date: November 18, 2025 End Date: December 30 2025 Welcome to Space City Pinball's The Game Preserve North Tuesday Series - Interstellar Training! Every Tuesday night starting at 7:00 PM for 6 weeks we will have 4 rounds of two games match play qualifying, with points accumulating for the length of the league, and the top qualifiers will play in a playoff on the 7th week. Details: Dates: Tuesdays from November 18 to December 23 for qualifying and December 30th for finals. Start Time is 7:00 pm. Location: The Game Preserve entry fee is $10.00 per night for tournament players if not a member - all games on free play. Qualifying: Players must play in at least 3 of the 6 weeks in order to qualify for IFPA submission and for playoffs, best 5 weeks will be used to determine standings for playoffs. Playoffs: November 4th. Format to be determined. $1 Entry fee each week for IFPA and prizes. More details... • •	31 Ball Drop Bash at Lower Level Arcade Ball Drop Bash at Lower Level Arcade Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: December 31, 2025 - 11:59 PM Location: 19318 Wood Village Lane Houston, TX Description: Come and celebrate the ball drop at the Lower Level Arcade, a private collection in Katy, Tx. 7 rounds of matchplay and papa style finals for top 8. $6 buy-in $1 will go to ifpa and $5 will go to the pot. There will be another side quest for a bounty on random games. BYOB and snacks to share with each other. Registration opened December 15th https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/223093 More details... •