Texas Pinball Festival Recap

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026

What an incredible weekend at the Texas Pinball Festival in Frisco! We’re proud to say that Space City Pinball League was well represented, with around 50 of our members making the trip north to compete, connect, and celebrate the game we all love. The road trip itself was half the fun—plenty of pinball talk and laughs along the way—and once we got to the festival, it was even better getting to hang out together, enjoy some adult beverages, and play a ton of great pinball.

A huge congratulations goes out to Jack Revnew for an outstanding performance, taking home the win in the Wizards Tournament! And shoutout to Nick Gustafson for an impressive 4th place finish in the B Division of the same event—great playing! We love seeing our community show up strong on a big stage like this. Events like these remind us how special the pinball community is, and we’re honored to be a part of it. Already looking forward to next year!

	March 2026
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1	2 FINALS 10th Anniversary 1820 League FINALS 10th Anniversary 1820 League Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: March 2, 2026 - 10:00 PM Location: Eighteen Twenty Lounge, 1820 Franklin St, Houston, TX 77002, USA Description: The Ten Year Anniversary of Space City Pinball League - at 1820 Lounge (Joystix)! Join us 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. More details... •	3 Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: March 3, 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 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: March 3, 2026 - 10:00 PM 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... Space City Pinball: Three Strike Tuesday XXX Space City Pinball: Three Strike Tuesday XXX Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: March 3, 2026 - 10:30 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: A three strikes knockout tournament Tuesday at The Game Preserve starting at 7PM. 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 from the next round. $10 Entry for The Game Preserve if not a member. Free play machines. $1 Entry fee for IFPA. More details... • • •	4	5	6	7 Super Saturday Showdown Super Saturday Showdown Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: March 7, 2026 - 6:00 PM Location: Eureka Heights Brew Co, 941 W 18th St, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: SCPL presents: The Super Saturdays Showdown Explore pinball around Space City on the first Saturday of the month! Space City Pinball will host WPPRtunity tournaments at various venues around town with space for large groups. Each event will consist of 8 rounds of group matchplay that will be used to accumulate series points. Rounds will use IFPA scoring (7/5/3/1). Finals formats may vary depending upon the location. This month we will play at Eureka Heights. All ages. Coin drop. Those who play in the Super Saturday Showdown Series will be eligible for division awards given out by SCPL at the end of the year. While each tournament will be submitted to the IFPA separately, the final series standings will be for recognition and awards. Series standings: https://app.matchplay.events/series/5261 Our 2026 series will begin in February with ten opportunities to play to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Space City Pinball! The top 7 events will count towards the series ranking for division awards in December: February 7 – Gandalf’s Arcade, a private collection March 7 – Eureka Heights April 4 – EinStein’s Pub & Arcade in Richmond May 2 – Gandalf’s Arcade, a private collection June 6 – The Game Preserve NASA July 4 – EinStein’s Pub in Katy (21+) August 1 – The Game Preserve NASA September 5– EinStein’s Pub & Arcade in Richmond October 3 – Eureka Heights December 5 – UpKick Pinball, a private collection More details... •
8 EinStein's Drainiacs EinStein's Drainiacs Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: March 8, 2026 - 6:00 PM Location: 873 S Mason Rd, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: 4 Strikes Knockout 21+ More details... •	9	10 Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: March 10, 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 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: March 10, 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... Space City Pinball: TGP Interstellar Training S2 Space City Pinball: TGP Interstellar Training S2 Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: March 10, 2026 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: Start Date: March 10, 2026 End Date: April 21, 2026 Welcome to Space City Pinball's The Game Preserve North Tuesday Series - Interstellar Training! 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 March 10th to April 14th for qualifying and April 21st 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: April 21st. Format to be determined. $1 Entry fee each week for IFPA and prizes. More details... • • •	11	12	13 Eureka Heights Friday Tournament Eureka Heights Friday Tournament Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: March 13, 2026 - 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... •	14 Belles & Chimes Women's Monthly Belles & Chimes Women's Monthly Starts: 3:00 PM Ends: March 14, 2026 - 7:00 PM Location: 19318 Wood Village Ln, Houston, TX 77084, USA Description: Join us at the LOWer Level Arcade, a private pinball collection. 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 3X Tuesday Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: March 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 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 - Spring Semester Q2 2026 EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Spring Semester Q2 2026 Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: March 17, 2026 - 10:00 PM Location: EinStein's Katy, 873 S Mason Rd #360, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Spring 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... Space City Pinball: TGP Interstellar Training S2 Space City Pinball: TGP Interstellar Training S2 Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: March 17, 2026 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: Start Date: March 10, 2026 End Date: April 21, 2026 Welcome to Space City Pinball's The Game Preserve North Tuesday Series - Interstellar Training! 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 March 10th to April 14th for qualifying and April 21st 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: April 21st. Format to be determined. $1 Entry fee each week for IFPA and prizes. More details... • • •	18	19 TPF's Scrutinizer TPF's Scrutinizer Starts: 5:00 PM Ends: March 19, 2026 - 10:00 PM Location: 7600 John Q Hammons Dr. Frisco, TX Description: The event will take place the day prior to the Texas Pinball Festival's Wizard's tournament and will be run by Space City Pinball tournament director, David Dronet. Entry is capped at 60 players and is first come, first served. Tournament Director may add additional players if suitable games become available. Registration will begin at 4:15 PM. The tournament starts at 5pm. We anticipate high demand for this event, so please arrive early and queue in an orderly fashion. The primary goal of this tournament is to battle test and gather data on games prior to the major weekend events. Players are expected to be scrutinizers. 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. The tournament will be managed using the app.matchplay.events website. The IFPA/PAPA rules will be used. Pre-Registration and Fees There will be a $20 fee, paid in CASH at check in. Fees will be used to cover awards, trophy 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. Email spacecitypinball@gmail.com with any questions. More details... •	20 Texas Pinball Festival Texas Pinball Festival Starts: 12:00 AM Ends: March 22, 2026 - 11:59 PM More details... •	21
22 EinStein's=MatchplayCompetition² EinStein's=MatchplayCompetition² Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: March 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: March 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 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 - Spring Semester Q2 2026 EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Spring Semester Q2 2026 Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: March 24, 2026 - 10:00 PM Location: EinStein's Katy, 873 S Mason Rd #360, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Spring Semester Q2 2026 PLUS FINALS 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... Space City Pinball: TGP Interstellar Training S2 Space City Pinball: TGP Interstellar Training S2 Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: March 24, 2026 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: Start Date: March 10, 2026 End Date: April 21, 2026 Welcome to Space City Pinball's The Game Preserve North Tuesday Series - Interstellar Training! 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 March 10th to April 14th for qualifying and April 21st 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: April 21st. Format to be determined. $1 Entry fee each week for IFPA and prizes. More details... • • •	25	26	27	28
29	30	31 Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Space City Pinball: NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: March 31, 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 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 - Spring Semester Q2 2026 EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Spring Semester Q2 2026 Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: March 31, 2026 - 10:00 PM Location: EinStein's Katy, 873 S Mason Rd #360, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Spring 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... Space City Pinball: TGP Interstellar Training S2 Space City Pinball: TGP Interstellar Training S2 Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: March 31, 2026 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: Start Date: March 10, 2026 End Date: April 21, 2026 Welcome to Space City Pinball's The Game Preserve North Tuesday Series - Interstellar Training! 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 March 10th to April 14th for qualifying and April 21st 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: April 21st. Format to be determined. $1 Entry fee each week for IFPA and prizes. More details... • • •