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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.

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

Every Tuesday night starting at 6:30pm for 6 weeks we will have 2 rounds of four game 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.

Special League Night entry fee is $10.00 per night - 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: Double elimination head to head. Best of 3 in the winners bracket, single game elimination in the losers bracket. A division to determine final standings, B division for any eligible player not in A division for pride.
Fee: One dollar for IFPA.

Organizer: Space City Pinball (Website)

EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Maymester 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.

Start Date: May 5, 2026
End Date: June 16, 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 May 5th to June 9th for qualifying and June 16th 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: June 16th. Format to be determined.
$1 Entry fee each week for IFPA and prizes.

The league will use six weeks of group matchplay qualifying and a seventh week for finals Each week players will compete in groups of four on six 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 points. The best 5 weeks will be used to determine eligibility for playoffs. The top 16 players will be eligible for finals using a format to be determined at a later date.

Five rounds of group matchplay (7/5/3/1).  Top 8 finals.  

This month we will play at the Mueller's home on their amazing private collection.

Practice starts at 2pm. Tournament starts at 3pm.
$1 for IFPA
BYOB and snacks to share

If you have not been to a Belles and Chimes tournament before, please review the women's tournament etiquette guidelines as they vary from the open tournaments. https://www.spacecitypinball.com/bellesandchimes/

We welcome women of all ages and skills. If you've never played pinball before, don't worry. We are a fun and welcoming group! All ladies will play 10 games in this matchplay tournament. The top 4 qualifiers will also play a round of finals.

This is an IFPA event, and all players will earn WPPR points towards their women's ranking.

Details about our league and tournament rules can be found at https://www.spacecitypinball.com/bellesandchimes/

4 Strikes Knockout
21+

Every Tuesday starting around 4:30 PM (as soon as a tournament director arrives), we'll kick off a weekly high-score game that runs until the end of the match play tournament that night.

Then at 6:30 PM, our 6-week match play league gets underway. Each week features two rounds of four-game match play qualifying. Players earn points each week, and the top point leaders after 6 weeks will advance to the playoff during Week 7.

You don’t have to participate every single week to join in. While points accumulate over the 6 weeks, we'll still be celebrating weekly Highscore,1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners every Tuesday night.

Fee: $10 Entry to TGP NASA, $1 IFPA

Organizer: Space City Pinball (Website)

EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Maymester 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.

Start Date: May 5, 2026
End Date: June 16, 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 May 5th to June 9th for qualifying and June 16th 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: June 16th. Format to be determined.
$1 Entry fee each week for IFPA and prizes.

The league will use six weeks of group matchplay qualifying and a seventh week for finals Each week players will compete in groups of four on six 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 points. The best 5 weeks will be used to determine eligibility for playoffs. The top 16 players will be eligible for finals using a format to be determined at a later date.