Space City Pinball

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.
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Organizer: Space City Pinball (Website)

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

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.

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

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.

4 Strikes Knockout
21+

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.
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Organizer: Space City Pinball (Website)

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/

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.

$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!

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.

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.
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Organizer: Space City Pinball (Website)

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/

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.

7 rounds of matchplay qualifying. PAPA finals for top 8.
1 PM start. All ages welcome. $1 + coin drop.

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)

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.