Join us at PinHaus for a chaotic Round Robin on Saturday 29th April: Gone Flippin', Leave a Message!
Registration will open Saturday 11th March at midday on my website:
www.lecari.co.uk
This will be a Max Matchplay, NOT a Flip Frenzy - more info on how it works here: https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/Max-Match-Play-tournaments-EdF5L835HBbxJ1L6wPfOS
About the Event
PinHaus is based in Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk - full address will be sent to you after registration.
Doors open from 10:00, with competition starting at 11:30 (with a break for lunch). We’ll be running a Max Match Play for qualifying, set to run as a Round Robin, meaning everyone will play the same amount of matches and play each opponent once.
This is an official IFPA event. But like our last events, this is a social occasion as well — you are welcome to hang around and play until late after the competition ends. We are looking forward to welcoming you into our home for a relaxed and fun environment!
Registration
Due to limited capacity there is a strict registration limit, capped at 23 people.
Registration will open Saturday 11th March at midday.
Tickets are £10 each. Payment will be arranged before the event or pay in cash on the day.
Qualifying Info
We’ll be starting the Max Match Play qualifying at 11:30 (with a break in the middle for lunch after everyone has hit 10 games played, hopefully around 1300), but feel free to come earlier (anytime from 10:00). Qualifying should take around 3.5 to 4 hours in total, but we can't be 100% sure as this will be the first time we've run this format.
This is a brand new format, which is a new alternative to Flip Frenzy tournaments. It runs in a similar way, with a few small differences.
Each player is guaranteed* to play 24 1v1 matches, playing each opponent once.
Similar to Flip Frenzy, there is a ‘waiting room’ as not all players will be playing at once.
*As everyone plays each opponent once, if there are last minute drop outs the number of matches may drop, eg. If 22 players, everyone will play 21 games.
Because of the way that new matches are generated, if you have just joined the waiting room, you may be playing a new match straight away (unlike in a Flip Frenzy queue). But as everyone is playing exactly the same amount of games there is no need to rush, so if you or your opponent is getting a drink or having a quick break there's no reason to rush them.
Unlike a Flip Frenzy, if you have a Matchplay account you can submit your results, which will help speed things up.
For more info on how Max Match Play works, click here.
The Finals
After qualifying (and the now traditional ‘raffle’ for assorted Fish Tales themed prizes!), there will be a finals for the top 8 players.
The top 2 qualifiers from the Max Match Play get a bye to the final.
For the quarter final, qualifiers 5 – 8 will play in a single 4 player game, with the top 2 players going to the semi-final.
In the semi-final, they will play in a single 4 player game against qualifiers 3 and 4.
The final will then be four players in a 3 game final, scored as 4-2-1-0.
If qualifiers 3-6 include more than four players, a tie break game will be played on a randomly allocated machine. Players will be eliminated until only the required amount qualify for the semi-finals.
Machines
There will be 12 machines available to play:
Registration will open Saturday 11th March at midday on my website:
Gone Flippin' Pinball Tournament
Join us for the next Pinhaus Max Matchplay tournament on Saturday 29th April: Gone Flippin', Leave a Message!
www.lecari.co.uk
This will be a Max Matchplay, NOT a Flip Frenzy - more info on how it works here: https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/Max-Match-Play-tournaments-EdF5L835HBbxJ1L6wPfOS
About the Event
PinHaus is based in Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk - full address will be sent to you after registration.
Doors open from 10:00, with competition starting at 11:30 (with a break for lunch). We’ll be running a Max Match Play for qualifying, set to run as a Round Robin, meaning everyone will play the same amount of matches and play each opponent once.
This is an official IFPA event. But like our last events, this is a social occasion as well — you are welcome to hang around and play until late after the competition ends. We are looking forward to welcoming you into our home for a relaxed and fun environment!
Registration
Due to limited capacity there is a strict registration limit, capped at 23 people.
Registration will open Saturday 11th March at midday.
Tickets are £10 each. Payment will be arranged before the event or pay in cash on the day.
Qualifying Info
We’ll be starting the Max Match Play qualifying at 11:30 (with a break in the middle for lunch after everyone has hit 10 games played, hopefully around 1300), but feel free to come earlier (anytime from 10:00). Qualifying should take around 3.5 to 4 hours in total, but we can't be 100% sure as this will be the first time we've run this format.
This is a brand new format, which is a new alternative to Flip Frenzy tournaments. It runs in a similar way, with a few small differences.
Each player is guaranteed* to play 24 1v1 matches, playing each opponent once.
Similar to Flip Frenzy, there is a ‘waiting room’ as not all players will be playing at once.
*As everyone plays each opponent once, if there are last minute drop outs the number of matches may drop, eg. If 22 players, everyone will play 21 games.
Because of the way that new matches are generated, if you have just joined the waiting room, you may be playing a new match straight away (unlike in a Flip Frenzy queue). But as everyone is playing exactly the same amount of games there is no need to rush, so if you or your opponent is getting a drink or having a quick break there's no reason to rush them.
Unlike a Flip Frenzy, if you have a Matchplay account you can submit your results, which will help speed things up.
For more info on how Max Match Play works, click here.
The Finals
After qualifying (and the now traditional ‘raffle’ for assorted Fish Tales themed prizes!), there will be a finals for the top 8 players.
The top 2 qualifiers from the Max Match Play get a bye to the final.
For the quarter final, qualifiers 5 – 8 will play in a single 4 player game, with the top 2 players going to the semi-final.
In the semi-final, they will play in a single 4 player game against qualifiers 3 and 4.
The final will then be four players in a 3 game final, scored as 4-2-1-0.
If qualifiers 3-6 include more than four players, a tie break game will be played on a randomly allocated machine. Players will be eliminated until only the required amount qualify for the semi-finals.
Machines
There will be 12 machines available to play:
- Space Shuttle (Zaccaria 1980)
- Centaur (Bally 1981)
- Locomotion (Zaccaria 1981)
- Genesis (Gottlieb 1986) - provided by @MajesticPinball
- Diner (Williams 1990)
- Fish Tales (Williams 1992)
- Creature From the Black Lagoon (Bally 1992)
- Red and Ted’s Road Show (Williams 1994)
- World Cup Soccer 94 (Bally 1994) - provided by @Jmac
- Attack from Mars (Bally 1995)
- Junkyard (Williams 1996)
- Baywatch (Sega 1996) - Cheers to the fantastic @Spandangler
- Claire Lickman @Lecari
- David Bowery @David_Vi
- Jon @Jmac
- Gaz @Spandangler
- Reece Powell @OTRawrior
- Pete Bennett @PAZ
- Greg Mott @robotgreg
- Jeremy Baynham @StandUpAndFight
- Martin Bedford @SPLITKING
- Dan Lewell @DanLewell
- Paul Woollard @PAX
- Steven Dale @Doggard
- Nathan Garwood
- Roy Smith
- Jim King
- Chris Granby
- Barry Doree @Baza
- Matt Peck
- Gene Aw @Genotime
- Gareth Arnold
- Diane Bush @Diane B
- Clive Bush
- Dan Pocklington
- Graham Swaffield
- Helen Swaffield
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