The Festive Pinball Gathering - 28, 29 & 30 Nov 25

[Moonraker]

I remember this from last time described in one word BRUTAL!!

Well he is Evel...!

 

[Moonraker]

Can't have a festive gathering without a blackbelt being in the mix...!

 

[MarkS]

Stop adding machines I've never played before

 

[Moonraker]

All classic games..!

I need enough for the tournament...

 

[Moonraker]

Just be thankful I haven't had time to sort out Haunted House, Space shuttle, sky lab and space station....

 

[Lickashot]

Will you be doing any streaming for this Pete?

 

[Moonraker]

Will you be doing any streaming for this Pete?

Very unlikely, sorry.

There's an outside chance that a final or two might happen if I'm not involved in them.

 

[Lickashot]

H2H on the CLASSICS right Pete? It just says in the description on the matchplay events app that it is group matchplay?

 

[Nickbs]

Hi Peter

Will have to drop out of Sunday due to people visiting at home, but now aiming to get there early enough on a Friday for the PinGolf

Cheers
Nick

 

[Moonraker]

H2H on the CLASSICS right Pete? It just says in the description on the matchplay events app that it is group matchplay?

That's because I hadn't finished drafting it, it also had the wrong date and start time...!

Now I've finished...

Classics:

Special When Lit 2025 Festive Gathering Classics

Nov 29, 2025 10:30AM • Special When Lit

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[Moonraker]

Hi Peter

Will have to drop out of Sunday due to people visiting at home, but now aiming to get there early enough on a Friday for the PinGolf

Cheers
Nick

That's a shame about Sunday but it'll be good to see you tomorrow instead.

 

[kevlar]

Huge thanks to Peter, Hillary and Moira for a great weekend of pinball. It was great to see everyone as always. Congrats to Josh and Luke on their wins

 

[ItsOnlyDanO]

Just wanted to add my thanks for a very enjoyable weekend of pinball so thanks very much to Peter, Hilary and Moira for hosting everyone and the food provided.

On a personal note it was probably one of my best weekends in pinball, qualifying 2nd in the classics was fantastic and even though I went out in the first round of the finals I would've been happy with that for a weekend just with that day. However on Sunday it got even better as even though I barely scraped though qualifying for the finals, I ended up somehow getting to the final after a massive ball 3 on Jurassic Park on game 3 to force a tiebreak with Peter which I to get through. Was pretty happy with how I played in the final too though I was pretty tired at that point so anything better than 4th was a bonus.

One thing I noticed is that I felt more confident than ever playing across both days but at the same time feeling more anxious than ever! If it looked like I was super stressed after finishing a ball that was definitely anxiety kicking in but I was doing my best to try and control it. To be honest it was quite difficult when you are essentially battling yourself and the machine at the same time. Not 100% sure what I'll do to fix that yet but I'm sure I'll think of something.

Congratulations to Josh for his two wins and Luke for the classics win on Saturday

 

[Lickashot]

One thing I noticed is that I felt more confident than ever playing across both days but at the same time feeling more anxious than ever! If it looked like I was super stressed after finishing a ball that was definitely anxiety kicking in but I was doing my best to try and control it. To be honest it was quite difficult when you are essentially battling yourself and the machine at the same time. Not 100% sure what I'll do to fix that yet but I'm sure I'll think of something.