The Capital Combo
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League Night Recap for 6/14/22
We started another two-bank rotation on June 14, which was the third night of Season 16. The banks for this one are named Poseidon for the god of the sea (and, oddly, also horses) and Hermes for the messenger of the gods. Most of the game choices in Poseidon are pretty self-explanatory. Hermes’ bank is…
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League Night Recap for 5/24/22
‘Member league night 2? Oh yeah, I ‘member! That was fantastic. It’s been three weeks since our last league night on May 24 so it’s quite possible you don’t ‘member it. So here I am with the league night recap to jog your memberies, I mean memories. If you ‘member even further back, you’ll recall…
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Rocket Robin Charity Pinball Tournament Returns
It’s time for Rocket Robin, the summer charity tournament to benefit the Capital Area Humane Society! The entry fee will be $10, with $9 going to the charity and $1 to the IFPA for sanctioning. The format will be straight up head-to-head match play in a round robin style. Because we almost certainly won’t have…
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League Night Recap for 5/10/22
Season 16 kicked off on May 10 with the first two banks of our new themed season, “The Olympian Gods.” At Mike’s suggestion, I had previously announced two fake banks called “Hestia” and “Hephaestus” (the gods of the hearth and the forge) each with five games all in the alcove. This was self-parody based on…
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Season 16 Standings
This is the Google doc spreadsheet for Season 16. Keep in mind that scores are not meaningful until after a two-bank rotation has been completed. Season 16 (follow this link)
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Derik and Allen Win Super-Ball XV
Season 15 of the league finished up on April 12 with our traditional post-season split flipper tournament, Super-Ball XV, also known as the Zen Tournament. We had an even number turn up this time, so no one got to (or had to) play on two teams. Tim, who missed most of the second half of…
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Season 16 Schedule
Season 16: The Olympian Gods 5/10 & 5/24 (A): “Apollo”: The Mandalorian (replacing The Walking Dead), The Beatles, KISS, Guardians of the Galaxy, Medieval Madness 5/10 & 5/24 (B): “Hera”: Lord of the Rings (replacing The Simpsons), The Munsters, The Addams Family, Elvira’s House of Horrors, Game of Thrones 6/14 & 6/28 (A): “Poseidon”: Iron…
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Mike defends his title again in the Season 15 playoffs
The season 15 final playoffs on March 22 ended with Mike successfully defending his Lansing Pinball League champion title in a final match against Derik. Allen finished third and was gracious enough to wait around until the very late final match played out so we could get a winners’ photo. (A couple of times we…
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Lansing Lightning Flippers: a Women’s Tournament Series
I’m going to be trying something new for the Lansing scene, a women’s tournament series called the Lansing Lightning Flippers. If it is successful it may become a regular monthly tournament. It will be free, novice-friendly, and eligible for women’s ranking points with the IFPA, which can be used to qualify for the women’s state…
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League Night Recap for 3/8/22
March 8 was the final regular night for Season 15, and so it would determine the final standings for the playoffs on March 22. As a result, the competition was really heated, especially for the top seed positions in A division. I had been allowing anyone who came late to still play their league games…
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