The Capital Combo
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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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League Night Recap for 2/22/22
Our last league night fell on the big “Twos Day” of 2/22/22. It started the rotation between Cerberus and Augean Stables, the final two banks in the “Labors of Hercules” series. Cerberus was originally themed to “hellhounds” and contained Ghostbusters, AC/DC, Stranger Things, and Junk Yard, with the last spot being reserved for whatever we…
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League Night Recap for 2/8/22
After a month off to wait out the worst of the Omicron surge, league resumed play with our sixth (of eight) league night on February 8. It was time to switch banks and complete a two-bank rotation that started in December. The next pair of banks will be the two last ones for the season.…
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League Night Recap for 12/14/21 (plus Silver Balls)
As everyone knows (and likes to give me a hard time about), I’m notoriously terrible at writing the league night recaps except under deadline pressure. The “deadline” is that I have a strict rule to get them up before the next league night. Unfortunately, that bad habit combined with our having a six week gap…