The Capital Combo
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League Night Recap for 1/28/20
I was very proud of the work I did creating banks this season. I had to balance having only a certain number of games designated “long” (based on looking at average scores from the previous season, or guessing in the case of new games) in each bank, along with trying to keep to having vaguely…
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League Night Recap for 1/14/20
The first league night of Season 14, and also the first of a new decade, saw two new members joining, Travis and Erik. Lexi and I had both been trying to recruit some new members on Facebook but were not ultimately successful. There’s still time yet to join, though! You only need to play four…
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Results and Standings for Season 14
This spreadsheet will be updated after each league night: Click here for Season 14 results and standings
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Zen Night and Other News from the Break
We’re about to come back after over a month off league, with a new theme for our banks (the Labors of Hercules) and a new game (Stranger Things). By the time of the Zen tournament we had an exciting development: The Beatles was back! And other games too, but mainly The Beatles, that’s the important…
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Banks for Season 14
I’m proud to announce this season’s tentative banks. New year, new theme! Some of the banks have a tighter theme than others but I swear I have a rationale for every single game’s placement. And now without further ado, behold… Season 14: THE LABORS OF HERCULES Nemean Lion (1/14): The Simpsons Pinball Party, Deadpool, Theatre…
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Silver Balls, Silver Balls…
It’s pinball time in the city (is it ever not?). We will be having our traditional after-Christmas, holiday-themed pinball tournament, Silver Balls in the City, at The Avenue Cafe in Lansing on December 28, 2019. This is the first-ever Saturday edition of Silver Balls in the City and we’re hoping for a record turnout and…
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No bad luck here: Danny wins Season 13
Thirteen must be Danny’s lucky number as he emerged from November 12’s final tournament as the victor of Lansing Pinball League’s Season 13. In fact, since things wrapped up after midnight, that added another 13 – November 13 – to the count. And another three, since Danny is the league’s third-ever champion, taking the crown…
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League Night Recap for 10/22/19
Ages and ages ago, back in the mists of time, we had the final league night of the regular (qualifying) season. It was our closest league night to Halloween this year. In years past, we used to have a Halloween costume contest on the closest night to Halloween, but as the calendar has caused league…
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League Night Recap for 10/8/19
October 8 was our penultimate (that means 7th, in case you aren’t counting) league night of the season. Although Polyhymnia is traditionally our ad hoc bank, comprised of all the games we haven’t played yet plus the rest determined by vote, this season Polyhymnia ended up completely filled with as-yet-unplayed games due to the many…
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League Night Recap for 9/24/19
The league night of 9/24 – our sixth of the season – marked the return of an old joke. In the Matt era, we – usually Matt, but sometimes Mike – would bring our own lightbulbs to replace the dead ones or empty sockets around the Avenue. It was so dark in the bar in…
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