The Capital Combo
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League Night Recap for 3/10/20
March 10, 2020 was the fifth meeting of Season 14. As part of our “Labors of Hercules” themed season, we played bank “Stymphalian Birds” which was Attack from Mars, Elvira’s House of Pancakes Horrors, Jurassic Park, Star Wars, and Iron Maiden. Danny won the night, Derik took second, and Mike took third. Danny is also…
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Tentative schedule for Season 14
League activities will resume in one week! Schedule is as follows (all nights start at 7 pm): Pre-season playJuly 13: Silver Balls in July mini-tournament (non-IFPA)July 27: Super-Ball XIV: The Zen Tournament Season play*Aug. 10: League night #6Aug. 24: League night #7Sept. 14: League night #8Sept. 28: Season 14 finals*tentative (final decision to be made…
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News flash: League resuming soon
Hello, everyone. I miss you, and league. I’m overdue to give you a “State of the League” address and so this is it.When I took on directing the league, I thought the biggest ethical issues I would face would involve making rulings and dealing with the IFPA. I didn’t have the slightest idea I would…
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League Night Update for 2/25
Our fourth league night of the season, taking us to the halfway point of the regular season and qualifying for finals, was on the bank titled “Girdle of Hippolyta”: Tales of the Arabian Nights, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Addams Family, Lord of the Rings, and Terminator 3. It was an action-packed night because we…
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Announcing “Locking with Dinosaurs”
The Avenue Cafe (a Stern Army location) will be hosting the Locking with Dinosaurs tournament, finals to be held on July 1. Qualifying will be on our Jurassic Park Pro and scores will be taken any night Lansing Pinball League is meeting. Other qualifying opportunities may be available and will be announced in advance in…
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League Night Recap for 2/11/19
Hello all you pinballers out in Lansing League Land. I hope you’ll forgive me for the brevity of this recap for the league night of 2/11, as I was first under the weather and then had a huge pileup of exam grading, all of which has left me short of time. Last time we played…
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The madness returns to March Hare Madness!
Update: March Hare Madness is cancelled and will be rescheduled when conditions allow. The annual Stephen T. Kendrick Memorial March Hare Madness tournament returns to the Avenue Cafe in Lansing on March 18, and we will be bringing back our popular Critical Hit format. What are rabbits known for? No, the other thing. Magic! Critical…
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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