The Capital Combo
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League Night Recap for 10/8/24
Joseph and I showed up for the last league night to find a surprise: our Uncanny X-Men LE was in! This caused a sudden change of plans as we like to always use a new game for our Tuesday Night Smackdown, so our original pick of Indiana Jones got bumped. Don’t worry, Indy fans, we’ll…
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League Night Recap for 9/24/24
We wrapped up the second rotation of banks on September 24 and that brought us to the halfway point of Season 21. After a very under-attended night the previous time, several of the missing players returned. We were relieved to find we that Ethan had not scared everyone away. We are still sad to be…
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Uncanny X-Men Launch Parties
Lansing will be hosting two Uncanny X-Men launch parties, one open to all and the other open to all women. Both will be four-strikes tournaments with arena priority set to Uncanny X-Men, meaning one match each round will be played on the launch party game. The cost to play is $1 and there will be…
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League Night Recap for 9/10/24
We started a new bank rotation with our third league night of Season 21 on September 10, between Corvus (“The Crow”) and Perseus (“The Guy Named Perseus”). We were back to Tuesday after a couple of Wednesday night meetings. It turned out to be a very long night for some of us, in large part…
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It’s Fear and Trembling Time!
Our annual pingolf tournament is returning to support the Capital Area Humane Society on Tuesday, October 29. This is a spooky themed tournament and costumes are encouraged! Anyone wearing a costume or Halloween gear will get an extra $2 donated to the Capital Area Humane Society for them by me, your TD. The 9-hole course…
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League Night Recap for 8/28/24
We had our second meeting of the season, and our last on a Wednesday, on August 28. This was a hectic meeting for me because it was also a work day, my semester having started that week. I rushed over, exhausted, after quickly eating something at home and found everyone waiting for me to arrive.…
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Season 21 Standings
This is the spreadsheet for the Season 21 standings: Season 21 Standings There is a separate one that includes guest players: Season 21 Standings with Guest Players (non-official)
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League Night Recap for 8/14/24
Season 21 got off to a huge start on August 14 with one of the biggest groups we’ve had in a while and possibly the most people who have ever joined at once since I became director. A total of 22 people played including a guest player. Our new players were Dana, Amy, Jessica, Donald,…
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Rocket Robin Tournament for the Animals Returns in July
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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Launch Parties for John Wick
The Lansing Pinball League and the Lansing Lightning Flippers will be celebrating the arrival of our new John Wick with two launch parties! There will be prizes, Stern swag giveaways, and a Grand Champion plaque at both tournaments! The Lightning Flippers women’s launch party will be Saturday, July 20 at 4:30 pm. We’ll play a…
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