Category: News
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Rocket Robin 2017
The Rocket Robin charity pinball tournament is returning for 2017 with a different format. This time we will be doing a Swiss style “pseudo-round-robin” tournament with head-to-head matches. It will cost $10 plus coin drop with all entry fees benefiting the Capital Area Humane Society. The tournament is tentatively scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on June 20…
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March Hare Madness 2017
The second annual March Hare Madness is coming! It will be a memorial tournament for my beloved rabbit Stephen, who died in December, and this time all entry fees (not including coin drop) will go directly to the Rabbit and Small Animal Rescue of Westland, where I adopted Stephen. I hope you will come and…
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Pinball Holidays
It’s been a long while since my last update (just about two months, in fact). Does that mean everyone in the Lansing area took a break from pinball? Ha ha ha ha ha… yeah, right. First of all, we had the traditional end of season “just for fun” tournament for the Lansing Pinball League, Super-Ball…
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Silver Balls in the City 2016
Announcing the 2nd annual Silver Balls in the City charity pinball tournament, supporting the Capital Area Humane Society! The tournament will be held at the Avenue Cafe in Lansing at 6:30 on Tuesday, December 27. It will be a four, three, or two strikes tournament depending on turnout (probably three). The entry fee will be…
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Fear and Trembling: The Post-Election Hangover Tournament
I’m proud to announce the debut of a new pinball tournament: Fear and Trembling, to be held November 9 at 6 pm (though late starts will be permitted) at The Avenue Café in Lansing (2021 E. Michigan Avenue). Why “Fear and Trembling”? Is it because I was going to hold a Halloween tournament and then…
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First ‘Silver Balls in the City’ Tournament Raises $260 for CAHS
You may have heard rumors about a tournament held Dec. 29 at the Avenue — no, who am I kidding? You were there. Everyone was there. Well, maybe not everyone. But including the tournament director, yours truly, there were 26 entrants, a number beyond my wildest dreams and most feverish nightmares. “The only way anything…
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Silver Balls in the City Charity Tournament
The first Silver Balls in the City charity tournament will be held on December 29 at 7 p.m. in The Avenue Cafe, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing (the league’s normal venue). The entry fee will be $10, plus coin drop. All entry fees (excluding coin drop) will be donated to the Capital Area Humane Society.…
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Season 5 Kicking Off July 7
Season 5 of the Lansing Pinball League is set to begin on July 7. This season is the first with a new semi-monthly format, as opposed to our previous biweekly schedule. This change has been made so that we will not meet the same weeks as the semi-monthly Grand Rapids League. This season’s meetings are as…
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Season 3 Final Standings
The final standings for season 3 are in! Congratulations to Chris for winning the third season in a row, to Rodney for a runaway 2nd place finish, and to Joseph for taking the hotly contested 3rd place. Final Standings Chris Rodney Joseph Matt Mike St. Danny Aaron Sarah Jake Mark Heather Christine Alex Mike G. Greg…
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Happy Birthday to Us!
The Lansing Pinball League began on October 26, 2013, so we are now a year old! Thank you to organizer Matt Pries and the rest of the Capital City pinball crew for a year’s worth of good times. (My own anniversary with the league is a little bit later as I joined during the third meeting.)