Category: Previews
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We have a winner: Mike becomes second-ever LPL champion
When the Lansing Pinball League was young, there was Chris, and there was everyone else. Chris’s victory was so certain that everyone focused instead on who would be the runner up. Matt called it “the Battle for Second.” After we switched to having a final playoff tournament instead of just basing standings on the points…
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League Night Recap for 10/11/16
League Night #7 of 8 Games played: Fish Tales, Getaway, Tales of the Arabian Nights, World Cup Soccer, The Walking Dead The next league night is coming soon and, according to custom, that means it’s time for me to finally get around to writing the recap of the last one. To be honest, I can’t…
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League Night Recap (Sort of) for 7/12 and Preview for 7/26
Unfortunately, I was not at the league night of July 12 (the Season 7 opener) due to a family vacation. From what I hear from Mike S., it was as hot as the devil’s armpit. Matt tried to mitigate this by having a “downstairs party” consisting of Iron Man, World Cup Soccer, Jack-Bot, Metallica, and Getaway,…
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Come One, Come All
I know, I know. Your favorite pinblogger has been more than a bit quiet since Season 6 finished. That’s not to say nothing happened. First Sam and Matt won Super-Ball VI, the Zen Tournament. (This makes Sam the other two-time Zen winner, alongside a certain pinblogger.) At the Rocket Robin charity tournament, Chris took home…
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League Night Preview: 1/12/16
It’s time to start Season 6 – believe it or not! Tonight kicks off the sixth season of the Lansing Pinball League, and our leader Matt has announced the schedule of games: Iron Man The Walking Dead Addams Family Austin Powers This list is very tentative and at this time appears likely to change, as…
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League Night Preview: 11/10/15
Tomorrow night at 7 p.m. is the final night of Season 8, in which final standings are determined by a double elimination tournament. The top 8 seeds, based on total points for the season, will play in A division, and the rest will play in B. Each match will be best two of three. The…
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League Night Preview: 10/27/15 (and Costume Contest!)
Tomorrow, October 27, will be the eighth meeting of Season 5, and will be the last chance to earn points for seeding for the final tournament. The game lineup for the night is to be determined. It will also be the league costume contest, and there will be trophies given for first, second, and third place…
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League Night Preview: 10/13/15
After three long weeks, it’s finally time for another meeting of the Lansing Pinball League – the seventh of this season. The list of games keeps changing as games keep breaking down. Attack from Mars has a bad flipper. Addams Family is still unpredictable in regard to swamp kickouts. Austin Powers eats quarters. The Simpsons…
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League Night Preview: 9/8/15
It’s time for meeting #5 of Season 5! Tonight’s games are the following: The Simpsons Pinball Party: Mike’s favorite! Austin Powers: everyone’s favorite! Getaway: I guess no one hates it? Monster Bash: This was originally going to be an overflow game if more than 16 people showed up, but instead it’s being put into service…
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League Night Preview: 8/25/15
In just a few short hours it’s time for pinball again. This will be your humble webmaster’s last league night before work starts up again, so I will be saying a bitter goodbye to arriving early and practicing… not to mention arriving early to play Betrayal at House on the Hill. Enough about me, here are…