Category: Recaps
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League Night Recap for 1/25/17
League night #2 of 8 Games played: Medieval Madness, Junk Yard, Jack-Bot, Austin Powers, The Walking Dead. Results Remember last time when I apologized for the lack of photos and promised I would do better in the future? Yeah, about that… I went to fetch the photos for the week and discovered there were no…
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League Night Recap for 1/10/17
League Night #1, Season 8 Games played: Iron Man, Terminator 3, Theatre of Magic, Metallica, Lord of the Rings The league started its eighth season on January 10 and, unfortunately, this season marks a change back to my old work schedule, which means I will not be able to come until 7:30 or 8 p.m. I…
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Chris Still Undefeated in Lansing
Lansing Pinball League held its final playoffs for Season 7 on November 8 and Chris once again walked away as the undefeated champion of the league. Chris has won every season since the league’s inception, both in the previous “points only” format and in the current playoff format. Second place went to Joseph and third…
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League Night Recap for 10/25/16
League Night #8 of 8 Games played: Iron Man, Terminator 3, Demolition Man, The Addams Family, Attack from Mars. This was an exciting league night for two reasons: first, it was the last of the season before the final playoffs, and second, it was the second annual League Costume Night. Nothing quite as crazy as…
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League Night Recap for 9/27/16
League night #6 of 8. Games played: Ghostbusters, Lord of the Rings, Fish Tales, Attack from Mars, Junk Yard. The big news for last league night was the arrival of a Ghostbusters LE at the Avenue, taking the former spot of World Cup Soccer, which has moved upstairs. While everyone loves seeing a new game…
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League Night Recap for 9/13/16
League Night #5 of 8, Season 7 Games played: Junk Yard, Metallica, Iron Man, The Walking Dead, Lord of the Rings. The Lansing Pinball League saw its first media visit, as a reporter and from the State News (MSU’s student newspaper) spent several hours interviewing and league members for a profile of the league. She brought along a photographer,…
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League Night Recap for 8/23/16
Our last league night (the fourth of the season) had somewhat light attendance, though we did have a rare visit from long-timer Greg and were joined by a new member, John, who works at The Avenue. But the most notable appearance of the night was Derrick, the pinball technician who services Pinball Pete’s games at The…
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League Night Recap for 8/9/16
Games played: Getaway, Metallica, Medieval Madness, Iron Man, Theater of Magic. The league night of August 9th was the third of the season, but only the second I’d been able to attend, so I kept getting mixed up about whether it was the second or third night and having to be straightened out on that.…
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League Night Recap for 7/26/16
Games played: Junk Yard, Getaway, The Addams Family, Tales of the Arabian Nights, The Walking Dead. July 26 was the second night of Season 7, but the first night for me and Joseph. We had missed the first night due to a family vacation, and did makeup games when we got back. For me, Season…
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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,…