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Banks for Season 19
For Season 19 we will have a completely new set of banks for the first time in a while. The new theme is “Constellations: Or, the Starry Skies Above and the Pinball Rules Within.” The banks will be rotated two at a time, with half the league playing each bank at a given meeting. Bank…
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Josh and Jason win Super-Ball XVI
Guest report by Joseph with photos by Heather First, thanks to Heather for letting me fill in on the tradition of writing league reports. Season XVI of the Lansing Pinball League ended with the traditional split-flipper Super-Ball Tournament. And the tournament kept up the tradition of finding an odd number of players there. Thus we…
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Rocket Robin Charity Pinball Tournament Returns
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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League Night Recap for 5/10/22
Season 16 kicked off on May 10 with the first two banks of our new themed season, “The Olympian Gods.” At Mike’s suggestion, I had previously announced two fake banks called “Hestia” and “Hephaestus” (the gods of the hearth and the forge) each with five games all in the alcove. This was self-parody based on…
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Season 16 Schedule
Season 16: The Olympian Gods 5/10 & 5/24 (A): “Apollo”: The Mandalorian (replacing The Walking Dead), The Beatles, KISS, Guardians of the Galaxy, Medieval Madness 5/10 & 5/24 (B): “Hera”: Lord of the Rings (replacing The Simpsons), The Munsters, The Addams Family, Elvira’s House of Horrors, Game of Thrones 6/14 & 6/28 (A): “Poseidon”: Iron…
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League Night Recap for 2/22/22
Our last league night fell on the big “Twos Day” of 2/22/22. It started the rotation between Cerberus and Augean Stables, the final two banks in the “Labors of Hercules” series. Cerberus was originally themed to “hellhounds” and contained Ghostbusters, AC/DC, Stranger Things, and Junk Yard, with the last spot being reserved for whatever we…
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League cancelled again 1/25/22
Sorry, Capital City crushers, but things haven’t improved enough yet to where we feel safe hosting league. We will re-evaluate things in two weeks.
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Silver Balls in the City Returns
The annual Silver Balls in the City charity tournament will be returning to The Avenue Cafe on December 28, 2021, at 7 pm sharp. The cost is $10 plus coin drop and it will once again benefit the Capital Area Humane Society. The format will be a group strikes tournament, with the number of strikes…
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Josh and Mike win Super-Ball XIV
Mike and Josh, Season XIII Super-Ball Zen Champsions, successfully defended their title in the Super-Ball XIV championship Tuesday night. Around 11:30 we wrapped up after a second round between me and Joseph (coming up from the second chance bracket) and Mike and Josh (defeated once after coming through the winner bracket). The last round started…
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Banks for Season 14
I’m proud to announce this season’s tentative banks. New year, new theme! Some of the banks have a tighter theme than others but I swear I have a rationale for every single game’s placement. And now without further ado, behold… Season 14: THE LABORS OF HERCULES Nemean Lion (1/14): The Simpsons Pinball Party, Deadpool, Theatre…