Tag: season 5
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Sam and Sarah Win Super-Ball V
It’s time for the tournament report you’ve all been waiting for. Silver what? No, I’m talking about the Zen Tournament, also known as the Super-Ball, the traditional end-of-season party for the league. Yes, there was a split-flipper tournament again for the fifth season, held back on December 8th… in other words, just as the end-of-term crunch started,…
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Season 5 Ends with Another Victory for Undefeated Chris
Season 5 of the Lansing League came to an end on November 10 with the final playoff tournament. Starting in Season 4, final standings have been determined by a double elimination tournament with best-of-three matches. Chris trailed Alex by 1 point going into the playoffs, making him the #2 seed, but battled his way back to a…
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Season 5 Playoff Results and Final Standings
The final playoff tournament for Season 5 was held November 10. The top eight qualifiers who attended played in A division, and everyone else who attended played in B division. Only players who had attended at least four league meetings were eligible. Players who did not compete in the tournament are ranked below tournament competitors. A…
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League Night Recap for 10/27/15
I decided to run a costume contest for League Night #8 as it was the closest night to Halloween and I love any chance to dress up and get others to dress up. I had hoped to create an entirely new costume, but I got busy and ended up using one I already have, my…
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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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Results for League Night #8, Season 8, 10/27/15
[table id=26 /] These are the final results for the regular season and will be used to seed the playoffs on November 10. The top eight will play in A division and everyone else will play in B. Players must have attended at least four meetings to play.
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Results for League Night #7, Season 5, 10/13/15
[table id=25 /] Alex and Sarah had yet to make up two games due to machine malfunction when these results were posted, so their scores in this table are incomplete.
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League Night Recap for 10/13/15
October 13 was the seventh meeting of eight for the season, leaving players with little time left to improve their seeding for the final playoffs. We were supposed to play Getaway, but Chris managed to break it (or, perhaps I should say, failed to talk it out of breaking) during a practice game, so Indiana Jones…
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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 Recap for 9/22/15
Our last league night was officially held on September 22, but so many came in to pre-play makeup games or just hang around the preceding Friday that it felt like league night was split into two smaller nights. I was one of the people who showed up Friday just to gawk, along with Joseph, of course. Greg, Chris,…