Tag: tournament
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League Night Recap for 9/22/26
Believe it or not, our last league meeting was almost a month ago, on September 22, making this the longest in-season gap we’ve had since our famous COVID mid-season hiatus. This resulted from two factors: first, that September had five Tuesdays, meaning we were scheduled for one of our rare three-week gaps; and second, that…
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Lightning Flippers Recap for 9/12/26
Our second of six sessions for the Lansing Lightning Flippers women’s league happened drew nine players, resulting in a neat division into three-player groups. Abby, Sarah, and Mackenzie joined for the first time this season, but Dana and Stephanie were both out of town and we also missed Christy, Lexi, and Marnie. The Swiss pairings…
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Silver Balls in the City
The annual Silver Balls in the City, our original and oldest charity tournament, returns to The Avenue Cafe at 6 pm on December 29 at 6 pm. We will have a charity raffle (one free ticket for all participants), holiday snacks, and festive fun. The cost to enter is $10 plus coin drop and the…
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League Night Recap for 10/14/25 (plus: Fear and Trembling!)
Our last league night was the fifth of the season and we began the Bank 5/Bank 6 rotation. Bank 5 is named for Socrates, who needs no introduction. Bank 6 takes its name from pre-Socratic philosopher Anaximander, who along with Bank 8’s Thales is a member of the Milesian School. Philosophers from this school were…
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Star Wars: Fall of the Empire Launch Parties
We will be hosting two launch parties for the new Stern pinball, “Star Wars: Fall of the Empire”! The open launch party will be on November 18 at 6:30 pm and will be free to enter (besides coin drop). The format will be four strikes, head-to-head, with arena priority on Star Wars. The women’s launch…
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Existential terror at the Avenue
Our annual charity pingolf tournament, known as Fear and Trembling (not, as popularly believed, “Fear and Loathing”) after the classic work by 19th century existentialist Søren Kierkegaard, will be held on October 21st at The Avenue Cafe in Lansing, Michigan. This tournament supports our regular charity, the Capital Area Humane Society. In this format, you…
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Rocket Robin blasts back into town
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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Ethan Reynolds Memorial Tournament Recap
In accordance with the adage that anything worth doing is worth doing late, I bring you the recap of the Ethan Reynolds Memorial Pinball Tournament. The tournament was held on April 1 at The Avenue Cafe in Lansing and used a group strikes format. I chose the format because I thought that group play was…
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March Hare Madness 2025 Recap
The annual Stephen T. Kendrick Memorial Pinball Tournament, held in memory of my rabbit Stephen who died in 2016, returned to The Avenue on March 18. This tournament benefits RASA Rescue (Rabbit and Small Animal Rescue) of Westland, the rescue from which I adopted Stephen in 2007. In recent years this tournament has used a…
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It’s Fear and Trembling Time!
Our annual pingolf tournament is returning to support the Capital Area Humane Society on Tuesday, October 29. This is a spooky themed tournament and costumes are encouraged! Anyone wearing a costume or Halloween gear will get an extra $2 donated to the Capital Area Humane Society for them by me, your TD. The 9-hole course…