State Championship

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025

Congratulations to our SCPL members who qualified for the IFPA State Championships during the 2024 season!

Open Qualifiers: Fred Revnew, Jack Revnew, Jim Mueller, Jonathan Henson, Lee Balusek, Nicholas Gustafson, Phil Grimaldi, Travis Hanna and Wesley Johnson.

Women’s Qualifiers: Elizabeth Dronet, Erin Anthony, Evelyn Carroll, Gina Low, Jessica DeNardo, Jessica Murillo, Miette Dronet, Summer Ellington, and Tracy Abrahams.

We are especially proud of the following players:
Miette- Tennessee Women’s Champion
Jessica D- Texas Women’s Runner-Up
Summer- Louisiana Women’s Runner-Up
Jack – 3rd place in the Texas Open Championship

	February 2025
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						1 Wormhole 4X Wormhole 4X Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: February 1, 2025 - 5:00 PM Location: 2017 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: Monthly 4X Tournament at Wormhole - Feb 2025 Players are placed in groups of 3-4 and play on a random machine. The bottom two players (bottom player in three player groups) of each game receive a “strike”. Players who receive four strikes are eliminated. $20 More details... •
2 Groundhog Day Target Matchplay Groundhog Day Target Matchplay Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: February 2, 2025 - 5:00 PM Location: Little Dipper Bar, 304 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, USA Description: Tournament Date: February 02, 2025 We're excited to announce our first target match-play tournament at Little Dipper! in honor of Groundhog Day, players will be drawn on the same game against the same opponents all day for every round. Just kidding! (Or am I?) Location: Little Dipper Event Date: Saturday, February 2nd Time: 1 PM Format: Target Match Play Entry Fee: $10 plus coin drop 100% of your entry fee goes into player pay-outs (top 4 in A and top 4 in B) Qualification Rounds: Players will be placed into four-player groups (occasionally three-player) to compete on an individual, randomly selected machine. Points will be awarded based upon performance on that machine (4/3/2/1) and added to a running total for the tournament. A player qualifies for finals by reaching or passing a target value of 17 points at which point the player no longer competes in the qualification rounds. Match play will continue until all available final positions are filled. Final Rounds: -Top 8 go to ‘A’ finals, next 8 go to ‘B’ finals -Players with WPPR rankings 1-1000 will be restricted from playing in ‘B’ finals -4 player groups scored 4/2/1/0 -Groups will be arranged by seed (1st/4th/5th/8th and 2nd/3rd/6th/7th) -Semi-finalists will play a simultaneous 4-game semi-finals with top two from each group advancing to finals (same format as semis) Schedule is as follows: Registration/check-in and practice: from 1pm-1:25pm Qualifying match play rounds: start promptly at 1:30 pm and continue until all finals slots are filled Finals: to begin as soon as all spots are filled IFPA sanctioned if you're into that sort of thing. More details... •	3 Wormhole Max Matchplay Wormhole Max Matchplay Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: February 3, 2025 - 10:30 PM Location: 2017 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: 15 games, no finals. Starts 6:30 sharp. Players must commit to playing all 15 games and may not leave early. $15 More details... •	4 NASA 3X Tuesday NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: February 4, 2025 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve NASA, 20810 Gulf Fwy Suite Z, Webster, TX 77598, USA Description: 3 strike knockout tournament at The Game Preserve NASA starting at 6:30 every other Tuesday night. Ten dollar admission to the venue, games are on free play, one dollar for IFPA fees. Strikes for 3rd and 4th for 4 player games, 3rd for 3 player games. Last person without 3 strikes is the winner. More details... Three Strike Tuesday Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: February 4, 2025 - 10:30 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: Players are placed in groups of 3-4 and play on a random machine. The bottom two players (bottom player in three player groups) of each game receive a “strike”. Players who receive three strikes are eliminated. More details... EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Spring Semester Q1 2025 EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Spring Semester Q1 2025 Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: February 4, 2025 - 10:00 PM Location: EinStein's Pub, 873 S Mason Rd #360, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Spring Semester Q1 2025 Instructor: Space City Pinball League Course Curriculum: The PhysXXX curriculum includes interactions of matter and energy, velocity, accelerations, force, and momentum. Space Cadets will test their skills to manipulate physical matter using electricity and mechanical engineering constructs. Course Instructions: SCPL Cadets will assembly in small study groups of 3-4. Each group will attempt to outperform their group peers in a test of skill on one of the specialized electromechanical PhysXXX simulators available. SCPL Cadets will perform 3 rounds of 2 games each class session. The series will be 6 weeks long with a minimum attendance of 4 weeks. Cadets desiring to audit for less than 4 weeks are welcome to attend. On the last scheduled date of class after qualifying rounds a class finals will held. The top 4 qualifying SCPL Cadets will compete in a PAPA style finals. Material's List: $1 for IFPA fees & coin-drop Prerequisite: age 21+, familiarity with concepts such as "fun" and "a good time" Electronic Devices: Students should be able to access http://app.matchplay.events/ on a personal electronic device. Spring Semester Q1 2025 Dates: 01/07/2025 01/14/2025 01/21/2025 01/28/2025 02/04/2025 02/11/2025 More details... • • •	5 Eureka Heights Winter League Eureka Heights Winter League Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: February 5, 2025 - 10:00 PM Location: Eureka Heights Brew Co, 941 W 18th St, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: The league will use six weeks of group matchplay qualifying and a seventh week for finals Each week players will compete in groups of four on six games. Players will be awarded points based on finishing position. Points will accumulate across the season to determine overall league standing. Players must play in at least 4 of the 6 weeks to qualify for playoffs and for their participation to count for IFPA points. The best 5 weeks will be used to determine eligibility for playoffs. The top 16 players will be eligible for finals using a head to head format. More details... •	6	7	8 Belles & Chimes Women's Monthly Belles & Chimes Women's Monthly Starts: 3:00 PM Ends: February 8, 2025 - 7:00 PM Location: 941 W 18th St, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: This month we will play at Eureka Heights Brewery. All ages. Coin Drop. Ladies are placed in groups of 3-4 and play on a random machine. We will play 5 rounds of 2 games for a total of 10 qualifying games. Top players will compete in finals. This is an IFPA sanctioned event for women's ranking. For etiquette and rules, visit https://www.spacecitypinball.com/bellesandchimes/. More details... •
9 EinStein's Drainiacs EinStein's Drainiacs Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: February 9, 2025 - 6:00 PM Location: 873 S Mason Rd, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: 4 Strikes Knockout 21+ More details... •	10	11 NASA 3X Tuesday NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: February 11, 2025 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve NASA, 20810 Gulf Fwy Suite Z, Webster, TX 77598, USA Description: 3 strike knockout tournament at The Game Preserve NASA starting at 6:30 every other Tuesday night. Ten dollar admission to the venue, games are on free play, one dollar for IFPA fees. Strikes for 3rd and 4th for 4 player games, 3rd for 3 player games. Last person without 3 strikes is the winner. More details... Three Strike Tuesday Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: February 11, 2025 - 10:30 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: Players are placed in groups of 3-4 and play on a random machine. The bottom two players (bottom player in three player groups) of each game receive a “strike”. Players who receive three strikes are eliminated. More details... EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Spring Semester Q1 2025 EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Spring Semester Q1 2025 Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: February 11, 2025 - 10:00 PM Location: EinStein's Pub, 873 S Mason Rd #360, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Spring Semester Q1 2025 Instructor: Space City Pinball League Course Curriculum: The PhysXXX curriculum includes interactions of matter and energy, velocity, accelerations, force, and momentum. Space Cadets will test their skills to manipulate physical matter using electricity and mechanical engineering constructs. Course Instructions: SCPL Cadets will assembly in small study groups of 3-4. Each group will attempt to outperform their group peers in a test of skill on one of the specialized electromechanical PhysXXX simulators available. SCPL Cadets will perform 3 rounds of 2 games each class session. The series will be 6 weeks long with a minimum attendance of 4 weeks. Cadets desiring to audit for less than 4 weeks are welcome to attend. On the last scheduled date of class after qualifying rounds a class finals will held. The top 4 qualifying SCPL Cadets will compete in a PAPA style finals. Material's List: $1 for IFPA fees & coin-drop Prerequisite: age 21+, familiarity with concepts such as "fun" and "a good time" Electronic Devices: Students should be able to access http://app.matchplay.events/ on a personal electronic device. Spring Semester Q1 2025 Dates: 01/07/2025 01/14/2025 01/21/2025 01/28/2025 02/04/2025 02/11/2025 More details... • • •	12 Eureka Heights Winter League Eureka Heights Winter League Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: February 12, 2025 - 10:00 PM Location: Eureka Heights Brew Co, 941 W 18th St, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: The league will use six weeks of group matchplay qualifying and a seventh week for finals Each week players will compete in groups of four on six games. Players will be awarded points based on finishing position. Points will accumulate across the season to determine overall league standing. Players must play in at least 4 of the 6 weeks to qualify for playoffs and for their participation to count for IFPA points. The best 5 weeks will be used to determine eligibility for playoffs. The top 16 players will be eligible for finals using a head to head format. More details... •	13	14 Eureka Heights Friday Tournament Eureka Heights Friday Tournament Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: February 14, 2025 - 9:30 PM Location: 941 W 18th St, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: Six rounds of group matchplay (7/5/3/1). Top 8 finals. More details... •	15 Monthly Matchplay Monthly Matchplay Starts: 4:00 PM Ends: February 15, 2025 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: $5 for the tournament in addition to admission to The Game Preserve arcade. 7 rounds of qualifying of matchplay Top 8 in A finals Everyone else invited to a B division 2 strike knockout All ages. All skills. All fun. Visit www.spacecitypinball.com/monthly-tournaments/ for more information! More details... •
16 Meteor Strikes at the Little Dipper Meteor Strikes at the Little Dipper Starts: 1:30 PM Ends: February 16, 2025 - 5:30 PM Location: Little Dipper Bar, 304 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, USA Description: Space City Pinball: Meteor Strikes at the Little Dipper Four Strike Tournament 3rd Sunday of the Month 1:30 pm (Doors open at 1pm) 21+ Coin drop. Players are placed in groups of 3-4 and play on a random machine. The bottom two players (bottom player in three player groups) of each game receive a strike. Players who receive four strikes are eliminated from the next round. More details... •	17 Wormhole 3X Wormhole 3X Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: February 17, 2025 - 10:30 PM Location: 2017 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: Players are placed in groups of 3-4 and play on a random machine. The bottom two players (bottom player in three player groups) of each game receive a “strike”. Players who receive three strikes are eliminated.$15 More details... •	18 NASA 3X Tuesday NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: February 18, 2025 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve NASA, 20810 Gulf Fwy Suite Z, Webster, TX 77598, USA Description: 3 strike knockout tournament at The Game Preserve NASA starting at 6:30 every other Tuesday night. Ten dollar admission to the venue, games are on free play, one dollar for IFPA fees. Strikes for 3rd and 4th for 4 player games, 3rd for 3 player games. Last person without 3 strikes is the winner. More details... Three Strike Tuesday Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: February 18, 2025 - 10:30 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: Players are placed in groups of 3-4 and play on a random machine. The bottom two players (bottom player in three player groups) of each game receive a “strike”. Players who receive three strikes are eliminated. More details... Einstein’s PhysXXX Study Group Einstein’s PhysXXX Study Group Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: February 18, 2025 - 10:30 PM Location: EinStein's Pub, 873 S Mason Rd #360, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: EinStein's PhysXXX Study Group Outline Instructor: Space City Pinball League Course Curriculum : The PhysXXX curriculum includes interactions of matter and energy, velocity, accelerations, force, and momentum. Space Cadets will test their skills to manipulate physical matter using electricity and mechanical engineering constructs. Course Instructions : SCPL Cadets will assembly in small study groups of 3-4. Each group will attempt to outperform their group peers in a test of skill on one of the specialized electromechanical PhysXXX simulators available. Group failure rate is 50% in groups of 4 (bottom 2) and 33% in groups of 3 (bottom 1). Failure results in a single X (strike). After three failures you are on academic probation until the next schedule PhysXXX class. Only one SCPL cadet will prevail. Material's List: $1 for IFPA fees & coin-drop Prerequisite: age 21+, familiarity with concepts such as "fun" and "a good time" Electronic Devices: Students should be able to access http://Next.Matchplay.events/ on a personal electronic device. SCPL Cadet Handbook: http://www.spacecitypinball.com/ More details... • • •	19 Eureka Heights Winter League Eureka Heights Winter League Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: February 19, 2025 - 10:00 PM Location: Eureka Heights Brew Co, 941 W 18th St, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: The league will use six weeks of group matchplay qualifying and a seventh week for finals Each week players will compete in groups of four on six games. Players will be awarded points based on finishing position. Points will accumulate across the season to determine overall league standing. Players must play in at least 4 of the 6 weeks to qualify for playoffs and for their participation to count for IFPA points. The best 5 weeks will be used to determine eligibility for playoffs. The top 16 players will be eligible for finals using a head to head format. More details... •	20 8th Wonder Thursday Night Pinball 8th Wonder Thursday Night Pinball Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: February 20, 2025 - 10:30 PM Location: 8th Wonder Brewery, 2202 Dallas St, Houston, TX 77003, USA Description: Six rounds of group matchplay (7/5/3/1 scoring). Top eight play Amazing Race finals. More details... •	21 Eureka Heights Friday Tournament Eureka Heights Friday Tournament Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: February 21, 2025 - 9:30 PM Location: 941 W 18th St, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: Six rounds of group matchplay (7/5/3/1). Top 12 Amazing Race finals. More details... •	22
23 SCPL: Post TWIPY 3X at Wormhole SCPL: Post TWIPY 3X at Wormhole Starts: 10:00 AM Ends: February 23, 2025 - 2:00 PM Location: 2017 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: Post TWIPY 3X at Wormhole - Feb 2025 Players are placed in groups of 3-4 and play on a random machine. The bottom two players (bottom player in three player groups) of each game receive a “strike”. Players who receive three strikes are eliminated. More details... EinStein's=MatchplayCompetition² EinStein's=MatchplayCompetition² Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: February 23, 2025 - 7:00 PM Location: 16733 W Airport Blvd #290 Richmond, TX 77407 Description: 7 rounds of matchplay qualifying. PAPA finals for top 8. 1 PM start. All ages welcome. $1 + coin drop. More details... • •	24	25 NASA 3X Tuesday NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: February 25, 2025 - 10:00 PM Location: The Game Preserve NASA, 20810 Gulf Fwy Suite Z, Webster, TX 77598, USA Description: 3 strike knockout tournament at The Game Preserve NASA starting at 6:30 every other Tuesday night. Ten dollar admission to the venue, games are on free play, one dollar for IFPA fees. Strikes for 3rd and 4th for 4 player games, 3rd for 3 player games. Last person without 3 strikes is the winner. More details... Three Strike Tuesday Three Strike Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: February 25, 2025 - 10:30 PM Location: The Game Preserve, 473 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380, USA Description: Players are placed in groups of 3-4 and play on a random machine. The bottom two players (bottom player in three player groups) of each game receive a “strike”. Players who receive three strikes are eliminated. More details... Einstein’s PhysXXX Study Group Einstein’s PhysXXX Study Group Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: February 25, 2025 - 10:30 PM Location: EinStein's Pub, 873 S Mason Rd #360, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: EinStein's PhysXXX Study Group Outline Instructor: Space City Pinball League Course Curriculum : The PhysXXX curriculum includes interactions of matter and energy, velocity, accelerations, force, and momentum. Space Cadets will test their skills to manipulate physical matter using electricity and mechanical engineering constructs. Course Instructions : SCPL Cadets will assembly in small study groups of 3-4. Each group will attempt to outperform their group peers in a test of skill on one of the specialized electromechanical PhysXXX simulators available. Group failure rate is 50% in groups of 4 (bottom 2) and 33% in groups of 3 (bottom 1). Failure results in a single X (strike). After three failures you are on academic probation until the next schedule PhysXXX class. Only one SCPL cadet will prevail. Material's List: $1 for IFPA fees & coin-drop Prerequisite: age 21+, familiarity with concepts such as "fun" and "a good time" Electronic Devices: Students should be able to access http://Next.Matchplay.events/ on a personal electronic device. SCPL Cadet Handbook: http://www.spacecitypinball.com/ More details... • • •	26 Eureka Heights Winter League Eureka Heights Winter League Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: February 26, 2025 - 10:00 PM Location: Eureka Heights Brew Co, 941 W 18th St, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: The league will use six weeks of group matchplay qualifying and a seventh week for finals Each week players will compete in groups of four on six games. Players will be awarded points based on finishing position. Points will accumulate across the season to determine overall league standing. Players must play in at least 4 of the 6 weeks to qualify for playoffs and for their participation to count for IFPA points. The best 5 weeks will be used to determine eligibility for playoffs. The top 16 players will be eligible for finals using a head to head format. More details... •	27	28