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January 25, 2016January 25, 2016

January 2016 Monthly Tournament Results

Below are the results of the January 2016 Tournament at the Game Preserve. We had an excellent turnout of 27 players, with a total of 8 new players! Our league continues to grow…

Congratulations to Phil Grimaldi for winning the A-Division, and Rob Torres for winning the B-Division.

Pos	Player
1	Phil Grimaldi
2	Frank Benhart
3	Kevin Tooley
4	Carey Fishman
5	Erich Stinson
6	Ruben Zepeda
7	Micah Key
8	Zach Schafer
9	Rob Torres
10	James Chacon
11	William Thornton
12	William Conover
13	Marshall Conover
14	Grace Martinez
15	Rusty Key
16	Jamie Jenkins
17	Ryan Haagensen
18	Belinda Martinez
19	Mike Jones
20	Sarah Martinez
21	Tamera Collier
22	Joshua Fishman
23	Matt Quantz
24	Dyllon Barge
25	Freddy Mack
26	Murdoch Young
27	Brittany Rodgers

December 22, 2015

Game Preserve January Tournament!

The next monthly tournament will be on January 23, 2015. Details on tournament format can be found on the “Game Preserve Tournaments” tab. All skill levels and ages are welcome!

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November 29, 2015

November 2015 Monthly Tournament Results

Below are the results from November’s monthly tournament at Game Preserve. Holy moly, 28 players! That’s our new record, and we were even missing several regulars. Congrats to Phil Grimaldi for winning the A-Division (Go me!) and Carey Fishman for winning the B-Division.

Heads up, we will not be having a monthly tournament in December. There is just too much going on that month. We’ll pick back up again in January.

Pos.	Name
1	Phil Grimaldi
2	Shawn Quinn
3	Micah Key
4	Zach Fishman
5	Rob Torres
6	Melissa Holland
6	James Chacon
8	Joshua Fishman
9	Carey Fishman
10	Kevin Tooley
11	Rusty Key
12	Jason Cortez
13	Brittany Rodgers
13	Freddy Mack
15	Frank Bmhart
16	Matt Quantz
17	Grace Martinez
18	Jamie Jenkins
19	Danny Caswell
20	Sarah Martinez
21	Jr Flores
22	Danny Ecklund
23	Mike Jones
23	Belinda Martinez
25	Sophia Cortez
26	Danny Rios-Lazo
27	Cindy Mack
28	Devin Harbin

November 19, 2015

Joystix League – Week 5 Results

Final results from the regular season are posted below. Thanks for coming out everyone! I had a great time — hope you did too!

Remember that final playoffs are next week. Playoff positions are listed in the table. Please let me know if you intend to play in the playoffs. It costs $15 to play. That money will go towards trophies and payouts to the winner.

Rank	Name	Wk1	Wk2	Wk3	Wk4	Wk5	Total	Total'	Playoff
1	Phil Grimaldi	21	23	23	23	17	107	69	A
2	Brad Berryman	19	7	0	20	23	69	62	A
3	Justin Niles	16	23	11	17	12	79	56	A
4	Matt Quantz	18	16	19	15	14	82	53	A
5	Erich Stinson	17	17	17	13	0	64	51	A
6	Cory Westfahl	9	19	14	16	15	73	50	A
7	Jason Cortez	0	10	0	17	19	46	46	A
8	Brian Foytik	15	19	0	0	11	45	45	A
8	Chris Gonzales	8	15	15	15	10	63	45	B
10	Rob Torres	0	9	13	6	21	49	43	B
11	Blake Dumesnil	15	8	0	13	14	50	42	B
12	James Chacon	14	0	13	10	11	48	38	B
13	Danny Caswell	10	0	10	0	17	37	37	B
14	Jr Flores	10	0	11	0	9	30	30	B
15	Don Dura	20	8	0	0	0	28	28
16	Ken Holmes	11	9	0	7	0	27	27	B
16	Agustin Montes	0	7	0	13	7	27	27	B
18	Charles Kalas	0	21	0	0	0	21	21
19	Frank Bmhart	0	0	12	0	0	12	12
20	Ian Zelenski	10	0	0	0	0	10	10
21	Jaime Jenkins	0	9	0	0	0	9	9
22	Justin Lyles	7	0	0	0	0	7	7
22	Joe Reyna	0	0	7	0	0	7	7

November 17, 2015

Joystix League – Week 4 Results

Below are the results from Week 4. Sorry for the delay, was very busy last week.

Rank	Name	Wk1	Wk2	Wk3	Wk4	Total	Total'
1	Phil Grimaldi	21	23	23	23	90	46
2	Justin Niles	16	23	11	17	67	40
3	Brad Berryman	19	7	0	20	46	39
4	Matt Quantz	18	16	19	15	68	37
5	Cory Westfahl	9	19	14	16	58	35
6	Brian Foytik	15	19	0	0	34	34
6	Erich Stinson	17	17	17	13	64	34
8	Chris Gonzales	8	15	15	15	53	30
9	Don Dura	20	8	0	0	28	28
9	Blake Dumesnil	15	8	0	13	36	28
11	James Chacon	14	0	13	10	37	27
11	Jason Cortez	0	10	0	17	27	27
13	Rob Torres	0	9	13	6	28	22
14	Charles Kalas	0	21	0	0	21	21
14	Jr Flores	10	0	11	0	21	21
16	Ken Holmes	11	9	0	7	27	20
16	Danny Caswell	10	0	10	0	20	20
16	Agustin Montes	0	7	0	13	20	20
19	Frank Bmhart	0	0	12	0	12	12
20	Ian Zelenski	10	0	0	0	10	10
21	Jaime Jenkins	0	9	0	0	9	9
22	Justin Lyles	7	0	0	0	7	7
22	Joe Reyna	0	0	7	0	7	7

November 5, 2015

Joystix League – Week 3 Results

Sorry for the delay in posting! Overall League results plus Week 3 are shown below. Total’ shows the total number of points, minus the 2 lowest weeks. Rank is based on Total’.

Rank	Name	Wk1	Wk2	Wk3	Total	Total'
1	Phil Grimaldi	21	23	23	67	23
1	Justin Niles	16	23	11	50	23
3	Charles Kalas	0	21	0	21	21
4	Don Dura	20	8	0	28	20
5	Matt Quantz	18	16	19	53	19
5	Cory Westfahl	9	19	14	42	19
5	Brian Foytik	15	19	0	34	19
5	Brad Berryman	19	7	0	26	19
9	Erich Stinson	17	17	17	51	17
10	Chris Gonzales	8	15	15	38	15
10	Blake Dumesnil	15	8	0	23	15
12	James Chacon	14	0	13	27	14
13	Rob Torres	0	9	13	22	13
14	Frank Bmhart	0	0	12	12	12
15	Jr Flores	10	0	11	21	11
15	Ken Holmes	11	9	0	20	11
17	Danny Caswell	10	0	10	20	10
17	Ian Zelenski	10	0	0	10	10
17	Jason Cortez	0	10	0	10	10
20	Jaime Jenkins	0	9	0	9	9
21	Justin Lyles	7	0	0	7	7
21	Agustin Montes	0	7	0	7	7
21	Joe Reyna	0	0	7	7	7

Game	Player	Score
Metallica	Phil Grimaldi	85,577,440
Kiss	Phil Grimaldi	44,186,880
Walking Dead	Erich Stinson	196,287,140
Wrestlemania	Phil Grimaldi	17,706,940
Star Trek	Phil Grimaldi	128,949,960

November 1, 2015November 1, 2015

November Monthly Tournament!

The next monthly tournament of the Space City Pinball League will be on Saturday November 28 at The Game Preserve. As always, all skill levels and ages are welcome. Rules can be found on the “Game Preserve Monthly Tournaments” tab.

Note the new start time of 4:00 PM.

October 24, 2015

October Tournament Results

The results from the October Monthly Tournament at The Game Preserve are below. Congratulations to Corey Westfahl for winning the A-Division and Tracy Lindbergh for winning the B-Division.

Pos.	Name	Qual. Pts.
1	Cory Westfahl	22
2	Phil Grimaldi	25
3	Justin Niles	25
4	Micah Key	20
5	Kevin Tooley	19
5	James Chacon	20
7	Mark Lindbergh	18
7	Rusty Key	19
9	Tracy Lindbergh	14
10	Michael Chan	14
11	Jason Cortez	16
12	Danny Caswell	17
13	Rob Torres	18
14	Sarah Martinez	15
15	Mike Jones	13
16	Belinda Martinez	12
17	Matt Quantz	12
18	Danny Ecklund	11
19	Sophia Cortez	9
20	Chris Windham	9
21	Grace Martinez	8

October 21, 2015October 21, 2015

Joystix League – Week 2 Results

Another great night of league pinball! Happy to see a few new faces tonight. Our league now has a total of 21 cumulative players! Lets keep it growing! Results from Week 2 are posted below:

Points

Rank	Name	Wk1	Wk2	Total
1	Phil Grimaldi	21	23	44
2	Justin Niles	16	23	39
3	Matt Quantz	18	16	34
3	Erich Stinson	17	17	34
3	Brian Foytik	15	19	34
6	Don Dura	20	8	28
6	Cory Westfahl	9	19	28
8	Brad Berryman	19	7	26
9	Blake Dumesnil	15	8	23
9	Chris Gonzales	8	15	23
11	Charles Kalas		21	21
12	Ken Holmes	11	9	20
13	James Chacon	14		14
14	Danny Caswell	10		10
14	Ian Zelenski	10		10
14	Jr Flores	10		10
14	Jason Cortez		10	10
18	Jaime Jenkins		9	9
18	Rob Torres		9	9
20	Justin Lyles	7		7
20	Agustin Montes		7	7

High Scores

Game	Player	Score
Star Trek	Erich Stinson	110,709,650
The Walking Dead	Justin Niles	71,051,670
Metallica	Charles Kalas	43,662,330
Mustang	Phil Grimaldi	211,765,830
Tron	Justin Niles	15,059,620

October 14, 2015October 14, 2015

Joystix League- Week 1 Results

Week 1 of the inaugural Space City Pinball League was a great success! Joystix did a fantastic job setting up the games, and everything was playing perfectly. I was happy to see several old faces, as well as several new ones! All said, it was a lively evening and everyone had a great time playing pinball and hanging out. The results from Week 1 are below. Looking forward to next week!

Points

Pos.	Name	Points
1	Phil Grimaldi	21
2	Don Dura	20
3	Brad Berryman	19
4	Matt Quantz	18
5	Erich Stinson	17
6	Justin Niles	16
7	Blake Dumesnil	15
7	Brian Foytik	15
9	James Chacon	14
10	Ken Holmes	11
11	Danny Caswell	10
11	Ian Zelenski	10
11	Jr Flores	10
14	Cory Westfahl	9
15	Chris Gonzales	8
16	Justin Lyles	7

High Scores

Game	Player	Score
Star Trek	Phil Grimaldi	210,785,600
The Walking Dead	Phil Grimaldi	116,664,360
Metallica	Don Dura	57,548,800
Kiss	Erich Stinson	55,255,460
Spiderman	Erich Stinson	127,685,010

	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 19, 2025 - 10:30 AM 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 Einstein’s PhysXXX Study Group Einstein’s PhysXXX Study Group Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: February 19, 2025 - 10:30 AM 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... 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