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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 3, 2015October 20, 2015

Joystix League Starts on October 13

The Space City Pinball League will start its inaugural season at Joystix/Eighteen Twenty Lounge on October 13 at 7:00 PM. The league will meet every Tuesday (excluding Oct 27) for 5 weeks, followed by a finals.

If you’re looking for something unique to do in Houston, then come on out, have a few drinks, and play some pinball! Eighteen Twenty Lounge will provide drink specials and prizes throughout the season. Joystix will provide a selection of pinball machines each week, ranging from the newest Sterns to older classics.

All skill levels are encouraged to attend, from total newbie to seasoned pro. If you’re interested but not sure how to play, myself and other players would love to teach you the rules and give you tips for playing. Once you get past the initial learning curve, you will discover that pinball is a ton of fun. New players are welcome to join on any regular season night.

Full list of league rules can be found here: http://www.spacecitypinball.com/joystix-league/

Live league standings can be viewed at: https://matchplay.events/app/tournaments/635

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to email phil@spacecitypinball.com

Pinball tourny poster small — Flyer courtesy of Stephen Silver.

September 28, 2015

October Monthly Tournament!

The next monthly tournament will be on October 24, 2015. Details on tournament format can be found on the “Game Preserve Tournaments” tab. All skill levels and ages are welcome!

September 27, 2015

September Monthly Tournament Results

Below are the results from the September 26, 2015 Monthly Tournament at The Game Preserve. Congratulations to Preston Moncla for winning the A-Division Finals, and Micah Key for winning the B-Division finals.

Final Pos.	Name	Qual. Pts.
1	Preston Moncla	26
2	Phil Grimaldi	24
3	Cory Westfahl	13
4	Kevin Tooley	17
5	Justin Niles	23
6	Rusty Key	24
7	Leon Moncla	18
8	Danny Caswell	15
9	Micah Key	10
10	James Chacon	10
11	Rob Torres	11
12	Melissa Holland	11
13	Jamie Jenkins	10
14	Grace Martinez	15
15	Belinda Martinez	12
16	Robert Bogan	11
17	Sarah Martinez	6
18	Jr Flores	3

September 8, 2015September 26, 2015

September Monthly Tournament!

The next monthly tournament will be on September 26, 2015. Details on tournament format can be found on the “Game Preserve Tournaments” tab. All skill levels and ages are welcome!

Follow the tournament live at: https://matchplay.events/live/4nw8

September 7, 2015September 9, 2015

August Monthly Tournament Results

Pos.	Name	Strikes	Byes
1	Phil Grimaldi	2	1
2	Carey Fishman	3	0
3	Danny Caswell	3	1
4	Rusty Key	3	1
5	James Chacon	3	0
5	Randy Gurnsey	3	0
7	Garrett Hays	3	0
7	Jamie Jenkins	3	0
7	Micah Key	3	0
10	Doug Steinman	3	0
10	Jeff Kozan	3	0
10	Matt Quantz	3	0
13	Joey Gravis	3	0
13	Kevin Tooley	3	1
13	Melissa Holland	3	0
13	Robert Kozan	3	0
13	Ryan Haagensen	3	0
18	Dan Hall	3	0
18	Danny Ecklund	3	0
18	Dylan Steinman	3	0
18	Sarah Martinez	3	0
22	Addy Enriquez	3	0
22	John Kozan	3	0
22	Rob Torres	3	0

	January 2025
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			1	2	3	4 Wormhole 4X Wormhole 4X Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: January 4, 2025 - 5:00 PM Location: 2017 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: Monthly 4X Tournament at Wormhole - Jan 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... •
5	6 Wormhole Max Matchplay Wormhole Max Matchplay Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: January 6, 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... •	7 NASA 3X Tuesday NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: January 7, 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: January 7, 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: January 7, 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... • • •	8	9	10	11 Belles & Chimes Women's Monthly Belles & Chimes Women's Monthly Starts: 3:00 PM Ends: January 11, 2025 - 7:00 PM Location: 16733 W Airport Blvd, Richmond, TX 77407, USA Description: This month we will play at EinStein's Pub and Arcade in Richmond. 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... •
12 EinStein's Drainiacs EinStein's Drainiacs Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: January 12, 2025 - 6:00 PM Location: 873 S Mason Rd, Katy, TX 77450, USA Description: 4 Strikes Knockout 21+ More details... •	13	14 NASA 3X Tuesday NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: January 14, 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: January 14, 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: January 14, 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... • • •	15 Eureka Heights Winter League Eureka Heights Winter League Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: January 15, 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... •	16 8th Wonder Thursday Night Pinball 8th Wonder Thursday Night Pinball Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: January 16, 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... •	17	18 TX State Championship TX State Championship Starts: 12:00 AM Ends: January 18, 2025 - 11:59 PM More details... Monthly Matchplay Monthly Matchplay Starts: 4:00 PM Ends: January 18, 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... • •
19 TX Women's State Championship TX Women's State Championship Starts: 12:00 AM Ends: January 19, 2025 - 11:59 PM More details... •	20 Wormhole 3X Wormhole 3X Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: January 20, 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... •	21 NASA 3X Tuesday NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: January 21, 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: January 21, 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... • •	22 Eureka Heights Winter League Eureka Heights Winter League Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: January 22, 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... •	23 MAKE UP DAY EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Spring Semester Q1 2025 MAKE UP DAY EinStein's PhysXXX Syllabus - Spring Semester Q1 2025 Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: January 23, 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... •	24 Eureka Heights Friday Tournament Eureka Heights Friday Tournament Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: January 24, 2025 - 9:30 PM Location: 941 W 18th St, Houston, TX 77008, USA Description: *Note the date change due to a private party on the original Jan 10. Six rounds of group matchplay (7/5/3/1). Top 8 finals. More details... •	25
26 EinStein's=MatchplayCompetition² EinStein's=MatchplayCompetition² Starts: 1:00 PM Ends: January 26, 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... •	27	28 NASA 3X Tuesday NASA 3X Tuesday Starts: 6:30 PM Ends: January 28, 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: January 28, 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: January 28, 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... • • •	29 Eureka Heights Winter League Eureka Heights Winter League Starts: 7:00 PM Ends: January 29, 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... •	30	31