This area is for upcoming events. An event can be either a tournament or a league gathering.
Most tournaments are open to everyone, with the exception being the Tucson Pinball City Championship. Events with an “@TISC” indicate events that contribute points to the City Championship. The standings and explanation of the City Championship can be found on that specific page.
The Tucson Pinball League is a group that gathers on a monthly basis. You must be on the roster in order to be able to participate. Check out the TPL site for more info. https://tucsonpinballleague.wordpress.com/
UPCOMING EVENTS
2024 EVENTS WILL BE POSTED ASAP
Image source: https://www.ifpapinball.com/calendar/
NOVICE TOURNAMENTS AT HOTRODS – Monthly (mostly) events @ Hotrods 6PM start time. Won’t be listed in IFPA, but will have a flyer posted at the location and on FB/IG with details on the next upcoming event.
TUCSON PINBALL CITY CHAMPIONSHIP (INVITATIONAL) – TBD (December) @ TISC Noon start time, shirts and pictures to be done before the event.
Tucson Pinball League. First Saturday of the month, location given in email prior to event: https://tucsonpinballleague.wordpress.com/home/ Always looking for new pinheads to come join the fun.
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FORMAT INFORMATION
TIMED GROUP MATCH PLAY: Groups of 4 (or 3 where needed) will be formed each round and groups assigned to games, both by Matchplay. Players will report finishing order, scores are not needed, just order. Games will be grouped as classic or modern and only a single type will be assigned per round, and they will alternate each round. 3 hour event.
FLIP FRENZY: 2-player groups will be assigned to games by Matchplay. Standings are determined by wins minus losses. A late player will be assigned a score that is tied with the last place player after the round the later player arrives during is over. A player that leaves early will not be deactivated and will be assigned a “player not present” within Matchplay which will give them a -1 and move them to the end of the queue. This will then move the next player in queue in their spot. 3 hour event.
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Everything below the line is pre-COVID information. That schedule may resume at some point, but the timing of that is unknown.
There are many events to participate in every month. Each event will be posted on our Facebook page. Select “Interested” or “Going” to get reminders for those events and check in with use a few times a week to make sure you see them all.
Timed Group Match Play. First Thursday of the month at TISC. Players will be grouped into 3 or 4-player groups and paired with players with similar point totals for the night to keep things as balanced as possible. Starts at 6, but players may be added after start.
2-Strike. Second Thursday of the month at TISC. Two strikes, best 2 out of 3 games for each round. Starts at 6, and any player joining after the start will take a strike equal to the player with the most strikes. After round one that will be 1 strike, after 2 rounds that may be 2 strikes and the player wouldn’t be able to join in the event.
Blackrock Brewery Timed Match Play. Third Tuesday at Blackrock. Players will be grouped into 3 or 4-player groups and paired with players with similar point totals for the night to keep things as balanced as possible. Starts at 6, but players may be added after start.
Flip Frenzy. Fourth Thursday at TISC. 2 hours of flip frenzy with a finals format based on the number of players. Starts at 6, but players may be added after start.