Madison Pinball: Winter Wrap-up December
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 8:13 am
Madison Pinball Winter Wrapup – December
Madison Pinball has decided to run another month long full sanctioned IFPA for fun!
Event is worth full WPPR points and the more people that play the more points the event will be worth under current WPPR rules.
What: Month long tournament for fun, trophies, and IFPA points. Great door prizes from this events sponsor
When: Qualifying round is Tues Dec 1st 2015 – Thursday Dec 31st at midnight
STRICT cut off for score submission due to playoff on following day!
Playoffs on Friday Jan 1st 2016 6pm at Altbrew (location may change so check back)
Where:
Pooley’s (5441 High Crossing Boulevard, Madison, WI 53590)
AND
Schwoegler’s (444 Grand Canyon Dr, Madison, WI 53719)
AND
Alt Brew (1806 Wright St, Madison, WI 53704)
Cost: $5 paypal gift or cash paid to hmjones3@gmail.com to enter (coin drop to play at locations). 100% of all entires will be used for trophies/prizes. Registration open NOW through the entirity of the event. 100% of ALL entries go towards trophies/prizes for players. You can also pay in cash in person to me if you so desire. ***Registration is waived for any person that has never played in a compeitive pinball event previously as a way to promote competitive pinball. New players must still register in advance of competiting and submit scores on all machines by the end of the event. Madison Pinball will cover entry fees of these new players to seed the prize pool.
Why: For fun! More local pinball competition! WPPR points for all! Note that event ends on Jan 1 2016 with the added playoff round so this will be used towards 2016 SCS standings.
PARTY: What, you said party? YES, as thanks for everyones support, following the conclusion of the event we plan to have an awards ceremony. FRIDAY Jan 1st from 6:00 to 9:30pm (playoffs start at 6pm; free play starts at 7:30pm. Games will be on free play at for all participants for approximately 2hours (7:30-9:30pm). Playoffs start at 6pm.
Brief Description of event: This format seemed to work well and was enjoyed with the previous events, so it is back by popular demand with some player feedback improvements. Best score format on 12 total games with unlimited attempts for the entire month. Players track their own scores, document best scores with photos (please be sure to get Madison Pinball sticker in photos and clear pictures of score), and submit all best scores by the end of the event. Players may only used scores AFTER officially registering for the event. Any scores prior to registering are void and submitting them is against the rules.
IFPA Required PLAYOFF: New IFPA rules REQUIRE we have a playoff for this event. Playoff format will be a match play style where you can not drop more than 3 places from where you qualified. In other words there is incentive to qualify high as well as perform well in playoffs. Top 8 players will qualify for playoff. Playoff will consist of 3 rounds of play on 3 games each round.
Round 1: Qualifiers 8, 7, 6, and 5 match play on 3 games with 4,3,2,1 scoring. Top 2 players continue on.
Round 2: Winners from round 1 and qualifiers 4 and 3 match play on 3 games with 4,3,2,1 scoring. Top 2 players continue on.
Round 3: Winners from round 2 and qualifiers 2 and 1 match play on 3 games with 4,3,2,1 scoring. Final positions based on playoff scoring
*playoff format subject to tweaks as we are talking with IFPA on some details. In general playoffs will be a style that incentivizes good qualifying play as well as ability to match play in a direct format.
*players need to check in by 5:50pm if you are in the intitial 4 pack/ round 1. Please keep an eye out here for any additional details. If you are in round 2, you need to check in by 6:25pm. Round 3 and you must check in by 6:55pm. All games on location are possible options for playoff rounds and will be predetermined by officials. Those qualifying higher will get choice of position on first game of each round.
The details:
Players must register BEFORE competing; please no cheating. PayPal gift payment of $5 to hmjones3@gmail.com to register. The entry to participate is $5 and 100% of this goes directly to the trophies/prizes. Games require coin drop since they are on location. Trophies and prizes for top 8, but additional prizes may go deeper depending on # of players.
This tournament features Unlimited Play format for the entire month (all scores must be submitted with email time stamp by midnight on the last day of the month at latest to count). Play at your leisure during this month long event and as often as you like. Please be VERY respectful of these locations and that they are supporting pinball in Madison. They are not affiliated with this tournament so they will be unable to address any issues or questions. Please contact hmjones3@gmail.com with any questions.
4 games for play at Pooley’s (5441 High Crossing Boulevard, Madison, WI 53590) will be:
Addams, Metallica, Walking Dead, Cue Ball Wizard
4 games for play at Schwoeglers (444 Grand Canyon Dr, Madison, WI 53719) will be:
America's Most Haunted, Star Trek, Kiss, Getaway
4 games for play at Alt Brew (1806 Wright St, Madison WI 53704) will be:
IronMan, Johnny, Bally Atlantis, and 1 other TBD by event start
Please note that any code updates provided by manufacturers prior to the mid way point of the month will result in game updates. please pan your play accordingly.
Upon registering players will be provided with a high score recording form to assist them with keeping track of their scores and player number. After getting your personal best high score on a game, a player must take a picture of the score which clearly shows the game being played and the score (score must be clearly seen in photo for verification purposes; PLEASE NOTE THAT A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER WILL BE NEAR SCORE DISPLAY ON EACH GAME AND MUST BE IN PHOTO ALSO). If you were playing a multi-player game you must clearly indicate which score was yours. Players must submit a score for each game by last day of month at midnight in order for it to count in this tournament. Players are asked to submit their highest score on each game.
For scores to count each player MUST send a single email to hmjones3@gmail.com by midnight with:
1. Your final and filled out score recording sheet with your highest score for the duration of the event on all games. Electronic score entry is preferred and send back the completed score recording sheet in the same format it was provided in (copy and paste into body of email is fine).
2. A picture which shows proof of this score on EACH game. Please note that this unique format requires all players to function on the honor system. please no cheating! If you are suspected of cheating you may be disqualified from the event immediately. If a score is not legible then it will not be used.
Your email should contain 1 filled out electronic score sheet and 1 for EACH game. You will receive a confirmation that scores have been received. If you do not receive this confirmation then please contact the officials.
Physical High Scores to date on each game are reset just prior to the start of the event and will be used as a weekly secondary check to help ensure integrity from all players. Players should also look at the high scores to date on each machine as a reference point of what to aim for.
Players may submit scores more than one time but due to the efforts required from officials to compile scores and sort through emails it helps if you can send a single email once you are done competing for the month and have your higest score. Please note that scores during other monthly tournaments are not eligible for entry in this event >> in other words, no double dipping.
Officials will attempt to keep games in the same state of play for the duration of the month long competition but it is asked that players understand that with pinball and especially on location pinball, some things are out of our control. If you experience a malfunction with a game then please report it using the information on the game and the operator will attempt to correct it ASAP. If you experience a beneficial scoring malfunction please report this immediately (if you experienced it then others will also). In the event that a game goes down for an extended duration it may be replaced. Depending on the timing of this scenario the officials may opt to either remove the game from the month long competition or they may opt to substitute in the replacement game or may opt to use both games. In this scenario it is to your best interest to play early in the month in the case a game needs to be removed from location but is still used for the competition. All decisions by officials are final. This is intended to be a fun event. Officials will attempt to enter scores ASAP and keep www.madisonpinball.com up to date with any changes in player list, current standings, or changes to rules. Each player’s final high scores for the month will be used to rank them on each individual game and their combined ranking points on each game will be used to establish their final position for the event which will be reported to IFPA for WPPR point purposes. In the event of ties for final ranking/reporting of finishing position TBD will be used as the 'tiebreaker' machine (higher score on this game wins any tie in total combined ranking points) following conclusion of the event. This event concludes at midnight at the end of the month.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Registration is open NOW and you can register at any time during the month.
All rulings by officials will be done with their best judgement and are final.
Madison Pinball has decided to run another month long full sanctioned IFPA for fun!
Event is worth full WPPR points and the more people that play the more points the event will be worth under current WPPR rules.
What: Month long tournament for fun, trophies, and IFPA points. Great door prizes from this events sponsor
When: Qualifying round is Tues Dec 1st 2015 – Thursday Dec 31st at midnight
STRICT cut off for score submission due to playoff on following day!
Playoffs on Friday Jan 1st 2016 6pm at Altbrew (location may change so check back)
Where:
Pooley’s (5441 High Crossing Boulevard, Madison, WI 53590)
AND
Schwoegler’s (444 Grand Canyon Dr, Madison, WI 53719)
AND
Alt Brew (1806 Wright St, Madison, WI 53704)
Cost: $5 paypal gift or cash paid to hmjones3@gmail.com to enter (coin drop to play at locations). 100% of all entires will be used for trophies/prizes. Registration open NOW through the entirity of the event. 100% of ALL entries go towards trophies/prizes for players. You can also pay in cash in person to me if you so desire. ***Registration is waived for any person that has never played in a compeitive pinball event previously as a way to promote competitive pinball. New players must still register in advance of competiting and submit scores on all machines by the end of the event. Madison Pinball will cover entry fees of these new players to seed the prize pool.
Why: For fun! More local pinball competition! WPPR points for all! Note that event ends on Jan 1 2016 with the added playoff round so this will be used towards 2016 SCS standings.
PARTY: What, you said party? YES, as thanks for everyones support, following the conclusion of the event we plan to have an awards ceremony. FRIDAY Jan 1st from 6:00 to 9:30pm (playoffs start at 6pm; free play starts at 7:30pm. Games will be on free play at for all participants for approximately 2hours (7:30-9:30pm). Playoffs start at 6pm.
Brief Description of event: This format seemed to work well and was enjoyed with the previous events, so it is back by popular demand with some player feedback improvements. Best score format on 12 total games with unlimited attempts for the entire month. Players track their own scores, document best scores with photos (please be sure to get Madison Pinball sticker in photos and clear pictures of score), and submit all best scores by the end of the event. Players may only used scores AFTER officially registering for the event. Any scores prior to registering are void and submitting them is against the rules.
IFPA Required PLAYOFF: New IFPA rules REQUIRE we have a playoff for this event. Playoff format will be a match play style where you can not drop more than 3 places from where you qualified. In other words there is incentive to qualify high as well as perform well in playoffs. Top 8 players will qualify for playoff. Playoff will consist of 3 rounds of play on 3 games each round.
Round 1: Qualifiers 8, 7, 6, and 5 match play on 3 games with 4,3,2,1 scoring. Top 2 players continue on.
Round 2: Winners from round 1 and qualifiers 4 and 3 match play on 3 games with 4,3,2,1 scoring. Top 2 players continue on.
Round 3: Winners from round 2 and qualifiers 2 and 1 match play on 3 games with 4,3,2,1 scoring. Final positions based on playoff scoring
*playoff format subject to tweaks as we are talking with IFPA on some details. In general playoffs will be a style that incentivizes good qualifying play as well as ability to match play in a direct format.
*players need to check in by 5:50pm if you are in the intitial 4 pack/ round 1. Please keep an eye out here for any additional details. If you are in round 2, you need to check in by 6:25pm. Round 3 and you must check in by 6:55pm. All games on location are possible options for playoff rounds and will be predetermined by officials. Those qualifying higher will get choice of position on first game of each round.
The details:
Players must register BEFORE competing; please no cheating. PayPal gift payment of $5 to hmjones3@gmail.com to register. The entry to participate is $5 and 100% of this goes directly to the trophies/prizes. Games require coin drop since they are on location. Trophies and prizes for top 8, but additional prizes may go deeper depending on # of players.
This tournament features Unlimited Play format for the entire month (all scores must be submitted with email time stamp by midnight on the last day of the month at latest to count). Play at your leisure during this month long event and as often as you like. Please be VERY respectful of these locations and that they are supporting pinball in Madison. They are not affiliated with this tournament so they will be unable to address any issues or questions. Please contact hmjones3@gmail.com with any questions.
4 games for play at Pooley’s (5441 High Crossing Boulevard, Madison, WI 53590) will be:
Addams, Metallica, Walking Dead, Cue Ball Wizard
4 games for play at Schwoeglers (444 Grand Canyon Dr, Madison, WI 53719) will be:
America's Most Haunted, Star Trek, Kiss, Getaway
4 games for play at Alt Brew (1806 Wright St, Madison WI 53704) will be:
IronMan, Johnny, Bally Atlantis, and 1 other TBD by event start
Please note that any code updates provided by manufacturers prior to the mid way point of the month will result in game updates. please pan your play accordingly.
Upon registering players will be provided with a high score recording form to assist them with keeping track of their scores and player number. After getting your personal best high score on a game, a player must take a picture of the score which clearly shows the game being played and the score (score must be clearly seen in photo for verification purposes; PLEASE NOTE THAT A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER WILL BE NEAR SCORE DISPLAY ON EACH GAME AND MUST BE IN PHOTO ALSO). If you were playing a multi-player game you must clearly indicate which score was yours. Players must submit a score for each game by last day of month at midnight in order for it to count in this tournament. Players are asked to submit their highest score on each game.
For scores to count each player MUST send a single email to hmjones3@gmail.com by midnight with:
1. Your final and filled out score recording sheet with your highest score for the duration of the event on all games. Electronic score entry is preferred and send back the completed score recording sheet in the same format it was provided in (copy and paste into body of email is fine).
2. A picture which shows proof of this score on EACH game. Please note that this unique format requires all players to function on the honor system. please no cheating! If you are suspected of cheating you may be disqualified from the event immediately. If a score is not legible then it will not be used.
Your email should contain 1 filled out electronic score sheet and 1 for EACH game. You will receive a confirmation that scores have been received. If you do not receive this confirmation then please contact the officials.
Physical High Scores to date on each game are reset just prior to the start of the event and will be used as a weekly secondary check to help ensure integrity from all players. Players should also look at the high scores to date on each machine as a reference point of what to aim for.
Players may submit scores more than one time but due to the efforts required from officials to compile scores and sort through emails it helps if you can send a single email once you are done competing for the month and have your higest score. Please note that scores during other monthly tournaments are not eligible for entry in this event >> in other words, no double dipping.
Officials will attempt to keep games in the same state of play for the duration of the month long competition but it is asked that players understand that with pinball and especially on location pinball, some things are out of our control. If you experience a malfunction with a game then please report it using the information on the game and the operator will attempt to correct it ASAP. If you experience a beneficial scoring malfunction please report this immediately (if you experienced it then others will also). In the event that a game goes down for an extended duration it may be replaced. Depending on the timing of this scenario the officials may opt to either remove the game from the month long competition or they may opt to substitute in the replacement game or may opt to use both games. In this scenario it is to your best interest to play early in the month in the case a game needs to be removed from location but is still used for the competition. All decisions by officials are final. This is intended to be a fun event. Officials will attempt to enter scores ASAP and keep www.madisonpinball.com up to date with any changes in player list, current standings, or changes to rules. Each player’s final high scores for the month will be used to rank them on each individual game and their combined ranking points on each game will be used to establish their final position for the event which will be reported to IFPA for WPPR point purposes. In the event of ties for final ranking/reporting of finishing position TBD will be used as the 'tiebreaker' machine (higher score on this game wins any tie in total combined ranking points) following conclusion of the event. This event concludes at midnight at the end of the month.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Registration is open NOW and you can register at any time during the month.
All rulings by officials will be done with their best judgement and are final.