Jun
8
to Jun 10

Southern Fried Gameroom Expo 2018

About the Expo

The Southern-Fried Gaming Expo (SFGE) is a 3-day fan convention focused exclusively on gaming. The expo is held June 8-10 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta, GA, and boasts over 250 full-sized arcade games, pinball machines and console systems, along with tabletop gaming, vendors, special guest speakers, a film fest, wrestling, tournaments and more! SFGE is a family-friendly event that will be fun for all ages.

Event Times

Friday, June 8: 4:00PM – 12:00AM (w/ late night rock band & all night tabletop)

Saturday, June 9: 10:00AM – 1:00AM (w/ late night rock band & all night tabletop)

Sunday, June 10: 9:00AM – 3:00PM

Who We Are

Player One, LLC is made up of a group of gaming enthusiasts who live in the metro Atlanta area and, just like you, want an expo that the mid-south can call our very own. Joel, Dana, Patrick, Preston, and Shannon created the Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo to share the nostalgia and skill of the game with long-time gamers, and to spread the joy of discovery with new fans of all ages.

Join The Fun!

This event is only a success with your help! Won’t you join us for a weekend filled with fun and games that’s a blast for the whole family? Be a part of us for the fifth-annual Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo in Atlanta, June 8-10, 2018!

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Mar
16
to Mar 18

Texas Pinball Festival 2018

Show Info

The 2018 Texas Pinball Festival will be held the weekend of March 16th-18th, 2018 in a HUGE 40,000 square foot game room! We’ll be at the Embassy Suites Dallas – Frisco Hotel and Conference Center in Frisco again, and we want to top what we did last year and fill this space with more than 400 pinball machines, classic video games and other game room goodies set up on free play for everyone to enjoy the entire weekend. Leave your quarters at home!

Children under 5 get in free. Pre-register for the 2018 Texas Pinball Festival starting October 1st, or find out how get in FREE when you bring a game! T-shirts, tournament tickets, and other merchandise will be available for pre-order and sale at the show. You can find details on our swag page. And don’t forget to book your room. Check out all the details here.

Vendors, collectors and hobbyists from the surrounding area and beyond will be bringing parts, supplies, game room memorabilia, pinballs, video games and more for sale. People just like YOU will be bringing their own machines to share. Lucky winners will take home door prizes and someone will take home a new pinball machine from our annual American Heroes raffle.

The Texas Pinball Festival opens it’s door Friday evening at 5pm and will stay open until 1am on Friday and until midnight on Saturday. The hotel offers multiple options for food and drink. And don’t worry about trying to find a way home. We’ve contracted at several hotels for a block of rooms available at a special rate just for our guests. Be sure to book your room(s) early as they go super fast. Find out more about the Embassy Suites here.

Do you have what it takes to be a pinball wizard? A variety of adult and children’s tournaments will be held throughout the weekend to test your skills. Compete against others for trophies, ribbons and cash prizes. You could walk out a superstar!

As if inside wasn’t fun enough… Check out the bargains outside! Saturday, March 17th starting at 8:00am, the DFW Pinball and Arcade Club will be putting on an outdoor flea market and swap meet featuring coin operated collectibles, project machines and more! Admission is free to all guests. Got a machine taking up space in your garage? Too many projects? Too many parts? Bring ’em to the swap meet! Interested in participating in the swap meet? Find out more here.

The show will conclude Sunday afternoon after the Awards Ceremony scheduled for 2:30pm. One lucky winner will take home the Raffle Drawing grand prize: a brand new pinball machine!

This show draws people from all over the United States and beyond. It is one of the largest shows in the industry and we want you to experience it first hand. So come on out and join us!

Event Site:

http://texaspinball.com/tpf/

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Nov
17
to Nov 19

Free Play Florida 2017

DESCRIPTION

Free Play Florida 2017 is an exciting three day event that encompasses a complete Pinball, Arcade, and Console gaming experience. This November 17th thru the 19th, Free Play Florida is being held at the beautiful Doubletree Sea World by Hilton right off I-4 and International Drive. All of your classic and current pinball and arcade games will be on display for you to play, join the International Flipper Pinball Association (IFPA) sanctioned pinball tournament and compete with the best in the state of Florida, , sit in on our speaker panels that include industry icons, and visit our valued vendors selling parts, memorabilia, and some of the coolest themed art on the planet!

Event Website:

http://www.freeplayflorida.com/

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Nov
10
to Nov 12

Grand Ole Gameroom Expo

Welcome

Welcome to the GRAND OLE GAMEROOM EXPO, Nashville's annual Arcade, Pinball, and Video Game Expo. We are back for our second year at Franklin Marriott Cool Springs on November 10-12, 2017. We are just 20 minutes south of Nashville in the Cool Springs Galleria shopping and business district of Franklin.

This is a public event for gamers of all ages. Join us for a weekend packed with over 200 arcade and pinball games all set to free play. Play classic arcade games like Donkey Kong, Centipede, Ms Pac-Man, Double Dragon, Street Fighter II, and many others. Also play many classic pinball games like Black Knight, The Addams Family, and even some of the latest pinball games from Stern like Aerosmith, Ghostbusters, Game of Thrones, and Metallica.

The Expo also has over 60 game consoles spanning the Atari 2600 to the latest Xbox One, PS4, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, and Playstation VR. There are multiple tournaments for casual players and competitive players on games like Super Smash Bros.

Show Hours

  • Friday Nov 10, 4:00 pm - 3:00 am
  • Saturday Nov 11, 10:00 am - 3:00 am
  • Sunday Nov 12, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Games for Sale

Games will also be for sale at the event.  This is a great event to attend if you are in the market for an arcade or pinball machine for your home. Collectors who bring games have the option to sell them at the close of the event on Sunday. You can try the games out in person and contact the owner if you want to buy.

Tournaments/Special Events

There will be multiple tournaments and special events taking place during the expo. Sign up for our Newsletter to stay up to date on the latest expo news.

Tickets

Tickets for the Grand Ole Gameroom Expo can be purchased in advance at a discounted price or at the door the day of the event. We recommend the Discounted 3-Day Weekend Pass so you have plenty of time to play your favorite games. We also encourage you to bring the whole family. Kid's tickets are discounted even more so bringing the whole family won't break your budget. If you are traveling from out of town we recommend booking your hotel and buying your tickets early.

Prices

  • 3-Day Weekend Pass: $60 Adults, $20 Kids
  • Single Day Tickets: $30 Adults, $10 Kids
  • * Adult ticket prices are for age 16 and up
  • * Kids discounted ticket prices are for ages 6-15
  • * Kids 5 and under are free
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Oct
13
to Oct 14

Grinkfest 5 2017

Mark your calendars, October 12-14, 2017

To those that have been asking, YES this is happening

Steve asked me to start this thread so we all have a place to reference and get details as we finalize everything in the coming weeks.

Party starts Thursday the 12th for those that would like to hangout

Grinkers will be open until 2am all three nights. $1 beers. Half priced food.

Tournament will officially start Friday the 13th (ahhh yeah) at approximately noon, and will run until Saturday the 14th at approximately 9:30PM. Awards and prizes around 10:00PM.

Located in Eagle, Idaho - website for info about them: http://www.grinkers.com/

PLEASE RESERVE ASAP: Once we get the first 30 rooms reserved, the Hilton will reserve another 30 for us, but they wont do this for us until the first 30 are booked. Thanks!

http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en...12/index.jhtml

1 KING BED RIVER VIEW
rates from 149.00 USD/Night

2 QUEEN BEDS
rates from 139.00 USD/Night

1 KING BED
rates from 139.00 USD/Night

2 QUEEN BEDS RIVERVIEW
rates from 149.00 USD/Night

Please post in this thread if you plan to go and I will add you to the list.

Hope to see everyone there!

-GackAttack


I'll just keep a running list here of those planning to go (in the order they posted here). Just note this is for reference only right now, we'll do badge numbers and VIP details as we get closer on that too.

If you don't see your name on the list, please chime in! 

The going/interested/maybe list as of 06/30/17:

1. TheDrewster
2. Wyo
3. Kickman
4. 30FathomDave
5. SlikkNikk
6. Mrs. SlikkNikk
7. Brick Top
8. Griffin
9. Glitch
10. CraftyMech
11. orangewhip
12. solace76
13. orangewhip's son, handle TBD
14. macd2001
15. IdahoFarmer
16. security0001
17. Mrs. security0001
18. Coindork (maybe)
19. Slackmoe
20. nutballchamp
21. jawhn
22. josie (hopefully)
23. 34k
24. OldTymeToys (?)
25. timerunner88
26. Mrs. timerunner88
27. jacklick
28. mann0mann
29. FrizzleFried
30. lbassnt7
31. rm
32. ss2049
33. Paul Olson
34. GackAttack
35. Torin
36. crazygamer
37. Mokthemagicman
38. jimbodeanny
39. thedaringdirk
40. TParis
41. CarrieZ
42. Catch84
43. Mrs. Catch84
44. blinddog
45. ryerson82
46. stimpy
47. tron guy (dude...you HAVE to go!!)
48. aapljack
49. divingbuddy
50. AdamG
51. manadams
52. Firecaptmac
53. ThunderBunny
54. Mattriod
55. Horde5150
56. hulahomer
57. Steve W (going to try and make it)
58. Fly
59. Syllie Sylph
60. CossackWarrior
61. Fibonacci
62. GameBro
63. djw90
64. Muel
65. kmk68sin
66. superstearns
67. GreaseBall
68. ??

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Oct
11
to Oct 15

Pinball Expo 2017

Pinball Expo 2017 Information
This year will be the 33rd annual celebration of the U.S. pinball exposition that each year tries to offer something special for everyone. Expo 2017 takes place at the Westin Chicago North Shore and will run Wednesday October 11th to Sunday October 15th, 2017 at 601 N. Milwaukee Ave, Wheeling Illinois 60090.

Click below to find out more details:

Expo 2017 Schedule of Events, Seminars (PDF) - The schedule has not yet been updated for 2017.

Registration Form (Individual)

- This form has not yet been updated with 2017 Pricing.

Registration Form (Exhibitor)

- This form has not yet been updated with 2017 Pricing.

Expo 2017 On-Site Game Repair available

About Us

Pictures from Previous Pinball Expos

Expo Hall of Fame!

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Aug
12
10:00 AM10:00

Flippin' in Fultondale

Flippin’ in Fultondale, August 12, 2017, just a few miles north of Birmingham, Alabama. Entry fee is $20. Practice starts @10am Central. Qualifying starts @11am. I expect the tourney to be finished by approx. 7-8pm.

Format is limited best game qualifying and PAPA style groups of 4 for finals. There will be eight games and your best score on all eight games count. Everyone will get exactly 13 entries to play in qualifying. Scoring is 100 for 1st, 90 for 2nd, 85 for 3rd, then decreasing by 4 points for every place below that. Everyone will have approx. 3 ½ hours to get all their entries in. For those interested, this should equate to 92% TGP for IFPA points.
The top 12 qualifiers will go to the finals with the top 4 getting a bye in the first round (assuming there are at least 24 players). In addition, the next 4 qualifiers will go into a “B Division” finals. Please note that the B finals will only be for a prize and will not affect the finishing order for IFPA results.

All entry fees will be paid out in prizes as follows: 36%, 28%, 18%, 10%. There will be a single prize to the winner of B Division of 8%. Also, there will be $20 bounties available on all eight games for reaching certain scores or objectives. I am putting the bounty money up so it is not coming out of the main pot. Food and drinks will also be provided.
This tourney is in a private residence and is limited to 28 players due to space and number of available games. Please PM me or email me at sccasolotoo "AT" yahoo "dot" com to get on the player list and for the address.

The games are all in excellent playing condition and will be set up tough! They are: Tron, GOT premium, AFM, Met premium, CV, Tommy, LOTR, and The Shadow.

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Jul
29
11:00 AM11:00

Summer Arcade & Pinball BBQ (Eastern Shore, AL)

I will be hosting an all-day pinball and arcade summer BBQ / open house event.
Itinerary under development but it will most likely be a causal event, if we play any tournament play, it will be quick so as not to tie up the games.

Please RSVP here: 

https://invitd.us/p/?id=3xd58vbO5e

I will BBQ some pulled pork or ribs and have stuff to make BBQ sliders, bring a side dish, drinks, desert or finger food.  BYOB.

Game list:

Pins:

Williams Indy
Tales of the Arabian Nights
[Stern Star Trek Premium]  or [AFMr] or [MMr]
   - Depending on deal being worked.
GB Premium
Revenge from Mars
DE Star Wars

Arcades:

Tron
Donkey Kong (Original + Remix + Deranged)
Q*Bert
NES, SNES, Genesis Multicade
Mario Kart GPA2
Star Wars Trilogy
Mortal Kombat (1,2,3 & 4)
Tapper
Red Tent (VS Goonies and Hogans Alley or VS Super Mario & Duck Hunt)
60 in 1 Multicade

We’ll also have the pool to swim in, hang out space on the deck for those that don’t want to spend the full day in the dungeon of games.

More info / pictures:

http://arcadeshenanigans.com/blog/2017/6/17/mid-year-arcade-update

RSVP for address: 

https://invitd.us/p/?id=3xd58vbO5e

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Jul
27
to Jul 30

Pinburgh 2017

The Pinburgh Match-Play Championship, a PAPA event sponsored by pair Networks Inc., is the largest pinball tournament in the world, featuring 305 pinball machines and 800 players battling the silverball over three days (Thurs – Sat) of competition. Pinburgh will offer plaques for all of the top finishers in each division and a guaranteed $100,000 prize pool.

Pinburgh’s match-play format offers a social experience as players from all over the world compare skills during a series of multiplayer matches spanning the first two days. On Thursday, each player will compete in five rounds, each consisting of four, four-player matches to determine the appropriate skill division for all players. Divisions will be marked as A / B / C / D, with Division A being the most skilled. On Friday, players will compete against other players solely within their own skill division in order to determine seeding for the final rounds. On Saturday, the top 40 in each division will compete in separate divisional finals.

Pinburgh competitors must pay a $120 tournament registration fee in addition to general admission, making the total cost for Pinburgh and a full event pass $215.

REFUND POLICY: We outsource our ticket sales, event registration, and refunds to ShowClix.com. All ticket purchases, registrations, and refunds will be processed by their team.

Refund requests for general admission tickets will be honored until July 21. Players requesting a refund for the additional tournament registration fee between December 1 and March 15 will receive a full 100% refund. Players requesting a similar refund between March 16 and June 30 will receive a 50% refund. Players requesting a refund for the tournament fee between July 1 and July 21 will receive a 25% refund. No Pinburgh registration refunds will be given after July 21 for any reason. Due to the existing waitlist, Pinburgh tickets CANNOT be transferred to another person. We will issue individual refunds as appropriate and proceed through the waitlist in order. All associated processing fees will be paid by the ticket purchaser when any refund is given. All games used in the Pinburgh tournament will remain on free-play.

Event Website:

https://replayfx.org/competitions/pinburgh/

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Jul
15
10:00 AM10:00

South Louisiana Summer Pinball Tournament 2017

Details

2017 South Louisiana Summer Pinball Tournament

Main tournament: Double elimination format bracketed matches, best 3 out of 5 matches on winners side of the bracket, best 2 out of 3 matches on the losers side. Random seeding. $20 entry fee, Trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, an 3rd place (likely 60%, 30%, 10% of main tourney pool, less cost of trophies). Earn IFPA points. Arrive time is Sat morning from 9:30 AM to 10:45 AM, practice and sign-up from 9:30 to 10:45 am, pre-tournament mtg from 10:45 to 11 am. Start tournament around 11 am. 
Side tournament: Houma Hole-in-1 Pingolf Tournament

9 holes of pingolf. Objectives will be noted on player score sheets or on each machine. Max score each hole is 7 on 3-ball games, or 6 on 5-ball games. $10 entry fee, trophy for 1st place winner, no cash pay-outs. Earn IFPA points. Same arrive/practice/start/end times as main tourney. 

Party: Is from 10 am to 10 pm. Bring whatever food and drinks you want. May want to bring a fold-out chair. This fun event is at a private residence in a neighborhood, so please be respectful of guests and neighbors. Parking is somewhat limited, so please try to car-pool together, and park in host's yard and driveway, and then along road as needed. Our hosts Josh and Raynna will provide some food, drinks, cups, plates, etc.

Pinside Event Link:

https://pinside.com/pinball/events/2017-south-louisiana-summer-pinball-tournament-2017

Facebook Event Link:

https://www.facebook.com/events/141490073085382/?acontext=%7B%22source%22%3A4%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&source=4&action_history=null

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Jul
6
to Jul 8

Pintastic Pinball & Game Room Expo

EW ENGLAND'S FIRST PINBALL & GAME ROOM EXPO!

Do you love pinball? Are you looking for a little relief from the hot summer sun? Look no further than Pintastic New England, which is the first of its kind, centrally located in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. This expo is 30,000 square feet of fun for the whole family. The kids can have never-ending excitement with a caricature artist, face painting, friendly clowns, balloon animals, yo yo and juggling show. The adults can bring out their inner child with over 200 pinball machines set on free play, all while enjoying an ice-cold craft beer.

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Jun
9
to Jun 11

Southern Fried Gameroom Expo 2017

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The Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo features more than 250 arcade, pinball and console machines, the fourth annual Southern-Fried Pinball Tournament, tabletop gaming, a vendor expo, exciting programs and guest speakers, movie screenings, and other special events.

Atlanta has earned its place in the hearts of arcade, pinball and gameroom enthusiasts with the Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo. We are thrilled to be moving to the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Center for our 4th annual event.

Event Details:

  • Friday - June 9th, 2017 (4:00pm - TBD)

  • Saturday - June 10th, 2017 (10:00am - TBD)

  • Sunday - June 11th, 2017 (9:00am - 3:00pm)

Event details: www.southernfriedgameroomexpo.com

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Mar
24
to Mar 26

Texas Pinball Festival 2017

The 2017 Texas Pinball Festival will be held the weekend of March 24th-26th, 2017 in a HUGE 40,000 square foot game room! We’ll be at the Embassy Suites Dallas – Frisco Hotel and Conference Center in Frisco again, and we want to top what we did last year and fill this space with more than 400 pinball machines, classic video games and other game room goodies set up on free play for everyone to enjoy the entire weekend. Leave your quarters at home!

Children under 5 get in free. Pre-register for the 2017 Texas Pinball Festival starting October 1st, or find out how get in FREE when you bring a game! T-shirts, tournament tickets, and other merchandise will be available for pre-order and sale at the show. You can find details on our swag page. And don’t forget to book your room. Check out all the details here.

Hotel Info

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Mar
18
9:00 AM09:00

Outlanes March Match Play Pinball Tournament (Huntsville)

https://www.facebook.com/Ronnie-Rayguns-1568541326782872/

https://www.facebook.com/Ronnie-Rayguns-1568541326782872/

Another tourney happening in Huntsville at Ronnie Rayguns on March 18th. They are limiting the number of players to 20. So if you want to play you need to let Jeff Sanders know on the Outlanes Pinball League facebook page.

Basics: $20/entry, Group matchplay, 4 rounds of 3 games each. IFPA scoring(7,5,3,1). Practice from 9-11am. Tourney starts 11am. I think last time they paid prizes to the top 3 or 4 players. Great food and beer as well.

Also, apparently there is another one on May 20th if you can't make it to this one.

Tournament Overview

Tournament Date: March 18, 2017

We will be divided into groups of 4 and play multiple 4 player games on three machines per round with the same group. Points are registered for the round, then groups and games are shuffled, and we do it again. Highest points at the end wins. 
THIS TOURNAMENT WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FIRST 20 PEOPLE THAT CONTACT ME ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. 

Date: Saturday, March 18th, 2017
Start Time: 11:00 AM
Practice Time: 9:00 – 11:00 AM
Entry fee: $20
Food and beverages available on site

Tournament will be run using the https://matchplay.events/ website
Tournament configuration as per the matchplay website (subject to minor changes)

Format: Group match play
Seeding: random
General pairing: balanced
Player order: balanced
Scoring system: IFPA
Arena draws: balanced
Duration: 4 rounds
Matches per round: 3
Tiebreaker: standard

 

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Feb
11
10:00 AM10:00

IFPA Alabama State Pinball Championship

The 2016 IFPA Alabama State Championship will once again be held at Southern Coin-Op in Pelham. Practice @10am, tourney starts at 12noon. We should be done before 7pm. Only the top 16 in the state are invited to play, but spectators are welcome. Special thanks to Mike Gray for hosting!

facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1483317378363019/

https://www.ifpapinball.com/tournaments/view.php?t=16897#

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Nov
19
3:00 PM15:00

PinChurch Open

On Saturday, Nov, 19, 2016 we will be hosting our annual sanctioned pinball competition event in Louisiana, entitled the “PinChurch Open”.

There will be 3 separate competitive divisions: EM/vintage, Classic/solid state, Modern/DMD - competitors can compete in one or all of the divisions. Overall champion will be whoever does best across all divisions.

See the web site for details and to register: http://mystickrewe.com/tournaments/pinchurch-open/

No walk-up/sign-ups. All competitors must be pre-registered.

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Nov
19
8:30 AM08:30

Southern Coin-Op presents Pinball in Pelham 2

Southern Coin-Op presents Pinball in Pelham 2, November 19th 2016. We’re following up our first tourney with a very similar format. The entry fee is $30. Practice will be available from 8:30-10:00 am. Tourney begins promptly at 10:15am. Format is group match-play with IFPA scoring. Machines will be arranged into banks of three games, with each bank consisting of a DMD, Solid State, and EM. Each player will play six rounds for a total of eighteen games. There are no finals, just highest point total wins!

Details! Seeding in the first round is random. All rounds after that the seeding is based on Swiss pairing, meaning players will be paired with players who have similar points totals. Banks will be assigned using the balanced method, meaning every effort is made to put you on a different bank each round. Tie breaking will be automatic by the software based on your number of wins and second places. However, any ties in the top six positions will be broken by playing a single game chosen at random.
Prizes will be awarded to the top six finishing positions of 38%, 28%, 15%, 8%, 6%, 5%. There will also be door prizes and another pinball machine will be raffled off! There will not be any food provided but we will take a one hour lunch break after the first or second round. So pack a lunch or go to one of the many places to eat within 5 minutes of Southern Coin-Op. The address for Southern Coin-Op is 108-A Hilltop Business Center Drive, Pelham, Alabama 35124.

Many (but not all) of the same games from our first tourney will be there, plus some notable new additions which will be announced soon. If anyone would like to volunteer a pin for the tourney please contact Mike Gray at southerncoinop@yahoo.com or 205-563-3784.

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Nov
5
10:00 PM22:00

Fall Pinball hosted by Import Medic in Mobile, AL

Join us Saturday, November 5th from noon - 10 pm for some pinball fun..

Location details:

Import Medic Auto Repair
1085 Air Terminal Dr
Mobile, Alabama 36695

Casual play, hang out and show-and-tell. Bring a side dish, even bring a game if you'd like!

https://goo.gl/maps/VSewQzsSfPp

Gamelist, so far:

Jungle lord
Space shuttle
Pin bot
Lord of the rings
Blackout
Genesis
Street fight 2
Demo man
Revenge from Mars
Star Trek next gen
Space invaders
Flash

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Aug
21
1:00 PM13:00

Bowling Afternoon

In August we are going to try another bowling day. 

http://www.eslanes.com/

Eastern Shore Lanes is owned and operated by the family who owned and operated Gulf Bowl in Foley. Dusty (the bar is named after him) is a super cool guy, a naturally epic lefty bowler and dabbles in other industries in our area as well.

They run (own) and maintain their own redemption arcade and laser tag at each location. However you feel about newer redemption arcades, you have to give it up for their investment in bringing these highly expensive modern games to our area.

I'm constantly working on Dusty about how Pinball and Classic Arcades have a following in our area, so I'd like to try to bring a group of folks to pay it forward in patronage to a great local bowling alley. Bowling alleys are where many of us played our first Pac-Man, Galaga or Pinball and bowling is as entrenched a part of Americana as our classic arcades and pinballs. Maybe you guys can help me convince him to bring pins back to his locations? :)

Personally, I'd love to form a league but I don't know that we have the interest in terms of availability for that quite yet. Small steps first, right? 

Let's go bowling.

Families Welcome..

You are responsible for your party's bowling fees, food, laser tag and arcade cards. Please RSVP so I know how many lanes to book. Right now, I have two lanes booked.

For bowling, the price per person comes out to be about $4 per person per bowling hour. 
(You will pay that to me.)

In addition there is a $4 shoe rental fee if you need to rent shoes. (You will pay that to Eastern Shore Lanes)

We may grab dinner somewhere local afterwards (or at Eastern Shore Lanes restaurant) - details on that TBD.

I know this location maybe isn't best for the Pensacola and Mississippi members, that's the challenge for having us spread out. I encourage any of our friends in Pensacola, MS, etc to freely use this group to coalesce your local enthusiast friends. Ping me if I can assist you in that in any way.

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Aug
8
8:45 PM20:45

Planning Dinner / Business Meeting

Loose Agenda:

General Business: 
Membership Numbers, Outreach Methods, Available Talent Assets, Technical Properties and Organization Structure

Event Planning:
What will our next events be? Who will host (and tentatively when?) Discuss viability for public events and what those might look like. Around a holiday? What will be the attractions.

Pinball:
Discuss IFPA Charter and Tournament ideas.

Arcade:
Brainstorm on improving arcade-interest engagement, tournaments, etc.

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Jul
30
11:30 AM11:30

July Pinball - Arcade Get-Together / Open House

For Gulf Coast Pinball and Arcade (and friends)

Bring a dish and your family or arcade / pinball-interested friends.   Even bring a game if you want, it will just need to return home with you before the weekend is over :)

Weather permitting, swim in the pool or just hang out. 
To play, I will have: 

Arcades:
Mario Kart GP 2 (2 of them, linked)
Mortal Kombat (1,2,3, or 4 - depending on which board happens to be installed)
Star Wars Trilogy Stand Up
Donkey Kong
Pac-man
Tapper
Classic NES / SNES / Genesis Hyperspin
Cocktail 60 in 1
The Dome

Pinball Tables:

Williams Indiana Jones
Stern Indiana Jones
Stern Star Trek Premium
Scared Stiff
Monster Bash
WIzard of Oz RR

Summer foods, pot-luck style - bring something and BYOB.

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Jul
16
2:00 PM14:00

2016 South Louisiana Summer Pinball Tournament

Tournament starts at 2:00PM you can start arriving around 12:00PM to practice. Drinks and snacks will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own. Tournament format is Double elimitation best 3 out of 5 matches. Entry fee is $20.00 Prize money for 1st 2nd 3rd place. Machines will be set on free play at private location. Will be a IFPA points Tournament.

Location info:
213 Paulette St, Houma, LA 70364-1326, United States

Map Link

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Jun
10
to Jun 12

Southern Fried Gameroom Expo

The Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo (SFGE) is a 3-day convention focused solely on everything gaming. The expo is held June 10-12 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta, GA, and boasts over 250 full-sized arcade games, pinball machines and console systems, along with tabletop gaming, vendors, special guest speakers, movie screenings, tournaments and more! The event is a family-friendly event that will be fun for all ages.

More info here:

http://www.southernfriedgameroomexpo.com/

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May
28
11:00 AM11:00

Pinball Party w/ the ROSES

Location
West Mobile Area:  RSVP to Charlie or Bill or to Charlie for address / directions.

(I didn't want to post his address on the web)

Details
Everyone is encouraged to bring a dish, we will provide the main meat, ( bbq ribs, bbq chicken, pulled pork are among the possibilities )
BYOB ( Bring your own drinks or booze )
Machines that will be available to play on will be as follows.
Pinball:
Williams Blackout
" Firepower
" Flash_
" High Speed 2 The Getaway
" Demolition Man
" Star Trek TNG
" Pinbot
" Hyperball
" Jungle Lord_
" Space Shuttle_
Bally Space Invaders
Gotllieb Street Fighter II
Arcade:
Bartop with any classic arcade game you can imagine
Stargate
Omega Race ( with Star Trek )
Racing Simulation running ( Project cars, Dirt Rally, Dirt 3 )
Racing game (NFS cab, running Flatout Ultimate Carnage )
A select number of Pins will have a Grand Prize associated with each pin, highest scoring player by 8pm will receive prize, ( some of the prizes will include but not limited to Wine, Cash, Giftcards and whatever else we can rummage together.

Other Stuff
If you believe you may come, please show our host the courtesy of a RSVP.  While on premises, please always respect our hosts' machines and property: be cool, be respectful and have fun. :)

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Mar
18
to Mar 20

Texas Pinball Festival

The 2016 Texas Pinball Festival will be held the weekend of March 18th-20th, 2016 in a HUGE 40,000 square foot game room! We’ll be at the Embassy Suites Dallas – Frisco Hotel and Conference Center in Frisco again, and we want to top what we did last year and fill this space with more than 400 pinball machines, classic video games and other game room goodies set up on free play for everyone to enjoy the entire weekend. Leave your quarters at home!

Show Times: Friday 5pm-1am, Saturday 10am-midnight, Sunday 9am-2:30pm.

More info here:
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/show-info/

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Feb
27
1:00 PM13:00

Adventure Island Arcade and Pinball Excursion

In February, headed down to Adventure Island for some Arcade and Pin stuff and food. Fat Daddy's is right there as well, so we may jump across the way to check out their arcade as well.

I'm working to get the list of games that Matt expects to have up and rolling for that weekend. The plan is to post this for some IFPA tournament play. 

If anyone is interested, I need some scorekeeper volunteers for that.

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Feb
20
8:30 AM08:30

Southern Coin Op Amusement / Magic City Pinball League Open Tournament

From Mike @ Southern Coin Op in Birmingham:

Date is set , pinball tournament at my place February 20 , entry fee is $30 with a side pot for those who want to play for big money pot , will be registered with IFPA so you will get points awarded to your standings , games will be on free play and lunch will be included , hope you and your group can make it up.

Doors open at 8:30am for practice, tournament @ 10
Bring a pin if you'd like :)

PAPA Scoring, similar to what you would find @ Southern Fried in Atlanta.http://mcpl.league.papa.org/

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Feb
19
to Feb 21

Florida Arcade & Pinball Exposition

Scheduled for February 19th - 21st, 2016 at the Mardi Gras Casino (Hallandale Beach, FL)

The Florida APE is an annual celebration featuring a large assortment of coin-operated pinball, videogame, and other related gameroom equipment from yesteryear. 

The show was born in 2004 with a desire to share fun coin-operated games that now mostly reside in the hands of private collectors, and to spread the word that pinball machines were once plentiful, and that videogames were not always synonymous with fighting and violence. 

All games being exhibited are free to play.
See http://www.floridaape.com/ to pre-purchase ticket packages and know more details!

https://www.facebook.com/floridaape

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