Join us on a Tuesday evening from 6pm for Belles and Chimes women's pinball meetup in the Netherworld!
Belles and Chimes (www.bellesandchimespinball.com) is a group of meetups established in 2013 that happens around the world to provide a casual, inclusive space to learn and play pinball with like minded folks.
It’s hosted by denizens Beck and Belinda - Beck’s just starting to learn the ins and outs of pinball while Belinda’s been playing competitively for years.
There's no strict format - all you need to do is meet up, grab a drink and play!
It will happen monthly on Tuesdays throughout the year. It's free to join in and is open to women and non-binary persons of all skills levels.
We've also got a new pinball T-shirt up for pre-order designed by the wonderful Emetic Art! It'll be available to order for either Australian delivery or pickup at the bar until November 22nd and is expected to land in early December.
Swing over to www.netherworldarcade.com/shop to grab one!
 

Official Start is 6:40pm with as many rounds of 4 player matchplay as possible with the last round starting no later than 9:15pm.
Points as per matchplay awarded as 7, 5, 3, 1 for 1st, thru 4th.
3 player games earn 7, 4, 1 for 1st thru 3rd
Entry $20 includes comp entry and all remaining games on Free play.
25+ machines on site, food available on site sourced from quality restaurant at reasonable prices.
Drinks also very well priced.
Prize money on offer. Highest points at the conclusion of all rounds is the winner. Any ties will result in a play off game.
Amount subject to number of players.
Typically the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Look out for events that will occur on the 5th Wednesday of any month.
Plenty of free parking on site and a 4 minute walk from Wynnum Central Train Station.
Any enquiries please contact the Multiball Mania facebook page or send a message to @DAG on this forum.
IFPA approval has been received for 7 events on the 2nd and 4th wednesdays up until X-mas (currently excludes the 22nd TBC)

6 multi-format IFPA approved pinball tournaments held over 4 locations in Townsville, NQ. Tickets to be purchased on the day of each event. No capacity - all ages welcome. Around 70 different machines span the 4 venues, from EM's to the most recent games including the highly anticipated Godzilla + Alien Pinballs. Proudly sponsored by the legends at Amusement Machine Distributors + Young Henrys. Free Sausage Sizzle for competitors at the Pinball Airbnb. For complete event details, view our FB Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/405265997805110 Events held at Empire Alternacade + Pinball Airbnb are Licensed and will have eftpos available. Events held at West End Wizards and Alligator Creek are BYO/ Cash Only    

Caltowie Hotel Pinball Group Matchplay
10th December 2021
Caltowie Hotel, 6 Charles St, Caltowie SA 5490,
5:30 -10:30
6 rounds of 2 matches
$20 entry
For venue or event registration inquiries please post here, or contact Brett on 0400916623.
 
Accommodation available.
 
Including:
Total Nuclear Annihilation
Seawitch
Alien
Baywatch
 
 
Tournament format details: Group Matchplay.
a) Seeding: Random
b) General pairing: Balanced
c) Player order: Rotating
d) Scoring system: IFPA (7/5/3/1) (7/4/1).
e) Arena draws: Balanced - Attempts will be made to assign an arena that has been played the fewest times by all opponents.
f) Duration: Six rounds.
g) Matches each round: Two matches.
h) Tiebreaker: Ties will be broken by the number of first place
finishes, then by the number of second place finishes and finally, if
necessary, a single game play-off. Ties will only be broken for first,
second and third places.

Estimated # of players: 30

Meaningful # of games played: 24 - TGP 96%
 
IFPA Calendar : https://www.ifpapinball.com/tournaments/view.php?t=45748#

For our last Netherworld Arcade Club of the year, we'll be digging horrifying clown shooter 'CarnEVIL'!
We'll learn about the history of the game as well as some secrets behind mastering the gameplay.

After that, we'll be moving onto an Arcade Attack. A two hour non stop head to head arcade comp over the games in the venue. You'll be assigned a new game (Max 10 minutes) and shoot for the biggest score possible against your opponent, then report back and be assigned a new game and opponent. Repeat for 2 hours!
Arcade Club starts at 9am with a 10am Arcade Attack start. It's free to join in and everyone that takes part will get a handful of free tokens to use.
From 9am on Saturday the 11th of December.

The Battle of Waterloo, Sponsored by "The Waterloo Bay Hotel" is an Epic all day Battle of 10 Strike Fair Strikes all played on Multiball Mania Machines at Wynnum and is Part 1 of a 2 part Battle. The Battle of Waterloo's Second battle follows with a 13 Round Group Match Play. IFPA APPROVAL GRANTED
Our series will be decided when we combine the results of both battles and Crown our overall winner as our inaugural winner of "The Battle of Waterloo 2021"
This event starts at 9:00 am sharp with registrations until 8:45 am, Prize money on offer...Limited to 50 players
Tickets available via Event-brite here https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-battle-of-waterloo-by-multiball-mania-tickets-206200580487 
Group Knockout, Random Seeding, Balanced General Pairing, Balanced Play Order, Balanced Arenas, 10 Strikes with (0,1,1,2 Strikes)

The Battle of Waterloo, Sponsored by "The Waterloo Bay Hotel" is an Epic Battle of 13 Rounds of Group Matchplay all played on Multiball Mania Machines at Wynnum and is Part 2 of a 2 part Battle.
Our series will be decided when we combine the results of both battles and Crown our overall winner as our inaugural winner of "The Battle of Waterloo 2021"
This event starts at an expected 3:00 pm subject to the finish time of Battle 1. It is recommended to check with the TD on the day as to an expected start time and lunch break between events.
Prize money on offer...Limited to 50 players
Tickets available via Event-brite here https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-battle-of-waterloo-by-multiball-mania-tickets-206200580487 
13 Rounds of Group Matchplay with Random Seeding, Balanced General Pairing, Random Play Order and Random Machines, with IFPA scoring

The Inaugural Rocky River Pinball Group Matchplay
11th December 2021
Wirrabara Hotel, 65 High Street, Wirrabara, S.A. 5481
4pm - 10pm
6 rounds of 2 matches
$20 entry
For venue or event registration inquiries please post here, or contact Darren on 0411 579 952.
 
Wirrabara Hotel on FB . Accommodation available.
 
Including:
Demolition Man
Star Wars DE
Rick and Morty
Alien Star
 
Tournament format details: Group Matchplay.
a) Seeding: Random
b) General pairing: Balanced
c) Player order: Rotating
d) Scoring system: IFPA (7/5/3/1) (7/4/1).
e) Arena draws: Balanced - Attempts will be made to assign an arena that has been played the fewest times by all opponents.
f) Duration: Six rounds.
g) Matches each round: Two matches.
h) Tiebreaker: Ties will be broken by the number of first place
finishes, then by the number of second place finishes and finally, if
necessary, a single game play-off. Ties will only be broken for first,
second and third places.

Estimated # of players: 30

Meaningful # of games played: 24 - TGP 96%
 
https://www.ifpapinball.com/tournaments/view.php?t=45752#

Join us for an extremely special evening in the Netherworld and a formal way to see the year out – the Pinball Prom!   Dress in your semi-formal best for a Doubles Split Flipper Tournament where you can arrive to the ball with a partner or fly solo in the hope of finding the dream 2nd half of your pinball duo. What's Split Flipper? You take a flipper each and work together - that's team work!   Registration is at 6pm for a 7pm start for a 3 Strikes comp on Sunday the 12th of December. Entry is $30 per pair which comes with your first drink each. Grab tickets via events.humanitix.com/nwpinballprom   We’ll be doing formal photos for all attendees with a prom photographer and will almost definitely spin a slow dance on the decks at some point. There'll be raffles along with prizes for best dressed. We’ll consider punch. It’s your special night, denizens!

Fortnightly Pinball Competition held at Netherworld.
Qualifying open from 3pm, all games to be completed by 9pm.
Top 16 Players advance to Best-of-3 game elimination finals.
$15 entry, new players FREE when introduced by a friend.
IFPA Registered event as from 1st August 2021

Xmas Houseball has rolled around. If you have been to one before you know they are a great event with Santa always making an appearance.
Bring your swimmers if you like and familys are welcome. Can you please let me know though so we can factor this in to numbers.
 
Comp details.
4 hours of qualifying with a 2 p.m start. Finals to be held after dinner which will be at 6pm but if qualifying can be done sooner it will be earlier. Please get your comp games finished ASAP so you have plenty of time to socialise afterwards.
Score sheets will be on each machine with attendees names on them. If you name isnt please write it down.
 
Format.
There will still be an 'A' and 'B' Division with equal prizes in both.
You play 6 games on the nominated machines with your best 5 results going towards your final standing.
The top 4 placed players will go through to the 'A' division finals . The highest 4 from the second half of the field will go into the 'B' division finals.
Finals will be on 3 randomly chosen machines with the 7,5,3,1 format of awarding points. Single round and the person with the most points wins. Tiebreakers are TBA.
 
House rules.
Please remember that Houseball is a social event, we are not playing for sheep stations. Please show the hosts and their machines the utmost respect as without them this event ceases to be a thing.
Please remove all rings/bracelets when playing.
You will be asked to leave if you are found abusing machines/other players.
Smokers please ensure you leave no butts around the place. The host should be able to tell you where it is ok to smoke.
The list has been bumped up to 35 but as always the host can use there discretion on extending numbers.
And lastly, a bit of friendly banter is encouraged.
 
** Please note ** People will be asked to maintain social distancing and i will endeavour to provide hand sanitiser. If you have a small personal bottle of hand sanitiser it would be great to bring along with you on the day.
 
** If you have any cold/flu symptoms , please don't attend **
 
Food and costs.
$10 covers food per person. Most likely pizza.
$5 to cover the hosts pinball damage expenses.
$5 into the prize pool.
Total $20 for the event.
 
1 @rusty_dagger
2 @raysco
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28 
29 
30 
31
32
33
34
35

The first Thursday of every month from 5pm-11pm is an IFPA registered group match play event.
Entry is $35 (or $30 for pinball club members).  Registrations will be capped at a MAX of 32 players.
There will be prizes and trophies for the top placings and of course POINTS POINTS POINTS.
A plaque with the winner of each month will be on display.
10 to 12 machines will be available for the competition. These can vary from new Stern/JJP to the classics.  The machines will be available for practice at the prior pinball club meeting (Thursday 7-10pm) and also during weekend lock-in sessions.
Doors open 5pm for practice and Round 1 starts at exactly 6pm (players registered by 5:50pm).  Any late arrivals can join in at the start of the next round. There will be 4 rounds which is expected to last 60-75 minutes per round.
Format: Group Matchplay
Seeding: IFPA ranking
First Round Pairing: Slaughter
General Pairing: Balanced
Player Order: Rotating
Scoring System: IFPA (7/5/3/1)(7/4/1)
Arena Draws: Balanced
Duration: 4 Rounds
Matches: 3 Per Round
Tiebreaker: Automatic
Event: Main
Estimated Number Of Players: 24
Meaningful Number Of Games/TGP: 24/96%
Unlimited Qualifying: No
https://www.gameroom.com.au/ifpa/
 

Tentatively putting this here to see what other events crash with this date.
The 24 Hour GameRoom Essentials Annual Tilt Tournament (GREAT Tournament)
Looking to hold a 24 Hour tournament with various IFPA events.  Will include Flip Frenzy, Group Matchplay, Pingolf, and other unusual challenges.
Starting at 8am Saturday 15th January and Finishing 8am Sunday 16th January 2022.
All welcome.

Quick Overview
18 holes to be played between 9am and 5pm on Saturday the 22nd of Jan 2022 Top 16 to advance to matchplay finals on Sunday the 23rd from 9am to 2pm 1. Qualifying Rounds
players will complete 18 pin-golf holes across 9 machines the number of balls it takes for the player to reach the target/achievement score will represent the number of Pin-Strokes earned for that hole. (1st ball = Hole in 1, 2nd ball = 2, 3rd ball = 3, etc) should a player not reach the target score within the allotted balls (par), then the par +1 pin stroke will be awarded for that hole.(3 balls = 4 strokes, 5 balls = 6 strokes) players can play the machines in any order, but must play the Pin-holes on a particular machine in order
2. Finals Round
Top 16 players to be split into 4 groups as follows: 1, 8, 9, 16 2, 7, 10, 15 3, 6, 11, 14 4, 5, 12,13 each group to play 3 randomly chosen pin-golf holes using pin-golf scoring highest seed chooses playing position first, second seed second etc on subsequent games the person with the highest stroke score from the previous game chooses playing position first, then second highest stroke score etc two players with the lowest pin-golf scores in each group advance, 3 rounds in total. 16-8-4 points do not carry over ties for placings will be determined by a single pin-golf hole playoff grand final will be a best of 5 3. Extra Balls
all attempts will be made for extra balls to be disabled for all machines. Should a player earn an extra ball, they will play it as part of the same Pin-Stroke on that particular Pin-Hole as a mulligan  4. Rulings and Malfunctions
all rulings and malfunctions will be based on the rules for the IFPA World Pinball Championship