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Proudly sponsored by AMD, the 2019 IFPA ACS Pinball will be held in Canberra: Friday 15th, Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th of February 2019

The ACT Pinball Championship will be held this Sunday, 4th of November at the Basement (4 Cohen Street Belconnen). I would like to acknowledge and thank AMD (Bruce and Michael) who will be supporting our event and providing prizes. Please note that the ACT Pinball Championship will be run on https://matchplay.events. Please visit the Matchplay site and setup an account ASAP. When you have a Matchplay account, you will be able to use your mobile phone to check live results and find out what games you will be playing. Tournaments and results will also be displayed on TV screens at the venue. Sunday 4th November – ACT Pinball Championship ($30) • Doors open 8:30am to register/check-in for ACT Pinball Championship and Flip Frenzy. Free play and practice. • ACT Pinball Championship Qualifying starts 9:00am. • Qualifying - 7 four-player matchplay games, scoring 7,5,3,1 points on randomly assigned machines. Top 16 qualifiers make the finals. • Finals commence 15 minutes after the last qualifying round finishes. The finals will commence at approximately 1:00pm. • Final #1 - 3 four-player games for top 16 players. Four groups. Top 2 players from each group progress to next final. • Final #2 - 3 four-player games for top 8 players. Two groups. Top 2 players from each group progress to next final. • Final #3 - 3 four-player games for top 4 players. Top 2 players progress to grand final. • Grand final - best of 3 games head-to-head. The ACT Pinball championship is an IFPA registered event. Sunday 4th November – Flip Frenzy ($20) Registration/Check-in for Flip Frenzy closes at 6:45pm. Players must have an assigned registration number before 7:00pm. Flip Frenzy commences at 7:00pm and will end at 10:00pm. What is it? Flip Frenzy is a timed tournament. Flip Frenzy provides three hours of non-stop pinball action. The idea is to play as many games of pinball as possible and to have the best win/loss ratio at the end of the competition. Firstly, each machine is assigned randomly to two players. Players must play a genuine, competitive, three (or five ball) game of pinball to determine a winner and a loser. When the game is completed, without delay, both players are to go to the administration desk to report the result of their game. The winner scores a “win” and the loser scores “loss”. Regardless of result: • Player 2 goes to the back of the queue to await their next game assignment. • Player 1 returns to the same machine to play another game with the player at the front of the queue. The new player from the front of the queue becomes player 1 and the returning player becomes player 2. • After the game, the process is repeated. Results are reported, player two goes to the rear of the queue and player one returns to the same game to play as player two in a new game. Flip Frenzy - Other rules • Players who are absent from the queue when their number/name called will be recorded with a “loss” and placed at the back of the queue • All Flip Frenzy games must be played in a competitive spirit. Any collusion i.e. one-ball games) will result in disqualification from the event. • A player is free to end their ball if they think they have enough points to win, or plunge a ball if they want to concede. However, all balls must be played and the game must be in a GAME OVER state when the players leave the game. Turning a machine on/off to end a game is not allowed. • Any extra balls must not be played. Extra balls (if awarded) can be “skillfully plunged” i.e. you can line up a skill shot for points, but no attempt to flip the ball is allowed. • At the end of three hours, no more games may start. • Standings are based on net wins i.e. wins – losses = your score. The best score at the end of the competition is the winner. Cash prizes for the first three places. Flip Frenzy is an IFPA registered event. High Score on 3 Machines ($5 per card) From 1:00pm, you can purchase a playing card that entitles you to play 3 games on 3 machines. Only one playing card can be submitted for the high score competition. The highest weighted score is the winner. Cash prizes. Machine Listing Aerosmith Guardians of the Galaxy LE Iron Maiden LE AC/DC Pro Guns’n’Roses Getaway Metallica Tron LE Creature From The Black Lagoon Iron Maiden Premium Dragon (SS) Surf Champ (EM) Aquarius (SS) World Cup Soccer Ghost Busters LE Dr Who Star Trek (Stern) Premium Attack From Mars (Remake) LE Food will be available all day from the new restaurant. Doors close at 10:30pm. Good luck!

2019 Australian Championship Series (ACS) - Canberra - 15th, 16th and 17th February Proudly sponsored by AMD, the 2019 IFPA ACS Pinball will be held in Canberra: Friday 15th, Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th of February 2019

The ACT Pinball Championship is on again! Sunday 4 November 2018 at The Basement (Belconnen) It’s on again for 1 day only - the ACT pinball championship. Proudly supported by AMD. There will be around 20 high end machines including...Iron Maiden LE, Tron LE, Metallica, AC/DC, Guardians of the Galaxy.... Pre-registration available for more info see link below. There will be a number IFPA registered competitions throughout the day. Let’s see if a Canberran can reclaim the the title! Hope to see you there! Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1626373097468244/permalink/1646599775445576/

Done golja

10:30, 10:45, 11:00. 11:15, 11:30 on both days

Are you sure symonz? It's very easy, you just need to play a good game on the day.

Done! Thanks Greg - - - Updated - - - Hi Greg, unfortunately the last "tee-off" time on both days is 11:45AM and this slot is already full. How about 10:30, 10:45, 11:00, 11:15 or 11:30 instead? - - - Updated - - - Hi Adam (and Duane), there are still quite a few spots left for Pin-Golf but that might change ion the next few days. Let me know if you want to pre-book. Otherwise looking forward to catching up when you get here. Safe travelling.

Done. Thanks Ty.

Done!

No problems, please let me know what tee-off times you would like for each day: 10:15 (1 spot remaining) 10:30, 10:45, 11:00, 11:15, 11:30: or 11:45? - - - Updated - - - Hi Greg, can you please let me know what tee-off time you would like on each day? Starting 10:15 and going through every 15 minutes until 11:45 - - - Updated - - - Sure, but you'll need to let me know what tee-off times you would like.

- - - Updated - - - Task tsk Duncan, at your age!! You should be able to stand for hours!! Don't worry, chairs are sorted! (you may have to bring your own cushions though - BOOM!) - - - Updated - - -

Correction Greg! There will be one round of Pin-Golf on Saturday (not Friday) and one round of Pin-Gold on Sunday. The top eight players from each round will also play a double elimination round. $25 entry fee with cash prizes. Maximum of 36 players per round. Pre-registration is also available.

Hi Defender1980, Thanks for your message. Unfortunately, we are not quite ready to put up all the details as they are currently being finalised (UPDATE: please see first page of this thread). I hope to have a lot more information starting to appear on this site (and Big Boys Toys website) over the next few weeks. I can say that the event will be held at the Exhibition Park In Canberra (EPIC) on the 19th and 20th of August. More information on the location can be found at the EPIC website - apparently there are also camping facilities available (for those of you that want to brave the cold) at cheaper rates. I definitely agree that we want to really advertise our event so that the Australian pinball community is aware it is happening and that we get lots of people coming down to Canberra for the weekend to play. Last year we had over 80 competitors! If you could suggest any other ways I can promulgate the event, that would be awesome! I hope you will pass the message on and let others know about our big weekend? In the meantime, if you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me via this thread or directly on 0413322243. I hope to see you in Canberra in August! Pete

UPDATED !!! The Ultimate playground and Vice City Players presents ... 2017 ACT PINBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 19-20 AUGUST 2017, 10AM - 4PM Budawang Pavilion - Exhibition Park in Canberra, Flemington Road, Lyneham QUALIFYING: 10:00AM – 4:00PM SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2017 $2 per qualifying entry / Unlimited qualifying. Ultimate Playground tickets ($20 adult / $10 child) at the door or www.bigboystoys.com.au FINALS: 10:00AM SUNDAY 20 AUGUST 2017 - For top 16 qualifiers (includes free entry to the Ultimate Playground) PLUS 9-hole Pin Golf (including 9-hole finals for top 8 players) SATURDAY: Registration ($25 per player) from 10:15 AM to 11:30. Tee off: Every 15 minutes starting 10:30AM. Last Tee-off 11:45AM. Finals: commence 1:45PM SUNDAY: Registration ($25 per player) from 10:15 AM to 11:30. Finals commence: 1:45PM Tee off: Every 15 minutes starting 10:30AM. Last Tee-off 11:45AM Cash prizes! The event will be IFPA registered and Bruce Colbourne from AMD will also be there (hopefully with some new pinball machines!) Rules and details at vicecityplayers.com Pinball Listing ... (please note that machines may change) ACT PINBALL COMPETITION TRON LE AC/DC LUCI CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON DRACULA FIREBALL STAR TREK PRO (STERN) GHOSTBUSTERS ICE REVUE PIN-GOLF ROADSHOW SIMPSONS PINBALL PARTY MISS O WORLD CUP SOCCER TOMMY JUNGLE PRINCESS NBA FASTBREAK STAR TREK NEXT GENERATION THE HOBBIT Game: Roadshow Objective: Get a ball in either character's mouth Scoring: Number of balls played, +1 penalty if objective not met Game: Simpsons Pinball Party Objective: Lock 3 balls in the couch to start Couch Multiball Scoring: Number of balls played, +3 penalty if no locks, +2 penalty if 1 locked, +1 penalty if 1 locked Game: Miss O Objective: Get Extra Ball and Special Scoring: Number of balls played, +1 if only one of the objectives met, +2 if neither are met Game: World Cup Soccer Objective: Advance 5 cities Scoring: Number of balls played, +1 for 4 cities, +2 for 3 cities, +3 for 2 cities, +4 for 1 city, +5 for no cities Game: Tommy Objective: Get Pinball Wizard Multiball Scoring: Number of balls played, +1 penalty if objective not met Game: Jungle Princess Objective: Get 10,000 bonus lit and Special Scoring: Number of balls played, +1 if only one of the objectives met, +2 if neither are met Game: NBA Fastbreak Objective: Score 100 points Scoring: Number of balls played, +1 if less than 100 points, +2 if less than 75 Game: Star Trek Next Generation Objective: Start 8 modes Scoring: Number of balls played, +1 for 7 modes started, +2 for 6 modes started, +3 for 5 modes started, +4 for 4 modes started, +5 for 3 modes started, +6 for 2 modes started, +7 for 1 mode started Game: The Hobbit Objective: Start SMAUG Multiball Scoring: Number of balls played, +1 if only 2 objectives complete, +2 if only 2 objective complete, +3 if no objectives complete FREE PLAY WORLD CUP SOCCER GETAWAY TALES OF THE ARABIAN NIGHTS SOLAR CITY A BLAST FROM THE PAST – PINTECH STEVIE’S MANCAVE AREA FLYING CARPET BANK A BALL ABRACADABRA GRAND SLAM EYE OF THE TIGER WILD LIFE COSMIC PRINCESS JUKE BOX 500-IN-1 ARCADE SPACE INVADERS