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Fall Brawl Match Play Pinball Tournament 2021

Come throw down at Misuta Chows in a group match play pinball tournament for players of all skill levels!

Here’s the details:

When: Dec. 4, 2021
1-5 p.m. (A Division playoffs to follow)

Where: Misuta Chow’s, 521 Main St., Buffalo

Cost: $20 for A Division (for players IFPA ranked in the top 5,000)
$15 for B Division (all other players).

This does not include the cost to coin-up the machines, so be sure to bring money for that. Separate prize pool for B division players!

LIMITED TO 20 PLAYERS
Pre-registration is HIGHLY encouraged as these tournaments typically sell out

Register: Send payment via PayPal to buffalopinball@gmail.com (please send as “friends and family”) This event is now SOLD OUT! See you in December.

Tournament Format: Group match play, limited to 20 players. 4 hours of regular play time, with finals following. A Division finals will start at 6 p.m. for the top 6 qualifiers.

Finals (A Division): Top 6 will advance to playoffs, with the top 2 getting byes straight to the finals. Playoffs/finals are 3 games each round with 4, 2, 1, 0 scoring. No finals for B Division.

This is an official IFPA tournament for WPPR points.

The Mandalorian Launch Party Tournament – Aug. 27

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Tournament launch party for the new Mandalorian pinball! Exclamation marks!!

When: 5-9 p.m. on Aug. 27
Where: Community Beer Works, 520 7th St., Buffalo
Cost: $1 per entry (plus coin drop)

This will be a “Best Game” format on 3 games: Mandalorian, Munsters, and Data East Jurassic Park.

To enter, you need to play each of the three games, at least once, between 5 and 9 p.m. However, you can play the games multiple times in an effort to increase your score on each machine, which will move you up in the rankings, as you outscore other opponents.

Cost is $1 per entry (an entry is an attempt on the machine) plus the cost to coin-up each machine. This is an IFPA event. 100% of entries will go to the prize pool.

Top 6 in the standings at 9 p.m. will go on to the playoffs, with the top 2 qualifiers getting a bye straight to the finals. Playoffs will be players 3-6 playing one game on Mandalorian, with the top 2 from that group going to the finals, which will be one game on Mandalorian, vs the top 2 qualifiers from the qualifying round (5-9 p.m.)

FAQ

Q: How much money should I bring?
A: At least $6 ($3 for 3 entries, since there’s 3 machines, and then $3 to coin-up each machine). It’s highly recommended to get multiple entries though, in an effort to increase your chances of having a “good” score.

Q: I suck at pinball, should I play?
A: You don’t have to be good at pinball to have fun, look at Jay Fairbrother!

Q: Do I need to show up right at 5 p.m.?
A: No! As long as you get at least 3 entries in before 9pm, you’re good. But, the earlier you come, the more time you have to get in multiple entries.

Q: When will this end?
A: Qualifying stops at 9 p.m., at which time playoffs will begin. Playoffs should be done by 10 p.m.

Q: Will the diverter on Mandalorian break during the tournament?
A: Almost assuredly.

Q: Seriously, I’m scared of tournaments because I’m new, should I come?
A: Do you like pinball? Do you like meeting new people? Then, yes, why not? Playing in tournaments is a good way to get better. Plus, you’ll be a world ranked pinball player by playing!

Charity Stall Ball Tournament – Aug. 22

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We’re excited to announce our first charity tournament for 2021, presented by Buffalo Pinball, Buffalo Pinball & Arcade Company, and Misuta Chow’s!

This tournament will benefit Pinball EDU. Pinball EDU is a registered 501(c)(3) charity & their mission is to utilize pinball & other gaming for the social enrichment, skill development and education of kids and young adults.

When: Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021 at 1 p.m.
Where: Misuta Chow’s, 521 Main St., Buffalo

Participation for this fast paced and fun “Stall Ball” tournament is limited to 20 spots, with a $25 entry fee. $20 of each entry fee collected will be donated to Pinball EDU, with $5 going to Buffalo Pinball & Arcade to cover the cost of the games (no additional money needed for the machines during the tournament).

We’ll be randomly giving away raffle tickets through Pinball.EDU in which participants will be entered into a pool of 250 raffle tickets to win a Stern Pinball machine. The number of raffle tickets that we have to giveaway will depend on the number of tournament entrants, with a maximum of 10 raffle tickets if we have 20 participants. One raffle ticket will be reserved for the winner of the tournament.

Doors will open at 1 p.m., with competition starting at 1:30 p.m. We’ll play for 1 hour straight, followed by a 30 minute break, and then 1 additional hour of play.

Get an early jump and secure your spot by sending payment via PayPal (“family and friends”) to: buffalopinball@gmail.com.

To learn how to play “Stall Ball,” check out this video:

See you there!

2020 Charity Pinball Tournament

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It’s time again for the annual Charity Pinball Tournament presented by Buffalo Pinball, Buffalo Pinball & Arcade Company, and Community Beer Works!

This year’s tournament will benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northtowns, local home of the Read with Reed83 Program by the Andre Reed Foundation!

When: March 7, 2020, from Noon to 2:30 p.m.

Where: Community Beer Works, 520 7th St., Buffalo, NY

Format: Participation for this fast paced and fun “Stall Ball” tournament is limited to 20 spots, with a $20 entry fee. 100% of the entry fees collected will be donated to Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northtowns!

Register: Get an early jump and secure your spot by sending payment via PayPal (“family and friends”) to: buffalopinball@gmail.com, or simply click here: https://www.paypal.me/buffalopinball

Prizes:

1st place – $60 CBW Giftcard, pompom toque (winter hat in layman’s terms), CBW T-shirt, and YOUR NAME ON THE TROPHY!
2nd place – $40 CBW Giftcard, CBW T-shirt
3rd place – $20 CBW Giftcard, CBW T-Shirt

Additionally, CBW in conjunction with Buffalo Pinball and Arcade Company will be giving away random raffle prizes during the tournament which include:

$6 CBW Giftcards (4)
A CBW Pompom Toque (1)
CBW Stainless Steel Pintglasses (4)
$5 Payrange Credits (6)

Plus, enjoy a full service bar including award-winning local beer, craft cocktails, wine and cider, plus a kitchen pumping out savory pub favorites like burgers, fried pickles and totchos!

Tutorial: Never played stall ball? It’s easy! Here’s how:

Buffalo Pinball Fall Brawl 2019!

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Come throw down at Resurgence on Niagara Street in a group match play pinball tournament for players of all skill levels!

Here’s the details:

When: Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 at 1 p.m.

Where: Resurgence Brewing, 1250 Niagara St, Buffalo, NY 14213

Cost: $20 for A Division (for players IFPA ranked in the top 5,000)
$15 for B Division (all other players)

We have a generous anonymous donor who is willing to cover $10 of the entry fee for military veterans playing in this tournament. When submitting payment, please keep this discount in mind.

Separate prize pool for B division players!

Please note: tournament cost does not include cost to coin-up the games.

**Preregistration is HIGHLY encouraged as these tournaments typically sell out**

Register: Send payment via PayPal to buffalopinball@gmail.com (please send as “friends and family” or payment will be returned)

Tournament Format: Group match play, limited to 20 players. 4.5 hours of regular play time, with finals following. Finals will start at 6:30 p.m. for the top 6 qualifiers.

Finals: Top 6 will advance to playoffs, with the top 2 getting byes straight to the finals. Playoffs/finals are 3 games each round with 4, 2, 1, 0 scoring.

This is an official IFPA tournament for WPPR points.

Location Photos

Game Lineup (subject to change):

Iron Man
Ghostbusters pro
Monopoly
Black Knight Sword of Rage pro
Sopranos
Game of Thrones pro
Jurassic Park pro

Pinball Weekend 3 at CBW!

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Once again, we’re teaming up with our friends at Community Beer Works for our third annual weekend of pinball and beer for a great cause. Full details below (courtesy of CBW), or RSVP on the Facebook Event!

WHERE

Community Beer Works
520 7th St.
Buffalo, NY 14201

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WATCH

On Thursday 3/7 Buffalo Pinball will broadcast a special episode of “Bro, Do You Even Pinball?” from our game room. The episode will feature Munsters, a table from the 2019 tournament. You can watch the livestream at www.twitch.tv/buffalopinball beginning at 8 p.m.

PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE

On Friday 3/8 and Saturday 3/9 we’re holding a special high-score selfie contest featuring a different pinball table from the tournament! Simply post a selfie showing your face, high-score, and selfie card in the frame to this event page (required). At the end of the weekend we’ll award prizes to the high-score champion from both Friday and Saturday.

Friday’s featured game: Munsters
Saturday’s featured game: Iron Maiden

CHARITY

Half of all the coins pumped into our pinball games from Thursday through Sunday will be donated to Read with Reed 83 from the Andre Reed Foundation. Plus, proceeds from every pint or four pack of Let’s Go Pils sold in our taproom will go toward the charity (so drink up). You can learn more about Read with Reed 83 at andrereedfoundation.org/readwithreed83.

TOURNAMENT

The Third Annual Charity Pinball Tournament will be held on Sunday 3/10. Qualifying rounds will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. A $1 donation to Read with Reed 83 gets you one registration into the tournament—you can try more than once! For each attempt, you’ll receive a raffle ticket to win prizes.

The featured games will be Munsters, Iron Maiden, Metallica and Game of Thrones. You need to play each machine at least once, but can keep playing them to try to improve your score.

Playoffs will start promptly at 4 p.m. for the top six qualifiers, with the top two getting byes straight to the finals. Playoffs will be two rounds with one game each round.

Practice up on your pinball skills and get ready to join us every day for Pinball Weekend 3 at CBW! It’s all happening at 520 7th Street on Buffalo’s west side.

We said pinball 12 times in this post…no, 13 times!

PUSH Buffalo Charity Pinball Tournament – 1/12/19

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Have fun. Do good.

We’re proud to announce our first charity tournament of 2019 at the beautiful new Community Beer Works location! We’ll be raising money to support PUSH Buffalo. Their mission is to mobilize residents to create strong neighborhoods with quality, affordable housing; to expand local hiring opportunities; and to advance economic justice in Buffalo.

When: Jan. 12, 2019. Play your entries any time between noon and 7 p.m., playoffs will begin at 7.

Where: Community Beer Works, 520 7th St., Buffalo

Registration: Cost to enter is $20, 100% of which will go to PUSH Buffalo. You’ll also need money to coin-up the games, half of which will be donated to PUSH as well (thanks CBW!). No preregistration, just pay at the door on the day of the event.

Tournament format: This is a limited-entry, HERB-style tournament. There will be 5 games selected for the tournament. Players will be given 12 entries as part of their registration (you can not buy any more). Each time you play a game, you use an entry. You need to play all 5 games at least once. You can use your entries to try multiple times on the same game, in order to better your score.

Scoring for games will be 100, 90, 85, 84…etc.

Playoffs and finals: Top 6 players at 7 p.m. will head to the playoffs with top 2 getting byes to the finals. If we have 24 players or more, the top 10 will go to the playoffs, with the top 2 getting byes to the finals.

Playoff format will be PAPA style (3 games each round with 4,2,1,0 scoring).

This is an official IFPA tournament.

Buffalo Pinball Fall Brawl!

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Come throw down at GameOn in a group match play pinball tournament for players of all skill levels! Here’s the details:

When: Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018 at noon

Where: GameOn LAN, 3660 Delaware Ave., Tonawanda, NY

GameON is Western New York’s best spot for gaming of all kinds, and features a full kitchen as well as a wide selection of beer, snacks and energy drinks.

Cost: $15 for A Division (for players IFPA ranked in the top 5,000)
$10 for B Division (all other players)

Thanks to an anonymous donor and in honor of Veterans Day, any veteran who plays in the Fall Brawl will receive a $10 discount on their entry fee. If you’re a vet and already preregistered, let us know and we’ll refund $10 to you at the event.

Separate prize pool for B division players!

Please note: tournament cost does not include cost to coin-up the games.

**Preregistration is HIGHLY encouraged as these tournaments typically sell out**

Win Prizes! Every registered player will be entered into a random drawing to win one of the following prizes (max 1 per player):

One set of Pin Stadium lights or Orion’s Belt (winner’s choice) courtesy of Pin Stadium – A $300 value!

Four translites and four t-shirts from Jersey Jack Pinball. Total prize value: $280!

100 frosted sunlight LED bulbs, three t-shirts and one illuminated flipper button kit, courtesy of Comet Pinball. Total prize value: $135!

A 100 ring kit (you pick the color) and a set of nut drivers courtesy of Titan Pinball. Total prize value: $112.45!

Two (2) one-hour VR sessions for two people, and two (2) five-hour packs of gaming time and a 1/2lb burger, fries and drink, courtesy of GameOn LAN. Total prize value: $103!

Three gift cards for Community Beer Works, total prize value: $32!

Register: Send payment via PayPal to buffalopinball@gmail.com (please send as “friends and family” or payment will be returned)

Tournament Format: Group match play, limited to 32 players. 4.5 hours of regular play time, with finals following.

Finals: Top 10 will advance to playoffs, with the top 2 getting byes straight to the finals. Playoffs/finals are 3 games each round with 4, 2, 1, 0 scoring.

This is an official IFPA tournament for WPPR points.

Game Lineup (subject to change):

Iron Maiden pro
Deadpool pro
Guardians of the Galaxy pro
Metallica pro
Pirates of the Caribbean (Stern)
Game of Thrones pro
Who Dunnit
Genie
Count-Down

GameOn Monthly Tournaments – Fall 2018

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Note: first timers receive 5 free PayRange credits. If you bring a friend that’s new, both you and your friend receive this.

Monthly three strikes tournament the last Monday of every month at GameOn.

All skill levels welcome!

When: 7 p.m. on Sept. 24, Oct. 29, ~~Nov. 26~~ (The monthly is cancelled for November)

Starts at 7 p.m and should be done no later than 10:30 p.m. (that’s for the final players remaining).

Where: GameOn LAN, 3660 Delaware Ave., Kenmore

Format: Format will be a 3 strikes tournament.

We will do either:

1) Groups of 4 will be assigned a random game each round, with the players finishing in 3rd and 4th place each receiving a strike. Once a player receives 3 strikes, they are eliminated from the tournament.

2) games will be one vs one instead of groups of four. This will be decided on the day of the event.

Limited to 32 players. Sign up in person the day of the event.

Top 3 players will be paid out if the field is 30 or less players. If it’s 30+ players, top 5 will be paid out.

Payouts for less than 30 players will be as follows:

1st = 50%
2nd = 30%
The highest finisher that is IFPA ranked between 5,000-99,999 (or unranked) = 20%

**Note: A fee of $1 per player will be deducted from the prize pool in order to pay the IFPA’s new fee structure for official tournaments**

Note: If a player that is ranked between 5,000-99,999 (or unranked) finishes 1st or 2nd, they will receive only 50% or 30%, depending on finish. They will not receive the 20% as well. The 20% prize will go to the next highest finisher in that ranking bracket that’s not in 1st or 2nd overall.

For 30 – 32 players:

1st = 40%
2nd = 30%
3rd = 20%
The highest finisher that is ranked between 5,000 – 99,999 (or unranked) = 10%

Note: If a player that is ranked between 5,000-99,999 (or unranked) finishes 1st, 2nd or 3rd, they will receive only 40%. 30% or 20%, depending on finish. They will not receive the 10% as well. The 10% prize will go to the next highest finisher in that ranking bracket that’s not in 1st, 2nd or 3rd overall.

This payoff structure is to encourage newer players and guarantee that at least one new player will be “in the money”.

Cost is $10 for players ranked better than 5,000 in the IFPA standings or $5 for all other players.

Split Flipper Charity Pinball Tournament April 28

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splitflipper Team pinball, charity, and beer. Need I say more?

My attorney would say yes, yes I do.

We’re doing our first ever split flipper tournament! And best of all, it’s to support the Path of Play charity: www.pathofplay.com

Here’s the scoop: You and a partner form a team. That team will battle other teams (12 total), in a winner take all split flipper battle royale. Format will be five strikes and we’ll play in groups of four teams per machine.

When: Sat. April 28, 2 p.m.

Where: Flying Bison Brewing Co., 840 Seneca St., Buffalo

Register: The cost is $20 per team. To register, please send that via PayPal to: buffalopinball@gmail.com Make sure to include your team name and team members. If it’s not sent via “family and friends”, it will be returned and you won’t be registered until you do so.

Games will be on coin-drop per usual.

This is limited to only 12 teams, so sign up before it sells out.

Prizes! 50 percent of the registration will go to Path of Play, while the other 50 percent will be paid out to the winning team.

In addition, every registered player will have a chance to win an Aerosmith pinball translite (it’s the awesome Dirty Donny back box artwork panel from a real pinball machine) from Stern Pinball, as well as Buffalo Pinball stickers and lapel pins!