Whirlwind makes its return to PW. Rudy went home for some much needed rest. I installed external flipper return springs on Whirlwind so you now get a nice dead ball bounce off the flippers and they are more responsive. You can also backhand the ramp from the right flipper, which wasn’t possible before. Its tough, but you can do it.
Jason is still the GC. I came within a few million of his score at home but never could knock it off.
I went to Disney World right after the New Year and found a few pinball machines. I didn’t go out of my way to look for games, but here’s some information on what I did find.
Congratulations to Jason S. for winning the December tournament at Pizza West. Marion R. placed second and I managed to place third. Full results can be found here.
The next tournament is January 18th at 5:00.
I haven’t had time to get a new (or returning) game ready to put in Pizza West this month. November and December are always crazy months for repairs as everybody wants their games working for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. But I did get some eye candy for Theatre of Magic. ColorDMD did a great job, I think it looks really nice.
Congratulations to Maka H. for winning the November KCAPA tournament at Pizza West. Jason S. placed second, Logan H. placed third. Full results can be found at challonge.com
The next monthly tournament will be December 21st at 5:00.
Congratulations to Maka H. The final results of the 2013 Shawnee Open are posted on their own page.
The qualify standings are constantly updated so you can check your standing throughout the day.
We had 20 entrants yesterday and I expect quite a few more today. We’re getting a good sized pot built up. The winners (16 of them) are going to take home some nice prize money.
Qualifying resumes at 1:00 today and ends at 5:30. No practice after qualifying starts so if you want to practice, come for lunch and play before 1:00. Be sure to give yourself enough time to get all the entries submitted that you want to.
The brackets for finals will be posted at challonge.com, they will also constantly update. I’ll post the URL for them once we get the finals started.
Thanks for the great turnout, good luck!
Congrats to Logan H. for winning the October KCAPA tournament at Pizza West. Phil C. came in second and Andrew R. was third.
We had 13 players, full results can be found here.
Thanks to Phil C. for running the tournament this month.
The annual Shawnee Pinball Open is November 8 and 9th. The next monthly tournament is November 16th at 5:00.
I haven’t posted a repair in a while, I just haven’t had the time to document and write up what I’ve been doing. This one was quick and easy so I figured I’d post it. My Star Wars in Pizza West seemed to be randomly closing switches, one of which was the slam tilt. When that happens, it is game over and the machine reboots. Obviously it wasn’t playable.
Theatre of Magic made its debut at Pizza West on September 19th. It is 50 cents/play or 5 for $2. It has the motorized Tiger Saw mod. Theatre replaced Apollo 13. The other games in the lineup are Data East Star Wars, The Addams Family, Iron Man, Wizard of Oz Limited Edition, Funhouse, and Super Star.