Posted by MHS on December 30th, 2011 |
4 commentsOnly three months left until Pinburgh! Sign up now!
The following is the list of games currently under consideration for use in PAPA’s upcoming Pinburgh tournament. The game groupings will be released at a later date along with any minor changes. More details on the specific game setups will also be available as the tournament approaches. If a game does not currently have a video at the Pinball Archive, one will be provided soon to help all competitors prepare.
Posted by MHS on December 20th, 2011 |
2 commentsJoin Bowen as he takes a Corvette out for a spin. Also, don’t forget to pre-register for Pinburgh!
Posted by MHS on December 14th, 2011 |
7 commentsPAPA is nearing the release of the first list of players for Pinburgh 2012. If you’re not on the list yet, what are you waiting for? Sign up here! Pinburgh (March 30-April 1) is the world’s largest match-play pinball championship and features a prize pool of over $20,000. When you sign up, we will not charge your credit card until the tournament approaches, or you have the option of selecting to pay by check or pay cash at the door. No matter how you sign up, doing so early helps us make decisions about things like how many shuttles to run or how much food to have prepared. (It’s a big help).
Now, on to MONACO!
Keith Elwin, Steve Bowden, Trent Augenstein, and Phil Birnbaum battle it out in the PAPA 14 Classics 1 finals. Enjoy commentary by tournament regular Steve Bowden.
Posted by MHS on December 3rd, 2011 |
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Pre-register online for Pinburgh, the world’s largest match-play pinball tournament taking place March 30 – April 1, 2012 at PAPA World Headquarters in Scott Township, PA, USA (near Pittsburgh). This year Pinburgh will be bigger and better. More games – More Players – & over $20,000 in cash prizes. If you’ve already pre-registered, nag your friends. The sooner we know who is coming, the smoother the tournament setup will go, and the better the experience will be for everyone involved.
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In the following video, Keith Elwin, Trent Augenstein, and Steve Bowden compete on Harlem Globetrotters in game one of the Classics 1 semifinals at PAPA 14.
Posted by MHS on November 16th, 2011 |
4 commentsA cool pinball blog has popped up in Sweden called Life in the Outlane. For those of you who can’t read Swedish, you always have the option of translating the page with Google. And as we all know, google translations are always accurate! Here’s a great section to get you started:
Here you will be able to read everything from the chronicles, reflections, racing stories, success stories, pinball strategies, urban legends, invective and interviews to no more than politically incorrect passages dealing with major world-changing issues such as Why am I not a better player? Why do I even pinball and Why moan really the girls in Playboy when you hit a ramp?
While you have the time, check out Pinball Head, Fun with Bonus, and Drop Target which is now on Stern’s website.
What websites do you read to keep up on pinball? Post below and share.
Raymond Davidson, a skilled silverballer from the west coast, kept us on the edge of our seats during PAPA 14 in his quest to destroy the ring. At each PAPA tournament, $100 bills are placed under the glass on certain games as an extra incentive for players to do well at the critical moment. Bowen Kerins kindly donates his audio expertise and talks us through more PAPA 14 coverage.