announce: PIN WARS pinball tournament , flint, michigan sept 9, 10,11..2011

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announce: PIN WARS pinball tournament , flint, michigan sept 9, 10,11..2011

there will also be some classic vids there as well available for play: tron, space fury, asteroids, donkey kong, etc.

"PIN WARS"
Pinball Tournament


FEATURING PINBALL MACHINES BY: STERN VS WILLIAMS VS DATA EAST VS BALLY VS GOTTLIEB

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2011
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2011
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2011

B'S BOWLING CENTER (IN THE NEWLY RENOVATED large LOUNGE)
750 South Center Road
Flint, MI 48506-4131

100% SMOKE FREE venue!

ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME (ANYONE CAN PLAY)!
CASH PAYOUTS PLUS ADDITIONAL TROPHIES/ PLAQUES /PRIZES!
at least an $800 GUARANTEE PAYOUT FOR 1ST PLACE IN OPEN DIVISION.
*FREE RAFFLE TICKETS PROVIDED FOR ALL PLAYERS. PRIZES GIVEN AWAY DAILY DRAWN AT RANDOM.
PRIZES PROVIDED BY: RAW THRILLS, STERN PINBALL, JERSEY JACK PINBALL, BOWL FLINT.

FOOD & DRINKS (INCLUDING ALCOHOL) AVAILABLE ON SITE.

***PINBALL***
2 divisions: (YES, YOU CAN PLAY IN BOTH)

OPEN: ( FROM CASUAL TO EXPERTS): (played on 5 MODERN machines from stern/williams/data east 1992- 2011.)
100% of all entry fees paid TO THE PRIZE POOL FOR the winners (*NOTE).
TOP 12 PLAYERS MAKE PLAYOFFS (MAY EXTEND TO 16 BASED ON ATTENDANCE).

CLASSICS: (played on 4 OLD SOLID STATE machines).
100% of all entry fees paid TO THE PRIZE POOL FOR the winners (*NOTE).
TOP 8 MAKE PLAYOFFS.

*NOTE= MINUS TROPHY/PLAQUE EXPENSES.

*** anyone who lives 50 miles or more from the venue will receive 3
free entrees for any division they choose.

***COST TO PLAY***
OPEN= $4 PER PLAY, OR 3 PLAYS FOR $10.
CLASSICS= $2 PER PLAY


****PRIZE FUND****
OPEN: BONUS $50 FOR TOP QUALIFER IN OPEN.
EARN (WPPR) WORLD PINBALL PLAYER RANKING POINTS. (WWW.PINBALLRANKINGS.COM)

"A"
1ST- 45% OF CASH PRIZE POOL (GUARANTEE OF AT LEAST $800), TROPHY/PLAQUE, BOWLING PIN, OTHER PRIZES.
2ND- 20% OF CASH PRIZE POOL, TROPHY/PLAQUE, BOWLING PIN, OTHER PRIZES.
3RD- 10% OF CASH PRIZE POOL, TROPHY/PLAQUE, BOWLING PIN, OTHER PRIZES.
4TH- 10% OF CASH PRIZE POOL, TROPHY/PLAQUE, BOWLING PIN, OTHER PRIZES.
5TH- PRIZES, BOWLING PIN.
6TH- PRIZES, BOWLING PIN.

"B"
1ST- 8% OF REMAINING CASH PRIZE POOL, BOWLING PIN.
2ND- 7% OF REMAINING CASH PRIZE POOL, BOWLING PIN.

CLASSICS: BONUS $25 FOR TOP QUALIFER IN CLASSICS.
EARN (WPPR) WORLD PINBALL PLAYER RANKING POINTS. (WWW.PINBALLRANKINGS.COM)

1ST- 42% OF POT , TROPHY/PLAQUE, BOWLING PIN, OTHER PRIZES
2ND- 25% OF POT, PLAQUE, BOWLING PIN, OTHER PRIZES
3RD- 15% OF POT, PLAQUE, BOWLING PIN, OTHER PRIZES
4TH- 10% OF POT, PLAQUE, BOWLING PIN, OTHER PRIZES
5TH-8TH- 2% OF POT PER SPOT.


***SCHEDULE***

OPEN DIVISION:
QUALIFY FRIDAY 4PM-10PM. QUALIFY SATURDAY FROM 11AM TO 11 PM.
PLAYOFFS SUNDAY 11AM .
TOP 6 QUALIFERS MAKE "A" DIVISON PLAYOFFS (DOUBLE ELIMINATION BEST 2 OF 3 PER MATCH),
7TH - 12TH PLACE MAKE "B" DIVISION PLAYOFFS (SINGLE ELIMINATION BEST 2 OF 3 PER MATCH).
**IF IT EXTENDS TO 16 PLAYOFF SPOTS, THE SPLIT WILL BE TOP 8 FOR "A" AND 9-16 FOR "B".
HIGHER SEEDED PLAYER IN EACH WILL GET ROUND BYES.

CLASSICS DIVISION:
QUALIFY FRIDAY 4PM-10PM, QUALIFY SATURDAY FROM 11AM TO 6PM. PLAYOFFS AT 7PM SATURDAY.

***QUALIFY FORMAT***
PLAYERS CAN BUY TICKETS & PLAY EACH MACHINE AS MUCH AS THEY WANT DURING QUALIFYING TIMES. ONLY A PLAYERS BEST SCORE WILL BE RECORDED ON EACH MACHINE. A COMPUTER SPREADSHEET RANKS EACH PLAYER BASED ON ALL MACHINES THEY HAVE PLAYED AND GIVES A FINAL "STANDING POSITION" PER PLAYER 1ST PLACE ON DOWN. STANDINGS WILL BE UPDATED OFTEN THROUGHOUT THE EVENT & PLAYERS CAN SEE WHERE THEY STAND AT ALL TIMES. WHEN QUALIFYING IS OVER PER DIVISION, THE STANDINGS ARE FINAL & 'X' AMOUNT OF PLAYERS WILL HEAD ON TO THE PLAYOFFS.

http://www.bowlflint.com/pinball.html
 
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not ALL of FLINT is bad, this is southside and its right next to I-69 exit.
. the bad side is extreme north or parts of east side.
flint is very large geographically.
 
Flint is overhyped as far as negative activity.
those negative activities r within the same 4 mile radius.
every major city has its good and bad areas as well as suburbian differences.
GR, Detroit, Muskegon, Lansing, Flint, Saginaw...all has its good and bad.
even northern cities do if you really study geography.
if it makes you feel better, a state police post is diagonal across the street at the mall.
:)
 
by the way--
the website (bowlflint.com) reflects the old info from a previous tourney. the new web info will be updated by the end of this weekend.

this will be fun, we put alot into events and go all out for the fun of gaming.
 
Forgive me as I am new to tourney ball but I have a question


***COST TO PLAY***
OPEN= $4 PER PLAY, OR 3 PLAYS FOR $10.
CLASSICS= $2 PER PLAY

Is that per machine? or $4 to play all five machines to try and put your score up?
Thanks!
 
you want to pay the $10 and get 3 tickets (best deal).
its one ticket per machine to play, thats how the pot climbs up there.

that format is standard for many tourneys.

what you want to do is play each game one time and see where you are in the overall standings. it you have a good score on 1 or 2 games, you just want to buy more tickets and play the machines you need better scores on. its easier to understand in person.

all of the money in is paid out to the winners...so the more in, the more $$$$$ in winnings:)
 
OK Im picking up what you are laying down...
Im going to try and keep that date open as I have never played in a tourney but would love to get the chance to hang with some "local" - ish folks...
Is there a list of games or do you not release that info untill tourney time?
As I said before Im new to the scene and would at least like a chance to go thru some rule sheets before hand.
Thanks again this sounds like a ton o fun!
 
hi
not 100% sure of list yet.
for open division, TRON legacy is for sure thow. prolly the rolling stones or another newer stern, lethal weapon 3 for the data east pin (restored flawless with led's) and not sure for the williams dmd and others yet........

for classics division, probably a stern, a bally (or 2) and a gottlieb.
 
*2 machines announced so far to be used in tournament:

OPEN division- Tron

classics division- Magic (by stern)

stay tuned for 2 more machines announced soon...
 
look up the event PIN WARS on FB and add yourself to the vent if you plan to attend please. the more people i know will attend, the more raffle giveaways im gonna line up. raffles are FREE for attendees.
 
just ordered a whole bunch of custom plaques and metals for the winners 1st- 4th in each division..
 
4 more machines confirmed:

classics
black pyramid (blinged out)
meteor

open
lethal weapon 3 (restored w led and powerball)
rolling stones
 
I may try and make this, it's only about 2-2.5 hours away. Any recommendations on the nearby motels? I checked a couple online, a few had a bunch of reviews, which seemed to either hate them, or raved about them (I checked the Red Roof Inn and Super 8)
 
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