by Hayden on Sat Jul 02, 2011 1:45 am
The Northwest Oh-Pin
The Location Vintage Arcade will be hosting Eugene's first major pinball Tournament!
This is a one day tournament with qualifications running from 11am until 7pm.
All novices and wizards are welcome. After initial qualification play, the top qualifiers will compete for cash prizes. The top 4 novice players who don't qualify will play a one game playoff to win a Pirates of the Caribbean Zizzle pinball machine.
This tournament is sanction by the IFPA as a full boints tournament.
When: Saturday, August 6--11am until the end
Where: The Location Vintage Arcade, 245 Blair Blvd., Eugene, OR
Who: This is an all ages/all skill levels tournament. If pinball excites you, then you should come and play.
Cost: An initial buy-in of $10 will get you one game on each of the six machines. After that, the cost is $3 per ticket or 4 for $10.
Lineup: We intend to pick 6 machines from the following list. When we get closer to the date, we will confirm the lineup.
Captain Fantastic
Aztec
Whirlwind
Stikes and Spares
Flash Gordon
Banzai Run
Black Knight
Grand Lizard
Payout: We will take either the top 12 qualifiers or top 16 qualifiers for the finals. If we take 12 qualifiers, the payouts will be something like
1st = 34%
2nd = 20%
3rd = 14%
4th = 8%
5th = 8th = 4%
9th=12th = 2%
As mentioned above, the top 4 novice players who don't qualify for the finals will have a one game playoff. The winner will win a Pirates of the Caribbean Zizzle pinball machine. 2nd through 4th will receive other consolation prizes. The novice playoff will not affect the final rankings of the tournament.
Classification as a Novice: This is the tricky bit. Hayden Harker will make the final decision whether someone can be classified as a novice. He will make this decision based on his knowledge of the player as well as the opinions of Eric Merchant, Scotty McLean, Gavin Keable, Aaron Nelson, and Noah Davis.
Tiebreakers: Any tiebreakers to determine placement for the finals or during the finals will be played on Baby Pac-Man.