Alpha Flip

A Novice Only Pinball Tournament

Date and Time

Saturday, February 21st, 2015.

Start time is 2pm, and registration will open at 1pm.

Scarlet City is open starting at 8am on Saturdays, so players are welcome to arrive as early as they like to practice.

Eligibility

The tournament is open to any player who is not ranked 3,000 or better by the International Flipper Pinball Association (IFPA).

If you don't know your ranking, that most likely means you are eligible to participate.

To learn more about world pinball player rankings or to find your ranking, visit the IFPA website.

Location

Scarlet City Espresso Bar, 3960 Adeline Street, Emeryville, CA.

Cost to Play

$5 entry fee, plus the cost of games played during the tournament.

Format

Three hours of one on one match play. Each round, you will be paired up with another player and assigned a machine. You will play one two player game on that machine, and whoever gets the higher score is the winner. Every round, players will be paired against opponents who have won a similar number of games.

At the end of three hours, the eight players who have won the most number of games will advance to a round of playoffs which will determine the final rankings.

Awards

All cash from entry fees will be paid out to players as prizes. There will be awards and cash prizes for the top four players, as well as the highest placing woman player and youth player (under 16 years old).

Additionally, we have a few other fun prizes that will be awarded to some lucky participating players via a random drawing.

Games List

Current machines at Scarlet City are Demolition Man (Williams, 1994), Star Trek: The Next Generation (Williams, 1993), Terminator 2 (Williams, 1991), Genesis (Gottlieb, 1986), and Space Invaders (Bally, 1980).

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