2024 Titan Pinball Southwest Regional Pin-Masters

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on July 17, 2024

blog post courtesy of Louis Marx

On June 29 and 30, 2024, the Titan Pinball Southwest Regional Pin-Masters returned to Free Play Arcade in Arlington, Texas and was streamed live by Try to Tilt Pinball on Twitch.

On Saturday, 94 players competed on an 18 “hole” pin-golf course to qualify for the finals. The top 24 players competed in the ‘A’ division finals on Sunday. A total of $5000 was awarded to players in both the ‘A’ and ‘B’ divisions.

The 2024 Titan Pinball Southwest Regional Pin-Masters was won by reigning Texas State Champion, Garrett Shahan. This event is an official qualifier for the 2025 IFPA Pin-Masters: World Pin-Golf Championships. Thus, in addition to his prize money and trophy, Garrett earned a discounted entry to that event 2025 IFPA Pin-Masters. This award is contingent on his registration when the event becomes publicly available.

There were a couple of nice surprises unveiled at this event.

  • Turner Pinball provided a Ninja Eclipse Pinball machine and onsite support for the entire event.
  • Free Play brought in a Stern John Wick pinball machine for the event.

As the title sponsor, Titan Pinball contributed $2000 of that prize pool.

FUN! Billiards & Gameroom Superstore in Mesquite, Texas provided the trophies for the event. Each of the 10 trophies that were awarded was more than two feet tall. In addition to the 8 trophies for the A and B division winners, there were also trophies for the Top Qualifier and for the Hole in One Champion on qualifying day. Garrett Shahan won both, the Top Qualifier and the Hole in One trophies.

The top four in the A Division were:  Garrett Shahan, Clark McCoy, Brian Krivonak, and Ray Ford.

The top four in the B Division were:  Michael Hew, Duane Fair, John Richardson, Krista Warren.

For more information about the IFPA Pin-Masters, go to https://www.ifpapinball.com/tournament_pages/pinmasters/

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IFPA and Stern Army winners for Iron Maiden!

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on July 15, 2024

The IFPA and Stern Army organized the Star Wars Global Leaderboard for June 2024!

We’re happy to announce the winners from this contest! Please email [email protected] for details on how to redeem your prize.

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PAPA 21 World Pinball Championships – Location Coin Drop Donations Courtesy of Matt Faulkner

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on July 11, 2024

blog post courtesy of Matt Faulkner

For July and August, I have elected to add 10% of the gross coin drop from the pinball machines I have on location to the final donation made to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by PAPA 21. I am a hobby operator in my small town of North Bay, Ontario, running about ten games in the area – the only location pinball to play in the region. In the past I have used the “pinball fund” to support friends whose pinball businesses were suffering due to the pandemic, and now I consider it a privilege to be able to support this cause.

Depression is a matter that has caused major problems in my life. It rendered me mostly unable to work for about two years, during which time I was an outpatient in the mental health ward of Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, endured months of shock therapy, and checked myself into mental health emergency facilities several times. Pinball was a very important helping hand for me during this time. It was a cheap way to spend my time while unemployed, and was a tremendously effective distraction from my own mind. My focus on pinball during this time not only turned me into a pretty good player, but got me educated in the history of pinball, which made me become fascinated with the genius of Lyman Sheats.

My small, hobby pinball route certainly will not be accumulating tens of thousands of dollars for the cause. However, it’s something that I feel honoured to do at any rate. I am especially hoping it generates interest in local players of how magnificent a player, software designer and figure Lyman was, and to promote the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline to anyone who plays my machines.

I want to send a special thanks to Penni Epstein for being so unabashedly open about Lyman’s condition so soon after we all received the horrible news. Her decisions have turned a tragedy into something I consider an eye-opening event for the pinball community which has the potential to help many people in need. I look forward to meeting you at PAPA, Penni.

Three locations:
Lou Dawg’s Southern BBQ
Gateway City Brewery
Bracebridge Hall.

Lou Dawg’s and Gateway are in North Bay, ON. Bracebridge Hall is in Bracebridge, ON.

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UK Open 2024 Details!

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on July 11, 2024

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Pinball Republic and the DOMINO organisation are pleased to announce UK Open 2024!

Hosted in the fabulous global City of London tickets are now available for sale!

Please visit www.ukopen.net to find out more details about the event and to secure your ticket

£5000 First prize for the UK Open Main Tournament, £1500 for first prize in the Ladies UK Open tournament.

UK Open Main, UK Open Classics and Pinball Republic Championship are all IFPA certified+ tournaments!

Come and play pinball with some of the greatest pinball players in the world!

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Your Pinball Sale Ends Today!! 4th July Savings 24 Hour Countdown

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on July 11, 2024

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Pinball Degenerates – DON’T TREAD ON ME T-shirt promotion

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on July 04, 2024

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Wishing all our American members a very happy FOURTH OF JULY!!

And to celebrate America’s independence, our good pin-pals at Pinball Degenerates are offering this limited run of pinball shirts inspired by the famous ‘Gadsden Flag’ which was used by the Continental Navy during the Revolutionary War!

Show off your love of FREEDOM and PINBALL at the same time with this unique piece of official PiNbALL DeGENeRATEs merchandise!

These shirts will all be hand silkscreened by a small, independent printing business located in the good ol’ U.S. of A.!

Only $30 USD + S&H each!

Gildan Ultra Cotton™ unisex cotton taped neck and shoulders for comfort and durability.

Shirt sizes available from SMALL to XXXL

To order your DON’T TILT ON ME shirt, contact Joe Ciaravino at:
[email protected]
or…
Join the Pinball Degenerates facebook group at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/pinballdegenerates

Order cutoff deadline is July 31st

Payments via PayPal only.

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PAPA 21 World Pinball Championships – Godfather LE pinball machine up for grabs courtesy of Jersey Jack Pinball!

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on July 03, 2024

Some additional incredible news about PAPA21/LFS Memorial for Suicide Awareness: We have received ANOTHER NIB pinball machine donation from our JJP Pinball Family, a Godfather LE to raffle off during the event in addition to the NIB Stern we are giving away!!! Yes, you read that correctly!

How this works, anyone who purchases a ticket to PAPA will be entered to win!! AND there is the option to solely purchase a raffle ticket to enter to win either of the two the games at $150. 100% of the raffle ticket entry fees will be donated to the #988 Suicide and Crisis Helpline!

There is the potential for the same person to win BOTH games; JJP and Stern. All depends on how the names come up on the spinning wheel!!

The winner of the JJP game will need to either pick up the game at their factory OR pay/arrange for shipping with JJP.

How incredible is this! Thank you JJP!!

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Pinball Republic and the DOMINO organisation are pleased to announce UK Open 2024!

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on July 03, 2024

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Hosted in the fabulous global City of London tickets are now available for sale!

Please visit www.ukopen.net to find out more details about the event and to secure your ticket

£5000 First prize for the UK Open Main Tournament, £1500 for first prize in the Ladies UK Open tournament.

UK Open Main, UK Open Classics and Pinball Republic Championship are all IFPA certified+ tournaments!

Come and play pinball with some of the greatest pinball players in the world!

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Save the Date – NACS Day: January 18, 2025

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on July 01, 2024

We are excited to announce that all 2024-25 IFPA State/Provincial/District Championships will be held on Saturday, January 18, 2025. Additional details will be provided when we get closer to the end of the season. Players are encouraged to reach out to their IFPA State/Provincial/District Representative for any questions regarding your specific Championship. Women’s NACS will be held the day after, Sunday, January 19, 2025.

Details for the IFPA North American Pinball Championship and IFPA Pin-Masters have been finalized, while the IFPA Women’s North American Pinball Championship and IFPA Women’s World Pinball Championship details will be announced soon:
2024-25 IFPA North American Pinball Championship –> Thursday, March 6th, 2025 (Rochester Pinball Collective in Rochester, NY)
2025 IFPA Pin-Masters: World Pin-Golf Championships –> Friday-Sunday, March 7th-9th, 2025 (Rochester Pinball Collective in Rochester, NY)
2024-25 IFPA Women’s North American Pinball Championship –> TBD
2025 IFPA Women’s World Pinball Championship –> TBD

Registration for IFPA Pin-Masters will be later this fall. Details for the event are available HERE. We will have a follow up announcement once the date of registration is announced.

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HYUGA Pinball – June 2024 update

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on June 27, 2024

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