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FINALS RECAP

Thanks to everyone who came out and participated in the DMV Season 2 Finals at Crabtowne USA!  James Daley and Justin Day, you guys did a great job of ensuring the day ran smoothly and was filled with fun!

League members we appreciate your participation and respect your feedback. Our team of volunteers will continue to work hard to ensure you have the best possible pinball experience. Don’t hesitate to e-mail us at dmvpinball@gmail.com with your questions and suggestions for Season 3.

FINALS WINNERS

A-Division: 1st-Justin Bath, 2nd-Justin Day, 3rd-Fil Baird, 4th-Connor Most

B-Division: 1st-Sean Brown, 2nd-Steve Stakem, 3rd-Ryan Lowman, 4th-Cristin Gasson

Overall in Points: Justin Day!

See complete results on the IFPA website.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

PINBALL RAFFLE

Camila Dias was the lucky winner of the Black Pyramid pinball machine! Enjoy!!

INTER-SEASON TOURNAMENT

Congrats to our Inter-Season Tournament Qualifiers! Mark your calendars for July 25th and join us at Town Hall in College Park!

Last Chance Qualifying starts at 1:30PM the day of the tournament.  The main tournament format will be a three or four strike brakelope tournament depending on attendance. Main tournament starts at 2 PM.
There will be a side tournament as well beginning at 1 PM. Side tournament, qualifying will be high score then top 4 or top 8 depending on turnout will play best of 3 head to head.

If you’re not on this list and should be, please let us know at dmvpinball@gmail.com.

Black Cat :  Camila Dias, Pierce McLain, Jon Long, Matt Myerson, Bobbie Dougherty, Jon Horner, Katie Kaufmann, Corey Long, Chris Keller, Jessie DeVincent.

Mighty Mikes: Don Kraper, Matt Wycoff, Joe Said, Austin Mackert, James Daley.

Lymans Tavern: Timothy Brown, Steve Stakem, Fil Baird, Holly Eney, Roy DeJarnette, Shawn Hillman, Jamie C., Cristin Gasson, Michael Palinkas, Jon Blundell, Andrew Edmondson, Brian Jackson, William Brown.

Crabtowne USA: Ed Most, Mike Frasca, Connor Most, Shannon Schreier, Justin Bath, Jake Peterson, Rob Thomas, Jacquie Day, Justin Day, Justin Kennedy,Summer Sedlacek, Thom Winters, Kyle Morris, Sean Brown, Ryan Lowman, Eli Omega

DMV PINBALL SEASON 3

Week 1 of Season 3 is scheduled to kick off on September 8th and will run through November 2nd. Our Midseason tournament has been tentatively scheduled for October 17th, Finals on November 14th, and the Interseason is scheduled for November 21st.  Sign-ups preferred via paypal (coming soon!). Dues will remain $40 per member and we will again be giving away a pinball machine at the finals!

HERE WE GROW AGAIN!

NEW LOCATION

DMV is thrilled to announce our new league location at Holy Frijoles in Baltimore! Thanks to Geoff Danek for welcoming us and volunteering to be the league officer at this location. He has a great lineup of pins including Lethal Weapon 3, World Cup ’94, Terminator 2, Creature, and Elvira Party Monsters. DMV will host league at Holy Frijoles on Wednesday nights at 8:30 PM. Stay tuned for details about the Pre-Season Tournament at this location!

NEW TIMES

Thank you Pierce McLain for volunteering to add a Monday afternoon league at Lyman’s Tavern  to cater to our industry people!

TOWN HALL RETURNS

DMV Season 3 welcomes back Town Hall as a league location. Thanks to Shawn Hillman for volunteering to be the new Town Hall league officer. See complete schedule below.

NEW WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Season 3 will take the plunge on September 8th at Crabtowne USA!  League weeks will run Tuesday-Monday night. Your first opportunity to play will be with the Crabtowne pinball club on Tuesday night and we’ll wrap up each week with league night at Town Hall.

Crabtowne-Tues @ 8:30 PM

Mighty Mikes-Wed @8 PM

Holy Frijoles-Wednesday @ 8:30 PM

Lyman’s-Thursday @ 8:30 PM

Black Cat- Sunday @

Lyman’s-Monday @ 2 PM

Town Hall-Monday @ 8:30 PM

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Standings

One final round to go before Season 2 standings are history. Check out your standings today!

Finally It’s The FINALS!

Saturday July 11th, CrabTowne

12:30pm –  Player check in and side tournament starts on Black Night 2000.
1PM– final call for check in, groups for the one game ” last jockey for position” get drawn.
1:45PM-2PM final seedings are set, top 16 are in A, if there are absences in A the next highest seed has the option to play in A or remain in B division.
2PM– Finals for A start.  The top 4 seeds in each of the 4 four player groups has choice of game or order.  The first 4 games picked in A will be used exclusively in A up until the final 4 remaining in B.
2:15PM– B division elimination games start to establish 16 players in B.  All participants not in A have a chance to qualify for B finals.  Top 16 remaining in B play in 4 four player groups, highest seed has choice of game or order, lowest finisher in each group goes to a last chance play in.  All remaining players will play one or two elimination games for 4 spots.  8 people will play for a last chance to get in the top 16 in B then B division finals start.  B players will retain their seed if they lose the first game but win the last chance game.

For both A and B division 4 player groups will be scored 4,2,1,0.  A division will only play 4 player groups.  For B division 3 player groups will be scored 4,2,1 and 2 player groups will be scored 4,2.

Looking forward to seeing everyone this Saturday.

Bring Your A Game, Get Paid

Top 4 in A

Top 4 in B

Season 2 Pinball Raffle

DMV will again be giving away a pinball machine to one lucky paid member! Check in with Cristin to verify your name is in the drawing. The winner will need to make arrangements to pick up their new Black Pyramid pinball machine with Cristin ASAP. Thanks!

Inter-Season Tournament

Congrats to our Inter-Season Tournament Qualifiers! Mark your calendars for July 25th and join us at Town Hall in College Park! Details to follow. If you’re not on this list and should be, please let us know at dmvpinball@gmail.com.

Black Cat :  Camila Dias, Pierce McLain, Jon Long, Matt Myerson, Bobbie Dougherty, Jon Horner, Katie Kaufmann, Corey Long, Chris Keller, Jessie DeVincent.

Mighty Mikes: Don Kraper, Matt Wycoff, Joe Said, Austin Mackert, James Daley.

Lymans Tavern: Timothy Brown, Steve Stakem, Fil Baird, Holly Eney, Roy DeJarnette, Shawn Hillman, Jamie C., Cristin Gasson, Michael Palinkas, Jon Blundell, Andrew Edmondson, Brian Jackson, William Brown.

Crabtowne USA: Ed Most, Mike Frasca, Connor Most, Shannon Schreier, Justin Bath, Jake Peterson, Rob Thomas, Jacquie Day, Justin Day, Justin Kennedy,Summer Sedlacek, Thom Winters, Kyle Morris, Sean Brown, Ryan Lowman, Eli Omega

DMV PINBALL SEASON 3

Week 1 of Season 3 is scheduled to kick off on September 8. Stay tuned for exciting updates.

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Standings

This is it folks! Week 8 is upon us. Congrats to Justin Day for moving into 1st place. Check out your standings today!

Bonus Game Qualifiers

Reminder there will be no mid-season tournament for Season 2. Bonus Game qualifiers will be eligible for the Inter-Season Tournament scheduled for July 25 at Town Hall in College Park MD! Get out to a location and qualify this week!

Black Cat :  Camila Dias, Pierce McLain, Jon Long, Matt Myerson, Bobbie Dougherty, Jon Horner, Katie Kaufmann, Corey Long, Chris Keller, Jessie DeVincent

Mighty Mikes: Don Kraper, Matt Wycoff, Joe Said

Lymans Tavern: Timothy Brown, Steve Stakem, Fil Baird, Holly Eney, Roy DeJarnette, Shawn Hillman, Jamie C., Cristin Gasson, Michael Palinkas, Jon Blundell, Andrew Edmondson

Crabtowne USA: Ed Most, Mike Frasca, Connor Most, Shannon Schreier, Justin Bath, Jake Peterson, Rob Thomas, Jacquie Day, Justin Day, Justin Kennedy,Summer Sedlacek, Thom Winters, Kyle Morris, Sean Brown

Finals Schedule Outline

July 11th, CrabTowne

12:30PM – side tournament begins on BK2000.  First entry is free, each additional entry is 2$.  One game, no finals, winner takes all, unlimited attempts.

1PM- check in for ALL DMV players.  Unlike last finals where their was a staggered time for A,B and C division.  All DMV players are requested to show up at 1PM to check in.

1:15 – 1:30 PM- all checked in players will be entered into the league software and drawn into random groups for one last jockey for position.  Players will play one game in random groups with regular league scoring 3,2,2,1/3,2,1/3,1 depending on if it’s a 4,3 or 2 player group. 2PM. A division finals are set.  Top 16 players are in A division, if some of the top 16 are not in attendance the highest B division players will have the option of playing in A or remaining in B.

2:15 PM-  all remaining players will start the B division tournament.  No C division.  B division tournament will have seeding advantages.  (See below for details)

6PM – estimated conclusion of B division

6:30 PM – estimated conclusion of A finals7PM – estimated conclusion of the side tournament ( side tournament will conclude once the final 4 in A division have an opportunity to play one side tournament entry should they choose to.)

B Division Finals

Once A division is set the next 16 players will be the B division seeds. They will play in four-4 player groups, one game, seed chooses game, lowest finisher in each group goes to a last chance play in game. If your not in the top 16 in B you will be playing elimination games down to 4 remaining. The 4 survivors of the rest of the pack will play one head to head games against the 4 lowest finishers in the 4 player groups to finalize 16 players in B.

Once we’re down to 16 players in B, first round is 4 -4 player groups, one game, lowest finisher in each group is eliminated. Then round 2 is four, 3 player groups, one game lowest finisher is eliminated. Then round 3 is two, 4 player groups, one game, lowest finisher is eliminated. Round 4 is two, 3 player groups, lowest finisher is eliminated. Round 5 is two, two player groups, one game, lowest finisher is eliminated. Round 6 is the final two, one game for the victory.

Higher seed always chooses game or order. One player can only choose the same game twice.

 Tie-breakers-

With seeding being so important it’s important to know the tie-breaker rules.

If two players are tied for points their is a series of tie-breakers.

As an example, Jon Horner currently has 54 points and Shannon Schreier has 53 points. If Shannon can make up one point on Jon they would be tied on points and it would go to a tie-breaker. Both Jon and Shannon have 2 weeks at 12 points so it would go to the second tie breaker. Shannon’s first 12 was in week one, Jon’s first 12 was in week 4 so Shannon would be the higher seed due to tie-breaker.

ReplayFX

July 30-August 2nd, 2015

Last news we heard, there were tickets available for Pinburgh if any DMV’ers are interested!

http://replayfx.org/

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Bonus Game Qualifiers

Reminder there will be no mid-season tournament for Season 2. Bonus Game qualifiers will be eligible for the Inter-Season Tournament scheduled for July 25 at Town Hall in College Park MD! Get out to a location and qualify this week!

Black Cat :  Camila Dias, Pierce McLain, Jon Long, Matt Myerson, Bobbie Dougherty, Jon Horner, Katie Kaufmann, Corey Long, Chris Keller, Jessie DeVincent

Mighty Mikes: Don Kraper, Matt Wycoff, Joe Said

Lymans Tavern: Timothy Brown, Steve Stakem, Fil Baird, Holly Eney, Roy DeJarnette, Shawn Hillman, Jamie C., Cristin Gasson, Michael Palinkas, Jon Blundell

Crabtowne USA: Ed Most, Mike Frasca, Connor Most, Shannon Schreier, Justin Bath, Jake Peterson, Rob Thomas, Jacquie Day, Justin Day, Justin Kennedy,Summer Sedlacek, Thom Winters

Local Tournaments

“None Shall Pass” Update

Pinholics Update

An amazing 48 pinball competitors turned out for Pinholics hosted by Kevin Stone this past Saturday!  Congrats to Austin Mackert with the win in the main tournament followed by  Andrew Pancoast in 2nd, Steve Kapinos in 3rd, and Dave Hubbard in 4th. Andrew Pancoast won the side tournament while 2nd place went to DMV’s own Justin Bath,  3rd to Gilles Melanson, and 4th place was Austin Mackert.

Finals Schedule Outline

ReplayFX

July 30-August 2nd, 2015

Last news we heard, there were tickets available for Pinburgh if any DMV’ers are interested!

http://replayfx.org/

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Instagram

That’s right. DMV is now on Instagram! Thanks to Justin Day for setting this up. Please share all your awesome pinball moments..high scores, stuck balls, great food and friends at https://instagram.com/dmvpinball/. And don’t forget to hashtag photos with ‪#‎dmvpinball‬ !!

Bonus Game Qualifiers

Reminder there will be no mid-season tournament for Season 2. Bonus Game qualifiers will be eligible for the Inter-Season Tournament scheduled for July 25 at Town Hall in College Park MD! Get out to a location and qualify this week!

Black Cat :  Camila Dias, Pierce McLain, Jon Long, Matt Myerson, Bobbie Dougherty, Jon Horner, Katie Kaufmann, Corey Long, Chris Keller

Mighty Mikes: Don Kraper, Matt Wycoff, Joe Said

Lymans Tavern: Timothy Brown, Steve Stakem, Fil Baird, Holly Eney, Roy DeJarnette, Shawn Hillman, Jamie C., Cristin Gasson, Michael Palinkas

Crabtowne USA: Connor Most, Shannon Schreier, Justin Bath, Jake Peterson, Rob Thomas, Jacquie Day, Justin Day, Justin Kennedy

“None Shall Pass” Update

Pinholics

The first Pinholics meeting of the year has been submitted to IFPA for June 13th. We have three events going on for this meeting.

Important Change: Doors open at 2pm and the Main tournament will start at 4pm to accommodate changes. Late night party has been retired so figure we’ll start earlier to finish at a reasonable time.

1) Main tournament – now a 4 strike tournament, earlier starting time @ 4pm. Top 4 paid out (changed from 3 players).

ReplayFX

July 30-August 2nd, 2015

http://replayfx.org/

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Bonus Game Qualifiers

Reminder there will be no mid-season tournament for Season 2. Bonus Game qualifiers will be eligible for the Inter-Season Tournament. Details will be shared next week. Please let us know if you think your name should be on this list! Some of our locations (Black Cat and Mighty Mikes) have all regular players already qualified so don’t hesitate to show up on their league nights for a chance to enter the tournament!

Black Cat :  Camila Dias, Pierce McLain, Jon Long, Matt Myerson, Bobbie Dougherty, Jon Horner, Katie Kaufmann

Mighty Mikes: Don Kraper, Matt Wycoff, Joe Said

Lymans Tavern: Timothy Brown, Steve Stakem, Fil Baird, Holly Eney, Roy DeJarnette, Shawn Hillman, Jamie C.

Crabtowne USA: Connor Most, Shannon Schreier, Justin Bath, Jake Peterson, Rob Thomas, Jacquie Day

Points Summary

We are working to get an updated scoresheet to clarify points but until then here’s a few tips/general rules.

• 4-player groups score 3,2,2,1
• 3-player groups score 3-2-1
• 2- player groups score 3-1

“None Shall Pass” Update

Pinholics

The first Pinholics meeting of the year has been submitted to IFPA for June 13th. We have three events going on for this meeting.

Important Change: Doors open at 2pm and the Main tournament will start at 4pm to accommodate changes. Late night party has been retired so figure we’ll start earlier to finish at a reasonable time.

1) Main tournament – now a 4 strike tournament, earlier starting time @ 4pm. Top 4 paid out (changed from 3 players).

ReplayFX

July 30-August 2nd, 2015

Gamers behind the Replay Foundation & PAPA are taking over the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA and filling it with more than 700 arcade and pinball machines, over 2,000 retro console games, table top games, a showcase of new products by game developers, a full lineup of seminars, magicians, live musicians, balloon artists, face-painters, competitions offering over $110,000 in prize money, and more!

The ReplayFX Arcade & Gaming Festival will feature the largest public collection of full-sized pinball, arcade, tabletop, and console games anywhere in the solar system, and all games are free to play with the price of admission! Attendees are also invited to attend a series of seminars dedicated to gaming and its associated tech-culture, browse merchandise in the marketplace, watch the world’s greatest arcade masters compete in Kong Off 4, the Donkey Kong World Championships, and to compete themselves in Walter Day’s Replay World Championship, a classic arcade tournament designed for novice and expert players alike. Spectators are also welcome to watch the world’s greatest pinball players compete on a wall of 50-inch televisions in Pinburgh, the largest pinball tournament in history.

ReplayFX will include six live bands, a cosplay contest, inflatable obstacle courses, and more in a show floor packed with over 125,000 square feet of entertainment! The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is also getting in on the gaming action and performing an evening of Final Fantasy Music at nearby Heinz Hall. Over $110,000 will be at stake for the competitive player. Thousands of games will be available for the casual fan. A family-friendly atmosphere will be available for the kids, and no one has to leave the galaxy to attend!

More information at http://replayfx.org/.

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And We’re Back!

Thanks to all our volunteers and players for making Season 1 a huge success! And thanks for joining us again for Season 2. Welcome to our new players! Let us know how we’re doing and what information you need to to make your experience in our league AWESOME. We appreciate all your feedback and suggestions. We are working on re-organizing and providing you with the most up-to-date, accurate information possible and appreciate your patience. Stay tuned!

Standings

Crabtowne USA represent! Congrats to you guys for taking a strong lead in standings as we enter our 4th week. Thanks to all the league officers and subs who keep our standings current. Email us at dmvpinball@gmail.com with any questions or corrections.

Locations

Don’t forget with DMV you have multiple opportunities to play! Choose any one of our four locations: Crabtowne USA, Lyman’s Tavern, Black Cat, or Mighty Mike’s for your official league points but come to as many league nights as you want to qualify in the bonus game which will make you eligible to participate in our inter-season tournament! Of course you can always join in on any league night just for fun too…and bring a friend! League is always free (except coin drop) to anyone who just wants to check it out. Join us!

Tuesday @ Crabtowne, 8:30 PM

Wednesday @ Mighty Mikes, 7:30 PM

Thursday @ Lyman’s Tavern, 8 PM

Sunday @ Black Cat, 7:30 PM

Bonus Game Qualifiers

Here’s a recap of our first 3 week’s bonus game qualifiers. There will be no mid-season tournament for Season 2 to give our officers ample time to plan and organize an amazing inter-season for our members. Details will soon follow. Please let us know if you think your name should be on this list! For those of you who haven’t yet qualified: Keep trying and PLAY BETTER!

Black Cat :  Camila Dias, Pierce McLain, Jon Horner, Matt Myerson, Bobbie Dougherty

Mighty Mikes: Don Kraper, Matt Wycoff, Joe Said

Lymans Tavern: Timothy Brown, Steve Stakem, Fil Baird, Holly Eney, Roy DeJarnette

Crabtowne USA: Connor Most, Shannon Schreier, Justin Bath, Jake Peterson

Finals

Season 2 finals will be held at Crabtowne USA on July 11. Keep an eye out for details on payouts, format, start time, etc in he next couple weeks.

DMV’s Daley Dose of Pinball 

(Written by James Daley)

A DMV pinball tip:  Experiment a little, do different things when you VUK  (Vertical Up Kicking).

Top 16 will qualify to play in the Maryland Championship for a spot to play at the IFPA Nationals!

Keep playing and rise to the top!

http://www.ifpapinball.com/rankings/custom_view.php?id=93

Top 16 will qualify to play in the Virginia State Championship for a spot to play at the IFPA Nationals!

Keep playing and rise to the top!

http://www.ifpapinball.com/rankings/custom_view.php?id=106

Top 16 will qualify to play in the DC Championship Series for a spot to play at the IFPA Nationals!

Keep playing and rise to the top!

http://www.ifpapinball.com/rankings/custom_view.php?id=121