NPC Season Two at The Lower Playfield
Pre-Registration Link: https://matchplay.live/npc-tlp-2
Tournament Details
- Tuesday Nights starting February 17th! Doors at 6:30, League Promptly at 7:30
- This league will be IFPA sanctioned at 200% TGP.
- This league is part of the Northeast Pinball Challenge. Read all about it at NPCPinball.org
- This league is limited to 32 total players.
- $30 per player is the league fee for the 7 weeks of league. Each night will have a $10 door fee to help cover snacks and all games being on free play.
New England’s other pinball league is back! Each league night will start with doors open at 6:30, and play beginning at 7:30. Players will be matched in groups of 3 or 4 and play 4 games of pinball each night. Each player will choose a game at the start of the night. In 3 player groups, the 4th game will be randomly assigned. Player order will rotate each game. Games will be tracked in Match Play. Games will be scored 7-5-3-1 (or 7-4-1). Games will be on after league until about 10 PM, when we kick y’all out 🙂
Play will continue for 7 weeks, but your best 5 weeks will count for standings, meaning you can skip 2 weeks and not be disadvantaged. You must be in the top 50% of players to make A finals and play a minimum of 4 weeks. We will hold both A finals for the top qualified folks AND B finals on Tuesday, April 14th. The four highest players who can attend Grand Finals on May 2nd will advance to Grand Finals at Capital Pinball in Concord to play for individual glory and Team TLP in the Team Finals! Details are all on NPCPinball.org
League Nights (note: subject to change based on weather — all changes will be communicated to the e-mail you signed up with):
- Tuesday, February 17th
- Tuesday, February 24th
- Tuesday, February 17th
- Tuesday, March 3rd
- Tuesday, March 10th
- Tuesday, March 17th
- Tuesday, March 24th
- Location Finals: Tuesday, April 14th
- NPC Grand Finals: Saturday, May 2nd at Capital Pinball in Concord, NH!
We will have a max of 32 players for league, so please sign up at the Matchplay link above. We do not anticipate this will sell out, but who knows. NPC dues ($30) can be paid in advance or at your first league night, but must be paid before you can play.
Please note: If this is your first time playing at The Lower Playfield — we are in Goffstown, NH. An address will be sent along with general information for the location the week prior to league with directions to the e-mail you registered at. We’re about 5-10 minutes out from Manchester, depending on which way you get to us. Thanks!
- Paypal: paypal.me/mutterfudder
- Venmo: @Derek-Correia (Last 4: 4285)
Any questions or concerns, please reach out at hello@thelowerplayfield.com!
Finals Format
The below finals format outlines how we intend to play finals if we have 16 or more players. If we end up lower than that, we will size the divisions accordingly with IFPA regulations.
A finals will be the top 8 players by seeding that are able to attend. Any other players will be allowed to play in B finals.
“A” finals will be 4 player groups of 3 games. The highest seed in the group will be able to pick the final game. Game 1 will be a random modern, and game 2 will be a random classic. Highest seed will have play order choice for game 1, followed by seed order until all places are selected. After game 1, the player who finished 4th will pick play order on the next game, followed the player who finished 3rd, and so on. The highest seed’s picked game can not be picked by that player again if they should advance to finals (though it may be randomly assigned). Scoring for finals games will be 4-2-1-0.
“B” finals players will get seeded in a head-to-head bracket based on season finishing position. Depending on the number of players in B, some players may get a first round bye. The players will play a best-of-3 game set, with the highest seed picking the first game and the other player having pick of player order. After each game, the player who lost will be able to pick the next game, and the other player will pick player order. There are no restrictions on game selections other than the same game cannot be played in the 3-game set more than once. Play will continue until there is a B champion!
Prizes for finals:
A Division:
- TBD based on pools
B Division:
- TBD based on pools
At the end of finals, we will need to confirm top 4 availability for Grand Finals. If any players are unable to attend, we will ask the next player in A standings based on first round finals results and tiebreak if needed until we have 4 representatives.
Players who have Registered (manually updated, please be patient)
- Derek Correia (TD, Paid)
- Jordan Knights (Paid)
House Rules and Event FAQ
The Lower Playfield Code of Conduct
Current Game List and Game Setup Guide
Prize Schedule
We will finalize the prize schedule before Week 4, once we know how many folks will be playing!