The Lower Playfield

WPPRMANIA -- 3 Pinball Tournaments. 1 Epic Day.
2023-04-29 10:00 - 23:00 UTC | The Lower Playfield
The hype. The spectacle… nothing compares to WPPRMANIA!!! One Day. THREE IFPA-Rated Tournaments. Epic fun.
Designed to be the highest bang-for-your-buck day if you care about WPPR points, fun, and flippin, WPPRMania is a full day of multiple pinball tournaments. Certainly catered to the individual who wants ranking points, but designed to be a full, fun day for all. Prizes, food, and more — can you survive …. WPRRMANIA?!?!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Date: April 29th, 2023
The Lower Playfield, Goffstown NH
Doors: 9 AM, First play promptly at 10 AM. Breaks at 1:30PM, and dinner (TBD). Expected completion around 8-9 PM.
STRICT LIMIT of 28 players MAX.
ENTRY: $50 (Broken down as $20 for main event prize pool, $5 to Frenzy pool, $10 to 8-Strikes pool, $15 for IFPA Fees and house fees). Registration details and link will be posted March 3rd at Noon. Registration is not confirmed until payment is sent — You may register for a spot, but if others pay before you do, you will be waitlisted. All fees refundable up to 1 week prior to tournament for any reason (exceptions will be made after that on a case-by-case basis).

Tournament #1: The Main Event: 12 Round Matchplay
Players will compete in 12 rounds of Tiered Swiss Matchplay on 2 banks of machines (machines will be halved between historically long running games and shorter running games using matchplay data from prior tournaments at the Lower Playfield). Scoring will be 7-5-3-1 based on finish (7-4-1 for 3 player groups, if applicable).
After 12 rounds, the top 8 players will compete in a 4 game matchplay playoff. Games will be on banks revealed at the time of finals. Highest seed in each group will have choice of bank. Order of play will be chosen for the first game, and order of finish for all subsequent games (1st place finisher in the prior game will play first, 2nd place will play 2nd, and so on). Top 2 from each group of finalists will play in a final round to determine place of finish.
The Main Event will have roughly 160% TGP and will be MASSIVE RANKING POINTS.
Didn’t make the finals? That’s okay… because you’re on to:
Tournament #2: 90 minute Royal Rumble (Flip Frenzy) + Finals!
Running concurrently with the Main Event Finals, all other players will compete in a 90 minute flip frenzy on games not currently being used in the finals. Players will play 2 player games with the winner getting a point. After playing as player 2, players will go back in to a queue to wait for another competitor. After 90 minutes, no more games will be started. The top 4 players by win differential (with automatic tiebreaks being win differential by games played) will move on to a 4 game Matchplay final to determine finishing order.
Around the time that that wraps up, it should be dinner time. Followed by…
Tournament #3: 8 Progressive Strike Matchplay
Players will be randomly placed into groups of 3 or 4 for rounds of matchplay, alternating in banks as was done in the main event. After the first round, the tournament will be fully swissed, meaning that you will be playing against players with similar results as yourself. Progressive strikes means you will get strikes for each game equal to the number of players who finished above you in the game (0-1-2-3 strikes for 4 player groups, 0-1-2 for 3 player groups). Once a player hits 8 strikes, they are eliminated from subsequent rounds. Top 4 players will receive prizes.
Prize Structure (Assuming full field of 28 players):
Main Event:
1st: $200
2nd: 150
3rd: 100
4th: 50
5th-8th: $15
Royal Rumble:
1st: $55
2nd: $40
3rd: $30
4th: $15
Strikes:
1st: $110
2nd: 80
3rd: 60
4th: 30
Sodas, Beverages, Snacks, and shitty beer provided. We will also be providing THE Homemade Mac & Cheese at the dinner break. This is a full day of pinball, so we HIGHLY recommend bringing a bag lunch for the lunch break! Optionally, I will facilitate a DoorDash order to a local pizza place for the group if you’d prefer to order out for lunch.
Comments, concerns, questions — fire away to myself or Jordan. Otherwise… are you game enough to STEP INTO THE RING??!?!?!

Hey June! Group Match Play Tournament - 160% TGP
2023-06-17 11:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | The Lower Playfield
Waitlist Link: Waitlist closed
Tournament Details

June 17th, 2023 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.
Doors at 11 AM, Tournament starts promptly at noon.
32 player limit
Registration begins May 12th at noon Eastern time.
$30 per player ($20 prize pool, $9 house fee for free play, electricity offset, snacks and drinks, $1 IFPA Endorsement fee) is due via Paypal/Venmo within 72h of registration. Cash at door accepted for players who have played 2 tournaments in the last year here — you must contact Derek or Jordan to make arrangements if you’re paying cash at door or some other way.

Our next tournament will be significantly smaller than WPPRmania was, but oddly enough, it’s the “Main Event” component of WPPRmania!
Starting at noon, we will run 12 rounds of 3 or 4 player Match Play matches, alternating between games that have historically run longer and shorter (not quite “Moderns” and “Classics”, but you get the idea). Scores will be PAPA style based on finish (7-5-3-1). After round one, pairings will continue in a tiered Swiss-style pairing for 11 more rounds. A tiebreak game will be played if necessary to split top 2 seeds or anyone playing into the top 8. Automatic tiebreakers will be used for all other positions. The top 8 players will move on to bank style 4-game, 4 Player Match Play finals, with the top 2 advancing to the next round. Players not making the final round will compete in two rounds of stallball for prizes!
For the WPPR hounds among us, this will calculate out to 160% TGP and will be in the neighborhood of 24 WPPRs to the winner. Such Wow! Much impress!
We anticipate, based on past tournaments, the Matchplay portion to take roughly 4-5 hours, and the finals to take an additional 2-3 hours. We have run this format before and feel confident in these time estimates.
Players who have Registered (manually updated, please be patient)

Derek Correia (TD) (paid)
Jordan Knights (paid)
Brian O’Neill (TD) (paid)
Allison O’Neill (TD) (paid)
David Foxwell (paid)
Derek Foxwell (paid)
Zach Murray (paid)
Chris Brunette (paid)
Will Parks (paid)
Matt Lemoine (paid)
Zoë Vrabel (Paid)
Daniel Rone (Paid)
Joe Lemire (COD)
Julia Barnes-Brown (paid)
Sarah Finn (paid)
Cody Gamache (paid)
Nate Straz (paid)
Mitch Gagnon (paid)
Jody Stahlman (paid)
Mike Havens (paid)
Sam Keogh (paid)
Jeremy Gagnon (paid)
Derek Beam (paid)
Ivy Beam (paid)
Seamus Meader (COD)
James McFatter (paid)
Vince Vitiello (paid)
Amber Lee (paid)
Sheri Hendricks (paid)
Davey Plaisted (paid)
Adam Meader (COD)
Geoff Alterman (COD, NH)

Waitlist:

Nick Destafano
Alan MacLean
Larry Paquette

Registration
Registration will open at Noon Eastern on May 12th, and will remain open until 32 spots are filled. At that time, the registration link will be posted at the top of the event page on TheLowerPlayfield.com. Once/If 32 spots are filled, waitlist registration will remain open until the week before the tournament on June 10th. Payment of fees within 72h of registration via PayPal/Venmo will be required. If you prefer cash at the door, and have played in 2 past tournaments at Lower Playfield before, we will accept cash at the door. Please contact Derek or Jordan directly to confirm you will be doing so, or your registration may be cancelled. If you are registering for multiple people (Friends/Siblings/Children/Alien Overlords) please fill out the form twice!
Once you confirm you are on the registration list above, please make payment via:

Paypal: paypal.me/mutterfudder
Venmo: @Derek-Correia

Registration fees will be fully refundable until June 10th. After June 10th, refund requests will be accepted less the house fee. Exceptions made on a case-by-case basis.
Prize Schedule
Payouts as follows assuming a full field of 32 participants. Some form of trophy will be present for the first place winner at a minimum:

First Place: $220
Second: $160
Third: $120
Fourth: $60
Finalists (5-8) = $15 each

Stallball Winners: $10 Each

Break on Through Target Matchplay Event
2023-08-12 11:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
Registration Link: Register Now!
Tournament Details

August 12th, 2023 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.
Doors at 11 AM, Tournament starts promptly at noon.
32 player limit
This event is IFPA sanctioned
Registration begins June 23rd at noon Eastern time.
$25 per player ($15 prize pool, $9 house fee for free play, electricity offset, snacks and drinks, $1 IFPA Endorsement fee) is due via Paypal/Venmo within 72h of registration. Cash at door accepted for players who have played 2 tournaments in the last year here — you must contact Derek or Jordan to make arrangements if you’re paying cash at door or some other way.

Target Matchplay using IFPA Scoring (7/5/3/1 or 7/4/1), on alternating banks of “longer playing” and “shorter playing” games. Groups will be randomly assigned to start, then fully swissed — keeping everyone in the game the whole way through. Players will break on through to the finals side after hitting 45 points — and the tournament proper doesn’t end until 4 players hit the 45 point target (or 3 rounds after the first player hits the target — whichever comes first). Those top 4 players will play a 4 game final to determine the ultimate winner. Players 5-8 will play a single game to win a small prize. Will your mojo be risin’? Will you light a fire? Can you break on through?
We anticipate, based on past tournaments, the Matchplay portion to take roughly 4-5 hours, and the finals to take an additional hour. We have similar formats before and feel reasonably confident in these time estimates.
Players who have Registered (manually updated, please be patient)

Derek Correia (TD) (paid)
Jordan Knights (paid)
Derek Beam (paid)
Ivy Beam (paid)
Chris Brunette (paid)
David Foxwell (paid)
Derek Foxwell (paid)
Brian Borque (paid)
Julia Barnes-Brown (paid)
Mitch Gagnon (paid)
Zoe Vrabel (paid)
Jeremy Gagnon (paid)
Mike Gaudet (paid)
Sarah Finn (paid)
Zach Murray (paid)
Vince Vitiello (paid)
Bill Macdonald (paid)
Cody Gamache (paid)
Michael Havens (paid)
Joe Hinkle (paid)
Mike Sandler (paid)
Sam Keogh (paid)
Curtis Rossi (paid)
Amber Lee (COD)
Sheri Hendricks (paid)
Nathan Clavette (paid)
Geoff Alterman (paid)
Will Parks (paid)
Matt Lemoine (paid)
Nate Straz (paid)
Jody Stahlman (paid)
Joe Lemire (COD)

Waitlist

Jason John
Eric Geddes
Seamus Meader
Adam Meader
Matt Wenger
Ed Giardina

Registration
Registration will open at Noon Eastern on June 23rd, and will remain open until 32 spots are filled. At that time, the registration link will be posted at the top of the event page on TheLowerPlayfield.com. Once/If 32 spots are filled, waitlist registration will remain open until the week before the tournament on August 5th. Payment of fees within 72h of registration via PayPal/Venmo will be required. If you prefer cash at the door, and have played in 2 past tournaments at Lower Playfield before, we will accept cash at the door. Please contact Derek or Jordan directly to confirm you will be doing so, or to make arrangements, or your registration may be cancelled. If you are registering for multiple people (Friends/Siblings/Children/Alien Overlords) please fill out the form twice!
Once you confirm you are on the registration list above, please make payment via:

Paypal: paypal.me/mutterfudder
Venmo: @Derek-Correia

Registration fees will be fully refundable until August 5th. After August 5th, refund requests will be accepted less the house fee. Exceptions made on a case-by-case basis.
Prize Schedule
Payouts as follows assuming a full field of 32 participants. Some form of trophy will be present for the first place winner at a minimum:

First Place: $180
Second: $130
Third: $90
Fourth: $50
Survivor of the 5-8th match: $30
Not finalist? 2 games of stall ball played for $10 to each winner, thanks to a generous donation from Seth Clayter! Thanks Seth!

Avernursary Matchplay Mayhem All Playoff Tournament at the Lower Playfield
2023-10-07 10:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Registration Link: Click Here to Register
Tournament Details

October 7th, 2023 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.
Doors at 10:30 AM, Tournament starts promptly at 11:30.
32 player limit
This event is IFPA sanctioned
It’s an anniversary party! Complimentary champagne/sparkling grape juice toast before we start.
Registration begins August 29th at noon Eastern time.
$30 per player ($20 prize pool, $9 house fee for free play, electricity offset, snacks and drinks, $1 IFPA Endorsement fee) is due via Paypal/Venmo within 72h of registration. Cash at door accepted for players who have played 2 tournaments in the last year here — you must contact Derek or Jordan to make arrangements if you’re paying cash at door or some other way.

Come celebrate our 1 year Anniversary of The Lower Playfield tournaments! Who woulda thunk it — a whole year! Our first tournament was a 16 person flip frenzy — how far we’ve come! Let’s celebrate the past and also farm some WPPRs like we do these days.
Matchplay Mayhem will will be a head-to-head battle royale. We’ll start with 13 rounds of head-to-head Max Matchplay, where you will be placed with another player randomly on a game head to head. Once all players have played 13 games, the top 16 will move on to 4 player, 3 game match play groups scored 4-2-1-0. Your first game will be assigned as a random “short play” game. The high seed of the group will choose the other two games or position, with the next highest seed choosing, and so on. Players may only select a game ONCE during the playoffs. Top two from each group move on to the next round until we crown a winner!
Players eliminated in the Semifinal round will play 1 game for a consolation prize.
Didn’t make the playoffs? No problem! Everyone who missed the playoffs will be put into a head-to-head, single game bracket. The winner takes home a prize as well!
WPPR Fiends: This will calculate to 31 TGP, or 124% WPPR value. The single elimination bracket is not IFPA certified and is just for the prizes!
As for time, I’ll note we are running tournament types we’ve not run before! However, we anticipate the Max Matchplay portion to take roughly 3-4 hours, and the finals to take an additional 3 hours for the main bracket, and (concurrent with finals) around an hour/hour and a half for the lower bracket.
Players who have Registered (manually updated, please be patient)

Alan Maclean (COD)
Joe Lemire (COD)
Zoë Vrabel (paid)
Dan Wilga (paid)
Matt Lemoine (paid)
Curtis Rossi (paid)
Skip Horner (COD)
Bill MacDonald (paid)
Sam Keogh (COD)
Patrick Countryman
Michael Lupo (pre-paid)
Vince Vitiello (paid)
Seamus Meader (COD)
Mitch Gagnon (paid)
Jayme Lindahl (paid)
Derek Foxwell (paid)
Cody Gamache (paid)
Jeremy Gagnon (paid)
Adam Meader (COD)
David Foxwell (paid)
Will Parks (paid)
Julia Barnes-Brown (paid)
Geoff Alterman (paid)
Mike Havens (paid)
Mike Gaudet (paid)
Allison Havens (paid)
Sarah Finn (paid)
Mike Desmarais (paid)
Derek Beam (paid)
Ivy Beam (paid)
James McFatter (paid)
Chris Brunette (paid)

Waitlist:

Tom Geary

Registration
Registration will open at Noon Eastern on August 29th, and will remain open until 32 spots are filled. At that time, the registration link will be posted at the top of the event page on TheLowerPlayfield.com. Once/If 32 spots are filled, waitlist registration will remain open until the week before the tournament on October 1st. Payment of fees within 72h of registration via PayPal/Venmo will be required. If you prefer cash at the door, and have played in 2 past tournaments at Lower Playfield before, we will accept cash at the door. Please contact Derek or Jordan directly to confirm you will be doing so, or to make arrangements, or your registration may be cancelled. If you are registering for multiple people (Friends/Siblings/Children/Alien Overlords) please fill out the form twice!
Once you confirm you are on the registration list above, please make payment via:

Paypal: paypal.me/mutterfudder
Venmo: @Derek-Correia

Registration fees will be fully refundable until October 1st. After October 1st, refund requests will be accepted less the house fee. Exceptions made on a case-by-case basis.
Prize Schedule
Payouts as follows assuming a full field of 32 participants. Some form of trophy will be present for the first place winner at a minimum:

First Place: $200
Second: $150
Third: $110
Fourth: $90
Survivor of the 5-8th match: $50
Winner of the Lower Bracket: $40 and a trophy

Holiday Overdrive - Max Matchplay Tournament
2023-12-02 10:30 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
A notice on website issues and registration changes
Registration Link: Registration Open Now, Click Here
Tournament Details

December 2nd, 2023 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.
Doors at 10:30 AM, Tournament starts promptly at 11:30.
32 player limit
This event is IFPA sanctioned
Registration begins October 25th at 6 PM Eastern time.
$25 per player ($15 prize pool, $9 house fee for free play, electricity offset, snacks and drinks, $1 IFPA Endorsement fee) is due via Paypal/Venmo within 72h of registration. Cash at door accepted for players who have played 2 tournaments in the last year here — you must contact Derek or Jordan to make arrangements if you’re paying cash at door or some other way.
Our house fee for this tournament has been donated to Victims First, an organization dedicated to victims of mass casualty crime in memory of the victims of the tragedy in Lewiston, Maine. Thank you for playing in this tournament and helping us to support them. Learn more at victimsfirst.org.

We’ve heard you — all of you! Holidays are stressful. It’s hard to find time for pinball. “Hey we’d love to do your tournaments but it’s a big time commitment”. I’m with it! It’s hard to find a full day to play pinball, and with the holidays bearing down like a homicidal MAC truck with a Ringmaster on the front, who needs more stress. So finally: A quicker, shorter, cheaper, and still a lot of fun The Lower Playfield tournament to wrap up the year.
Holiday Overdrive will consist of 15 head-to-head games of Max Matchplay — the replacement to the good ol’ Flip Frenzy we used to play all the time! Players will be randomly placed on games against players you hopefully haven’t played already that day for a head-to-head battle. The top 8 players will move on to a 4-player, 3 game matchplay group scored 4-2-1-0 where the highest seed will have choice of two of the games, and the 3rd will be a randomly assigned “short play” game. Play continues until we crown a champion!
Didn’t make the playoffs? No problem! Everyone who missed the playoffs will be put into a head-to-head, single game bracket. The winner takes home a prize as well!
WPPR Fiends: This will calculate to 27 TGP, or 108% WPPR value. The single elimination bracket is not IFPA certified and is just for the prizes!
This is essentially the same format as our recently held anniversary tournament, with a few small changes to keep things moving better throughout the day! And now we know how long these will take: We expect the Matchplay tournament to run 3 and a half hours. The two playoffs will take roughly 2 hours for the top 8, and about an hour and a half for the single elimination players. All matches should be done by 6 at the latest, though most play should be done by 5 — plenty of time for last minute holiday shopping!
Players who have Registered (manually updated, please be patient)

Jordan Knights (paid)
Jason Burwen (paid – IOU 20)
Ethan Burwen (paid)
Curtis Rossi (COD)
Sam Keogh (paid)
Rich Lasker (paid)
Joe Lemire (COD)
Seamus Meader (COD)
Adam Meader (COD)
Vince Vitiello (paid)
Bill MacDonald (paid)
Mitch Gagnon (paid)
Jeremy Gagnon (paid)
Julia Barnes-Brown (paid)
Sarah Finn (paid)
Mike Gaudet (paid)
Cody Gamache (paid)
Brian Borque (paid)
Zoë Vrabel (paid)
Daniel Rone (paid)
Matt Lemoine (paid)
Coleman Papa-Musgrave (paid)
Kim Musgrave (paid)
Kenny Weiner (paid)
Ross Bergen (paid)
Geoff Alterman (paid)
Derek Beam (paid)
Ivy Beam (paid)
Will Parks (paid)
Ed Giardina (paid)
Nate Straz (paid)
Derek Correia (paid)

Waitlist:

EMPTY!!! HUH?!

Registration
Registration will open at 6PM Eastern on October 25th, and will remain open until 32 spots are filled. At that time, the registration link will be posted at the top of the event page on TheLowerPlayfield.com. Once/If 32 spots are filled, waitlist registration will remain open until the week before the tournament on November 26th. Payment of fees within 72h of registration via PayPal/Venmo will be required. If you prefer cash at the door, and have played in 2 past tournaments at Lower Playfield before, we will accept cash at the door. Please contact Derek or Jordan directly to confirm you will be doing so, or to make arrangements, or your registration may be cancelled. If you are registering for multiple people (Friends/Siblings/Children/Alien Overlords) please fill out the form twice!
Once you confirm you are on the registration list above, please make payment via:

Paypal: paypal.me/mutterfudder
Venmo: @Derek-Correia

Registration fees will be fully refundable until November 26th. After November 26th, refund requests will be accepted less the house fee. Exceptions made on a case-by-case basis.
Prize Schedule
Payouts as follows assuming a full field of 32 participants. Some form of trophy will be present for the first place winner:

First Place: $150 and a copy of the classic film, Maximum Overdrive
Second: $100
Third: $70
Fourth: $50
Playoff Finalists: $20 each
Winner of the Lower Bracket: $20, your choice of The Lower Playfield t-shirt, and a copy of Maximum Overdrive
Stallball: $10 and a copy of Maximum Overdrive

Love Will Tear Us Apart Target Matchplay Tournament
2024-02-24 10:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York)
Registration: https://forms.gle/PwM4Gs5KLJsbxSn2A
An update on TLP Announce Dates and Registration Dates
Tournament Details

February 24th, 2024 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.
Doors at 10:30 AM, Tournament starts promptly at 11:30.
32 player limit
This event is IFPA sanctioned
Balanced Target Matchplay (7/5/3/1 to 56) with a finals component. Minimum TGP 92%. Expected TGP expected over 112%.
Registration begins at Noon Eastern on Saturday, February 3rd.
$25 per player ($15 prize pool, $9 house fee for free play, electricity offset, snacks and drinks, $1 IFPA Endorsement fee) is due via Paypal/Venmo within 72h of registration. Cash at door accepted for players who have played 2 tournaments in the last year here — you must contact Derek or Jordan to make arrangements if you’re paying cash at door or some other way.

Target Matchplay using IFPA Scoring (7/5/3/1 or 7/4/1), on alternating banks of “longer playing” and “shorter playing” games. In the spirit of love, all pairings will be balanced, meaning you should get an opportunity to play with everyone throughout the day! The end of the tournament will be nigh when one player hits 56 points (The year Ian Curtis was born — look it up kids). Play will continue until either: 4 players have reached the target score, or 3 additional rounds of play have been completed after the first person has hit the target. Any exact ties for top 4 will be broken on a 3 ball game of Grand Prix (or similar, if the game is unavailable at the time of the tiebreak).
The top 4 will compete in a 4 game playoff in Build-A-Bank format. The 1st seed will have the first game pick, and will earn a subsequent pick for as many additional rounds that were played after they hit the target. Any available game picks will cascade to the next seed for choosing. (For example, if the top seed hits the target on round 9, and the last round is round 11, the top seed will choose the first 3 games, and the second seed would choose one.)
Players 5-8 will play a single game not chosen in the finals for a $20 Funspot Tokens gift card! Thank you to Funspot for furnishing this prize!
We will run a game of prize money stallball for all after the finals get underway, and you’re of course welcome to stay and play freeplay after the tourney ends for a bit as well!
We anticipate, based on past tournaments, the Matchplay portion to take roughly 4-5 hours, and the finals to take an additional hour. We have similar formats before and feel reasonably confident in these time estimates.
Players who have Registered (manually updated, please be patient)

Derek Correia (TD) (paid)
Jordan Knights (paid)
Amber Lee (paid)
Joe Lemire (COD)
Vince Vitiello (paid)
Julia Barnes-Brown (paid)
Brian O’Neill (paid)
Allison O’Neill (paid)
Richard Lasker (paid)
Seamus Meader (paid)
Tim Desmarais (paid)
Sarah Finn (paid)
Erik Haynes (paid)
Adam Meader (paid)
Matt Lemoine (paid)
Kenny Weiner (paid)
Sam Keogh (Paid)
Zoe Vrabel (paid)
Cody Gamache (paid)
Daniel Rone (paid)
Mitch Gagnon (paid)
Jeremy Gagnon (paid)
Mike Gaudet (paid)
Geoff Alterman (paid)
Sheri Hendricks (paid)
Derek Foxwell (paid)
David Foxwell (paid)
Zheanna Murray (paid)
Davey Plaisted (paid)
Jason Burwen (paid)
Ethan Burwen (paid)
Mike Desmarais (paid)

Waitlist:

Alan MacLean
Chris Brunette (paid)
Nate Straz
Derek Beam
Ivy Beam
Chip Morton
Tim Gillogly
Will Parks
Nick Galbiso
Eric Geddes

No Response registrants:

Nick DeStefano

Registration
Registration will open at Noon Eastern on Saturday February 3rd, and will remain open until 32 spots are filled. At that time, the registration link will be posted at the top of the event page on TheLowerPlayfield.com and e-mailed to all members of the mailing list. Once/If 32 spots are filled, waitlist registration will remain open until the week before the tournament on February 17th. Payment of fees within 72h of registration via PayPal/Venmo will be required. If you prefer cash at the door, and have played in 2 past tournaments at Lower Playfield before, we will accept cash at the door. Please contact Derek or Jordan directly to confirm you will be doing so, or to make arrangements, or your registration may be cancelled. If you are registering for multiple people (Friends/Siblings/Children/Alien Overlords) please fill out the form twice!
Once you confirm you are on the registration list above, please make payment via:

Paypal: paypal.me/mutterfudder
Venmo: @Derek-Correia

Registration fees will be fully refundable until February 17th. After February 17th, refund requests will be accepted less the house fee. Exceptions made on a case-by-case basis.
House Rules and Event FAQ
Prize Schedule
Assuming a full slate of 32 players, the following prize schedule will be used:

1st place: $180
2nd: $130
3rd: $80
4th: $50
5-8 Single Game Winner: $20 Funspot Tokens Gift Card

Two games of Stallball will be run for non-finalists and will each be awarded $10 to the winner (you can only win once, but if you wanna play twice, cool cool).
We will give a second Funspot Tokens Gift Card out to a participant who doesn’t win any other prize! Again, thank you Funspot for providing that prize!
$20 of entry fees will be reserved to help offset costs of the trophies.

Friday Night Flips: Episode 1: A Brand New Invention
2024-03-23 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
Friday Night Flips is a series of 4 player match play get togethers at The Lower Playfield. 4 players will compete on the games downstairs in 4-2-1-0 matches until a player hits 21 points. They will be the winner! Each player will put in an ante to the match and the winner goes home with it all.
All the fun of the Lower Playfield, now available wherever you are! All the action will be broadcast on Twitch at twitch.tv/mutterfudder starting at 7PM.
Episode 1: A Brand New Invention
The Ice Ice Arcade is one of the premiere locations in Southern New Hampshire, hosting NEPL League, regular tournaments, and even the IFPA State Championship. IIA and its owner/operator, Chris Brunette, were a huge inspiration for building out The Lower Playfield and opening it up to the pinball people of New England. It was only natural that to kick it off, we had to go to Vanilla to kick it one time, boyyyyyyye.
Episode 1 features four players who frequent the IIA, playing for bragging rights and to be crowned the first FNF winner.

Chris Brunette operates the premiere Vanilla Ice themed arcade in the world out of his home. The Ice Ice Arcade is one of the large, friendly private venues in Southern NH. An IFPA NH State finalist for the past few years, Chris is also a skilled flipper. In addition, Chris also attended every tournament at TLP in year one!
Mitch Gagnon has been playing pinball at Ice Ice Arcade for at least as long as we have. Mitch is an active player, restorer, and member of the Auburn Pinball collective. Mitch also has a business selling awesome Vapor Metallic lights (like the ones in our Tron and Rush) blending classic looking bulbs and LED technology (Check out his Pinside shop: https://pinside.com/pinball/biz/directory/2204-mitchell-lighting)
Sam Keogh is the current season’s NEPL site champion for the IIA, and has also been playing at IIA for as long as we have. Sam has quickly been a staple in the tournament scene all around NH and New England. A prolific player who can get hot and roll through anyone, Sam is also one of the nicer and more gregarious types of people you like to meet at tournaments, sharing strategies and having a great time.
Erik Peabody is another player we met playing at IIA after the pandemic. Erik is a master pinball restorer who has won best in category awards at the Pintastic New England shows for his work on restoring multiple machines. Erik is someone with a contagious laugh who you always love being in a group with, but don’t let that fool you: Erik can play a mean game under pressure!

On commentary:

Jordan Knights is an owner/operator of The Lower Playfield, and a finalist in the IFPA Womens NH State finals for the past two years. As a participant of many nights at Ice Ice Arcade, Jordan will bring her knowledge of the players and the games to the stream. And probably lots of giggles as well.
Zheanna Murray has been a high ranked player in the New England area for a few years now. Z is currently the IFPA NH State points leader for 2024, as well as runner up to the IFPA NH State Finals for the 2023 (Editors Note: I’ve also never beaten her in the IFPA State Tournaments!). She has tremendous game knowledge and is a fantastic commentator.

Friday Night Flips Episode 2: The Flip Zone
2024-04-05 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
Friday Night Flips is a series of 4 player match play get togethers at The Lower Playfield. 4 players will compete on the games downstairs in 4-2-1-0 matches until a player hits 21 points. They will be the winner! Each player will put in an ante to the match and the winner goes home with it all.
All the fun of the Lower Playfield, now available wherever you are! All the action will be broadcast on Twitch at twitch.tv/mutterfudder starting at 7PM.
Episode 2: The Flip Zone
In February 2022, brothers Tim and Mike Desmarais opened Flippers Pinball Parlor, a collection of pinball machines inside of Maxamillians in Tyngsboro, Mass. In very short order, they built a strong community and loyal set of visitors to their fun leagues, tournaments, and game nights. Two years later, they expanded to a second location: The Pinzone, a set of machines inside of the Sports Zone in Dracut, MA. For episode 2, we’re featuring 4 players who can be found playing at these locations on a regular basis.

Mike Desmarais is one of the owner/operators at Flippers and Pinzone, as well as the site champion for Season 30 in NEPL. In a short period of time, Mike has become a formidable player with natural talent and questionable rules knowledge (by his own admission!). Mike is never out of a game, and you can usually hear him laughing, talking, or yelling as soon as you step in to Flippers.
Tim Desmarais is also the owner/operator of Flippers and Pinzone. While you might hear Mike coming when you first step in, Tim doesn’t command the same room presence as his brother. If you’d visited these locations, you’ll know Tim as a welcoming and generous player who is great to play and talk with. While he constantly says he’s not a “great player”, Tim’s a skilled player with a steady hand and even temper (compared to Mike!).
Vince Vitiello isn’t new to pinball, but he’s recently returned to the competitive scene in the time since Flippers has opened. If you’ve played in a tournament in New England in the past few years, you likely have met him. His calm play belies the deep game knowledge and skill Vince possesses. One of the nicest guys you’re likely to run in to a tournament, Vince has been on a hot streak of late and is a player to watch whenever he competes.
Mike Brewster is relatively new player to competitive pinball, getting his start at Flippers in NEPL Season 27. In that time, Mike has quickly shown to be a quick pickup to the game, constantly near the top of the results in any event he’s playing at Flippers. Despite being newer to the scene, Mike is not a player to take lightly!

On commentary:

Derek Correia is an owner/operator/pinball player at The Lower Playfield. He’s not particularly interesting.
Will Parks is a rising star in the world of pinball commentary after a tremendous stint doing the play by play for IFPA New Hampshire States in early 2024 on Backhand Pinball. When not playing in events at fun places like The Lower Playfield, Will can usually be found at the excellent Southern New Hampshire Pinball Club in Nashua, NH.

WPPRMania 2 -- The All Day, 3 Tournament, Too-Much-Pinball Party Returns
2024-04-27 09:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
Pre-Registration Link: Click Here to Register. Form Opens Sunday, March 10th at Noon.
Tournament Details

April 27th, 2024 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.
3 Tournaments. 1 Epic Day. All tournaments at this event will be IFPA sanctioned.
Doors at 9 AM, Tournaments start at 10.
WPPRMania has a strict 32 player limit. Due to the chaos of WPPRMania, we must insist on no non-competitors at this tournament. Thank you for understanding!
Registration will begin Sunday, March 10th at Noon.
$70 per player ($20 Main Tournament entry, $10 Battle Royale entry ($5 to tourney, $5 to bonus pot), $15 Survivor Series entry, $25 house fee (for trophies, free play, electricity offset, dinner, snacks and drinks, and IFPA endorsement fees)) is due via Paypal/Venmo within one week of registration. There is no option for opting out of/in to a subset of tournaments.
WPPRMania entries must be paid in full within one week of registration. Due to the incredible overhead of the tournament, we must insist in all fees being paid in advance — either online or in person. If you cannot pay online at registration, you must reach out to hello @ thelowerplayfield . com to make arrangements, or you will be moved to the waitlist. I apologize for the inconvenience but we must insist on pre-pay on this tournament every year. Thanks for your understanding!

At the time the largest single day of tournaments in known New Hampshire Pinball History* (* — Probably not accurate), 27 competitors came to compete at the inaugural WPPRMania and compete in 3 distinct tournaments that day. Now, in celebration of that tournament specticle, WPPRMania returns — with 3 new tournaments, more WPPRs at stake, and dinner for all participants! Play in 2 or 3 fun tournaments and have an opportunity to reset each time! Or be the one to unite the championships!
Probably no longer the largest series in the state. Still the raddest.
Come ready for a long, grueling day of pinball. Prepare — for WPPRMania 2!
Event 1: The Main Event (9 rounds of Matchplay Double Ups, Matchplay finals)
Event 1 will consist of 4-player matchplay groups playing a long-play and short-play game using IFPA Scoring (7-5-3-1). All pairings for this event will be balanced. Top 8 total points at the end of 9 rounds will go to Finals (tiebreaks for seeding are number of 1-2 finishes, any exact point ties on the cut line will be broken in a single game playoff).
Any players not present at the start of this tournament will not be entered into the tournament for that round. You may be inserted into subsequent rounds, but you will be at a severe disadvantage. Please arrive on time for a prompt start.
Finals will be 4 player, 4 game banks scored PAPA 4-2-1-0 format. Highest Seeds will have choice of three, pre-selected banks to play on. All 8 finalists will receive cash prizes. Play order on game 1 will be chosen from the 2nd highest seed, moving to 3rd highest, 4th highest, and finally the player who picked the bank. On subsequent games, the player who came in 4th on the prior game will have first choice of order, followed by 3rd, 2nd, and the prior game winner. Any players tied after 3 games for advancement will play a single, randomly drawn short play game that was not in the bank.
The final 4 seeding will be determined by finish order in the qualifying tournament.
In the case of a machine breaking down before banks are selected, the Tournament Organizer will announce a replacement game during selection.
This tournament will be worth 200% TGP value.
Event 2: Royal Rumble (9 round Max Matchplay, 4 player Matchplay final)
Event 2 will run concurrently with the finals of Event 1. 9 rounds of head to head Max Matchplay, with top 4 making finals. Finals will be a 3 game, 4 player final scored 4-2-1-0.
Per IFPA 2024 regulations, this tournament will allow finalists from the other tournament to participate at their discretion. Main Event finalists who chose to also participate in the Royal Rumble will be subject to an additional $10 entry fee which will go directly to the bonus pot. Participants in both Main Event finals and this tournament will have 1 minute to report to either game when not in play. Participants of both the Royal Rumble finals and Main Event finals are not eligible for bonus pot payouts.
TGP value will be 60%.
Dinner Break (Anticipated, scheduled to change):

Greek Salad (Gluten Free, Vegetarian)
Mac and Cheese (Vegetarian) (*If you are gluten free, let us know and I can make some with Lentil Pasta if you’d like)
Chicken Fingers
French Fries (Gluten Free*)

If you have specific food needs, please either reach out to us after registration (hello @ thelowerplayfield.com) or note it on the registration form and we’ll reach out to you prior to discuss.
Event 3: Survivor Series (9 Progressive Strikes, Double Fast Banks)
Event 3 will be a 9 progressive strike knockout (0-1-2-3 strikes for 4 player groups, 0-1-2 for 3 player groups). Rounds will be “Short Play, Short Play, Long Play” and repeating in that order every 3 rounds until 1 player remains. Initial pairings will be random, then fully swissed after the first round for fairness.
Top 8 get cash prizes.
Anticipated TGP is 21, or 84%.
Players who have Registered (manually updated, please be patient)

Sarah Finn (paid)
Jordan Knights (TD, Host) (paid)
Brian O’Neill (Prior Year WPPRMania Champion Exemption) (paid)
Allison O’Neill (Exemption) (paid)
James McFatter (Prior Year WPPRMania Champion Exemption) (paid)
Sam Keogh (paid)
Adam Meader (Exemption) (paid)
Kyle McFatter (Exemption) (paid)
Zheanna Murry (paid — best paid message lol)
Joe Hinkle (paid)
Geoff Alterman (paid)
Matt Lemoine (paid)
Tim Gillogly
Chris Brunette (paid)
Kenny Weiner (paid)
Derek Beam (pd)
Bill MacDonald (paid)
Will Parks (paid – 👏)
Dan Wilga (paid)
Tyler Aas (paid)
Joe Lemire (paid)
Mitch Gagnon (paid)
Mike Gaudet (paid)
Alan MacLean (paid)
Cody Gamache (paid)
Lucas Herter (paid)
Ivy Beam (pd)
Skip Horner (paid)
Wyatt Winters (paid)
Jeremy Gagnon (paid)
Julia Barnes-Brown (paid)
Katie Goodale (paid)

32a: Derek Correia (TD, Host) (paid) — Only playing event 3
Defending Champions:
Defending Champions may elect to have a registration place, and optionally a +1, held for them prior to registration starting. If you are a defending champion, please e-mail us at hello@thelowerplayfield and we will hold registration spots for you.
All champions from WPPRMania 1 are attending! Hooray!
Waitlist

Philip Stevens

Registration

Registration will begin Sunday, March 10th at Noon.
At that time, the registration link posted above will activate. Please open the form ahead of time and refresh the form if you are trying to register at open.
Once we hit our player cap, we will maintain a wait list and will contact you directly at the e-mail you provided during registration should a spot become available. You aren’t required to pay or under any obligation to attend if you are contacted off the waitlist. If you’re on the waitlist and can no longer make it, please feel free to let us know!
Once your name appears in the registered list above, please pay your entry fee within 1 week of registration to either:

Paypal: paypal.me/mutterfudder
Venmo: @Derek-Correia
If you have played here before, normally we accept cash at the door. We will accept cash at some other time period ahead of time if you are a regular player, but for WPPRMania in particular, please make any reasonable effort to pay us in advance. There is a lot of moving parts, splitting of prize money, and the like to do day of. We must insist for this tournament only that you plan a pre-pay in advance. Thank you for your understanding!

All entry fees are fully refundable up to 1 week before the tournament. Just e-mail us at hello@thelowerplayfield.com.
After the 1 week prior, your entry is refundable less the house fee portion. Thank you for your understanding.

House Rules and Event FAQ
The Lower Playfield Code of Conduct
Current Game List and Game Setup Guide
Prize Schedule
Main Event:
All main event finalists will receive $20 (Refund for Royal Rumble Entry + $10 Good Sportsman award) if they opt out of the Royal Rumble, in addition to the below:

1st place: $180, their name on the wall and WPPRMania Trophy, a registration exemption to the next hosted WPPRMania, and a Replica WPPRMania Belt
2nd: $130 and finalist medal
3rd: $100 and finalist medal
4th: $80 and finalist medal
5th through 8th: $40 each and finalist medal

Royal Rumble:
The Royal Rumble Bonus Pot will start with $120 in it. Additional money will be added from any Main Event finalists buying in to this tournament as well.

1st: $35 + 2 shares of the bonus pot + Trophy and a registration exemption to the next hosted WPPRMania
2nd: $35 + 1 share of the bonus pot and finalist medal
3rd: $30 + 1 share of the bonus pot and finalist medal
4th: $20 + 1 share of the bonus pot and finalist medal
Bonus Pot payouts will be divided by the number of shares of eligible winners (players only playing in one final or another). If none of the top 4 are eligible for bonus pot payouts, the highest ranked 4 eligible participants will each be awarded 1 share of the bonus pot.

Survivor Series:

1st: $160, a registration exemption to the next hosted WPPRMania, and a WPPRMania Survivor Series Belt
2nd: $100 and finalist medal
3rd: $70 and finalist medal
4th: $50 and finalist medal
5th through 8th: $25 each

Friday Night Flips Episode 3: Cream of the Crop
2024-05-10 19:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York)
Friday Night Flips is a series of 4 player match play get togethers at The Lower Playfield. 4 players will compete on the games downstairs in 4-2-1-0 matches until a player hits 21 points. They will be the winner! Each player will put in an ante to the match and the winner goes home with it all.
All the fun of the Lower Playfield, now available wherever you are! All the action will be broadcast on Twitch at twitch.tv/mutterfudder starting at 7PM.
Episode 3: Cream of the Crop
We have a real barn burner for you this week, with 4 incredible top 500 IFPA-ranked players that also happen to be pinball power couples. These are all players that have had a lot of success in the world of competitive pinball — a true everyone could win it battle!

Allison O’Neill (IFPA highest rank 313) is an owner/operator of Port City Pinball, the creator of Minty’s Mods, and the creator of the backglass for the esteemed Metallica retheme “Michael McTallica”. In addition to volunteering at tournaments and fixing pinball machines, Allison enjoys being the person that everyone tells their bad drain stories to after a ball.
Brian O’Neill (IFPA highest rank 33) is one of the owner and operators of Port City Pinball in Portsmouth NH. A seasoned tournament player, Brian is also the 2022 IFPA New Hampshire state champion and the state representative to the IFPA. Brian is a focused player and pinball advocate, who also loves teaching games to players.
Daniel Rone (IFPA highest rank 63) is the current IFPA State Champion for Maine, as well as a prior IFPA State Champion for Oregon. Though a recent transplant to the New England area, Daniel has quickly made his presence known by ranking highly in many New England events. In addition to being a great player, Daniel has an appreciation for well made fast food.
Zoë Vrabel (IFPA highest rank 196) is a member of the IFPA Women’s Advisory board, an IFPA Director, the IFPA Womens State Champion for Massachusetts for the last two years running, and the runner up at the 2024 Women’s World Championships. In addition to her many accomplishments in Pinball, Zoe also shares an appreciation for well made fast food, which very quickly endeared her and Daniel to us at the Lower Playfield.

On commentary:

Derek Correia is an owner/operator of The Lower Playfield, and got this job by knowing someone.
Will Parks is the longest tenured (2 episodes) and most seasoned commentator (2 episodes) at Friday Night Flips. Despite not living in the same area, Will has more fantastic breakfast recommendations in the area than folks that have lived here for 10 years do.

Friday Night Flips Episode 4: Cosmic Cottage Arcade
2024-05-17 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
Friday Night Flips is a series of 4 player match play get togethers at The Lower Playfield. 4 players will compete on the games downstairs in 4-2-1-0 matches until a player hits 21 points. They will be the winner! Each player will put in an ante to the match and the winner goes home with it all. Learn more about Friday Night Flips and watch past episodes on our dedicated Friday Night Flips page.
All the fun of the Lower Playfield, now available wherever you are! All the action will be broadcast on Twitch at twitch.tv/TheLowerPlayfield starting at 7PM.
Episode 4: Cosmic Cottage Arcade
Flipping back to a location focus, this week we focus on four competitors from the Cosmic Cottage Arcade in Nashua, New Hampshire. A private collection of beautifully restored arcade games and a bevy of pinball machines from all eras, Cosmic Cottage is one of the prime spots to play in the New England Pinball League. From the CCA come 4 players ready to flip their way to glory:

Ross Bergen is the owner, operator, repair and restoration mind behind the Cosmic Cottage Arcade. His popular YouTube channel shows a wonderful tour of the space. In addition to being a collector and tremendous restoration expert, Ross is a fantastic pinball player who routinely is near the top of the seeding lists in NEPL.
Cody Gamache is a quickly-rising star in the New England pinball scene, with an IFPA ranking shooting up over the past two years to currently in the top 1400 players worldwide. Cody recently finished 4th in WPPRMania 2’s main event, making him a dangerous foe on copies he knows well.
Ian Hobson is a regular at the Cosmic Cottage Arcade and one of the nicest people in the hobby. His play at Cosmic Cottage will set him up well for competition on the equally diverse lineup at the Lower Playfield, despite the tough field.
Zheanna Murray is the current WPPRMania Survivor Series Champion, and the reigning runner up in the IFPA State Championships for New Hampshire in 2023. A skilled and focused player currently ranked 1601 in IFPA ranking, Z is someone who can get on a roll and beat any player. (Editors note: I have, as of this writing, been eliminated from every NH State Championship I’ve played in by Z. I’m not bitter. At all.)

On commentary:

Derek Correia and Jordan Knights are the owner operators of The Lower Playfield, and have nothing better to do on a Friday than watch other people have fun and play pinball.

Friday Night Flips Episode 5: Back to the Start
2024-05-31 19:00 (America/New_York)
Friday Night Flips is a series of 4 player match play get togethers at The Lower Playfield. 4 players will compete on the games downstairs in 4-2-1-0 matches until a player hits 21 points. They will be the winner! Each player will put in an ante to the match and the winner goes home with it all. Learn more about Friday Night Flips and watch past episodes on our dedicated Friday Night Flips page.
All the fun of the Lower Playfield, now available wherever you are! All the action will be broadcast on Twitch at twitch.tv/TheLowerPlayfield starting at 7PM.
Episode 5: Back to the Start
Tonight we go back — way back. Before Friday Night Flips. Before The Lower Playfield. All the way back to the genesis of all of these things: Pinball with Fudd and Jord, our irreverent pinball stream that started in 2020 and sent us from having a couple of games at home that we’d share and broadcast online to the full blown problem that is TLP today! In honor of all of that, we present four players who were very early supporters of our stream during the pandemic times, and the opportunity for us to bring Pinball with Fudd and Jord to the modern era of Friday Night Flips. You may not know all of these players, but they’re near and dear to us:

Derek and Ivy Beam are a dynamic father/daughter team who were some of our earliest viewers, channel moderators, Twitch stars of the “Friday Night Ivy League” stream, and are now mainstays of many a Lower Playfield tournament. Derek was goaded by the Other Derek into playing more pinball and it seems to have stuck, as he has a penchant for blowing up a game while insisting he doesn’t know what he was doing. Ivy has a knack for EM’s and prefers not knowing whats going on, which is normally when she pushes her scores to the max.
Barrett Huntress is another early moderator, viewer, and supporter who also possesses a Joe Hinkle score of 1*. In Pinball with Fudd and Jord streams, Barrett is also famous for the Careless Whispers dance. A long time friend of the stream, Barrett got in to pinball because of the stream and has since logged a ton of FX hours, in preparation for his recent move back to the area and dreams of TLP dominance.
Rich Lasker, in addition to being a long time supporter of the original form of the stream, is the member of this quartet we’ve known the longest. Derek and Rich worked together for many years prior to the pandemic and the start of the stream, when pinball at TLP went from a hobby to a clinical diagnosis. Along with his wife Jaime and son Ricky, Rich got bit by the pinball bug over too many beers and long nights of Total Nuclear Annihilation. Rich is responsible for our amazing AFM translite and provides a good retirement home for the ex-TLP Godzilla, helping it live it live it’s best life.

* The Joe Hinkle Score is a metric similar to Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon in which you try to determine if you know this person because of Joe Hinkle, if this person knows Joe Hinkle, or if you can connect them to Joe Hinkle via a series of other people you mutually know. Virtually 78% of New England has a Joe Hinkle score of 1.
On commentary:

Derek Correia and Jordan Knights are the owner operators of The Lower Playfield, and since we’re partly responsible for getting some of these people into pinball in the first place, it only felt right for them to do commentary for this very special episode.

Friday Night Flips Episode 6: In Da Club
2024-06-07 19:30 - 22:30 (America/New_York)
Friday Night Flips is a series of 4 player match play get togethers at The Lower Playfield. 4 players will compete on the games downstairs in 4-2-1-0 matches until a player hits 21 points. They will be the winner! Each player will put in an ante to the match and the winner goes home with it all. Learn more about Friday Night Flips and watch past episodes on our dedicated Friday Night Flips page.
All the fun of the Lower Playfield, now available wherever you are! All the action will be broadcast on Twitch at twitch.tv/TheLowerPlayfield starting at 7:30 PM.
Episode 6: In Da Club
Tonight we feature a group of players and commentators that have a connection to the Southern New Hampshire Pinball Club. The SNHPC is in Nashua New Hampshire, and is a private club and collection of pinball machines that has been operating since 2016. The club has been open to many public events and league nights, and provides 24/7 access to the collection to the members of the club. They have also been participants in running their own Club Room at Pintastic New England, and have kindly hosted our custom Wild Fyre in that room the last few years. Many players in New England have had connections to the club, fond memories, and funny stories.

Michael Corbett has been involved with the club since its inception, and currently serves as a Director and Secretary of the club. A frequent tournament player all over the state and New England, Michael has also participated in the recent IFPA New Hampshire State championships. He’s a strong player with excellent game knowledge.
Augustus Eustis is currently a director of the SNHPC as well as the treasurer for the club. A seasoned competitive player with over 250 events played including many state championships and majors, Augustus is a difficult opponent to beat in any tournament or competition he is in. His cats, Buddy and Louise, will surely be cheering him on to take the win.
Mike Testa is currently a director at the club, and is a well known player all over New England. Known for his humor and life of the party presence, you can always tell when Testa enters the room you are in. Mike has recently begun working on a homebrew machine, King of the Arcade, on the Lin Augemented Reality platform, which was recently featured in the Pintastic Homebrew room in 2024.
Will Parks is a director at the SNHPC (sensing a theme?) and a frequent guest commentator on Friday Night Flips. In addition to his commentary prowess, Will is a tremendous pinball player, winning the Pintastic Midnight Madness tournament in 2023, and making it to the final 4 in 2024. A TLP regular, Will has the most familiarity with the games in this group, which could provide the edge he needs to take the W.

On commentary:

Cody Gamache is a fast rising star in the New England competitive scene, a veteran of Friday Night Flips (see Episode 4), and a recent WPPRMania finalist. This will be the first time that Cody brings his extensive game knowledge to the booth at The Lower Playfield.
Zheanna Murray is a veteran of Friday Night Flips, commentating on Episode 1 and playing in Episode 4. She is the reigning The Lower Playfield WPPRMania Survivor Series champion. Both Cody and Z had formative experiences getting in to the competitive pinball scene at SNHPC, making them the ideal team to commentate this tremendous battle.

The Lower Playfield Basement Bash
2024-06-22 10:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York)
Pre-Registration Link: https://forms.gle/xPh6wBbQooJpgAkx5 (Opens 6/8 at 12:30 PM)
Tournament Details

June 22nd, 2024 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.
This event will be IFPA sanctioned at an anticipated 128% TGP.
Doors at 10 AM, Tournament starts at 11.
5 Rounds of game pairs (Modern-ish and Classic-ish pairs), followed by a 8 player playoff.
This tournament is limited to 32 players.
Registration will begin June 8th at 12:30 PM.
$30 per player ($20 Main Tournament entry, $10 house fee (for trophies, free play, electricity offset, snacks and drinks, and IFPA endorsement fees)) is due via Paypal/Venmo within one week of registration.

Looking for a more casual, shorter, fun afternoon of pinball? You’re looking for the Basement Bash! We’ve heard that players wanted a quicker, and shorter format but still a fun full pinball sesh. The bash is a balance of all good things. 5 rounds of double up game pairs (Play 2 games with the same group) scored 7-5-3-1 before shuffling up the groups in balanced pairs until all 5 rounds are complete. The top 8 players will make the finals. Seeding will be tiebroken by most game wins, followed by most game 2nd places. Any ties for entry to the top 8 will be tiebroken by playing a single game to get in to the finals.
Finals will be 3 game (4-2-1-0 scored) pre-created banks that the highest seed will choose. Order for the first game will be chosen by the second highest seed, followed by the third highest, then the lowest seed. After the first game of the bank, order choices will be made by the player that finished 4th the prior game, then the 3rd place finisher, 2nd place finisher, and the prior game’s winner. The top 2 finishers in each group will advance until the final 4!
We expect the qualifying rounds to be roughly 4 to 4.5 hours, and the finals to take approximately 2 to 2.5 hours in total for both rounds.
Players who have Registered (manually updated, please be patient)

Jordan Knights (Paid)
Chris Brunette (paid)
Jeremy Gagnon (paid)
Tim Gillogly (paid)
Vince Vitiello (paid)
Amber Lee (paid)
Anthony Kret (paid)
Joe Lemire (COD)
Cody Gamache (paid)
Kenny Weiner (paid)
Sam Keogh (paid)
Jason Burwen (paid)
Will Parks (paid)
Mitch Gagnon (paid)
Zoë Vrabel (paid)
Alexandria Lee (paid)
Geoff Alterman (paid)
Ethan Burwen (paid)
Leslie Lemire (COD)
Blair Budday (paid)
Alan MacLean (paid)
Lindsay Cole (paid)
Drew Dolan (paid)
Mike Gaudet (paid)
Zheanna Murray (paid)
Matt Lemoine (paid)
Wyatt Winters (paid)
Nicole Villacres (paid)
Eric Geddes (COD)
Michael Corbett (paid)
Mike Havens (paid)
Allison Havens (paid)

Waitlist

Ed Giardina
Mike Desmarais
Derek Correia (TD, Paid)

Registration

Registration will begin June 8th at 12:30 PM.
At that time, the registration link posted above will activate. Please open the form ahead of time and refresh the form if you are trying to register at open.
If you registered and can’t make it, please let us know as soon as possible!
Once we hit our player cap, we will maintain a wait list and will contact you directly at the e-mail you provided during registration should a spot become available. You aren’t required to pay or under any obligation to attend if you are contacted off the waitlist. If you’re on the waitlist and can no longer make it, please feel free to let us know!
Once your name appears in the registered list above, please pay your entry fee within 1 week of registration to either:

Paypal: paypal.me/mutterfudder
Venmo: @Derek-Correia
If you have played here before and can’t pay with cash, we will accept cash the day of tournament. Please e-mail us to let us know you are planning to pay day of after registering. If at all possible, please pay online to help us get all payments organized ahead of time. Thank you!

All entry fees are fully refundable up to 1 week before the tournament. Just e-mail us at hello@thelowerplayfield.com.
After the 1 week prior, your entry is refundable less the house fee portion. Thank you for your understanding.

House Rules and Event FAQ
The Lower Playfield Code of Conduct
Current Game List and Game Setup Guide
Prize Schedule
Assuming a full field of 32 players, the payouts will be:

1st place: $200 plus a trophy
2nd: $140
3rd: $100
4th: $80
5th thru 8th: $25
Two games of Stallball will be run for non-finalists. The winners of those games will win $10 each (one win per player, please!).

Friday Night Flips Episode 7: Staying Cool, Daddio!
2024-07-19 19:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York)
Friday Night Flips is a series of 4 player match play get togethers at The Lower Playfield. 4 players will compete on the games downstairs in 4-2-1-0 matches until a player hits 21 points. They will be the winner! Each player will put in an ante to the match and the winner goes home with it all. Learn more about Friday Night Flips and watch past episodes on our dedicated Friday Night Flips page.
All the fun of the Lower Playfield, now available wherever you are! All the action will be broadcast on Twitch at twitch.tv/TheLowerPlayfield starting at 7:00 PM.
Episode 7: Staying Cool, Daddio!
The temps are hot, the pinball is cool, and Friday Night Flips is back with a special summer episode to get you through the dog days! A tremendous group of 4 of the nicest folks in the New England Pinball Scene will battle it out. If you’re in a group at a pinball tournament, these are the people you hope are in your group so you’ll have a fun time:

Julia Barnes-Brown plays out of Massachusetts, is a frequent player at events all around New England, and one of the most seasoned players at The Lower Playfield (if we tracked attendence at TLP, Julia would be in the top 5 easily!). A tenacious competitor, it has been fun to see Julia’s game improving over the last year to the point where she is a player to be watched in future events!
Andrew Diorio is the owner operator of Tilt NH, a business founded in 2024 that offers rent-to-own pinball in the NH area. While new to competitive pinball in New England, Drew has quickly established himself as an excellent player with solid game knowledge.
Lucas Herter is a seasoned pinball competitor who started playing in New England events in 2021 (and TLP events in 2023!). No stranger to the competitive game, Lucas will bring excellent game knowledge and skills to Friday Night Flips. Lucas was also one of the winners of an NEPL game raffle! Lucky!
Jordan Knights is an owner operator at the Lower Playfield. It’s hard to believe someone is reading this and doesn’t know Jord. If you’ve been to the Lower Playfield, you’ll recognize her as “the nice one”. Jord is active in the tournament scene and New England Belles events, and may have played these games before, so look out!

On commentary:

Derek Correia is an owner operator of The Lower Playfield (“the less nice one”) and is filling up space in the booth that could be better used by someone else.
Will Parks — come on, you know Will Parks. Will is a director at SNHPC, one of the finest pinball commentators of events in the New England region, a heckova player, and kind enough to be the unofficial Voice of Friday Night Flips. We’re lucky to have Will join us for another episode.

Friday Night Flips Episode 8: Man, It's a Hot One
2024-08-09 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
Friday Night Flips is a series of 4 player match play get togethers at The Lower Playfield. 4 players will compete on the games downstairs in 4-2-1-0 matches until a player hits 21 points. They will be the winner! Each player will put in an ante to the match and the winner goes home with it all. Learn more about Friday Night Flips and watch past episodes on our dedicated Friday Night Flips page.
All the fun of the Lower Playfield, now available wherever you are! All the action will be broadcast on Twitch at twitch.tv/TheLowerPlayfield starting at 7:00 PM.
Episode 8: Man, It’s a Hot One
The heat is on! The summer might be hot, but this matchup for Episode 8 is even hotter. To paraphrase the great poet Rob Thomas, Man, we have a hot one for you tonight. Competitors known where they play and around New England as some of the best players around collide to see who will take down this episode:

Noah Crable is known in New England as one of the most skilled pinball players in the region, cracking the top 1000 in IFPA ranking in 2024 with his focus on competitive tournaments. He’s also known worldwide as the author of many a rulesheet on TiltForums as CaptainBZ, and on Kineticist for his tutorial guides.
Joe Hinkle joins Friday Night Flips as a two-time tournament champion at the Lower Playfield, recent VP helping keep players informed at NEPL, and riding high from a recent top 8 at PinMaine-ia. A longtime friend, Joe is a super nice guy who puts a smile on the faces of everyone he plays with — but don’t let that kindness fool you, he’s an incredible competitor.
Michael Sandler is a well known player in the Boston-area scene coming off of a strong Top 4 finish in B during the most recent season of NEPL. In addition to being a great player and a great person to be in your group, Mike is known for his TedX talk on how pinball flipped his life — and if you haven’t seen it, you should go watch that pronto.
Kenny Weiner is best known in the NEPL community as the league’s “Rules Czar”, striving to make sure that rulings are correctly applied at NEPL finals. People that have played against Kenny also know him as a tremendous competitor, and a top 1000 IFPA rated player in his own right. Kenny’s quick wits and sense of humor make him an an endeared competitor at the Lower Playfield.

On commentary:

Derek Correia is an owner/operator at the Lower Playfield, and is frequently seen running around and moving the rig around in the background.
Will Parksis a director at SNHPC, one of the finest pinball commentators of events in the New England region, a heckova player, and kind enough to be the unofficial Voice of Friday Night Flips. We’re lucky to have Will join us for another episode.

Friday Night Flips Episode 9: Port City Pinball
2024-08-30 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
Friday Night Flips is a series of 4 player match play get togethers at The Lower Playfield. 4 players will compete on the games downstairs in 4-2-1-0 matches until a player hits 21 points. They will be the winner! Each player will put in an ante to the match and the winner goes home with it all. Learn more about Friday Night Flips and watch past episodes on our dedicated Friday Night Flips page.
All the fun of the Lower Playfield, now available wherever you are! All the action will be broadcast on Twitch at twitch.tv/TheLowerPlayfield starting at 7:00 PM.
Episode 9: Port City Pinball
Tonight, we celebrate with a full take over of players and commentators from Port City Pinball. Opened in 2023, Port City Pinball has quickly established itself as the place for competitive pinball events not only in the Seacoast region, but for players around New England that are serious about tournament pinball. In addition to hyper-competitive multi-day card tournaments, PCP also runs smaller, single day tournaments and a league that’s become very popular in short time. Joining us tonight from PCP are 4 players and two commentators — I’ve asked Brian O’Neill to help me introduce everyone to you:

Cody Erickson – NextLevel HVAC. The coolest cooling guy. When he’s not fixing your A/C, you can find “AlwaysAngry” high scores posted on your local Jaws.
Seth Gouin – Flannel. Lumberjack. Or tree guy. Loves to chop wood on Addams Family. 4th place Classics finish at the recent New England Pinball Championships.
Jeff Pinard – The Switzerland of pinball drama. His daughter beats him regularly…. at pinball. Collected every iteration of Gottlieb Hot Shot (Big Shot – 2 player, Pro Pool – Add a Ball). Winner of Project Pinball raffle, Godfather CE.
Brian Yurick – Proprietor of Port City Pinball. Expert at recapping power boards. Star Wars enthusiast and a disturbing appreciation for Episode I. Likes to cook but not when there’s too many of them in the kitchen.

On commentary:

Allison O’Neill is an owner operator of Port City Pinball, an accomplished pinball player, the only person I’m aware of to get Portal on Powerball Tron, and the recent winner of the Extra Ball Battle Strikes event at the Pinball Co-Op.
Brian O’Neill is an owner operator of Port City Pinball, an accomplished pinball player, has not made it to Portal on Powerball Tron, and the recent winner of the Extra Ball Battle Main event at the Pinball Co-Op.

Classics Concentration Match Play Tournament
2024-09-21 10:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Registration: Now Open: https://forms.gle/5pqCeVLTddVqJ3nB6
Tournament Details

September 21st, 2024 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.
Doors at 10:00 AM, Tournament starts promptly at 11:00.
32 player limit
This event is IFPA sanctioned, at an anticipated 192% TGP.
6 Rounds of Classic Concentration Sets (Classic, Modern, Classic) with Tiered Swiss Pairing, followed by top 8 advancing to similar set finals.
Initial seeds will be IFPA rank to smooth initial groups.
Registration begins at Noon Eastern on August 31st.
$30 per player ($20 prize pool, $9 house fee for free play, electricity offset, snacks and drinks, $1 IFPA Endorsement fee) is due via Paypal/Venmo within 72h of registration. Cash at door accepted for players who have played 2 tournaments in the last year here — you must contact Derek or Jordan to make arrangements if you’re paying cash at door or some other way.

Honoring the great Alex Trebek, a tournament with a Classics Concentration. Players will be in Jeopardy as they battle 3 other players in a three game set: A classic, a modern, and a classic! Each game will be scored 7-5-3-1. Rounds continue for 6 total rounds in a Tiered Swiss pairing. After that, the top 8 players will Reach For the Top in the finals, using the same format with 4-2-1-0 scoring. The top 2 from each group will be High Rollers , advancing to the finals to do it one more time to crown a champion.
For the purposes of this tournament, these games will be considered classics and in the “classic” pool:

Grand Prix (1976)
Volley (1976)
Wild Fyre Reignyted (1978-ish)
Meteor (1979)
Mystic (1979)
Trident 2020 (1979-ish)
Fathom (1981)
Medusa (1981)
Laser Cue (1984)
Sorcerer (1985)

Players eliminated in the first round of the finals will be Double Dare’d to play a classics ladder of 3 games, with the lowest player eliminated after each game. Those eventually finishing in 5th and 6th will be rewarded as well.
We will run a game of prize money stallball for all before the finals get underway, and you’re of course welcome to stay and play freeplay after the tourney ends for a bit as well!
We anticipate, based on past tournaments, the Matchplay portion to take roughly 5 to 6 hours, and the finals to take an additional two hours. We have similar formats before and feel reasonably confident in these time estimates.
Players who have Registered (manually updated, please be patient)

Derek Correia (TD) (paid)
Jordan Knights (paid)
Vince Vitiello (paid)
Dan Wilga (paid)
Wyatt Winters (paid)
Mike Gaudet (paid)
Anthony Kret (paid)
Brian Bourque (paid)
Tim Gillogly (paid)
Cody Erickson (paid)
Curtis Rossi (paid)
Mitch Gagnon (paid)
Jeremy Gagnon (paid)
Seamus Meader (cash)
Adam Meader (cash)
Jeff Pinard (paid)
Cody Gamache (paid)
Mike Desmarais (paid)
Chris “Piss” Brunette (paid)
Zheanna Murray (paid) 👏
Mischa Ayer (paid)
Will Parks (paid) 👏
Seth Gouin (paid)
Jess Salzman (paid)
Michael Salzman (paid)
Mike Havens (paid)
Amber Lee (paid)
Allison Havens (paid for real)
Connor Mulberry (paid)
Eric Geddes (cash)
Sheri Hendricks

Waitlist:

No Response registrants:

Registration

Registration will begin Saturday, August 31st at 12 Noon.
At that time, the registration link posted above will activate. Please open the form ahead of time and refresh the form if you are trying to register at open.
If you registered and can’t make it, please let us know as soon as possible!
Once we hit our player cap, we will maintain a wait list and will contact you directly at the e-mail you provided during registration should a spot become available. You aren’t required to pay or under any obligation to attend if you are contacted off the waitlist. If you’re on the waitlist and can no longer make it, please feel free to let us know!
Once your name appears in the registered list above, please pay your entry fee within 1 week of registration to either:

Paypal:
paypal.me/mutterfudder
Venmo: @Derek-Correia
If you have played here before and can’t pay with cash, we will accept cash the day of tournament. Please e-mail us to let us know you are planning to pay day of after registering. If at all possible, please pay online to help us get all payments organized ahead of time. Thank you!

All entry fees are fully refundable up to 1 week before the tournament. Just e-mail us at hello@thelowerplayfield.com.
After the 1 week prior, your entry is refundable less the house fee portion. Thank you for your understanding.

House Rules and Event FAQ
The Lower Playfield Code of Conduct
Current Game List and Game Setup Guide

Prize Schedule
Assuming a full slate of 32 players, the following prize schedule will be used:

1st place: $200
2nd: $140
3rd: $100
4th: $60
5th: $40
6th: $30
7th and 8th: $20 each
$10 of scratchers will be distributed to non-finalists!

One game of Stallball will be run for all participants and will award $10 to the winner, and $10 to the last remaining non-finalist. If that’s the winner, they get $20!

The Lower Playfield 2nd Anniversary All-Finals Tournament!
2024-11-09 10:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Pre-Registration Link: https://forms.gle/kdwc5qug1xcQ9DhJ8
Tournament Details

November 9th, 2024 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.
It’s a celebration! Complimentary Champagne/Sparkling Fruit Juice toast at the start of the day!
This event will be IFPA sanctioned at an estimated 120% TGP.
Doors at 10 AM, Tournament starts at 11.
3 hour and 22 minute Flip Frenzy! All players move on to one of two finals!
This tournament is limited to 32 players.
Registration will begin October 5th at noon.
$30 per player ($20 Main Tournament entry, $10 house fee (for trophies, free play, electricity offset, snacks and drinks, and IFPA endorsement fees)) is due via Paypal/Venmo within one week of registration.

Looks like we made it? Yep, 2 years of the Lower Playfield! It’s hard to believe, right? I mean, who knows how long this will keep going, so let’s celebrate with a pinball party!
Players should be ready to do a lot of ballin’, as we’re bringing back Flip Frenzy! Two players play on a random game of all the games at TLP head to head! Player 1 will log the results (who won/lost) at the central computer at the bar, then be told who their next opponent is! After playing 2 games, take a short break in the queue for a few minutes until your next game! At the conclusion, the top 16 will move on to a final, and the bottom 16 will also move on to a final! Ties will be broken by win differential, followed by most wins. Anyone tied in differential on the line between the two finals will play a tiebreaker on Meteor. If Meteor is unavailable, the TD will select a game for tiebreakers.
The top 16 players at the end of the frenzy will go on to a three game, random draw bank of 2 Classics, 1 Modern game scored 4-2-1-0. Highest Seed will have choice of order for all 3 games, followed by second highest seed, and so on. The top 2 players from each group will go on until we reach the final 4, and those 4 players will get cash prizes!
Not in the top 16? You also make a (non-IFPA results-changing) playoff! These players will compete in a head to head bracket where the higher seed will pick a game not in use from the other finals or play order. The winner of that game will progress on in the bracket. The top 3 players in the Not-Top16 bracket will ALSO get a cash prize!
3 participants will also win a special prize: a numbered print of our 2nd anniversary poster designed by artist extraordinaire, Jeff LaChance! Celebrating 2 years of TLP, the posters feature Jeff’s take on everyone’s favorite pinball Ringmaster! We will have 10 extra prints available for $20 each, limit 1 per visitor. There will be a checkbox on the registration form to indicate you’d like a poster. You can either pay me ahead of time or day of. If you win a poster and reserved one, I’ll give you your $20 back. Easy peasy!

We expect that the Frenzy will take roughly 3.75 hours, the tournaments for the top 16 to take 3.5 hours, and the not top 16 to take about 90 minutes.
Players who have Registered (manually updated, please be patient)

Jordan Knights (TD, Paid)
Chris “Hank Buttmunch” Brunette (paid)
Jess Salzman (Paid)
Ivy Beam (paid)
Will Parks (paid)
Mitch Gagnon (paid)
Harold Scott (paid)
Michael Salzman (paid)
Joe Lemire (cash)
Derek Beam (paid)
Wyatt Winters (paid)
Sam Keogh (paid)
Jeremy Gagnon (paid)
Vince Vitiello (paid)
Bill Macdonald (paid)
Steven Johnson (paid)
Tim Gillogly (paid)
Seamus Meader (cash)
Adam Meader (cash)
Brian O’Neill (paid)
Andrew Logan (paid)
Allison O’Neill (paid)
Michael Brewster (paid)
Seth Gouin (paid)
Brian Yurick (paid)
Zoë Vrabel (paid)
Tim Desmarais (paid)
Mike Prince (paid)
Cody Erickson (paid)
Matt Wenger (paid)
Zheanna Murray (paid)
Mischa Ayer (cash)

Waitlist

Matt Lemoine
Cody Gamache
Lindsay Cole
Robert Dolan
Jeff Pinard
Nicole Villacres
Greg Koker
Geoff Alterman

Poster Reservations:

Rich Lasker (paid)
Jess Salzman (paid)
Will Parks (paid)
Mitch Gagnon (delivered)
Harold Scott (paid)
Derek Beam (paid)
Vince Vitiello
Bill Macdonald (paid)
Tim Gillogly (paid)
Brian O’Neill

Poster waitlist:

Michael Brewster
Seth Gouin
Brian Yurick
Zoe Vrabel
Mike Prince
Mischa Ayer
Matt Lemoine

Registration

Registration will begin Saturday, October 5th at 12 Noon.
At that time, the registration link posted above will activate. Please open the form ahead of time and refresh the form if you are trying to register at open.
If you registered and can’t make it, please let us know as soon as possible!
Once we hit our player cap, we will maintain a wait list and will contact you directly at the e-mail you provided during registration should a spot become available. You aren’t required to pay or under any obligation to attend if you are contacted off the waitlist. If you’re on the waitlist and can no longer make it, please feel free to let us know!
Once your name appears in the registered list above, please pay your entry fee within 1 week of registration to either:

Paypal: paypal.me/mutterfudder
Venmo: @Derek-Correia
If you have played here before and can’t pay with cash, we will accept cash the day of tournament. Please e-mail us to let us know you are planning to pay day of after registering. If at all possible, please pay online to help us get all payments organized ahead of time. Thank you!

All entry fees are fully refundable up to 1 week before the tournament. Just e-mail us at hello@thelowerplayfield.com.
After the 1 week prior, your entry is refundable less the house fee portion. Thank you for your understanding.

House Rules and Event FAQ
The Lower Playfield Code of Conduct
Current Game List and Game Setup Guide
Prize Schedule
Assuming a full field of 32 players, the payouts will be:

1st place: $180, a trophy, plus a numbered TLP 2nd anniversary poster.
2nd: $140 plus a numbered TLP 2nd anniversary poster.
3rd: $100
4th: $60
5th thru 8th single game champ: $35

Not Top 16:

1st: $60, a trophy, plus a numbered TLP 2nd anniversary poster.
2nd: $40
Winner of 3-4th single game: $25

Friday Night Flips Episode 11: Granite State Rematch
2024-12-20 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
Friday Night Flips is a series of 4 player match play get togethers at The Lower Playfield. 4 players will compete on the games downstairs in 4-2-1-0 matches until a player hits 21 points. They will be the winner! Each player will put in an ante to the match and the winner goes home with it all. Learn more about Friday Night Flips and watch past episodes on our dedicated Friday Night Flips page.
All the fun of the Lower Playfield, now available wherever you are! All the action will be broadcast on Twitch at twitch.tv/TheLowerPlayfield starting at 7:00 PM.
Episode 11: Granite State Rematch
As pinball playing hopefuls all get ready for the return of IFPA North Americas Championship Series in January, we bring you the kind of matchup that Friday Night Flips was originally conceived to bring you: a return of the top 4 finishers from 2023 New Hampshire states finals. Held last January at Port City Pinball, a rematch a year in the making:

Derek Correia finished last year’s NH states in 4th place, after losing to Zheanna for the third straight year, then Brian in the 3/4th match. He is one of the owners and operators of The Lower Playfield, and is excited to have this as a break in to prep for States in January.
Zheanna Murray is 2023’s runner up for NH State Champion. A fantastic player with wins all over New England, she will be looking for another win before 2024 States.
Brian O’Neill is a former state champ, proprietor at Port City Pinball, a multi-time TLP tournament winner, and the 3rd place finisher in last year’s state championship. Brian is always a threat to win any matchup he is in.
Jill Towne may not be known as well as the runner up outside New England, but here she is known as a top player with fantastic control skills and game knowledge. She is the reigning state champion who will be gearing up to defend her crown, as well as prepping to run WNACS the day after NACS states.

On commentary:

Jordan Knights joins the booth for the 5th time, to bring deep insight in the collection at TLP.
Will Parks has graciously decided to call this matchup, his 6th appearance calling Friday Night Flips.

2024 IFPA NACS New Hampshire Open Championship
2025-01-18
Tournament Details

January 18th, 2024 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.
Open to the top 16 confirmed qualifiers in IFPA NACS NH State standings.
Doors and start time: 10:30, Start Time: 11 AM.

The Lower Playfield is proud to host the 2024 NACS Championship for NH. While we are hosting this tournament, we are not directing this tournament. If you have questions, please reach out to Brian O’Neill, IFPA NH State Rep.
Facebook Event (official tournament link)
Doors: 10:30am
Starts at 11am
Players will be placed in a single elimination bracket once the seedings have been completed.
First round pairings are as follows:
1 vs. 16, 2 vs. 15, 3 vs. 14, 4 vs. 13,
5 vs. 12, 6 vs. 11, 7 vs. 10, 8 vs. 9
Second round pairings are as follows:
1/16 winner vs. 8/9 winner, 2/15 winner vs. 7/10 winner,
3/14 winner vs. 6/11 winner, 4/13 winner vs. 5/12 winner
Third round pairings are as follows:
1/8/9/16 winner vs. 4/5/12/13 winner,
2/7/10/15 winner vs. 3/6/11/14 winner
Fourth round pairing are as follows:
Two winners of round 3 play for the State Championship
Two losers of round 3 player in the Consolation Final for 3rd/4th place.
Each match will be a race to 4 wins (unless a match is tied 3-3 after 6 games where a sudden death tiebreaker will be played – see below). At the start of the match each player will choose an ‘OLD’, ’MID’ and ’NEW’ machine. The lower seeded player will choose the first machine, followed by the higher seeded player choosing the second machine. This picking order will continue until all 6 games have been chosen. A machine may not be picked more than once in the same match. Once a player verbally makes any choice regarding machine or position, they are locked into that decision.
The higher seed will first choose whether they want to start on one of their own choices, or one of the lower seed’s choices. Position will be based on who originally selected the machine before the match started. The player that did not have the machine as a part of their three choices will have choice of position on that particular machine. The match will alternate between machines chosen by each player, until all 6 games are completed. Should a player reach 4 wins before all 6 games are completed, no further games should be played. If the higher seeded player chooses to start on one of their machine choices, they will choose game number 1, 3 and 5 in the match (from their 3 picks). The lower seeded player would then be choosing game number 2, 4 and 6 in the match (from their 3 picks).
Should the match be tied after these 6 games, the match will move to ‘Sudden Death’. This will be a single game where any of the remaining machines are available to be chosen. The higher seeded player will have choice of machine or position for this ‘Sudden Death’ game.
Each player will have the opportunity for 30 seconds of practice time before starting every game of every match. This is to ensure that both players have a chance to get familiar with the machine.
The winner of the match advances to the next round, while the loser is eliminated.
The 3rd/4th place Consolation Final will be played as a best-of-three instead of a best-of-seven like all other rounds, using the same rules. It is up to the IFPA State Representative as to whether matches will be played out to determine 5th through 16th (or 24th) place.
Planned Lineup (subject to change):
OLD:
Volley
Grand Prix
Fathom
Laser Cue
Medusa
Meteor
Mystic
Sorcerer
Trident
Wild Fyre Reignyted
MID:
Attack From Mars
Cirqus Voltaire
Game of Thrones (Premium)
Metallica (Pro)
The Walking Dead (Pro)
Theatre of Magic
Tron: Legacy (Pro)
NEW:
Foo Fighters (Pro)
Iron Maiden (Premium)
Jurassic Park (Premium)
Rick and Morty
Rush (Pro)
Total Nuclear Annihilation

2024 IFPA Women's NACS New Hampshire Championship
2025-01-19
Tournament Details

January 19th, 2024 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.
Open to the confirmed qualifiers in IFPA WNACS NH State standings.
Doors and start time: TBD, will update with more information.

The Lower Playfield is proud to host the 2024 WNACS Championship for NH. Details and participants will be updated here as information becomes available.

Love Stinks: An IIP Event
2025-02-22 10:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Pre-Registration Link: Register Here (opens Jan 11th at noon)
Tournament Details

February 22nd, 2025 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.
This event will be IFPA sanctioned at an estimated 144% TGP.
This event is part of the 2025 Ice Ice Playfield Championship Series. More information at the IIP Page here.
Doors at 10 AM, Tournament starts at 11.
8 rounds of Match Play, alternating on long and short, followed by a 16 player knockout final (4 “fast” group strikes).
This tournament is limited to 32 players.
Registration will begin January 11th at noon.
$25 per player ($15 Main Tournament entry, $10 house fee (for trophies, free play, electricity offset, snacks and drinks, and IFPA endorsement fees)) is due via Paypal/Venmo within one week of registration.

The annual love celebration is back with a twist. We’ll start by mixing everyone up in balanced pairs through 8 rounds of 4-player (or 3-player if a not full tournament) match play games alternating between long plays and short plays. After 8 games of pinball, we’ll move the top 16 on to fast group strike knockout tournament. In this format, pairings are initially seed order for round 1, swiss from round 2 on. Players will be put into 3 and 4 player groups on balanced drawn games. The only exception is round one of the finals, where the highest seed in each group will get to pick the game they want to play on. The bottom 2 players will each receive a strike in 3 and 4 player groups, where in a 2 player group only the bottom player receives a strike. We’ll continue like that until only one player remains, and they will be our champion!
We expect that the qualifying rounds of Match Play to take roughly 3.5 hours, the tournaments for the top 16 to take about 3 hours to crown a champion.
Players who have Registered (manually updated, please be patient)

Derek Correia (TD, Paid)
Jordan Knights (Paid)
Zheanna Murray (cash)
Mischa Ayer (cash)
Michael Salzman (paid)
Will Parks (paid)
Allison O’Neill (paid)
Vincent Vitiello (paid)
Matt Lemoine (paid)
Anthony Kret (paid)
Jess Salzman (paid)
James McFatter (paid)
Erik Haynes (paid entry, pending upstairs fridge pass)
Brian O’Neill (paid)
Patrick Quinty (paid)
Cody Gamache (paid)
Zoe Vrabel (paid)
Jeffrey Pinard (paid)
Seth Gouin (paid)
Mike Gaudet (paid)
Caley Nevin (paid)
Cody Erickson (paid)
Wyatt Winters (paid)
Michael Brewster (paid)
Tim Gillogly (paid via spotty cell tower coverage)
Ivy Beam (paid)
Derek Beam (paid and agreed)
Mike Desmarais (paid)
Mike Prince (paid)
Eric Geddes
Anthony Phu
Alan Maclean

Waitlist

Julia Barnes-Brown
Sara Finn
Andrew Diorio

Notified, no response

Jonathan Pennisi
Brian Bourque

Registration

Registration will begin Saturday, January 11th at 12 Noon.
At that time, the registration link posted above will activate. Please open the form ahead of time and refresh the form if you are trying to register at open.
If you registered and can’t make it, please let us know as soon as possible!
Once we hit our player cap, we will maintain a wait list and will contact you directly at the e-mail you provided during registration should a spot become available. You aren’t required to pay or under any obligation to attend if you are contacted off the waitlist. If you’re on the waitlist and can no longer make it, please feel free to let us know!
Once your name appears in the registered list above, please pay your entry fee within 1 week of registration to either:

Paypal: paypal.me/mutterfudder
Venmo: @Derek-Correia
If you have played here before and can’t pay online, we will accept cash the day of tournament. Please e-mail us to let us know you are planning to pay day of after registering. If at all possible, please pay online to help us get all payments organized ahead of time. Thank you!

All entry fees are fully refundable up to 1 week before the tournament. Just e-mail us at hello@thelowerplayfield.com.
After the 1 week prior, your entry is refundable less the house fee portion. Thank you for your understanding.

House Rules and Event FAQ
The Lower Playfield Code of Conduct
Current Game List and Game Setup Guide
Prize Schedule
Assuming a full field of 32 players, the payouts will be:

1st place: $140
2nd: $100
3rd: $70
4th: $50
5th thru 8th: $30

1st thru 4th will receive amazing sparkling Love Stinks toilet trophies with golden sparkly peepoos! Our thanks to the incredibly talented Rebecca from Builds by Bex and Fliptronic for creating these beauties for us!

Five Dollar Ping Pong - 3 Strike Tournament
2025-03-16 10:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Pre-Registration Link: Here (opens 2/23 at noon)
Tournament Details

March 16th, 2025 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.
This event will be IFPA sanctioned at an anticipated 88% TGP.
This event is NOT part of the 2025 Ice Ice Playfield Championship Series. More information at the IIP Page here.
Doors at 10 AM, Tournament starts at 11 AM.
3 strike tournament (4 player groups – 3rd and 4th get strike, 3 player groups 3rd gets strike), alternating “short play” and “long play” games.
This tournament is limited to 32 players.
Registration will begin February 23rd at noon.
$25 per player ($15 Main Tournament entry, $10 house fee (for trophies, free play, electricity offset, snacks and drinks, and IFPA endorsement fees)) is due via Paypal/Venmo within one week of registration.

The people have asked for Sunday tournaments. The people have asked for shorter tournaments. So let’s try it. We want to see all you shorter time commitment people show up and we’ll run more shorter tournaments! And everyone has a chance to win some money coming back!
A unique 3-strike knockout tournament! Upon entry, every player will receive 3 poker chips worth $5 each. We will play 4 player match play games — in the first round, groups will be Seeded by IFPA rank and slaughter paired, from 2nd round on they will be Swiss Paired. If you come in 3rd or 4th in a 4 player group (or 3rd in a 3 player group), you will earn a strike. Players in position 3 and 4 will also give a chip to the players in positions 1 and 2 (3 players: 3rd gives a chip to 1st). After you’re eliminated, turn any remaining chips in and get $5 back for every chip you have remaining!
We anticipate roughly 12 rounds of play — though some players will be eliminated earlier than others! We anticipate the last players will wrap up around 5pm, and the first players eliminated will be around 2pm. Everyone is welcome to stick around and play on games not used/not immediately next to a game in progress!
Players who have Registered (manually updated, please be patient)

Derek Correia (TD, Paid)
Jordan Knights (Paid)
Joseph Prince (paid)
Michael Prince (paid)
Cody Gamache (paid)
Mitch Gagnon (paid)
Michael Brewster (paid)
Tim Desmarais (paid)
Mike Gaudet
Micah Weston (paid)
Mike Desmarais
Matt Wenger (paid)
Will Parks
Augustus Eustis (paid)
Chris “Wander Lustmaster” Brunette
Haley DiBernardo
Chip Morton (paid)
Ivy Beam (paid)
Derek Beam (paid)
Erik Haynes (paid)
Bo Williams (paid)
Robert Enzmann (paid)
Matthew Morin (paid)

Waitlist

Registration

Registration will begin Sunday, February 23rd at 12 Noon.
At that time, the registration link posted above will activate. Please open the form ahead of time and refresh the form if you are trying to register at open.
If you registered and can’t make it, please let us know as soon as possible!
Once we hit our player cap, we will maintain a wait list and will contact you directly at the e-mail you provided during registration should a spot become available. You aren’t required to pay or under any obligation to attend if you are contacted off the waitlist. If you’re on the waitlist and can no longer make it, please feel free to let us know!
Once your name appears in the registered list above, please pay your entry fee within 1 week of registration to either:

Paypal: paypal.me/mutterfudder
Venmo: @Derek-Correia
If you have played here before and can’t pay online, we will accept cash the day of tournament. Please e-mail us to let us know you are planning to pay day of tournament after registering. If at all possible, please pay online to help us get all payments organized ahead of time. Thank you!

All entry fees are fully refundable up to 1 week before the tournament. Just e-mail us at hello@thelowerplayfield.com.
After the 1 week prior, your entry is refundable less the house fee portion. Thank you for your understanding.

House Rules and Event FAQ
The Lower Playfield Code of Conduct
Current Game List and Game Setup Guide
Prize Schedule
There is NO PRIZE SCHEDULE! Everyone will get $5 for every chip they still possess at elimination! We will have some type of commemoration/trophy/something for the ultimate survivor at the end.

WPPRMania III -- Bigger! Better! Badder!
2025-04-26 10:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York)
Save the Date: April 26th, 2025.
Registration Opens March 8th at noon. Registration Form: https://forms.gle/AT8PaAJPyfQbSktA7
One Day. Three Tournaments. Three Champions. WPPRMania III.

April 26th, 2025 at The Lower Playfield
3 Tournaments. 1 Epic Day. All tournaments at this event will be IFPA sanctioned.
Events 1 and 3 are eligible for Ice Ice Playfield Tournament Series points. More information is here.
Doors at 9 AM, Tournaments start at 10. We expect the last participants of Strikes to wrap up around 11:30 PM. Most participants in tournament 3 will wrap up before 10 PM. Prepare for a long, full day of pinball!
$75 all in — all tournament entries, drinks, snacks, dinner, desserts, and IFPA fees included.
Registration begins March 8th at Noon
WPPRMania has a strict 32 player limit. Due to the chaos of WPPRMania, we must insist on no non-competitors at this tournament. Thank you for understanding!
$75 per player ($20 Main Tournament entry, $10 Battle Royale entry ($5 to tourney, $5 to bonus pot), $15 Survivor Series entry, $30 house fee (for trophies, free play, electricity offset, dinner, snacks and drinks, and IFPA endorsement fees)) is due via Paypal/Venmo within one week of registration. There is no option for opting out of/in to a subset of tournaments (with the exception of Main Event finalists opting out of and refunding their Rumble fee).
WPPRMania entries must be paid in full within one week of registration. Due to the incredible overhead of the tournament, we must insist in all fees being paid in advance — either online or in person. If you cannot pay online at registration, you must reach out to hello @ thelowerplayfield . com to make arrangements, or you will be moved to the waitlist. I apologize for the inconvenience but we must insist on pre-pay on this tournament every year. Thanks for your understanding!

Balls will drain. Champions will rise. Now returning for the third year, WPPRMania is back for the third time! Play in 3 fun tournaments and have an opportunity to reset each time if it doesn’t go your way! Or be the one to unite the championships!
One day. 3 tournaments. Catered dinner included. Lots of pinball, probably foot soreness. WPPRMania returns!
Come ready for a long, grueling day of pinball. Prepare — for WPPRMania III!
Event 1: The Main Event (9 rounds of Matchplay Double Ups, Matchplay finals)
Event 1 will consist of 4-player matchplay groups playing a long-play and short-play game using IFPA Scoring (7-5-3-1). All pairings for this event will be balanced except for round 9, which will be swiss. Top 8 total points at the end of 9 rounds will go to Finals (tiebreaks for seeding are number of 1-2 finishes, any exact point ties on the cut line will be broken in a single game playoff).
Any players not present at the start of this tournament will not be entered into the tournament for that round. You may be inserted into subsequent rounds, but you will be at a severe disadvantage. Please arrive on time for a prompt start.
Finals will be 4 player, 4 game banks scored PAPA 4-2-1-0 format. Highest Seeds will have choice of three, pre-selected banks to play on. All 8 finalists will receive cash prizes. Play order on game 1 will be chosen from the 2nd highest seed, moving to 3rd highest, 4th highest, and finally the player who picked the bank. On subsequent games, the player who came in 4th on the prior game will have first choice of order, followed by 3rd, 2nd, and the prior game winner. Any players tied after 3 games for advancement will play a single, randomly drawn short play game that was not in the bank. A player may only pick a bank once in finals.
The final 4 seeding will be determined by finish order in the qualifying tournament.
In the case of a machine breaking down before banks are selected, the Tournament Organizer will announce a replacement game during selection.
This tournament will be worth 200% TGP value.
Event 2: Royal Rumble (2 hour Flip Frenzy, 4 player Matchplay final)
Event 2 will run concurrently with the finals of Event 1. Flip Frenzy will run for 2 hours concurrent with the main event finals. Finals will be a 3 game, 4 player final scored 4-2-1-0. During event 2, you can not play side games while waiting, due to two tournaments being run concurrently. You may be put on a game directly next to the other tournament. Please extend the same courtesy you would during any tournament to your fellow competitors.
Per IFPA regulations, this tournament will allow finalists from the other tournament to participate at their discretion. Main Event finalists who chose to also participate in the Royal Rumble will be subject to an additional $10 entry fee which will go directly to the bonus pot. Participants in both Main Event finals and this tournament will have 1 minute to report to either game when not in play. Participants of both the Royal Rumble finals and Main Event finals are not eligible for bonus pot payouts.
TGP value will be estimated to be 60%.
Dinner Break:
Dinner will once again be catered from Puritan Backroom. Small changes based on last year’s popular picks are below:

Greek Salad (Gluten Free, Vegetarian)
Mac and Cheese (Vegetarian)
Famous Backroom Chicken Tenders (Classic and Spicy)
French Fries (Gluten Free*)

If you have specific food needs, please either reach out to us after registration (hello @ thelowerplayfield.com) or note it on the registration form and we’ll reach out to you prior to discuss. We’ll figure out how to make sure you are fed!
Event 3: Survivor Series (9 Progressive Strikes, Double Fast Banks)
Event 3 will be a 9 progressive strike knockout (0-1-2-3 strikes for 4 player groups, 0-1-2 for 3 player groups). Rounds will be “Short Play, Short Play, Long Play” and repeating in that order every 3 rounds until 1 player remains. Initial pairings will be random, then fully swissed after the first round for fairness.
Top 8 get cash prizes.
Anticipated TGP is 21, or 84%.
Defending Champions:
Defending Champions may elect to have a registration place, and optionally a +1, held for them prior to registration starting. If you are a defending champion, please e-mail us at hello@thelowerplayfield and we will hold registration spots for you.
Player List:

Zheanna Murray (Spot held for defending Survivor Series champion) Paid
Mischa Ayer (Survivor Series +1) Paid
Tyler Aas (Spot held for defending Main Event champion) Paid
Lindsay Cole (paid)
Drew Dolan (paid)
James McFatter (paid)
Allison O’Neill (paid)
Anthony Kret (paid)
Erik Haynes (paid)
Jordan Knights (paid)
Katie Goodale (paid)
Vincent Vitiello (paid)
Mike Havens (paid)
Kenny Weiner (paid)
Jillian Towne (paid)
Ashley Carroll (paid)
Dan Wilga (paid)
Seth Gouin (paid)
Derek Carroll (paid)
Jamie MacLeish (paid)
Jeffrey Pinard (paid)
Tim Gillogly (paid)
Geoff Alterman (paid)
Bill MacDonald (paid)
Allison Havens (paid)
Mike Gaudet (paid)
Brian Bourque (paid)
Derek Foxwell (paid)
Brian O’Neill (paid)
Jody Stahlman (paid)
Patrick Quinty (paid)
Mitch Gagnon (paid)

Waitlist:

Julia Barnes-Brown (paid, refund available)
Marc Patenaude
Kyle McFatter
Matt Lemoine
Eric Geddes
Will Parks
Joe Lemire
Adam Meader
Ed Giardina
Cody Gamache
Ivy Beam
Derek Beam
Alan Maclean
Josh Moran

Registration

Registration will begin Sunday, March 8th at Noon.
At that time, the registration link posted above will activate. Please open the form ahead of time and refresh the form if you are trying to register at open.
Once we hit our player cap, we will maintain a wait list and will contact you directly at the e-mail you provided during registration should a spot become available. You aren’t required to pay or under any obligation to attend if you are contacted off the waitlist. If you’re on the waitlist and can no longer make it, please feel free to let us know!
Once your name appears in the registered list above, please pay your entry fee within 1 week of registration to either:

Paypal: paypal.me/mutterfudder
Venmo: @Derek-Correia
If you have played here before, normally we accept cash at the door. We will accept cash at some other time period ahead of time if you are a regular player, but for WPPRMania in particular, please make any reasonable effort to pay us in advance. There is a lot of moving parts, splitting of prize money, and the like to do day of. We must insist for this tournament only that you plan a pre-pay in advance. Thank you for your understanding!

All entry fees are fully refundable up to 1 week before the tournament. Just e-mail us at hello@thelowerplayfield.com.
After the 1 week prior, your entry is refundable less the house fee portion. Thank you for your understanding.

House Rules and Event FAQ
The Lower Playfield Code of Conduct
Current Game List and Game Setup Guide
Prize Schedule
Main Event:
All main event finalists will receive $20 (Refund for Royal Rumble Entry + $10 Good Sportsman award) if they opt out of the Royal Rumble, in addition to the below:

1st place: $180, their name on the wall and WPPRMania Trophy, a registration exemption to the next hosted WPPRMania, and a Replica WPPRMania Belt
2nd: $130 and finalist medal
3rd: $100 and finalist medal
4th: $80 and finalist medal
5th through 8th: $40 each and finalist medal

Royal Rumble:
The Royal Rumble Bonus Pot will start with $120 in it. Additional money will be added from any Main Event finalists buying in to this tournament as well.

1st: $35 + 2 shares of the bonus pot + Trophy and a registration exemption to the next hosted WPPRMania
2nd: $35 + 1 share of the bonus pot and finalist medal
3rd: $30 + 1 share of the bonus pot and finalist medal
4th: $20 + 1 share of the bonus pot and finalist medal
Bonus Pot payouts will be divided by the number of shares of eligible winners (players only playing in one final or another). If none of the top 4 are eligible for bonus pot payouts, the highest ranked 4 eligible participants will each be awarded 1 share of the bonus pot.

Survivor Series:

1st: $160, a registration exemption to the next hosted WPPRMania, and a WPPRMania Survivor Series Belt
2nd: $100 and finalist medal
3rd: $70 and finalist medal
4th: $50 and finalist medal
5th through 8th: $25 each

The Distance: Pace Match Play Tournament
2025-06-21 10:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Pre-Registration Link: May 3rd at Noon https://forms.gle/CysmkvqeqbBpT4Dz8
Tournament Details

June 21st, 2025 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.
This event will be IFPA sanctioned at an estimated 136% TGP.
This event is part of the 2025 Ice Ice Playfield Championship Series. More information at the IIP Page here.
Doors at 10 AM, Tournament starts at 11.
Pace Match Play qualifier, 3 strict/fast strike knockout finals.
This tournament is limited to 32 players.
Registration will begin May 3rd at noon.
$30 per player ($15 Main Tournament entry, $15 house fee (for trophies, free play, electricity offset, snacks and drinks, and IFPA endorsement fees)) is due via Paypal/Venmo within one week of registration.

We’re back with a new format — pace matchplay! Think of it as a match play qualifier with a sense of dread: a pace car behind you at all times! Play will be done in balanced pairings all day, starting on a long play game and alternating each round between shorter and longer playing games. Scoring will be 7-5-3-1, or 7-4-1 in 3 player groups, for each round.
At the end of the 7th round, the pace will become active at 22 points. All players below the pace line will be eliminated, and all players above the pace line will play again. Each round, the pace line goes up 7 points. Win your next round and you’re safe for sure — anything else, and you better hope you banked up enough points to continue!
Play will continue until we conclude a round at 12 players (or fewer!). The remaining players will start a 3 strike elimination final. Initial seedings will carry over, and first round arenas will be chosen by the highest seeds in each group. Pairing for that first round will be slaughter based on pace standings. From the second round on, pairings will be swiss, and arenas will cycle between fast and short games. Strikes will be given out in strict (or “fast”) strike pairings: The bottom 2 players in each game will receive a strike (for both 3 and 4 player groups).
This is a new format, but we have some guesses on how long this will take. We expect to get down to 12 players in the pace portion in about 10 rounds (roughly 4 to 4.5 hours), with people being eliminated after round 7 (roughly 3 hours in). Strikes will depend on how many players make it through, but we expect about 8 rounds to crown a champion (around 2 and a half to 3 hours). These are estimates, but you’re guaranteed at least 7 rounds of play and you might be here longer. It should be fun and tense the whole way, but if you are sensitive to time, please note that our estimates are, at best, guesstimates for this one.
Players who have Registered (manually updated, please be patient)

Derek Correia (TD, Paid)
Jordan Knights (Paid)
Ashley Carroll (paid)
Chris “Butt Munch” Brunette (paid)
Joe Lemire (cash)
Vince Vitiello (paid)
Mike Gaudet (paid)
Derek Carroll (paid)
Seth Gouin (paid)
Jeffrey Pinard (paid)
Mitch Gagnon (paid)
Courtney Bazarian (paid)
Eric O’Keefe (paid)
Julia Barnes-Brown (paid)
Jeremy Gagnon (paid)
Will Parks (paid)
Wyatt Winters (paid)
Cody Erickson (paid)
Zheanna Murray (paid)
Mischa Ayer (paid)
Cody Gamache (paid)
Matt Lemoine (paid)
Michael Corbett (paid)
Dave Lawton (paid)
Eva Ashton (paid)
Zachary Holt (paid)
Kim Musgrave (paid)
Coleman Papa-Musgrave (paid)
Micah Weston (paid)
Joshua Moran (cash)
Tim Pelletier (paid)
Alan Maclean

Waitlist

Cam Harrahy

Notified, no response

Registration

Registration will begin Saturday, May 3rd at 12 Noon.
At that time, the registration link posted above will activate. Please open the form ahead of time and refresh the form if you are trying to register at open.
If you registered and can’t make it, please let us know as soon as possible!
Once we hit our player cap, we will maintain a wait list and will contact you directly at the e-mail you provided during registration should a spot become available. You aren’t required to pay or under any obligation to attend if you are contacted off the waitlist. If you’re on the waitlist and can no longer make it, please feel free to let us know!
Once your name appears in the registered list above, please pay your entry fee within 1 week of registration to either:

Paypal: paypal.me/mutterfudder
Venmo: @Derek-Correia (Last 4: 4285)
If you have played here before and can’t pay online, we will accept cash the day of tournament. Please e-mail us to let us know you are planning to pay day of after registering. If at all possible, please pay online to help us get all payments organized ahead of time. Thank you!

All entry fees are fully refundable up to 1 week before the tournament. Just e-mail us at hello@thelowerplayfield.com.
After the 1 week prior, your entry is refundable less the house fee portion. Thank you for your understanding.

House Rules and Event FAQ
The Lower Playfield Code of Conduct
Current Game List and Game Setup Guide
Prize Schedule
Assuming a full field of 32 players, the payouts will be:

1st: $150
2nd: $110
3rd: $80
4th: $50
Survivor Pool: $90 will be split amongst players that cross the pace line but don’t make the top 4. For example, if 10 players make the finals, the 6 players who make finals but aren’t in the top 4 will split $90 6 ways, or $15 each.

NPC at TLP: Northeast Pinball Challenge League
2025-07-15 18:00 - 2025-09-10 22:00 (America/New_York)
Pre-Registration Link: https://forms.gle/W6nm91Uc6uRCvZKK9
Tournament Details

Tuesday Nights starting July 15th! Doors at 6, 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.

Summer is here, and with no leagues out there, NPC is here to keep the ball rolling. Each league night will start with doors open at 6, 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, September 9th. The four highest players who can attend Grand Finals on September 13th will advance to Grand Finals to play for individual glory and Team TLP in the Team Finals! Details are all on NPCPinball.org
Unique (I think?) to us: If you make it to Grand Finals and attend, I will buy you a TLP t-shirt. It probably won’t be here in time, but I mean, it’s a nice gesture.
League Nights:

Tuesday, July 15th
Tuesday, July 22nd
Tuesday, July 29th
Tuesday, August 5th
Tuesday, August 12th
Tuesday, August 19th
Tuesday, August 26th
Location Finals: Tuesday, September 9th
NPC Grand Finals: Saturday, September 13th at TLP!

We will have a max of 32 players for league, so please sign up at the form 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
As of close of week 3, we have 18 participating players, so we can now determine the finals payouts and format.
A finals will be the top 8 players by seeding that are able to attend on September 9th (note: there is an off week for Labor Day between the 7 weeks and finals). 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:

1st: $80 and Grand Finals berth
2nd: $65 and Grand Finals berth
3rd: $50 and Grand Finals berth
4th: $45 and Grand Finals berth

B Division:

1st: $40
2nd: $20

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)
Zheanna Murray (paid)
Cody Gamache (paid)
Will Parks (paid?)
Matt Lemoine (paid)
Mark LaJeunesse (paid)
Jim LaJeunesse (paid)
“Vanilla” Chris Brunette (paid)
Mitch Gagnon (paid)
Jim Gianitsis (paid)
Seth Gouin (paid)
Cody Erickson (paid)
Vince Vitiello (paid)
Derek Beam (paid)
Ivy Beam (paid)
Matt Wenger (paid)
Briyana Muise
J Spaz

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!

Classics Concentration II: The Rerun
2025-10-11 10:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Pre-Registration Link: https://forms.gle/FWKthNoR4uiii8GW9
Tournament Details

October 11th, 2025 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.
This event will be IFPA sanctioned at 192% TGP.
This event is part of the 2025 Ice Ice Playfield Championship Series. More information at the IIP Page here.
Doors at 10 AM, Tournament starts at 11.
6 rounds of 3 game sets, with two classic games per round. Balanced pairing for rounds 1 through 5, swiss pairing on round 6.
This tournament is limited to 32 players.
Registration will begin September 20th at noon.
$35 per player ($20 Main Tournament entry, $15 house fee (for trophies, free play, electricity offset, snacks and drinks, and IFPA endorsement fees)) is due via Paypal/Venmo within one week of registration.

The fan favorite tournament returns (with some minor tweaks). Classics Concentration puts the focus on the games we love the most: The Classics! Players will play in groups of 4 in 6 rounds of 3 game sets (Classic, Modern, Classic) scored 7-5-3-1. The first 5 rounds will be balanced pairings, and the final round will be swiss paired. After 6 rounds, we will take the top 8 players to finals for additional rounds of 3 game sets scored 4-2-1-0. Players eliminated in the first round of finals will play a 3-game, ladder format to determine final standings 5-8, with 5th and 6th place taking home money as well.
For the purposes of this tournament, the following games will be considered classics and be played in classics rounds:

Grand Prix (1976)
Volley (1976)
Prospector (1977)
Wild Fyre Reignyted (1978-ish)
Trident 2020 (1979-ish)
Big Game (1980)
Barracora (1981)
Fathom (1981)
Medusa (1981)
Sorcerer (1985)

We will run a game of prize money stallball for all before the finals get underway, and you’re of course welcome to stay and play freeplay after the tourney ends for a bit as well!
We anticipate, based on past tournaments, the Matchplay portion to take roughly 5 to 6 hours, and the finals to take an additional two hours. We have similar formats before and feel reasonably confident in these time estimates.
Players who have Registered (manually updated, please be patient)

Derek Correia (TD, Paid)
Jordan Knights (Paid)
Micah Weston (paid)
Ashley Carroll (paid)
Joshua Moran (Cash)
Zheanna Murray (paid – 👏)
Vincent Vitiello (paid)
Matthew Lemoine (paid)
Erik Haynes (paid)
James McFatter (paid)
Cody Gamache (paid)
Derek Carroll (paid)
Jeffrey Pinard (paid)
Michael Brewster (paid)
Butt “Chris Brunette” Munch (paid)
Bill Macdonald (paid)
Derek Beam (paid)
Cody Erickson (cash)
Ivy Beam (paid)
Wyatt Winters (paid)
Adam Meader (cash)
Scott Richardson (paid)
Julia Barnes-Brown (paid)
Sarah Finn (paid)
David Huang (paid)
Nate Straz (paid)
Will Parks (paid)
Joe Lemire (cash)
Troy Babb (paid)
Lindsay Cole (paid)
Drew Dolan (paid)
Brian O’Neill

Waitlist

Allison O’Neill
Michael Prince
Zackary Holt
Chip Morton

Notified, no response

Registration

Registration will begin Saturday, September 20th at noon.
At that time, the registration link posted above will activate. Please open the form ahead of time and refresh the form if you are trying to register at open.
If you registered and can’t make it, please let us know as soon as possible!
Once we hit our player cap, we will maintain a wait list and will contact you directly at the e-mail you provided during registration should a spot become available. You aren’t required to pay or under any obligation to attend if you are contacted off the waitlist. If you’re on the waitlist and can no longer make it, please feel free to let us know!
Once your name appears in the registered list above, please pay your entry fee within 1 week of registration to either:

Paypal: paypal.me/mutterfudder
Venmo: @Derek-Correia (Last 4: 4285)
If you have played here before and can’t pay online, we will accept cash the day of tournament. Please e-mail us to let us know you are planning to pay day of after registering. If at all possible, please pay online to help us get all payments organized ahead of time. Thank you!

All entry fees are fully refundable up to 1 week before the tournament. Just e-mail us at hello@thelowerplayfield.com.
After the 1 week prior, your entry is refundable less the house fee portion. Thank you for your understanding.

House Rules and Event FAQ
The Lower Playfield Code of Conduct
Current Game List and Game Setup Guide
Prize Schedule
Assuming a full field of 32 players, the payouts will be:

1st place: $200
2nd: $140
3rd: $100
4th: $60
5th: $40
6th: $30
7th and 8th: $20 each
$10 of scratchers will be distributed to non-finalists!

One game of Stallball will be run for all participants and will award $10 to the winner, and $10 to the last remaining non-finalist. If that’s the winner, they get $20!

The Lower Playfield 3rd Anniversary All-Playoff Tournament
2025-11-15
Pre-Registration Link: https://forms.gle/weCngTjTozCXUVS98 (Opens 10/25)
Tournament Details

November 15th, 2025 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.
It’s a celebration! Complimentary Champagne/Sparkling Fruit Juice toast at the start of the day!
This event is part of the 2025 Ice Ice Playfield Championship Series. More information at the IIP Page here.
This event will be IFPA sanctioned at an estimated 120% TGP.
Doors at 10 AM, Tournament starts at 11.
3 hour and 33 minute Flip Frenzy! All players move on to one of two finals!
This tournament is limited to 32 players.
Registration will begin October 25th at noon.
$35 per player ($20 Main Tournament entry, $10 house fee (for trophies, free play, electricity offset, snacks and drinks, and IFPA endorsement fees)) is due via Paypal/Venmo within one week of registration.

We’ve made it to three years! We loved last year’s party so we’re bringing it back fully and completely. The only tournament each year where EVERYONE makes a final for prizes!
Players should be ready to do a lot of ballin’, as we’re bringing back Flip Frenzy! Two players play on a random game of all the games at TLP head to head! Player 1 will log the results (who won/lost) at the central computer at the bar, then be told who their next opponent is! After playing 2 games, take a short break in the queue for a few minutes until your next game! At the conclusion, the top 16 will move on to a final, and the bottom 16 will also move on to a final! Ties will be broken by win differential, followed by most wins. Anyone tied in differential on the line between the two finals will play a tiebreaker on Meteor. If Meteor is unavailable, the TD will select a game for tiebreakers.
The top 16 players at the end of the frenzy will go on to a three game, random draw bank of 2 Classics, 1 Modern game scored 4-2-1-0. Highest Seed will have choice of order for all 3 games, followed by second highest seed, and so on. The top 2 players from each group will go on until we reach the final 4, and those 4 players will get cash prizes!
Not in the top 16? You also make a (non-IFPA results-changing) playoff! These players will compete in a head to head bracket where the higher seed will pick a game not in use from the other finals or play order. The winner of that game will progress on in the bracket. The top 3 players in the Not-Top16 bracket will ALSO get a cash prize!
Because Derek takes on too many projects at once, we still have 5 of our 2nd Anniversary posters from last year! Limited to 25 total, hand numbered, unframed, and pressed on 80# card stock. Designed by professional poster artist and friend of TLP, Jeff LaChance (Primus, QOTSA, Faith No More, Melvins, and many, many more). They will be available to registrants when registration opens, at the same $20 we sold them for last year. Didja miss the ringmaster last year? This could be your last chance (I’m sitting on like, 3 more… for some point in time). Please, if you won or purchased one last year, refrain from registering for one this year. If the 5 don’t sell out during registration, I’ll have them available at the event!

Players who have Registered (manually updated, please be patient)

Jordan Knights (Paid)
Lindsay Cole (paid)
Zheanna Murray (paid)
Ashley Carroll (paid)
Jeffrey Pinard (paid)
Brian Yurick (paid)
Derek Carroll (paid)
Drew Dolan (paid)
Vincent Vitiello (paid)
David Huang (paid)
Erik Haynes (paid)
Mitch Gagnon (paid)
Tim Pelletier (paid)
Brian O’Neill (cash)
Daniel Rone (paid)
Dan Wilga (paid)
Allison O’Neill (cash)
Wyatt Winters (paid)
Adam Meader (cash)
Jeremy Gagnon (paid)
Micah Weston (paid)
Joe Lemire (cash)
Joshua Moran (cash money)
Cody Gamache (paid)
Zoe Vrabel (paid)
Julia Barnes-Brown (paid)
Eric Geddes (cash)
Chris Brunette (paid)
Alan MacLean (cash)
Matthew Morin (paid)
Ivy Beam (paid)
Derek Beam (paid)

Waitlist

Chip Morton
Bill MacDonald
Tim Gillogly
James McFatter
Rich Lasker (paid)
Derek Correia (we’ll see if he wants to play, probably not).

Notified, no response

Poster Reservation order list:

Derek Carroll
Erik Haynes
Mitch Gagnon
Chip Morton

Registration

Registration will begin Saturday, October 25th at noon.
At that time, the registration link posted above will activate. Please open the form ahead of time and refresh the form if you are trying to register at open.
If you registered and can’t make it, please let us know as soon as possible!
Once we hit our player cap, we will maintain a wait list and will contact you directly at the e-mail you provided during registration should a spot become available. You aren’t required to pay or under any obligation to attend if you are contacted off the waitlist. If you’re on the waitlist and can no longer make it, please feel free to let us know!
Once your name appears in the registered list above, please pay your entry fee within 1 week of registration to either:

Paypal: paypal.me/mutterfudder
Venmo: @Derek-Correia (Last 4: 4285)
If you have played here before and can’t pay online, we will accept cash the day of tournament. Please e-mail us to let us know you are planning to pay day of after registering. If at all possible, please pay online to help us get all payments organized ahead of time. Thank you!

All entry fees are fully refundable up to 1 week before the tournament. Just e-mail us at hello@thelowerplayfield.com.
After the 1 week prior, your entry is refundable less the house fee portion. Thank you for your understanding.

House Rules and Event FAQ
The Lower Playfield Code of Conduct
Current Game List and Game Setup Guide
Prize Schedule
Assuming a full field of 32 players, the payouts will be:

1st place: $180
2nd: $140
3rd: $100
4th: $60
5th thru 8th single game champ: $35

Not Top 16:

1st: $60
2nd: $40
Winner of 3-4th single game: $25

2025 Ice Ice Playfield Grand Championship
2025-12-13 11:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Tournament Details

December 13th, 2025 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.
This event will be IFPA sanctioned.
This event is exclusive to the top 16 players of the 2025 Ice Ice Playfield Series. More information at the IIP Page here.
Doors at 10 AM, Tournament starts at 11.
Target matchplay to 20 points (4-3-2-1) until 8 players hit the target. Three Slow Strikes Knockout for the top 8 (0-0-1-1 and 0-0-1) til a champion.

This is it. The 2025 Ice Ice Playfield Championship will crown the ultimate winner of the IIP series. The tournament will be restricted to the 16 top points earners in the series who confirm their attendance. There is no entry fee or house fee for participants, though we’d ask that you optionally donate a $10 house fee that will be split between IIA and TLP if you’d like.
Players will be seeded based on their finishing order in the series. Rounds will proceed in this order:

In the first round, high seeds will pick from any game available at TLP to play on.
In the second and third rounds, pairings will be balanced (this initially said tiered swiss which is not possible, as there’s no set rounds). The highest seed will pick the arena. Arena picks can not be repeated during the target matchplay phase.
From the fourth round on, arena selection will be made by balanced matchplay draw. Pairings from round four on will be full swiss.
Games will be scored 4-3-2-1.

When a player hits the target score, they will be qualified for the finals until 8 players hit the target. If the target is hit by multiple players in the same round, the only tiebreaker will be total points earned. If players cross at the same point total on the 8 player border, they will be assigned a random classic arena as a tiebreaker.
The top 8 players will move on to strikes final. For the final, arenas will be restricted to arenas in The Lower Playfield (aka the basement). Player seedings will be based on their performance in the target matchplay portion. If players tie for the same points and rounds, the tiebreaker will be their initial seed. Groupings will be swissed initially based on seed. The highest seed will pick from any available and unpicked arena (or, optionally defer arena choice for choice of position). Arena picks can not be repeated by a player throughout the strikes portion. Strikes will be 1 strike to 3rd and 4th place in 4 player groups, and 3rd place in 3 player groups.
Subsequent rounds will be swissed by strikes. Lowest strikes in the group will pick arena (if equal strikes, strikes seeding will be the tiebreaker). Play will continue until one player remains!
This tournament will be streamed on Twitch and recorded for YouTube.
Final IIP standings are here: https://app.matchplay.events/series/3896
The following players have been contacted to RSVP:
Noah Crable
Joe Lemire
Zoe Vrabel
Zheanna Murray
Brian O’Neill
Vincent Vitiello
Cody Gamache
James McFatter
Wyatt Winters
Alan Maclean
Chris Brunette
Anthony Kret
Joshua Moran
Derek Correia
Erik Haynes
Jeff Pinard
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Jeremy Gagnon
Eric Geddes
Matt Lemoine
Seth Gouin
Drew Dolan
Lindsay Cole
Micah Weston
Will Parks
Confirmed Attendees (manually updated after the series)

Derek Correia (confirmed, top 16)
Wyatt Winters (confirmed, top 16)
Erik Haynes (confirmed, top 16)
Anthony Kret (confirmed, top 16)
Chris Brunette (confirmed, top 16)
Josh Moran (confirmed, top 16)
Joe Lemire (confirmed, top 16)
Vince Vitiello (confirmed, top 16)
Alan Maclean (confirmed, top 16)
Zoe Vrabel (confirmed, top 16)
Zheanna Murray (confirmed, top 16)
Cody Gamache (confirmed, top 16)
Jeffrey Pinard (confirmed, top 16)
Brian O’Neill (confirmed, top 16)
James McFatter (confirmed, top 16)
Noah Crable (confirmed, top 16)

Waitlist

Jeremy Gagnon (Confirmed, awaiting more RSVPs, waitlist 1 seed)
Eric Geddes (Confirmed, awaiting more RSVPS, waitlist 2 seed)
Drew Dolan (Confirmed, awaiting more RSVPs)
Lindsay Cole (Confirmed, awaiting more RSVPs)
Will Parks (Confirmed, awaiting more RSVPs)

House Rules and Event FAQ
The Lower Playfield Code of Conduct
Current Game List and Game Setup Guide
Prize Schedule
The total fees collected for IIP in 2025 was $341.
First Prize will take home $200.
Second: $100
Third: $41 and a voucher for a free house fee ($15 or less) at Ice Ice Arcade or The Lower Playfield
Fourth: Voucher for a free tournament entry fee ($35 or less) at Ice Ice Arcade or The Lower Playfield
