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SUMMARY:Friday Night Flips Episode 2: The Flip Zone
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAll 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. \nEpisode 2: The Flip Zone\nIn 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. \n\nMike 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.\nTim 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!).\nVince 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.\nMike 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!\n\nOn commentary: \n\nDerek Correia is an owner/operator/pinball player at The Lower Playfield. He’s not particularly interesting.\nWill 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.
URL:https://www.thelowerplayfield.com/event/fnf-episode-2/
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SUMMARY:Friday Night Flips: Episode 1: A Brand New Invention
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAll 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. \nEpisode 1: A Brand New Invention\nThe 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. \nEpisode 1 features four players who frequent the IIA\, playing for bragging rights and to be crowned the first FNF winner. \n\nChris 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!\nMitch 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)\nSam 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.\nErik 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!\n\nOn commentary: \n\nJordan 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.\nZheanna 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.
URL:https://www.thelowerplayfield.com/event/fnf-episode-1/
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SUMMARY:Love Will Tear Us Apart Target Matchplay Tournament
DESCRIPTION:Registration: https://forms.gle/PwM4Gs5KLJsbxSn2A\nAn update on TLP Announce Dates and Registration Dates\nTournament Details\n\nFebruary 24th\, 2024 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.\nDoors at 10:30 AM\, Tournament starts promptly at 11:30.\n32 player limit\nThis event is IFPA sanctioned\nBalanced Target Matchplay (7/5/3/1 to 56) with a finals component. Minimum TGP 92%. Expected TGP expected over 112%.\nRegistration begins at Noon Eastern on Saturday\, February 3rd.\n$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.\n\nTarget 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). \nThe 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.) \nPlayers 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! \nWe 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! \nWe 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. \nPlayers who have Registered (manually updated\, please be patient)\n\nDerek Correia (TD) (paid)\nJordan Knights (paid)\nAmber Lee (paid)\nJoe Lemire (COD)\nVince Vitiello (paid)\nJulia Barnes-Brown (paid)\nBrian O’Neill (paid)\nAllison O’Neill (paid)\nRichard Lasker (paid)\nSeamus Meader (paid)\nTim Desmarais (paid)\nSarah Finn (paid)\nErik Haynes (paid)\nAdam Meader (paid)\nMatt Lemoine (paid)\nKenny Weiner (paid)\nSam Keogh (Paid)\nZoe Vrabel (paid)\nCody Gamache (paid)\nDaniel Rone (paid)\nMitch Gagnon (paid)\nJeremy Gagnon (paid)\nMike Gaudet (paid)\nGeoff Alterman (paid)\nSheri Hendricks (paid)\nDerek Foxwell (paid)\nDavid Foxwell (paid)\nZheanna Murray (paid)\nDavey Plaisted (paid)\nJason Burwen (paid)\nEthan Burwen (paid)\nMike Desmarais (paid)\n\nWaitlist: \n\nAlan MacLean\nChris Brunette (paid)\nNate Straz\nDerek Beam\nIvy Beam\nChip Morton\nTim Gillogly\nWill Parks\nNick Galbiso\nEric Geddes\n\nNo Response registrants: \n\nNick DeStefano\n\nRegistration\nRegistration 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! \nOnce you confirm you are on the registration list above\, please make payment via: \n\nPaypal: paypal.me/mutterfudder\nVenmo: @Derek-Correia\n\nRegistration 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. \nHouse Rules and Event FAQ\nPrize Schedule\nAssuming a full slate of 32 players\, the following prize schedule will be used: \n\n1st place: $180\n2nd: $130\n3rd: $80\n4th: $50\n5-8 Single Game Winner: $20 Funspot Tokens Gift Card\n\nTwo 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). \nWe 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! \n$20 of entry fees will be reserved to help offset costs of the trophies.
URL:https://www.thelowerplayfield.com/event/love-will-tear-us-apart-target-matchplay-tournament/
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SUMMARY:Holiday Overdrive - Max Matchplay Tournament
DESCRIPTION:A notice on website issues and registration changes\nRegistration Link: Registration Open Now\, Click Here\nTournament Details\n\nDecember 2nd\, 2023 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.\nDoors at 10:30 AM\, Tournament starts promptly at 11:30.\n32 player limit\nThis event is IFPA sanctioned\nRegistration begins October 25th at 6 PM Eastern time.\n$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.\nOur 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.\n\nWe’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. \nHoliday 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! \nDidn’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! \nWPPR 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! \nThis 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! \nPlayers who have Registered (manually updated\, please be patient) \n\nJordan Knights (paid)\nJason Burwen (paid – IOU 20)\nEthan Burwen (paid)\nCurtis Rossi (COD)\nSam Keogh (paid)\nRich Lasker (paid)\nJoe Lemire (COD)\nSeamus Meader (COD)\nAdam Meader (COD)\nVince Vitiello (paid)\nBill MacDonald (paid)\nMitch Gagnon (paid)\nJeremy Gagnon (paid)\nJulia Barnes-Brown (paid)\nSarah Finn (paid)\nMike Gaudet (paid)\nCody Gamache (paid)\nBrian Borque (paid)\nZoë Vrabel (paid)\nDaniel Rone (paid)\nMatt Lemoine (paid)\nColeman Papa-Musgrave (paid)\nKim Musgrave (paid)\nKenny Weiner (paid)\nRoss Bergen (paid)\nGeoff Alterman (paid)\nDerek Beam (paid)\nIvy Beam (paid)\nWill Parks (paid)\nEd Giardina (paid)\nNate Straz (paid)\nDerek Correia (paid)\n\nWaitlist:\n\nEMPTY!!! HUH?!\n\nRegistration\nRegistration 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! \nOnce you confirm you are on the registration list above\, please make payment via: \n\nPaypal: paypal.me/mutterfudder\nVenmo: @Derek-Correia\n\nRegistration 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. \nPrize Schedule\nPayouts as follows assuming a full field of 32 participants. Some form of trophy will be present for the first place winner: \n\nFirst Place: $150 and a copy of the classic film\, Maximum Overdrive\nSecond: $100\nThird: $70\nFourth: $50\nPlayoff Finalists: $20 each\nWinner of the Lower Bracket: $20\, your choice of The Lower Playfield t-shirt\, and a copy of Maximum Overdrive\nStallball: $10 and a copy of Maximum Overdrive
URL:https://www.thelowerplayfield.com/event/holiday-overdrive-max-matchplay-tournament/
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SUMMARY:Avernursary Matchplay Mayhem All Playoff Tournament at the Lower Playfield
DESCRIPTION:Registration Link: Click Here to Register\nTournament Details\n\nOctober 7th\, 2023 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.\nDoors at 10:30 AM\, Tournament starts promptly at 11:30.\n32 player limit\nThis event is IFPA sanctioned\nIt’s an anniversary party! Complimentary champagne/sparkling grape juice toast before we start.\nRegistration begins August 29th at noon Eastern time.\n$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.\n\nCome 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. \nMatchplay 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! \nPlayers eliminated in the Semifinal round will play 1 game for a consolation prize. \nDidn’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! \nWPPR 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! \nAs 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. \nPlayers who have Registered (manually updated\, please be patient)\n\nAlan Maclean (COD)\nJoe Lemire (COD)\nZoë Vrabel (paid)\nDan Wilga (paid)\nMatt Lemoine (paid)\nCurtis Rossi (paid)\nSkip Horner (COD)\nBill MacDonald (paid)\nSam Keogh (COD)\nPatrick Countryman\nMichael Lupo (pre-paid)\nVince Vitiello (paid)\nSeamus Meader (COD)\nMitch Gagnon (paid)\nJayme Lindahl (paid)\nDerek Foxwell (paid)\nCody Gamache (paid)\nJeremy Gagnon (paid)\nAdam Meader (COD)\nDavid Foxwell (paid)\nWill Parks (paid)\nJulia Barnes-Brown (paid)\nGeoff Alterman (paid)\nMike Havens (paid)\nMike Gaudet (paid)\nAllison Havens (paid)\nSarah Finn (paid)\nMike Desmarais (paid)\nDerek Beam (paid)\nIvy Beam (paid)\nJames McFatter (paid)\nChris Brunette (paid)\n\nWaitlist:\n\nTom Geary\n\nRegistration\nRegistration 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! \nOnce you confirm you are on the registration list above\, please make payment via: \n\nPaypal: paypal.me/mutterfudder\nVenmo: @Derek-Correia\n\nRegistration 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. \nPrize Schedule\nPayouts as follows assuming a full field of 32 participants. Some form of trophy will be present for the first place winner at a minimum: \n\nFirst Place: $200\nSecond: $150\nThird: $110\nFourth: $90\nSurvivor of the 5-8th match: $50\nWinner of the Lower Bracket: $40 and a trophy
URL:https://www.thelowerplayfield.com/event/october-matchplay-mayhem/
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SUMMARY:Break on Through Target Matchplay Event
DESCRIPTION:Registration Link: Register Now!\nTournament Details\n\nAugust 12th\, 2023 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.\nDoors at 11 AM\, Tournament starts promptly at noon.\n32 player limit\nThis event is IFPA sanctioned\nRegistration begins June 23rd at noon Eastern time.\n$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.\n\nTarget 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? \nWe 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. \nPlayers who have Registered (manually updated\, please be patient)\n\nDerek Correia (TD) (paid)\nJordan Knights (paid)\nDerek Beam (paid)\nIvy Beam (paid)\nChris Brunette (paid)\nDavid Foxwell (paid)\nDerek Foxwell (paid)\nBrian Borque (paid)\nJulia Barnes-Brown (paid)\nMitch Gagnon (paid)\nZoe Vrabel (paid)\nJeremy Gagnon (paid)\nMike Gaudet (paid)\nSarah Finn (paid)\nZach Murray (paid)\nVince Vitiello (paid)\nBill Macdonald (paid)\nCody Gamache (paid)\nMichael Havens (paid)\nJoe Hinkle (paid)\nMike Sandler (paid)\nSam Keogh (paid)\nCurtis Rossi (paid)\nAmber Lee (COD)\nSheri Hendricks (paid)\nNathan Clavette (paid)\nGeoff Alterman (paid)\nWill Parks (paid)\nMatt Lemoine (paid)\nNate Straz (paid)\nJody Stahlman (paid)\nJoe Lemire (COD)\n\nWaitlist\n\nJason John\nEric Geddes\nSeamus Meader\nAdam Meader\nMatt Wenger\nEd Giardina\n\nRegistration\nRegistration 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! \nOnce you confirm you are on the registration list above\, please make payment via: \n\nPaypal: paypal.me/mutterfudder\nVenmo: @Derek-Correia\n\nRegistration 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. \nPrize Schedule\nPayouts as follows assuming a full field of 32 participants. Some form of trophy will be present for the first place winner at a minimum: \n\nFirst Place: $180\nSecond: $130\nThird: $90\nFourth: $50\nSurvivor of the 5-8th match: $30\nNot finalist? 2 games of stall ball played for $10 to each winner\, thanks to a generous donation from Seth Clayter! Thanks Seth!
URL:https://www.thelowerplayfield.com/event/break-on-through-target-matchplay/
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UID:94-1686999600-1687033800@www.thelowerplayfield.com
SUMMARY:Hey June! Group Match Play Tournament - 160% TGP
DESCRIPTION:Waitlist Link: Waitlist closed\nTournament Details\n\nJune 17th\, 2023 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.\nDoors at 11 AM\, Tournament starts promptly at noon.\n32 player limit\nRegistration begins May 12th at noon Eastern time.\n$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.\n\nOur next tournament will be significantly smaller than WPPRmania was\, but oddly enough\, it’s the “Main Event” component of WPPRmania! \nStarting 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! \nFor 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! \nWe 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. \nPlayers who have Registered (manually updated\, please be patient)\n\nDerek Correia (TD) (paid)\nJordan Knights (paid)\nBrian O’Neill (TD) (paid)\nAllison O’Neill (TD) (paid)\nDavid Foxwell (paid)\nDerek Foxwell (paid)\nZach Murray (paid)\nChris Brunette (paid)\nWill Parks (paid)\nMatt Lemoine (paid)\nZoë Vrabel (Paid)\nDaniel Rone (Paid)\nJoe Lemire (COD)\nJulia Barnes-Brown (paid)\nSarah Finn (paid)\nCody Gamache (paid)\nNate Straz (paid)\nMitch Gagnon (paid)\nJody Stahlman (paid)\nMike Havens (paid)\nSam Keogh (paid)\nJeremy Gagnon (paid)\nDerek Beam (paid)\nIvy Beam (paid)\nSeamus Meader (COD)\nJames McFatter (paid)\nVince Vitiello (paid)\nAmber Lee (paid)\nSheri Hendricks (paid)\nDavey Plaisted (paid)\nAdam Meader (COD)\nGeoff Alterman (COD\, NH)\n\nWaitlist: \n\nNick Destafano\nAlan MacLean\nLarry Paquette\n\nRegistration\nRegistration 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! \nOnce you confirm you are on the registration list above\, please make payment via: \n\nPaypal: paypal.me/mutterfudder\nVenmo: @Derek-Correia\n\nRegistration 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. \nPrize Schedule\nPayouts as follows assuming a full field of 32 participants. Some form of trophy will be present for the first place winner at a minimum: \n\nFirst Place: $220\nSecond: $160\nThird: $120\nFourth: $60\nFinalists (5-8) = $15 each\n\nStallball Winners: $10 Each
URL:https://www.thelowerplayfield.com/event/june-group-match-play/
LOCATION:The Lower Playfield
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SUMMARY:WPPRMANIA -- 3 Pinball Tournaments. 1 Epic Day.
DESCRIPTION:The hype. The spectacle… nothing compares to WPPRMANIA!!! One Day. THREE IFPA-Rated Tournaments. Epic fun.\nDesigned 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?!?!\n\nIMPORTANT INFORMATION:\nDate: April 29th\, 2023\nThe Lower Playfield\, Goffstown NH\nDoors: 9 AM\, First play promptly at 10 AM. Breaks at 1:30PM\, and dinner (TBD). Expected completion around 8-9 PM.\nSTRICT LIMIT of 28 players MAX.\nENTRY: $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).\n\nTournament #1: The Main Event: 12 Round Matchplay\nPlayers 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).\nAfter 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.\nThe Main Event will have roughly 160% TGP and will be MASSIVE RANKING POINTS.\nDidn’t make the finals? That’s okay… because you’re on to:\nTournament #2: 90 minute Royal Rumble (Flip Frenzy) + Finals!\nRunning 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.\nAround the time that that wraps up\, it should be dinner time. Followed by…\nTournament #3: 8 Progressive Strike Matchplay\nPlayers 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.\nPrize Structure (Assuming full field of 28 players):\nMain Event:\n1st: $200\n2nd: 150\n3rd: 100\n4th: 50\n5th-8th: $15\nRoyal Rumble:\n1st: $55\n2nd: $40\n3rd: $30\n4th: $15\nStrikes:\n1st: $110\n2nd: 80\n3rd: 60\n4th: 30\nSodas\, 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.\nComments\, concerns\, questions — fire away to myself or Jordan. Otherwise… are you game enough to STEP INTO THE RING??!?!?!
URL:https://www.thelowerplayfield.com/event/wpprmania-3-pinball-tournaments-1-epic-day/
LOCATION:The Lower Playfield
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