2014 Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show Tournaments - June 6-8, 2014
Saturday 7:30pm-11:00pm.
Registration open Saturday 7:00pm.
Registration closes at 7:25pm.
We recognize the conflict with Classics Finals. Women who qualify for this final will still be allowed to participate in this tourney, although that person may need to jump between banks to play games concurrently in both tournaments.
This is a 3-Strike Knockout pinball tournament that will be played on the Main Tourney Bank on Saturday evening. This means you keep playing until you have lost 3 games. This is the same format used in most of the weekly tournaments in the Seattle area.
Entry fee is $10. No re-entries. Entry is limited to women of all ages and skill levels. Any woman who competes in this tournament is also allowed to play in Main and Classic tournaments.
At the start of each round, players are randomly matched against other opponents for a head-to-head game, on a randomly-selected machine. Order of play is determined by a coin flip.
The winner of the game moves on to the next round without any strikes. The loser of the round gets one strike, but also moves on unless it was their 3rd strike.
After each round is complete, a new round commences, with new random matchings among all players who do not yet have 3 strikes.
The one player who remains after all other players have gotten 3 strikes is the tournament winner.
| Babes in Pinland Tournament Prizes | ||
| Plus: | ||
| 1st | 40% of cash prize pool |
Plaque sponsored by 8-bit Arcade $100 Another Castle Gift Certificate Free entries F2D2 bi-weekly, AAB/JJ Weekly |
| 2nd | 30% of cash prize pool |
Plaque sponsored by 8-bit Arcade Free entries to F2D2 bi-weekly and AAB/JJ Weekly |
| 3rd | 20% of cash prize pool |
Plaque sponsored by 8-bit Arcade Free entries to F2D2 bi-weekly and AAB/JJ Weekly |
| 4th | 10% of cash prize pool |
Free entries to F2D2 bi-weekly and AAB/JJ Weekly |
| 5th-6th | Free entries to F2D2 bi-weekly and AAB/JJ Weekly | |
| Cash prize pool is entry fees and depends on number of entrants,
plus $100 added from anonymous donor in support of this women-only tournament |
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If the winner has already qualified to play on Sunday, or is unable to play on Sunday, then the next highest scoring women who wants to play can buy the spot from the winner of this tourney for $20; that $20 will be added to the prize fund of this tourney’s winner.
8-Bit Arcade hosts a monthly knockout tournament, second Sunday of every month, at 6pm, for a $5 entry fee.
8-Bit Arcade donated the first place trophies for Main and Classic tournaments, and plaques for 2nd and 3rd finishers in these tournaments and top 3 finishers in Rookie and Women's tournaments.
Bdivision hosts an annual tournament near Seattle, WA, the Northwest Pinball Championships,
part of the 2014-2015 PAPA Tournament Circuit.
This year it is being held the weekend after NWPAS, June 13-15, 2014.
Bdivision has donated multiple free entries to the Northwest Pinball Championships (NWPC) and T-shirts for the random giveaway.
Flipper Freaks Pinball Club hosts an annual tournament in Abbottsford, BC, the Fraser Valley Flipout, part of the 2014-2015 PAPA Tournament Circuit.
This year it is being held September 26-28, 2014.
Flipper Freaks Pinball Club has donated multiple free entries to the Fraser Valley Flipout and T-Shirts for the random giveaway.
Flip Flip Ding Ding (F2D2) is located in Georgetown, and hosts a bi-weekly knockout tournaments every other Thursday at 8pm, for a $5 entry fee.
They have upcoming events on 5/8, 5/22, 6/5, and 6/19.
Flip Flip Ding Ding will be expanding their facilities in July.
Like their Facebook page to get the latest updates.
Flip Flip Ding Ding also hosts a team in the Monday night Pinball Seattle barcade league.
Flip Flip Ding Ding has donated many free entries to their bi-weekly tournament.
Add-a-ball Amusements (AAB) is located in Fremont, and hosts a weekly knockout tournament every Wednesday at 8:30pm, for a $5 entry fee.
Add-a-ball also hosts two teams in the Monday night Pinball Seattle barcade league.
Add-a-ball Amusements has donated many free entries to their weekly tournaments; entries are redeemable at either location.
John John's Gameroom (JJ) is located in Capitol Hill, and hosts a weekly knockout tournament every Tuesday at 8:30pm, for a $5 entry fee.
John Johns also hosts a team in the Monday night Pinball Seattle barcade league.
John John's Gameroom has donated many free entries to their weekly tournaments; entries are redeemable at either location.
Olaf's Bar is located in Ballard, and hosts a monthly knockout tournament on third Sunday of each month, at 6pm, for a $5 entry fee.
Olaf's also hosts a team in the Monday night Pinball Seattle barcade league.
Olaf's Bar and Pinheads Pinball have donated many free entries to the Olaf monthly tournament.
Another Castle Arcade is located in the Edmonds' location of Another Castle Video Games.
Another Castle will begin hosting a weekly knockout tournament every Saturday, starting on June 21, 2014.
Another Castle Arcade firmly believes that gaming and pinball should be equal for all genders. To show their support for our efforts at the NWPAS Tournaments to attract more women to tournament play, they’ve joined as a sponsor, and will offer a $100 gift certificate to the winner of the Babes in Pinland tournament. They have also provided other gift certificates offered as prizes in the main and classic tournaments.
Seattle Pinball League (SPL) is is an all-ages group of pinball players in the greater Seattle area who meet (nearly) monthly for day-long handicapped pinball events. Each event has its own self-contained tournament with cash payouts to the top 4. Additionally, the performance of all players in each event is recorded and tracked to determine overall player rankings for each year-long season. At the end of the year/season the top ranked players compete in a tournament of champions to determine the positions of all players and the overall winner of the league for that season. World Pinball Player Ranking (WPPR) points are awarded to ALL players based on their final positions at the end of the season.
Seattle Pinball League has donated several free memberships, multiple free entries into monthly events (useable by members or guests), and T-shirts for the random giveaway.
Skill Shot publishes Seattle's Pinball Zine approximately every 2 months. They publish
stories on the local pinball scene, as well as the most comprehensive list of where to play. That list is also available online through their
website and via download app for your smartphone.
Skill shot maintains the most complete calendar for pinball tournaments and events in the Seattle area on their website.
The skill shot team hosts numerous events at Shorty's in Belltown, including the 17th Annual Shorty's Tournament in November, which is the longest
running tournament in the Northwest. They also host other popular events such as the women-only Annual Powder Puff Tournament, with next event this month, on May 25, 2014.
On the first Sunday of every month event they host a tournament with unique formats and different tournament directors.
Shorty's also hosts two teams in the Monday night Pinball Seattle barcade league.
Skill Shot - Seattle's Pinball Zine and Shorty's have each donated multiple free entries to the Shorty's 17th Annual Tournament.
Skill Shot has also donated multiple free subscriptions to their Zine and T-shirts for the random giveaway.
Please note that entry fees listed above do not include coin drop. Players are responsible for paying for each game they play.
Tournament Director: Kayla Greet
For questions and inquiries regarding tournaments at NWPAS, please contact wapinball@gmail.com.