Category: news & gossip

The NW Pinball Championships are hosting a series of pre-tournaments where players can win entries to next month’s big event

On August 24th the Admiral Pub is hosting the first of 8 pre-tournaments leading up to the annual Northwest Pinball Championships on Sept 8th – 10th. Since this year’s Championships are (mostly) sold out, the pre-tourneys are one of the only ways to still get in if you haven’t already registered. There are a lot of details, rules and links on our event calendar!

Another way to earn entries into the Championships is by volunteering and there are still a few spots available. To sign up for shifts and assist with scorekeeping across various machine banks, check out the spreadsheet at the following link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11QbQNIcQkLyXvd82fod7ndfX9cSePf6j78luhfaV1o8/edit#gid=0

Pinball and video arcade games will be on free play at Occidental Square from 1 – 8pm every Thursday until September 28th

The Downtown Seattle Association is hosting a free all-ages arcade in Pioneer Square every Thursday until the end of September.  Along with games on free play there will also be a pinball tournament which begins at 6. More details and links on our calendar.

Time Warp and Raygun Lounge once again team up for a progressive tourney – this time on Sunday

Being one of the top two players at one these tournaments will advance you to the finals on October 29th. This weekend (August 20th) it’s at Raygun, next week it’s at Time Warp and so forth until the finals which will then happen at both locations! Our Calendar has the details…

The South Sound Pingolf Championship happens later this month at Richie Terry’s house in Kent

Sign-ups for the pingolf on Saturday and Sunday are being done via email for this event and there’s about 40 or so spaces left the last time I checked. Email: SouthSoundPinball@gmail.com – On Friday night there will be a matchplay pre-tournamenet at the same location. There are a lot more details on the calendar listings!

Just The Tap in Belltown begins a new all-ages IFPA tournament series on August 6th

Beginning in August, tournaments at JTT will happen every first and third Sunday. The format is TBA for the one on the 6th, but there’s a list of different options on the calendar listing (and their facebook event page). Sign-ups begin at 5 and the tourney begins at 5:30.

The annual bally masters pingolf tournament has opened sign-ups for the August 12th event and they are going fast

The Bally Masters will be happening at two different locations in Shoreline this year The $20 registration fee includes a BBQ lunch and non-alcholic beverages (BYOB). You may have to go to the facebook page for their addresses unless you already know Mitch Anderson or Timm Shere, who are co-hosting this year’s event. All-ages!
Our event calendar has the necessary links: https://www.skill-shot.com/event/bally-masters-2023/ 

All Sunday tourneys at georgetown pizza will now have a 4pm start time

This includes both the Sunday 3-strikes tournament as well as the last Sunday of the month one. FYI: July’s Last Sunday format will be “special format pin-golf” – all-ages, $10 entry, sign-ups begin at 3:30.

Sunday, Monday, Thursday: 12pm-6pm; Friday & Saturday: 12pm-8pm.

The SPM always seem to be adding new pins to thier 47 game line up and they are also always all-ages. Check out their website for pricing: https://www.seattlepinballmuseum.com/