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Pinball Wrestling returns with a new event at the Ballard Smoke Shop on James Frost-Winn’s birthday july 27th

Teams of five are encouraged to dress up and create a theme for this wrestling/pinball hybrid event. It’s probably a good idea to registar ahead of time; details are available on our calendar listing: Here

While Walt’s Bar is located in Los Angeles it has a connection to the pacific nw because it is run by add-a-brad’s brother: Jeff Johnsen.

We were surprised last month when flipping through the latest issue of Spin and discovered a short feature on Walt’s Bar. While not a regular reader of Spin we decided to picked one up to read on the trip to last month’s NW Pinball and Arcade Show. Another surprise happened that same weekend when we ran into Walt’s owner Jeff Johnsen at the show! It’s doubtful that this issue of Spin is still on sale but if you want to read the article it’s available on Spin’s website.
Here’s the link:
https://www.spin.com/2025/06/walts-pinball-bar/

ACAE’s Weekly Player’s Choice Tournament will happen on Mondays until the Monday Night Pinball league resumes in the fall.

This tournament rotates through a variety of tournaments that will be decided by a vote of the players. No matter which format is chosen, the buy in will be $5, sign ups will start at 6:30 and the tournament will start at 7PM.

Check out local pinball champ and tournament director Ashley Weaver on the R-Town Podcast Youtube channel.

Friendly Friday Pinball Tournament hosted by Forrest Avery. $1 buy in with a pot splash!

Note: 8-Bit will be closed on July 4th

White Center is getting a new all-ages pinball location when the Southgate Roller Rink owners open a new arcade next door. The building once housed a bank and along with pinball and arcade games there will also be a room for private parties and space for off street parking.

Check out this article on Westside Seattle website for more details: https://www.westsideseattle.com/robinson-papers/2025/06/25/southgate-arcade-set-roll-out-white-center-bolstering-rhoads

This weeks Friday Night Live tournament will be held on Thursday because the Ice Box will be closed for the July 4th holiday.

Qualifying 3 strike knock out, top 4 Match Play finals. $5 + coin drop. IFPA fees paid by host. Cash winnings to top 8 players. 8:15p sign ups, 8:45p start.