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8/30/2010
League rankings have been adjusted. Robert holds on to the number one spot with Raymond right behind him. Bobby, Maka And Jamie Beth are all making moves for the top spots. We now have 72 members.
Tournament recap
August brings us to Renton and Byron's sweet bunch of DMDs. The pinball collection has many favorite games including Star Trek: The Next Generation which is in a Galaxy class all it's own. 40 participants for the VRPA style tourney which means game selection is critical.
Newcomer George Lally beat up his first round group winning every game and earning 35 points. A four way tie at 23 points between Jeff G, James E, Mitch A, and Kayla E, played out at a garage sale....... I mean on Safecracker. Safecracker is a timed game with some unique rules if you've still got time you're still alive which was the case for James and Jeff.
One semi-final game had ANU edging CFF by a mere 20 million on ST:TNG. That's really all I remember from the semis..... games played were ST:TNG, Safecracker, WC94, CV, IJ, CP, TOM. A score of 8 or 9 had Andrew, Bobby Conover, Brian Chesbrough, and George Lally in the finals.
Bobby dominates the first game on Safecracker with 832, 680 almost doubling his nearest competitor. Brian chooses ST:TNG for game 2 and gets first. George chooses TOTAN for a winner takes all game three. The ball bonced around.... Bobby had a lead.... ANU playing his third ball, locked some balls.... got multiball.. got bonus.... got Straight Down The Middle.... ANU slap saves too hard and tilts.. no bonus. Bobby sweats out his third ball and George's for his first SPL victory. Congrats Bobby. Andrew and Brian play Theatre.... Andrew 2nd, Brian 3rd and in his first SPL event George 4th.
Good fun food and friends. See you at Todd's.
ANU
8/6/2010
League rankings have been adjusted. I had made a mistake for the placement of Steve Cartoon, Raymond Davidson, Brian Chesbrough, and James Edes in the 7/25/2010 Tournament. This has been fixed and Rankings adjusted.
8/5/2010
July brought us to Shoreline and Mitch's home for Ballyfest. Last chance to promote the Bally high Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54VT0N2VWW4
A new golf tournament format made it's debut. 15 classic Bally's, ranging from Nip It (1973) to Flash Gordon (1981), set the course for 38 participants.
Three different groups set out in the first round playing 5 games each. 4 players from each group advance to the next round to start the "front nine". Jeff and Maka tied at 14 so a group "A" Face-Off on Bobby Orr's Power Play would determine who would advance. Jeff's fingers were crazy and flipped as he is smashed against the glass (Pinball, Golf, and Hockey) Maka advances to the second round.
Round 2 had our 12 participants playing the nine game course of Black jack, Eightball, Embryon, Flash Gordon, Future Spa, Harlem, Nip It,Old Chicago, Strikes and Spares.
Games were played and the field cut in half.... your final group still pin-golfing Robert, Maka, Jamie Beth, Linda, Grant and Rob
Robert and Maka were paired together as they finished the course. Robert started strong with a hole in one but, a 10 ball meltdown on Mystic would make it anyone's game. The kid from Canada finished with another hole in one on his final ball to give him a 3 stroke victory over Maka. Here are your top finishers: Robert 60 points, Maka 63, Jamie Beth 66, Linda 71, Grant 77, Rob 77. Robert is kicking it into another gear with two consecutive SPL tournament victories, congratulations.
My memory of the specifics of the tournament are little hazy. I'm pretty sure Brian Headley tilted a ball and the game being played was a Bally. What I do remember was the nice sunny day and hanging out with my friends in the Seattle Pinball League. There was a RV for hanging out, burgers, beer, and spontaneous games between the ousted participants. I had a great time and I liked the new format especially with such a cool collection of games. Thanks to Mitch and everyone who helped. Many people brought games and helped prepare for the tourney. Big props to Hannah for her work on the registration... I think Rod did some work too. :)
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