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Ethan Reynolds Memorial Charity Tournament

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Heather

The Ethan Reynolds Memorial Charity Tournament will be held at The Avenue Cafe in Lansing on April 1 at 6:30 pm to celebrate our recently departed member Ethan. The tournament will be “pay what you wish,” with $1 being the … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 1/28/25

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Heather

We had our second league night of the season on January 28, which finished our bank rotation between the first two banks (known to me and Joseph and probably no one else as “Ophiuchus” and “Lepus”). Due to an issue … Continue reading →

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Season 22 Results and Standings

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Heather

Here is the league’s Google spreadsheet, used to keep track of season standings: Season 22 Results and Standings

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League Night Recap for 1/14/25

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Heather

Season 21 got off to an exciting start on January 14. The biggest development was that Peter brought the new streaming rig he had built. That’s right, after 11 years of existence*, LPL has joined the big league! It had … Continue reading →

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When the March Hare gets mad, does he rage tilt?

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Heather

The annual Stephen T. Kendrick Memorial March Hare Madness tournament, a charity tournament benefiting the Rabbit and Small Animal Rescue of Westland, returns to The Avenue Cafe on March 18, 2025. The tournament is named in honor of Stephen (2006-2016), … Continue reading →

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Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye Coming to The Avenue

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Heather

The Avenue Cafe will be receiving a limited edition model Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye! We will be holding two launch parties. The open launch party will be on March 4 and will start at 6:30 pm. It will … Continue reading →

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Finals Recap part 2: Tim’s Long Winter Is Over

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Heather

The long-predicted new champion of the Lansing Pinball League finally emerged on December 17 as Tim dethroned season 20 champion Brian K. in a two-round final playoff match. Many in the league had been predicting “the season of Tim” for … Continue reading →

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Finals Recap Part 1: Biff Gets Away with B Division

Posted on December 17, 2024 by Heather

Finals night for Season XXI on December 10 finished with Biff winning the B division championship and A division still left with a final match to go. This season the plan was to break before the final match and run … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 11/26/24

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Heather

We had the last qualifying night of Season 18 two days before Thanksgiving, which probably accounts for it being a slightly smaller turnout than usual. Some of the bad luck we had with games in the last two banks continued. … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 11/12/24

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Heather

November 12 was our seventh night of the season and the beginning of our final bank rotation. Bank 8 is always used to finish up anything that hasn’t been played yet in the season, and then the remainder is decided … Continue reading →

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