Author Archives: Heather

League Night Recap for 8/13/19

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Heather

There are no pictures this week (that is, the recap for Season 13, meeting #3), and for a change it’s not because I forgot to take any. No, I have pictures, they’re just inaccessible. This is because the exciting news … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 6/25/19

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Heather

Remember our last league night before the July hiatus? Almost two months ago? Yeah, neither do I. Let me check the photos from the night to jog my memory… er, oops? I somehow didn’t take any photos. What the heck? … Continue reading →

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Jurassic Park stampedes into The Avenue

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Heather

You heard right: we’re getting a new Stern Jurassic Park (Pro). And that means a launch party. As usual, it will be a Lansing Themed Launch Partytm. Often imitated but never duplicated, our launch parties select five games (including the … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 6/11/19

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Heather

Season 13 kicked off on June 11 with the largest league night I can remember happening in a long while. Nineteen people were in attendance, including two new members: Bryan’s father Jim, and Lexi’s fiancé Nick. Given that we were … Continue reading →

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Tim and Dan Team Up for Super-Ball XII Victory

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Heather

Tim and Dan became the new Zen Champions at Super-Ball XII, the league’s traditional post-season split flipper tournament, on May 28. The champs came out of the “loser’s” bracket to defeat the winner’s bracket finalists, Joseph and me, in four … Continue reading →

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Rocket Robin Returns in July

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Heather

Rocket Robin, Michigan’s only IFPA-sanctioned round robin pinball tournament, will be returning again on Tuesday, July 9 at 6:30 pm. We will play a round robin tournament or as many rounds of one as time permits (using true Swiss pairings). … Continue reading →

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No New Champion for Season XII (Recap for 5/14/19)

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Heather

The twelfth season of the Lansing Pinball League ended with Mike successfully defending his title as LPL champion. Mike became the second-ever LPL champion at the end of Season XI, dethroning 10-season champ Chris (though without actually playing him). Jason … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 4/23/19

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Heather

April 23 was the eighth and final night of the regular season for Season 12. As such, it would decide who got that juicy top seed position and who would play A and B. We were on the randomly-chosen bank … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Lansing SummerSlam!

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Heather

This summer we will be running an extended tournament which we will call the SummerSlam. It is open to all, not just league members, and costs $1 for the entire season of qualifying (this covers the IFPA costs). This is … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 4/9/19

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Heather

April 9th was the seventh league night of the season and, as we have only six banks, I randomly drew from among the sixth to see which one we would be repeating. The answer was Clio, the “Cartoons” bank, which … Continue reading →

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