Author Archives: Heather

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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League Night Recap for 3/26/19

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Heather

It was an exciting week-plus for the league as we had League Night #6 on 3/26 followed by March Hare Madness, the Stephen T. Kendrick Memorial Pinball Tournament, on 4/2. (More on that second one in another post, I hope.) … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 3/12/19

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Heather

The league night of March 12 was our fifth of the season, meaning that Season 12 is officially over the hill. Time to go buy some black balloons from Party City. It was also a surprisingly short night, finishing by … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 2/26/19

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Heather

It’s almost time for another league meeting and that means time for me to finally post the recap for the last one. Our fourth meeting of Season 12 was the largest in recent memory, with 18 participants. (And that’s not … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 2/12

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Heather

Cue the cracks about how I’m always “right on time” with my league updates. Done? OK, let’s move on… Our third league night of the season was a snowy night. So much so that we worried Mike wouldn’t make it … Continue reading →

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More Madness Than Ever at March Hare Madness!

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Heather

The annual Stephen T. Kendrick Memorial March Hare Madness tournament returns to the Avenue Cafe in Lansing on April 2nd, this time with a new format. This year it will be a Critical Hit match-play tournament. To the best of … Continue reading →

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