Author Archives: Heather

We have a winner: Mike becomes second-ever LPL champion

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Heather

When the Lansing Pinball League was young, there was Chris, and there was everyone else.  Chris’s victory was so certain that everyone focused instead on who would be the runner up.  Matt called it “the Battle for Second.”  After we … Continue reading →

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Silver Balls in the City to Return Dec. 27

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Heather

The fourth annual Silver Balls in the City charity pinball tournament will be held at 6:30 pm on Dec. 27 at the Avenue Café in Lansing.  The tournament will once again support the Capital Area Humane Society, but this year … Continue reading →

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The Beatles are coming!

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Heather

Ladies and Gentlemen… THE BEATLES! LAUNCH PARTY! That’s right, The Beatles are coming to the Avenue Café in Lansing, in the form of the new pinball game. We will be one of the few places in the state to have … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 10/23/18

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Heather

So it turns out that I only took two (2) pictures during our league night of 10/23 (actually both of the Smackdown winners), which was also the final night of regular play for season 11.  I think my mind was … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 10/9/18

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Heather

Our penultimate meeting of the regular season happened on October 9.  We were all surprised not to see Lupe and Caleb.  Just as league was starting I got a worried message from Lupe: she had misunderstood and thought league night … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 9/25/18

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Heather

September 25 was the sixth meeting of Season 11 (out of eight) so we are starting to head into the endgame.  Unsurprisingly, this has some members starting to pay close attention to the current standings.  The day of league, I … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 9/11/18

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Heather

Our fifth meeting of Season 11 was supposed to be the one that would bring us up to date on all the games we had not yet played so far this season.  Instead, by the time it rolled around, we … Continue reading →

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Announcing the 3rd Annual ‘Fear and Trembling’

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Heather

The third annual Fear and Trembling tournament will be held at the Avenue Café on Wednesday, October 24, 2018.  For the second year this will take the form of an objective-based pingolf tournament.  Fear and Trembling is the tournament where, … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 8/21/18

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Heather

Our league night of 8/21 brought us through the halfway mark of Season 11.  It also was a bittersweet night for me, as it marked the end of my freewheeling, early-to-league days.  By the time we met again, I would … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 8/7/18

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Heather

Our third night of the season, on August 7, began ominously.  Our new scheme for rotating through the games had ended up putting us in an unfortunate cluster: Attack from Mars, Ghostbusters, Lord of the Rings, The Simpsons Pinball Party, … Continue reading →

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