Author Archives: Heather

Launch Parties for John Wick

Posted on May 26, 2024 by Heather

The Lansing Pinball League and the Lansing Lightning Flippers will be celebrating the arrival of our new John Wick with two launch parties! There will be prizes, Stern swag giveaways, and a Grand Champion plaque at both tournaments! The Lightning … Continue reading →

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Brian defends league title for Season XX in epic two-day battle

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Heather

Season XX ended with an unprecedented two-day league finals as Brian took two long matches to triumph over Tim. The hour grew so late that the bar began closing and the tournament director had to call time and reschedule the … Continue reading →

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League Night Update for 4/16/24

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Heather

The league night of 4/16 was our last night of the qualifying season, and we finished banks 7 and 8. This night finally determined who would be in A, who would be in B, and who would play whom in … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 4/9/24

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Heather

We started our final bank rotation on 4/9 and mercifully, this time people voted for the wild card games to be stuff upstairs rather than in the alcove. The talk before league started centered on the previous day’s total solar … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 3/19/24

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Heather

Our last league night was three weeks ago now, a longer gap than usual due to the bar unexpectedly closing Monday and Tuesday last week. Between that, the mountain of grading I’m buried under (students are going to riot soon … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 3/5/24 (plus March Hare Madness!)

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Heather

We passed the halfway mark of the season with our last meeting, at which we played banks 5 and 6, Argo Navis (the ship Argo) and Cetus (the sea monster). These were very appropriate banks for our first night with … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 2/20/24

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Heather

Our last league night was the fourth of the season, so we finished up our rotation of banks 3 and 4, Corvus (the crow) and Perseus (the guy named Perseus). My notes don’t include mention of any particular shenanigans this … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 2/6/24

Posted on February 20, 2024 by Heather

Last league night was our third of the season, so it started a rotation between banks 3 and 4 (“Corvus” and “Perseus”). The night’s winner on Corvus – so far, as this is only with half the league having played … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 1/23/24

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Heather

January 23 was the second night of the season and so we finished out the rotation of the first two banks, known (to me) as Ophiuchus and Lepus. We added a new member, Curtis. Curtis played in my group and … Continue reading →

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Magic and madness at March Hare Madness

Posted on February 4, 2024 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 12, 2024. This will be a timed group matchplay tournament using … Continue reading →

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