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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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Jaws Launch Party

Posted on January 28, 2024 by Heather

We’ll be having a launch party for Jaws on February 27 at 7:00 pm. This will be a 4-strikes head-to-head tournament with one match each round played on Jaws. The winner will get a plaque and translite and there will … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 1/9/24

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Heather

We began our 20th season with Ethan wishing everyone he saw “Happy new year!” I reminded everyone that we were now starting season “Double X.” My joke was that we were not quite bad enough yet to be “Triple X.” … Continue reading →

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Results and Standings for Season 20

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Heather

The league’s bookkeeping is done by Joseph in this Google spreadsheet.

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Brian Triumphs over Danny in Season 19 Finals

Posted on December 19, 2023 by Heather

Brian K. is the new Lansing Pinball League champion after dethroning two-season champ Danny in a late-night final bout on December 5. This is Brian’s first time as LPL champion. The tournament went only one round in finals, with Danny … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 11/21/23

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Heather

Our last league night, the final qualifying night of the season, was just two days before Thanksgiving. Despite encroaching on the holiday, there was a good turnout, since everyone was making use of their last chance to improve or retain … Continue reading →

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