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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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Rocket Robin returns to the Avenue

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Heather

The Lansing Pinball League is pleased to announce the return of Michigan’s only round robin* tournament! The third annual Rocket Robin will support the Capital Area Humane Society. This is an IFPA sanctioned event, and the top three will receive … Continue reading →

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The Familiar and the New for Season 10

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Heather

Well, we’re less than a week away from starting Season 10, so I figure it’s time to get the final details out there. The main thing is, for the most part, league will run exactly as it always has: you’ll … Continue reading →

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All Good Things

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Heather

As you might have heard, our beloved league president Matt has decided he needs to focus on running the home stretch to his degree this coming semester, and after that, may be leaving town to pursue his career. As a … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Second Annual Fear and Trembling Tournament

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Heather

The Fear and Trembling Pingolf Tournament will be returning to The Avenue on October 25 beginning at 6 p.m.  As with last year, the theme will be “hard choices,” but this year there will be a new format and IFPA … Continue reading →

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Rocket Robin 2017

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Heather

The Rocket Robin charity pinball tournament is returning for 2017 with a different format.  This time we will be doing a Swiss style “pseudo-round-robin” tournament with head-to-head matches.  It will cost $10 plus coin drop with all entry fees benefiting the … Continue reading →

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March Hare Madness 2017

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Heather

The second annual March Hare Madness is coming! It will be a memorial tournament for my beloved rabbit Stephen, who died in December, and this time all entry fees (not including coin drop) will go directly to the Rabbit and … Continue reading →

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Pinball Holidays

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Heather

It’s been a long while since my last update (just about two months, in fact).  Does that mean everyone in the Lansing area took a break from pinball?  Ha ha ha ha ha… yeah, right. First of all, we had … Continue reading →

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Silver Balls in the City 2016

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Heather

Announcing the 2nd annual Silver Balls in the City charity pinball tournament, supporting the Capital Area Humane Society!  The tournament will be held at the Avenue Cafe in Lansing at 6:30 on Tuesday, December 27.  It will be a four, … Continue reading →

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Fear and Trembling: The Post-Election Hangover Tournament

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Heather

I’m proud to announce the debut of a new pinball tournament: Fear and Trembling, to be held November 9 at 6 pm (though late starts will be permitted) at The Avenue Café in Lansing (2021 E. Michigan Avenue).  Why “Fear … Continue reading →

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