Category Archives: Recaps

League Night Recap for 6/14/22

We started another two-bank rotation on June 14, which was the third night of Season 16. The banks for this one are named Poseidon for the god of the sea (and, oddly, also horses) and Hermes for the messenger of … Continue reading

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League Night Recap for 5/24/22

‘Member league night 2? Oh yeah, I ‘member! That was fantastic. It’s been three weeks since our last league night on May 24 so it’s quite possible you don’t ‘member it. So here I am with the league night recap … Continue reading

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Derik and Allen Win Super-Ball XV

Season 15 of the league finished up on April 12 with our traditional post-season split flipper tournament, Super-Ball XV, also known as the Zen Tournament. We had an even number turn up this time, so no one got to (or … Continue reading

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Mike defends his title again in the Season 15 playoffs

The season 15 final playoffs on March 22 ended with Mike successfully defending his Lansing Pinball League champion title in a final match against Derik. Allen finished third and was gracious enough to wait around until the very late final … Continue reading

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League Night Recap for 3/8/22

March 8 was the final regular night for Season 15, and so it would determine the final standings for the playoffs on March 22. As a result, the competition was really heated, especially for the top seed positions in A … Continue reading

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League Night Recap for 2/8/22

After a month off to wait out the worst of the Omicron surge, league resumed play with our sixth (of eight) league night on February 8. It was time to switch banks and complete a two-bank rotation that started in … Continue reading

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League Night Recap for 12/14/21 (plus Silver Balls)

As everyone knows (and likes to give me a hard time about), I’m notoriously terrible at writing the league night recaps except under deadline pressure. The “deadline” is that I have a strict rule to get them up before the … Continue reading

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League Night Recap for 11/23/21

Our last league night was just two days before Thanksgiving, so I decided to make Thanksgiving-themed Tuesday Night Smackdown medals. I didn’t trust that I’d be able to do a good job drawing an actual turkey so I decided to … Continue reading

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League Night Recap for 11/9/21

November 9 was League Night #3 and it was also the start of our new league format. Due to the record number of people attending during nights #1 and #2, we have instituted a new way of playing the banks. … Continue reading

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League Night Recap for 10/26/21

For those relatively new to the league, I have to explain a little history, which might help account for what probably seemed like a bizarre choice to cram more than two dozen people into the Avenue’s alcove at our last … Continue reading

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