Category Archives: Recaps

League Night Recap for 1/14/20

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Heather

The first league night of Season 14, and also the first of a new decade, saw two new members joining, Travis and Erik. Lexi and I had both been trying to recruit some new members on Facebook but were not … Continue reading →

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Zen Night and Other News from the Break

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Heather

We’re about to come back after over a month off league, with a new theme for our banks (the Labors of Hercules) and a new game (Stranger Things). By the time of the Zen tournament we had an exciting development: … Continue reading →

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No bad luck here: Danny wins Season 13

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Heather

Thirteen must be Danny’s lucky number as he emerged from November 12’s final tournament as the victor of Lansing Pinball League’s Season 13. In fact, since things wrapped up after midnight, that added another 13 – November 13 – to … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 8/24/19

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Heather

On 8/24, for our fourth night of the season, we played bank Urania, the “stars” bank (named for the Muse of Astronomy; this was an easy one). First, a sob story. I had expected by now that I would be … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 6/25/19

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Heather

Remember our last league night before the July hiatus? Almost two months ago? Yeah, neither do I. Let me check the photos from the night to jog my memory… er, oops? I somehow didn’t take any photos. What the heck? … Continue reading →

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No New Champion for Season XII (Recap for 5/14/19)

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Heather

The twelfth season of the Lansing Pinball League ended with Mike successfully defending his title as LPL champion. Mike became the second-ever LPL champion at the end of Season XI, dethroning 10-season champ Chris (though without actually playing him). Jason … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 4/23/19

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Heather

April 23 was the eighth and final night of the regular season for Season 12. As such, it would decide who got that juicy top seed position and who would play A and B. We were on the randomly-chosen bank … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 4/9/19

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Heather

April 9th was the seventh league night of the season and, as we have only six banks, I randomly drew from among the sixth to see which one we would be repeating. The answer was Clio, the “Cartoons” bank, which … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 3/26/19

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Heather

It was an exciting week-plus for the league as we had League Night #6 on 3/26 followed by March Hare Madness, the Stephen T. Kendrick Memorial Pinball Tournament, on 4/2. (More on that second one in another post, I hope.) … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 3/12/19

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Heather

The league night of March 12 was our fifth of the season, meaning that Season 12 is officially over the hill. Time to go buy some black balloons from Party City. It was also a surprisingly short night, finishing by … Continue reading →

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