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 told me that he and Derik are longtime rivals on the games over at The Royal Scot bowling alley. I hadn’t realized that The Royal Scot was back to having pinball machines. Years ago we used to have a selfie league that used the games there as well as some at The Avenue and some at Pinball Pete’s, but at one point most or all of the games were removed. Curtis told me they have several there right now, so I might need to go check it out for a change of pace.
As this meeting was just a couple of days after the big IFPA Michigan State Finals weekend, I got some congratulations for my recent win in the Women’s tournament. Devon greeted me by asking if it was forbidden to meet my gaze now that I was a champion. Then, I had been planning to mention to Ethan that I had seen him on the news (for his epic sled crash at the annual Cardboard Classic sled race) but he got the jump on me by first saying he had seen me on the news. I was interviewed for Kalamazoo station WWMT during the state finals and Ethan said it just randomly showed up in his regular news feed.
Now that two banks have been completed, the true results for the nights can be assessed. Brian took the lead on Bank 1 (Ophiuchus) and Pat triumphed in Bank 2 (Lepus). Since everyone gets to drop the two lowest nights, though, the overall standings are as yet meaningless, with everyone listed as tied for first. After tonight’s third meeting, things will get interesting.
Our Smackdown game was on The Munsters, and Tim was the night’s champ. Devon was the Undercard winner on Metallica.
Tonight we will start the rotation between banks 3 (Corvus) and 4 (Perseus). I hope to see you soon!