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Janurary 2010
SOUTH COAST SLAM 2010
January 23 & 24th, 2010
The Charmandean, Forest Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 9HS, UK.
»Click here for more info
Church of the Silver Ball Tournament
January 23, 2010
Doors Open at noon, registration is from noon to 1pm. The tournament officially starts at 1pm.
Entrance fee is $20 per person. We offer $5 discount for each new person you bring!
For more details email thechurchofthesilverball@hotmail.com or visit thechurchofthesilverball.com.
ATEI
January 26th - 28th 2010
Florida Arcade and Pinball Exposition
January 28th thru 31st
Florida Arcade and Pinball Exposition
January 28th thru 31st
Dania Jai Alai
Sports Entertainment Complex
Dania Beach, FL.
It is finally the time to unveil the biggest arcade game show ever in the state of Florida! The Dania Jai Alai Fronton is in whole, an immense multilevel facility very suited for a show of this scale. Besides all the geeked out pinball and videogaming festivities the show is going to offer, you also have the world's fastest sport of Jai Alai being played just a few feet away, as well as other entertainment venues.
We have listed a large list of hotels, inns, and motels within the vicinity for out of town attendees. Please see the Lodging page for this information.
Ticketing Information Here!
Show Hours (extended!):
Thursday, 01/28/10: 12:00pm - 12:00am
Friday, 01/29/10: 12:00pm - 1:00am
Saturday, 01/30/10: 12:00pm - 1:00am
Sunday, 01/31/10: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
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February 2010
Torino - Lingotto Fiere
February 12-14, 2010
Torino at Lingotto Fiere we will having a Pinball Exposition and Pinball Tournament. Crazy Pinball will show the public our collection of pinball machines from the late '30s till the latest dot matrix games.
All machines will be available for free games all day Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, dot matrix pinballs will be reserved for tournament players.
The events will coincide with Automotretrò 2010. Automotoretrò is an expo of old collectible cars and bikes that bring to the Lingotto Fiere 40,000 people every year...it's an incredible chance to enlarge the number of pinball players in italy!
Download the flyer for more information, email info@crazypinball.com, or visit crazypinball.com.
Cupids and Canines
Camp Bow Wow®, North America's premier doggy day care and overnight boarding franchise, in conjunction with Home Buddies, is pleased to announce Cupids & Canines Casino Night 2010, benefitting the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society, and Bow Wow Buddies.
- Where: PAPA World Headquarters in Scott Township, PA (directions)
- When: Saturday, February 6, 2010, from 7pm to 10pm (or later)
(pinball tournament opens at 11am)
- Why: A fun Valentine evening for you and your date!
- Advance Price: $25/person, $45/couples (purchased before February 1)
Doors at the PAPA World Headquarters, located in Scott Township, will open at 7pm (tournament players can arrive at 11am); the casino games will run until 10pm, when we will hold the chance auction drawings. Tickets are being sold at all Pittsburgh-area Camp Bow Wow locations. Tickets are also available online.
New this year! - We will have free valet parking available! This should alleviate the severe shortage of available parking when the event gets really busy.
www.papa.org
Gameworks - Chicago, Il
SEGA Gameworks and the IFPA are teaming up to host another pinball tournament. This time things will be held at the Schamburg, IL GameWorks branch.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Feb 26, 27 & 28th 2010
Church of the Silver Ball Tournament
February 13, 2010
Doors Open at noon, registration is from noon to 1pm. The tournament officially starts at 1pm.
Entrance fee is $20 per person. We offer $5 discount for each new person you bring!
For more details email thechurchofthesilverball@hotmail.com or visit thechurchofthesilverball.com.
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March 2010
Church of the Silver Ball Tournament
March 20, 2010
Doors Open at noon, registration is from noon to 1pm. The tournament officially starts at 1pm.
Entrance fee is $20 per person. We offer $5 discount for each new person you bring!
For more details email thechurchofthesilverball@hotmail.com or visit thechurchofthesilverball.com.
The 7th Annual Fairfax Pinball Open
The 7th Annual Fairfax Pinball Open (FPO) will be March 5th through 7th, 2010 at John's Place Restaurant in Fairfax, VA.
The 2010 Fairfax Pinball Open will feature several competitive pinball events: The Main Tournament; the Classics Tournament; the various
Mini-Tournaments, including "Cousin-It, the worlds fastest Mini-tournament"; the Ben Franklin tournament, and, finally, a Doubles Tournament on Sunday.
See the WEBSITE for more information. Further updates will be posted to the website as the tournament date gets closer:
virginiapinball.org
Google Map:
http://tinyurl.com/bfy8o7
The 7th Annual Fairfax Pinball Open - March 5-7, 2010
Located at 11104 Lee Highway in the Kamp Washington area of Fairfax, Virginia
www.virginiapinball.org
ASI/AMOA/FUN EXPO/Amusement Expo
2010 will be held March 10-12 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
amusementexpo.org
Texas Pinball Festival
The 2010 Texas Pinball Festival will be held the weekend of March 19th-21st, 2010 with over 10,000 square feet of pure game room fun! There will be over 175 pinball machines, classic video games and other game room goodies set up on free play for everyone to enjoy the entire weekend, leave your quarters at home!
texaspinball.com
Ohio Pinball and Gameroom Festival
Ohio Pinball Show
- Friday March 26, 2010: 1pm to 11pm
- Saturday March 27, 2010: 9am to 8pm
Emido Expo Center
48 E Bath Road
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44223
Come join us for 2 days of game room fun! We will have over 100 machines all on free play for your enjoyment!
Pinball Machines * Video Games * Slot Machines *Jukeboxes * More!
Lots of vendors with machines, parts, supplies and other game room accessories for sale.
Tournaments and prizes for all ages during the festival at no extra charge.
Ohio Wizard Tournaments Open and Pinmaster Divisions with Cash prizes. Qualifying all day Friday and until 3:30pm Saturday. Top twelve player (Pinmaster Division) and top eight players (Open Division & Juniors Division) bracket finals begin Saturday at 3:45. $5 entry fee. Cash prize and trophy. Tournament is IFPA Certified! click here for tournament rules. Door Prizes Hourly. Refreshments available.
Admission info: Adults - $15 per day on Friday and Saturday, Children 6-12 years - $5, Kids 5 and under FREE! Bring a game to share, sell or trade and receive free admission! Game must be on free play and available to public until 6 pm.
Visit with pinball designer (John Trudeau) both days.
Contact Marvin Ortscheid at 330-687-9341 or email at
ohiopinballshow.com
The Midwest Gaming Classic
The Midwest Gaming Classic is the largest all-encompassing electronic gaming event in the Midwest. It's the trade show where electricity has fun! Take a look at a brief introduction from one of the event founders for what to expect.
The event will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 10:00am to 8:00pm and Sunday, March 28, 2010 from 10:00am to 5:00pm.
midwestgamingclassic.com
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April 2010
Church of the Silver Ball Tournament
April 10, 2010
Doors Open at noon, registration is from noon to 1pm. The tournament officially starts at 1pm.
Entrance fee is $20 per person. We offer $5 discount for each new person you bring!
For more details email thechurchofthesilverball@hotmail.com or visit thechurchofthesilverball.com.
Rochester Gmeroom Show
We are very excited to announce: April 10-11 are the 2010 dates for the Rochester Game Room Show. There is one major change for the 2010 show: As our way of celebrating our fourth show,
we are not charging an admission price. This year's show is FREE!
The Rochester Game Room Show is always well attended, and by eliminating the admission price, it will ensure an even larger audience for all of our vendors! Plus, the Marketplace Mall averages over 35,000 shoppers per weekend! We are back in Henrietta at the Marketplace Mall.
themarketplacemall.com
Please check back at our website for hotels, schedules, tournaments and other updates. Marketplace Mall has 24 hr. security, plenty of parking, tons of food, special parking for trucks, and easy loading and unloading.
rochestergameroomshow.com
Chicagoland
Our next show is April 9th, 10th & 11th - 2010
chicagolandshow.com
Dutch Pinball Masters
Dutch Pinball Masters 2010 will be held April 10-11, 2010. Registration starts January.
2.OWL Flipperliga & Friends
April 17, 2010
Lemgo, Germany
www.owl-flipperliga.de
Pinball at the Zoo
Rediscover Pinball @ The 11th Annual "Pinball at the 'Zoo". It will be held at the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds located at 2900 Lake Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan on Friday April 16th & Saturday April 17th, 2010.
It will feature a Multiple Pinball Tournaments and Vending Booths with Parts and Machines for Sale. All games will be set on free play. Auction will be held on Saturday the 17th. at 10:00 AM. NEW This year will be our Arcade and Gameroom show.
Friday 1pm to 10pm - Saturday 9am to 6pm
pinballatthezoo.com
Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown
PLAY PINBALL APRIL 23-25, 2010
The Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown attracts pinball collectors, hobbyists, the best players in the world and people who just want to have some pinball fun. This weekend is packed with free games to play, tournaments for all ages and skill levels, seminars, and specialty businesses buying and selling pinball machines and parts.
Pinball themes range from classic 1950s pin-up girls to the 1970s Captain Fantastic featuring Elton John to blockbuster themes like Pirates of the Caribbean. This extravaganza of over 125 pinball machines is made possible by Front Range pinball fans who bring pinball machines from their personal collections.
Join us at this exciting three-days of pinball fun held every April in Golden, Colorado, just minutes from downtown Denver. Come celebrate seven lucky years of pinball fun!
pinballshowdown.com
Allentown
April 30th, May 1, 2, 2010
Allentown Fairgrounds AgriPlex
302 North 17th Street - Allentown, PA 18104
Adults - $15.00 per day
Children (6-12) - $6.00 per day
A Weekend of Pinball Fun - Three Big Days!
- Admission entitles you to all this fun Door prizes given away each day (Saturday and Sunday) with Adult Admission!
- Free play on pinball games from the 1950s through 2000!
- Video Game Registration for Sunday
- Tournaments for adults and kids with trophies!
- Large outdoor flea market with pinballs and gameroom stuff!
- Free pinball machine giveaway (need not be present to win)!
- Shopping at many vendor booths!
- Many pinballs for sale everyday!
- P3 Tournaments is coming to the Pinball Wizards Convention
It's a new competitive players tournament run by the Pennsylvania Pinball Player's Association. For information visit p3tournament.com.
pinballwizardsconv.com
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May 2010
May Day Tournament
Welcome to the May Day Pinball Tournament by SS Billiards!
Saturday May 1st, 2010
maydaytourney.com
Church of the Silver Ball Tournament
May 8, 2010
Doors Open at noon, registration is from noon to 1pm. The tournament officially starts at 1pm.
Entrance fee is $20 per person. We offer $5 discount for each new person you bring!
For more details email thechurchofthesilverball@hotmail.com or visit thechurchofthesilverball.com.
German Pinball Open
The next GPA Convention will be held in the UNESCO-World Heritage Völklingen Ironworks on May 8 and 9 2010. As usual during the spring con the anual Germany Pinball Tournament will be held Saturday! Further Information will be found here and on the GPA Homepage www.flipperverein.de
Any questions may also asked within the German/English Forum www.pinballz.net
Pin-a-go-go
Dixon, CA
Dates and Times
May 14-16, 2010
Friday 2PM-10PM
Saturday 10AM-10PM
Sunday 10AM-4PM
PIN A GO-GO is a non-profit show - all proceeds go to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Sacramento!
- GAMES ON FREE PLAY: Tons of Games set to Free Play - all ready to go and PLAY PINBALL! Lots of the latest Solid State Electronics games, as well as restored Electromechanical games from the 50's, 60's, and 70's!
- GAMES FOR SALE: Many games for sale - most of them playable and on the show floor. Often there are games in the Vendors booths as well!
- PINBALL MEDICS: On duty during the show - don't be afraid to bring your game to the show - we will have knowledgeable people there to keep it running!
- PARTS FOR SALE: Lots of Pinball Parts for sale - New, Used, Reproduction parts - includes some of the major pinball parts vendors as well as unique pinball collectibles, pinball novelty items, and used parts - come find the parts that you need.
- FOOD AND DRINK: As usual the Pin A Go-Go Hot Dog stand will be available during the show serving hot dogs, drinks, and other goodies for the show!
- SILENT AUCTION: Pinball Items up for sale at the Silent Auction - bid on the item on paper and see if you win! Some rare and expensive items will be available as well as at least two pinball machines (Firepower 2 and Jacks Open)!
- FLEA MARKET: Have some oddball parts to sell or nonfunctioning game or two? We've reserved outside the main show floor room in the parking lot on Saturday to sell your items. No charge for flea market items.
- LUCKY JU-JU PINBALL TRAILER: If you haven't seen this, you need to! A modified 1947 Spartan Manor travel trailer outfitted with classic pinballs all set to free play, and a jukebox to enhance the experience!
- KIDS PINBALL COLORING: Coloring table for kids with Pinball art - any work of art gets a prize!
- GREAT FAMILY ATMOSPHERE: Pin A Go-Go is a great show with great people - from the casual player, to the pinball owner, to the pinball guru - they all try to come to Pin A Go-Go!
www.pinagogo.com
IFPA7 Pinball World Championship
The World Pinball Cup - May 21-23, 2010
San Marino, May 4, 2010 – Only a few days to the new edition of the Sport Pinball World Cup to be held on May 21- 23 in Cokato city, near Minneapolis, along the Mississipi river in Minnesota.
The great novelty of the year is the first time participation of the Italian national team “Tecnoplay Team”, supported by Tecnoplay , the company with worldwide long experience in the amusement business and particularly for the Pinball. Tecnoplay is the exclusive importer of the Stern Pinball trademark in Italy, the only pinball manufacturer in the world today.
“Tecnoplay is in the amusement business since 30 years now always centering any game opportunity with a 360 degrees vision of the industry and open to the entire international view”, Mauro Zaccaria, among the company management board explains . “That’s why we can say it is natural for Tecnoplay to be willing and happy to support such an event like the Sport Pinball World Championship, aimed to the diffusion of a “genuine” entertainment like the pinball. Tecnoplay joined the idea promoted by the Flipper Pinball Association from the beginning to support the diffusion of the sport pinball in the world , and is proud to sponsor the Italian team in the United States”.
Tecnoplay Team is constituted by Daniele Celestino Acciari, 25 years old from Rocca di Papa ( Rome) and Nicola Pierobon, 34 years old from Fontanaviva ( PD), respectively number one and number two of the Italian World Pinball Player Ranking ( WPPR), the world ranking of the best sport pinball players.
In total 13 are the countries represented at the IFPA7 – World Pinball Championship . In addition to Italy and the United States, hosting the competition, the following countries attend: Sweden , Belgium, Finland, Denmark, Holland, Brazil, Canada, United Kingdom , Japan, Germany and Switzerland.
www.ifpapinball.com
www.pinballrankings.com
www.tecnoplay.com
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June 2010
Northwest Pinball and Gameroom Show
Seattle Center in Seattle, WA
June 11-13, 2010
300 pinball machines and classic arcade games all set on free play, guest speakers, seminars, International Flipper Pinball Association (IFPA) sanctioned tournament, raffles, vendors, prizes and more. Hotel discounts and advance $40 3-day passes available through website. 2010 guest speakers include Steve Wiebe (from the movie "King of Kong"), pinball and arcade designer George Gomez, arcade and pinball sound designer David Thiel, and pinball designer John Trudeau.
www.nwpinballshow.com
Questions? email or call: 360-929-1198.
Pin Maine-ia
June 25 - 27th, 2010
The New England Pinball Championship Sponsored by The Boston Pinball Association
There will be 3 Events with Cash Prizes..
- The Main Event, a 18 Round Match Play Championship with a Final Round Shoot Out for the top 2 Finishers to Crown The New England Champion. All Day Saturday. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 finishers in A and B groups.
- The B Division. After the first 9 rounds of the Main Event, the bottom half of the bracket will be cut and the "B" division will be formed. All records will be wiped clean and a B Division Champ will be Crowned from this group.
- The Team Open. Everyone will be invited to compete in a 4 Person team event using a “Golf” scoring format. Players will be seeded according to their skill level and prizes will be awarded to the Top Teams.
Pittsburgh Pinball Open
June 18 - 19, 2010
Slovak Club of Parks Twp.
1214 Lincoln Ave., North Vandergrift PA 15690
Open to the public. Featuring a main tournament with 2 divisions of play. Mini tournaments and other games available for play. For more details visit www.pittsburghpinballleague.com or email pittsburgh.pinball@gmail.com.
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July 2010
California Extreme 2010
July 17-18, 2010
Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, California
www.caextreme.org
We are working on this year's lineup of seminars, guest speakers, and other arcade-themed events that make the show so much fun each year. This is your chance to let us know what you would like to see! Send us an e-mail at info@caextreme.org and let us know.
The Hyatt is giving us the same killer room rate for the show ($84.00). Free parking, 25% off food in the Lobby Lounge and the Tresca restaurant, and discounted $32 tickets to Great America (limit 2 tickets per room) are also included in this rate which is good for several days before and after the show.
We will be open until 2am on Saturday night, so plan accordingly. You might also stay on Sunday night so you don't need to check out before the show finishes and enjoy a nice Monday at Great America. The Hyatt is located close to San Jose airport which will make it easy to get to your rooms. You can get more information on room bookings at caextreme.org. |
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August 2010
PAPA!
PAPA 13 World Pinball Championships
August 12-15, 2010 |
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October 2010
Pacific Pinball Exposition
will take place October 1-3, 2010, at the Bay Area's Marin County Civic Center.
www.nbam.org | www.ujuju.com | www.pacificpinball.org
White Rose Gameroom Show
October 8th and 9th, 2010
York, PA
www.theyorkshow.com
Two big days of arcade fun. GAMES are FREE to PLAY!
Pinball Expo
Welcome to the 26th Annual Pinball Expo 2010 Web Site. The Pinball Expo is open to anyone that wants to attend!
Keep posted here for the lastest information and details about the next 2010 Pinball Expo (Wednesday October 20 to Sunday October 24, 2010), which is open to the public. Note the hotel for Pinball Expo, the location is:
Westin Chicago North Shore
601 N. Milwaukee Ave
Wheeling Illinois 60090
(866) 716-8104
Expo 2010 is the must-see pinball exposition of the year with many events, including the Flip-Out 2010 Pinball Tournament and a group tour of the Stern Pinball factory. Pinball Expo has been expanded to start on Wednesday. This was done to fit in functions like the Wednesday night Expo Bumper Blast party, the PinBrawl & Pinball Circus tournaments, and added semainars.
EPC
EPC will be in Zörich on Oct 15-17 |
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November 2010
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December 2010
D&D's Last Chance Tourney
Dec 10, 11, 12, 2010
D&D Amusements
4434 Powell Rd
Huber Heigths, OH 45424
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