The Texas Pinball Festival will be hosting a variety of Pinball Tournaments for all ages to test your flipper skills! Everyone attending the show is encouraged to enter. Let's see what you've got TOMMY!

Open qualifying for this event will start on Friday, March 13th and runs through Saturday, March 14th at Midnight. Per each $5 entry, contestant will play any 2 of the 5 different animal adventures (Sable, Kudu, Wildebeest, Gemsbok, African Buffalo) on Big Buck Safari. Combined points of those two played adventures rank the qualifying contestants score. Only your best score will be recorded and posted to the board. Players scoring in the Top 8 highest scoring positions will play off on all 5 Big Buck Safari adventures on Sunday, March 15th. The top 8 scores taken during qualifying rounds and playoffs will be recorded to the TwinGalaxies.com world record of high score gaming database.
Time of event: Qualifying - Friday, March 13th - 10:00 am - 1:00 am  Qualifying - Saturday, March 14th - 10 am - 12 Midnight Playoffs for the top 8 scoring Qualifiers will compete,  Sunday, March 15th - 8:00 am
AWARDS 1st Place - 50% Qualifying Money + Trophy   Also a Twin Galaxies certificate commemorating them as the champion, plus a front page story on TwinGalaxies.com 2nd Place - 20% Qualifying Money + Trophy  Also a hardcover copy the Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2009 3rd Place - 10% Qualifying Money + Trophy  Also a customized Texas Pinball Festival bottle of Billy Mitchell's Rickey's World Famous Hot Sauce
Texas State Pinball Championship
Open qualifying for this event will start on Friday and runs until 11:30pm Saturday, only your best score will be recorded and posted to the board. Players scoring in the Top 16 Highest Scoring Positions will be in Division A, while positions 17-32 will consist of Division B. Sunday the top 32 scoring players will go into single elimination playoffs for the prizes listed below.  Enter as many times as you would like. *NOTE: Division A Players caught sandbagging this tournament to play as a Division B Player will be disqualified from this event.  WPPR Points awarded for participating in the Texas State Pinball Championship: 1st place Division A (25 points) 2nd place Division A (15 points) 3rd place Division A (10 points) Qualify within the top 16 positions (1 point) Finish in the Top 32 positions of all entrants (.5 points) The top 32 scores taken during qualifying rounds and playoffs will be recorded to the TwinGalaxies.com world record of high score gaming database.
Time of event: Qualifying - Friday, March 13th - 10:00 am - 1:00 am (A & B Division) Qualifying - Saturday, March 14th - 10 am - 12 Midnight (A & B Division) $100 to be awarded to Top Scoring Qualifier, Sunday, March 15th, 12:00 pm Playoffs for Division A (1-16) and Division B (17-32)  Sunday, March 15th - 8:00 am
PRICE	AWARDS
$5.00 for 2 games, enter as many times as you wish.	DIVISION A • 1st Place Trophy + 50% Qualification Money (est.$700+) • 2nd Place Trophy + $150.00 • 3rd Place Trophy + $75.00	DIVISION B • 1st Place Trophy  • 2nd Place Trophy • 3rd Place Trophy
Children ages 4-12 are welcome to compete in this competition. Per each $5 entry, kids will play two games on the new CSI: Crime Scene Investigates by Stern Pinball Inc. The childs best score will be recorded to the leader board. Children can enter this competition as many times as they wish to try to bump off other players and advance on top of the leader board. This tournament will conclude at 4:30 pm on Saturday, March 15th with prizes and trophies awarded to the children with the top 1st, 2nd and 3rd Highest Scores. Time of event: Qualifying - Friday, March 13th - 10:00 am - 1:00 am Qualifying - Saturday, March 14th - 10 am - 4:30 pm Trophy presentation to highest scoring children - Saturday, March 14th - 5:00 pm AWARDS 1st Place - Grand Prize!  2nd Place Trophy and $50 Gift Card to Toys "R" Us 3rd Place Trophy and $25 Gift Card to Toys "R" Us NOTE: Grand Prize Winner and their parents/guardian will be responsible for making their own arrangements to have the Kings of Steel Pinball Machine moved from the Texas Pinball Festival to its final destination. Organizers of the Texas Pinball Festival will not be held responsible for delivering/shipping the pinball machine.
Draw your Partner Pinball Tournament Team up with a partner that is drawn random from a pool of players. This is head to head at a team level. This is an elimination style tournament where the winning team moves on until there is only one team left. Tournament is based on a even number of players, so bring a friend! Time of event: Friday, March 13th - 8:00 pm PRICE AWARDS $5.00 per player • Each player in 1st place winning team to receive Trophy Classic Pinball Tournament   Before the age of multi-ball and jackpots the object of pinball was knocking down the drop target bank, maxing out the spinner and racking up the bonus. Players will qualify in this tournament over the course of two days for this event. Enter as many times as you wish within the qualifying period to lock in your placement for the playoffs. During qualifying rounds, players with the top 8 highest scores will consist of Division A, while players with the 9th thru 16th highest scores will be considered the Division B Players. Players will then compete in this single elimination tournament awarding trophies for the top 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finalists in both A & B Divisions. *NOTE: Division A Players caught sandbagging this tournament to play as a Division B Player will be disqualified from this event.  WPPR Points awarded for participating in the Classic Pinball Tournament: 1st place - Division A (6.25 points) 2nd place - Division A (3.75 points) 3rd place - Division A (2.5 points) Qualifying in the top 8 positions (1.25 points) Qualifying in positions 9 thru 16 positions (.5 points) The top 8 scores taken during qualifying rounds and playoffs will be recorded to the TwinGalaxies.com world record of high score gaming database. Time of event: Qualifying - Friday, March 13th - 10:00 am - 1:00 am (A & B Division) Qualifying - Saturday, March 14th - 10 am - 8:00 pm (A & B Division) Playoffs for Division A (1-8) and Division B (9-16)  Saturday, March 14th - 9:00 pm PRICE AWARDS $5.00 per player Division A • 1st Place Trophy • 2nd Place Trophy • 3rd Place Trophy Division B • 1st Place Trophy • 2nd Place Trophy • 3rd Place Trophy
Electro-Mechanical Tournament
Play on a vintage electro-mechanical pinball machine from the 1960's.  You will get to play two games per entree, trying to achieve the highest score. Players will qualify in this tournament over the course of two days for this event. Enter as many times as you wish within the qualifying period to lock in your placement for the playoffs. During qualifying rounds, players with the top 8 highest scores will consist of Division A, while players with the 9th thru 16th highest scores will be considered the Division B Players. Players will then compete in this single elimination tournament awarding trophies for the top 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finalists in both A & B Divisions.  *NOTE: Division A Players caught sandbagging this tournament to play as a Division B Player will be disqualified from this event.  WPPR Points awarded for participating in the Classic Pinball Tournament: 1st place - Division A (6.25 points) 2nd place - Division A (3.75 points) 3rd place - Division A (2.5 points) Qualifying in the top 8 positions (1.25 points) Qualifying in positions 9 thru 16 (.5 points) The top 8 scores taken during qualifying rounds and playoffs will be recorded to the TwinGalaxies.com world record of high score gaming database.
Time of event: Qualifying - Friday, March 13th - 10:00 am - 1:00 am (A & B Division) Qualifying - Saturday, March 14th - 10 am - 6:00 pm (A & B Division) Playoffs for Division A (1-8) and Division B (9-16)  Saturday, March 14th - 7:00 pm
PRICE	AWARDS
$5.00 per player	Division A • 1st Place Trophy • 2nd Place Trophy • 3rd Place Trophy	Division B • 1st Place Trophy • 2nd Place Trophy • 3rd Place Trophy
Parent-Child Pinball Tournament
Teams consisting of one parent/one child (age 12 and younger) compete against other teams in head to head competition. This is an elimination style tournament where the winning team moves on until there is only one team left.  RULE: Same parent can not play on two teams with different children. If you have two children...Mom AND Dad need to participate in this event for both kids to play.
Time of event: Saturday, March 14th - 1:00 pm
PRICE	AWARDS
$6.00 per team  1 Parent & 1 Child (Kids 12 and Under)	• 1st Place Team wins Trophy • 2nd Place Team wins Trophy • 3rd Place Team wins Trophy

Since prize money and awards are at stake, Pinball machines and Arcade Games located within the tournament area are for TOURNAMENTS ONLY. These machines will not be free play for attendees.

Tournament Rules and Guide lines
All Tournament events will be held in a single area, and played at their scheduled times. Tournament players can sign up and check for details at the registration table. The rules listed here will apply to all tournaments being held over the entire weekend.

NOTICE TO ALL STATE PINBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT PLAYERS - DISQUALIFICATION WARNING

To create a level playing field amongst all participants in the Texas State Pinball Championship it is against the rules and considered un-sportsman like for any player participating in the Texas State Pinball Championship Tournament to play (aka practice) on a CSI: Crime Scene Investigators Pinball Machine outside of the tournament area that is on the ballroom floor at the Texas Pinball Festival.  Participants competing in the Texas State Pinball Championship will be marked to identify them as players in this tournament. Marked players found playing/practicing on the CSI: Crime Scene Investigators Machine outside of the tournament area at the Texas Pinball Festival will be DISQUALIFIED and no longer allowed to participate in the remainder of the tournament. All qualifying monies paid by disqualified player(s) will be forfeited at the players expense. We thank you for your cooperation in helping make this competition a fair tournament amongst all players. No exceptions!

No cherry picking (Texas State Pinball Championship)
To create a level playing field amongst players participating in the Texas State Pinball Championship Tournament, there will be no "cherry picking" of the machine player wishes to play on.  The next up to compete will play on the next available machine....no exceptions. 

Parent Child Tournament (One Child & One Parent)
This rule has been put into effect to eliminate the situation where there is ONE Parent playing on two teams. (ie: Team A Dad and daughter, Team B Dad and son). If you have two children...Mom AND Dad need to participate in this event for both kids to play. This rule has been put into effect to eliminate the situation where you have ONE Parent playing on two teams, yet the same parent is playing against/for their children in an elimination game. 

Pinball Machines
Pinball machines will be selected at a later date, so we can bring in the best
and most up-to-date machines possible.

Pinball machines located within the tournament area are for TOURNAMENTS ONLY. These machines will not be free play for attendees to play as prize money and awards are at stake. 

Stuck Balls
If the ball get stuck in the playing field, it can be pulled and placed in an appropriate area to continue the game. In most cases, the ball check will fix this problem. If a person tilts a machine to free a ball, you will loose that ball, and continue playing.

Pinball Malfunctions
In the unlikely event of a pinball malfunction, the player will be given the option to have the problem fixed, or to start the game over on a different machine. Our goal is to bring good working pinball machines, but unexpected problems do occur.

Tilt and Slam Tilt
A standard pinball tilt is expected during a tournament game, you will just simply loose your ball and continue playing the game. A slam tilt is considered abuse of the machine and you will be disqualified from
the Tournament.

Prizes

All players have to be present to receive their prize.  Awards for each tournament will be given out shortly after each tournament. The Texas State Pinball Championship Tournament is a three day event, prizes will be given out on Sunday, once the finals have completed.

 

Disclaimer

Tournament events are always subject to changed, due to unforeseen problems and scheduling conflicts.  Please check back for the latest updates on all Tournaments.

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Schedule

Friday
Texas State Pinball Championship (Qualifying) 10:00 AM - 1:00AM (A & B Division)
Big Buck Safari Championship (Qualifying) 10:00 AM - 1:00AM
Kids Bump n' Win Pinball Tournament 10:00 AM - 1:00AM
Electro-mechanical Tournament (Qualifying) 10:00 AM - 1:00AM (A & B Division)
Classic Pinball Tournament (Qualifying) 10:00 AM - 1:00AM (A & B Division)
Draw Your Partner Tournament 8:00PM

Saturday
Texas State Pinball Championship (Qualifying) Opens 10:00AM
Big Buck Safari Championship (Qualifying) Opens 10:00 AM
Electro-mechanical Tournament (Qualifying) 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (A & B Division)
Classic Pinball Tournament (Qualifying) 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM (A & B Division)
Kids Bump n' Win Pinball Tournament (Qualifying) 10:00 AM - 4:30PM
Parent Child Tournament 2:00PM
Kids Bump n' Win Pinball Tournament Award Presentation 5:00 PM
Electro-mechanical Tournament - (Finals A & B Divisions) 7:00 PM
Classic Pinball Tournament - (Finals A & B Divisions) 9:00 PM
Big Buck Safari Championship (Qualifying) Closes at 12 Midnight
Texas State Pinball Championship (Qualifying) Closes at 12 Midnight

Sunday
Texas State Pinball Championship Finals 8:00 AM (Both A & B Divisions)
Big Buck Safari Championship Finals 8:00 AM 
Texas State Pinball & Big Buck Safari Championship Awards Presented to Top Qualifier & Winners at 1:30 pm