OFFICIAL 2021 FPF Pinball Tournament Rules

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Three days of tournament action (November 19th - November 21st 2021) will occur in a spacious PRIVATE tournament room.
Qualifying for The Main, Women’s and Classics tournaments begins at noon on Friday November 19th. Please keep in mind that Free Play Florida show
entry (wristband or badge) is required for all tournament players. Early tournament competitors will need to get their show credentials once the
show officially opens at 4pm Friday.
The Free Play Florida Pinball Championship 2021 will consist of FOUR IFPA sanctioned tournaments in 2021:
Main Open Tournament
Women’s Open Tournament
Classics Tournament
Three Strikes Social Tournament
Check out the full breakdown of each tournament below:
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Main Tournament: November 19th 2021 - November 21st 2021
Qualifying:
Format: Herb Style -- Best scores on 6 machines (11 machines present)
Entry Pricing: 1 entry for $5, 3 entries for $10, and 7 entries for $20
Times: Friday 12:00pm to midnight
Saturday 10:00am to midnight
Score system: 100-98-96-95, 94 to 0
Determining number of finalists:
• Tier 1 - Up to 79 total players:  Top 16 qualified A division players with the next 8 players in B Division. NO BYES!
• Tier 2 - 80 or more total players: Top 24 qualified A division players with the next 16 players in B Division.
      NOTE: A Division will have a single bye for the top ranked 8 players. B Division will still have NO byes.
Finals:
Time: Sunday 9 am
Format: Group play for both A & B divisions
Highest seed in each group has a choice of game or position to start the round. 
All subsequent matches in the round will be determined in reverse finishing order of the previous match (i.e., last place chooses first).
3 machines for each round
2 highest finishers advance to next round
Point System: 3-2-1-0
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Womens Tournament: November 19th 2021 - November 20th 2021
Qualifying:
Format: Herb Style -- Best scores on 4 machines (6 machines present)
Entry Pricing: 1 entry for $5, 3 entries for $10, and 7 entries for $20
Times: Friday 12:00pm to midnight
Saturday 10:00am to 4pm.
Score system: 100-98-96-95, 94 to 0
Number of Finalists: 8 qualified players
Finals:
Time: Saturday 4:30 pm
Format: Group play
Highest seed in each group has a choice of game or position to start the round.
All subsequent matches in the round will be determined in reverse finishing order of the previous match (i.e., last place chooses first).
3 machines for each round
2 highest finishers advance to the next round
NO BYES!
Point System: 3-2-1-0
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Classics Tournament: November 19th 2021 - November 20th 2021
Qualifying:
Format: Herb Style -- Best scores on 4 machines (7 machines present)
Entry Pricing: 1 entry for $5, 3 entries for $10, and 7 entries for $20
Times: Friday 12:00pm to midnight
Saturday 10:00am to 6pm.
Score system: 100-98-96-95, 94 to 0
Number of Finalists: 16 qualified players
Finals:
Time: Saturday 7 pm
Format: Group play
Highest seed in each group has a choice of game or position to start the round.
All subsequent matches in the round will be determined in reverse finishing order of the previous match (i.e., last place chooses first).
3 machines for each round
2 highest finishers advance to next round
NO BYES!
Point System: 3-2-1-0
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Social 3 Strikes Tournament: November 21st 2021
Format: Group Knockout
32 player maximum (Signups start at 9:30am on Sunday - First Come, First Serve)
4 person groups - 3rd and 4th place finishers get a strike
3 person groups - 3rd place finisher gets a strike
Entry Pricing: $10
Time: Sunday 10am
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Tickets!

https://www.eventeny.com/events/freeplayflorida-1392/

Resort Room!

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[LaurenThePurpleDragon]

Hello,

Hope it's okay that I'm replying to this topic.

I could not come today, but I will be able to come tomorrow. HERB style tournaments have a window to play in, but you don't need to be present for the entirety of qualifying right?

I also wanted to clarify, by 7 entries, does that mean 7 attempts?

As in, could you use 6 of those entries on one game, and the last one on a different game?

Thank you

Lauren

[HammysHangout ( Hammy )]

Hello,

Hope it's okay that I'm replying to this topic.

I could not come today, but I will be able to come tomorrow. HERB style tournaments have a window to play in, but you don't need to be present for the entirety of qualifying right?

I also wanted to clarify, by 7 entries, does that mean 7 attempts?

As in, could you use 6 of those entries on one game, and the last one on a different game?

Thank you

Lauren

you do not need to be present the entire day, you can use all 7 entries on 1 game, however, you need to have at least 1 entry on different separate machines.

ie ->  Best scores on X machines means you need to play X number of different games