Glitch Bar Pinball Tourneys Oct/Nov/Dec: Open 11/13, 12/11, Womens&Amateur 11/12

[SandraD]

Oct/Nov/Dec Pinball Tournament Schedule at Glitch (all IFPA - pending approval)

OCTOBER 23 (Monday) - Glitch Bar Special VENOM Launch HIGH SCORE Tournament (non-IFPA)
8 pm to Midnight - High score only, not a group tournament. Play any time or as much as you can
during the tournament window. Highest score wins the Venom Champion Plaque from Stern Pinball.
Full Details:  https://facebook.com/events/s/venom-pinball-paunch-party/668914221644758/

NOVEMBER
    Women's – Nov 12 (Sunday) @ 12 pm – 4 pm; practice at 11 am
           RSVP strongly preferred: https://next.matchplay.events/tournaments/117169/rsvp

    "Amateur" – Nov 12 (Sunday) @ 4 pm - 9:30 pm; practice between 11 am and 4 pm
           RSVP Optional:  https://next.matchplay.events/tournaments/117167/rsvp

    "Open" – Nov 13 (Monday) @ 7 pm- 12:30 am; practice at 5pm  VENOM LAUNCH
           RSVP Optional:  https://next.matchplay.events/tournaments/117165/rsvp

DECEMBER
    "Open" – Dec 11 (Monday) @ 7 pm – 12:30 am; practice at 5pm
           RSVP Optional: 

Tournament format for the Women's event is group match play, 7-5-3-1 scoring. Number of rounds determined by number of participants (13 to 19 rounds typically).

Tournament format for the Amateur and Open events is Match Play Qualifying, 7-5-3-1 scoring, for 7 or 8 rounds, top 4 or 8 based on total points accumulated and total number of participants play a 3-game Group Match Play finals (and semi-finals if 8 players) with 7-5-3-1 scoring. The format ensures everyone gets to play all rounds vs a strikes where someone could potentially go out quickly. Participation is limited to 32 players.

$5 entry (cash only). Cash and/or prizes awarded to the Top 4 players. Tournament practice and play is Coin Drop ($1/game)

NOTES:
The AMATEUR tournament - is not being restricted so it is IFPA eligible, but players are asked to assess their skill and experience to see if it is aligned with the spirit of the event, which is to attract new players as well as more casual competitive players where in general all participants feel "most anyone can win this one".

Games List (varies slightly but are usually 10 from the following machines; all PRO):
Avengers
Black Knight Sword of Rage
Cactus Canyon
Foo Fighters
Guardians of the Galaxy
Godzilla
Iron Maiden Legacy of the Beast
Iron Man
James Bond 007
Metallica
Rush
Star Trek
Star Wars
Stranger Things
The Mandalorian
The Walking Dead
Total Nuclear Annihilation
Venom
Coming Soon:  Game of Thrones, and Pulp Fiction

Glitch has a substantial retro and indy arcade game collection, cool vibe, great staff and well maintained pinball machines. All games except pinball are free play if you buy a drink. Pinball is $1 game.

The parking lot in front of Glitch is small (but free). There is paid street parking and a large paid parking lot across the street.

Glitch Bar, 905 NE 5th Ave, Ft Lauderdale, FL.

Beginning in early 2024, GLITCH Bar, at its new Satellite Pinball location in Oakland Park, will have a weekly Pinball League, monthly and bi-monthly tournaments, and special event tournaments (i.e. Pinball Launch parties), etc.

[PinballKraken]

Look forward to the new location.  Will Glitch continue to have pinball at the original location too do we know or moving it to the new venue? 

[SandraD]

It is my understanding that Dwight (Glitch Owner) will keep only 2 pinball machines at the current location off of Sunrise Blvd in Fort Lauderdale.  All tournaments/events will shift to the Oakland Park location.  But I will reserve any final decisions to Dwight.

[SandraD]

Glitch has 3 tournaments coming up in a couple of days on Sunday (the Amateur and Women's) and Monday (the Open co-ed)!  Please pre-register in Match Play if you can and hope to see you there!

[SandraD]

REMINDER:
Tournament Date: December 11, 2023

Tournament Start Time: 7 pm, Doors open at 5 pm for optional practice. Only $1 tournament entry fee (cash only).  *coin drop

Mixing It Up With A Different Format For December!
MAX Match format. Non-stop Head-to-Head play for a set number of rounds. This format ensures that everyone plays the same number of games, with as many different players as possible. Finalists determined by total number of wins.