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Limit of 64 players. Registration from midday (Spanish time) on September 4th, 2017. Registration costs €60 and includes custom polo shirt and Saturday lunch. To register, send e-mail to torneopinballbiar@gmail.com with: First name, Surnames, Address, Phone, Nickname & Country See our report from the 2016 tournament. Dec 17 Sun 2017 Christmas Cracker @ Terry Sullivan's (private home) Tickets Dec 17 all-day Time: Free practice from 12:00pm Tournament start time: 1:30pm Entry Cost: £10 per person with under 16s free Please note this is a family event, being held in someone’s home. Bad language, machine abuse and alcohol are not permitted. Jan 27 Sat 2018 6th Weekend du Flipper @ Maison du Temps Libre Tickets Jan 27 – Jan 28 all-day On Saturday, January 27, 2018 there will be a main tournament and a secondary team tournament (optional). Tournament rules will be online early January 2018 On Sunday, January 28, 2018, from 10:00, a barter-purchase-sale of pinball machines, flyers and spare parts is organised. You can come with pinball to sell or exchange. Entrance and exhibition are free, tournament entry is €10. May 19 Sat 2018 Torneo Madrileño de Pinball (TMAP) @ Asociación La Millonaria Tickets May 19 – May 20 all-day The tenth edition of the Madrid pinball tournament. Modern and Classic tournaments. Preferential hotel rates being negotiated. Jun 8 Fri 2018 Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown & Gameroom Expo @ Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows Tickets Jun 8 – Jun 10 all-day Experience the sights, sounds, and excitement of hands-on games. Play hundreds of games for fun, or compete in pinball and arcade tournaments for all ages and skill levels with trophies, cash or prizes. Meetups with special pinball and arcade gamer celebrity guests from industry and across this amazing community. Aug 10 Fri 2018 Saratoga Pinball & Arcade Show @ Saratoga Regional YMCA Tickets Aug 10 – Aug 11 all-day New local show for upstate New York featuring about 75 games and a flea market. $10 per day, children 6 & under are free. The show proceeds will be donated to charity. Nov 9 Fri 2018 Arcadia @ Dürer Event Center Tickets Nov 9 @ 2:00pm – Nov 11 @ 8:00pm The first one was visited by 2000. The second attracted 3000 people. This year you really shouldn’t miss it… 🙂 Stardust, childhood and magic arises: on the first weekend of november ARCADIA returns! TO ARCADIA, WE EXPECT EVERYONE, WHO… …has never been to the most popular arcade exhibition in Europe, The Budapest Pinball Museum yet would love to go back in time. (We will pay tribute to the past, among others, the 80’s, the time we were waiting for miracles, (it was the time we already had MTV and still had house parties and we mixed the both together, … has already been to the museum but yearns for something even more grandiose, … loves events with a family atmosphere, yet with thousands of enthusiastic visitors, … appreciates exhibitions where some 300 arcade machines are there set to free play Just like before, we’ll have specialties, heart-warming favourites of our childhood, and real vintages, as well. Unlike before: one more room, even more machines and surprises! Feb 8 Fri 2019 European Championship Series Finals @ Bulls & Balls Tickets Feb 8 – Feb 10 all-day Details of tournament format and other tournaments to be confirmed. Mar 15 Fri 2019 Arcade Expo @ Museum of Pinball Tickets Mar 15 @ 2:30pm – Mar 17 @ 7:00pm Arcade Expo returns at the Museum of Pinball in Banning, CA with over 1,100 pinball and arcade machines on free play. Also the opportunity for open-air gaming day and night in the starcade, Kong Off , a silent auction and a swap meet on Saturday. May 18 Sat 2019 Torneo Madrileño de Pinball (TMAP) @ Asociación La Millonaria Tickets May 18 – May 19 all-day The eleventh edition of the Madrid pinball tournament. Modern and Classic tournaments. Preferential hotel rates being negotiated. May 25 Sat 2019 Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown @ Denver Marriott Tech Center Tickets May 25 – May 27 all-day It is like the comicon for pinball, retro console, classic arcade video! Gameroom exhibitors of all types of games, parts, and collectibles are under one roof at this once-a-year festival for you to play, buy and sell. If they are a major name in pinball and arcade gaming, they are here. Play all the games you want with admission. Interested in honing your pinball play and improving gaming skills? Want the industry low-down and to be an insider on innovations? We have that covered. Take a break from playing to join meetups and seminars hosted by industry insiders and celebrity guests — designers, modders, programmers, artists, and entrepreneurs galore. Note: New location and new dates. Horrorhouse Fest @ Denver Marriott Tech Center Tickets May 25 @ 7:00pm – May 26 @ 9:00pm Now in our seventh year, Horrorhouse Fest has found a home in it’s latest incarnation, now partnered with Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown to bring you the scariest and craziest gaming experience around. Combining the thrills of a spookhouse and an arcade tournament, Horrorhouse Fest is quite simply something we call a “Hauntcade”! Traditionally our event has been a one night affair, but now that we’ll be at the showdown all weekend in our own “Conference Room of Death”, we have expanded to 2 sessions. One on Saturday, May 25th 2019 starting at 7pm and one on Sunday, May 26th starting at 5pm. Expect a mini thrill ride full of unique and rare games, actors who play the parts of characters from the games, and a super fun and hilarious tournament style adventure, where the players will be distracted by sights and sounds aplenty while trying to figure out how to get a high score on each machine at the same time! Prizes will be amazing, as in the past we have given away everything from a full upright arcade machine, video games from the past and present, Dungeons and Dragons manuals, consoles and plenty of swag from our sponsors. What will be the grand prize this year? Just you wait… it will be worth every scream encountered! IMPORTANT: You must purchase a corresponding admission ticket to the show (Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown) in order to participate in that day’s tournaments. The tournament entry does NOT include admission to the show. Jun 15 Sat 2019 STR-Pinball Tournament @ Pinball Biar Association Tickets Jun 15 – Jun 16 all-day This year the STR-Pinball tournament will be held on June 15 and 16 at the facilities of the Pinball Biar Association. Registration will open on April 22 at 12:00. Send an e-mail to pinboleandoporelmundo@gmail.com. There is a limit of 54 participants. This year we will eat at our headquarters – we will give more information about it later. The price is €65, which includes food. The tournament is included in the IFPA Spanish Series. Also includes the new STR-Pinball game, Tokyo Perfect Drift. Aug 9 Fri 2019 Saratoga Pinball & Arcade Show @ Saratoga Regional YMCA Tickets Aug 9 – Aug 10 all-day The show will feature approximately 50 pinball machines & arcade games from the past and present, all set on free play. For one admission price, you are welcome to stay all day and play as much as you like for no additional cost. Many of the games available to play will also be for sale. The show will also feature an indoor flea market with various pinball & arcade games and parts for sale, as well as a beginner-friendly pinball tournament. There will also be a special exhibit featuring film memorabilia, including various original costumes and props from: Once Upon a Time Stargate Universe Ender’s Game Chronicles of Riddick Electric Dreams And more! Sep 13 Fri 2019 Torneo de Pinball Ciudad de Salamanca @ IBB Hotel Recoletos Coco Salamanca Tickets Sep 13 – Sep 15 all-day This is the Spanish 2019 ECS qualifying tournament. Details of 2019 event coming soon, but dates are confirmed. Mar 20 Fri 2020 POSTPONED – Arcade Expo @ Museum of Pinball Tickets Mar 20 @ 2:30pm – Mar 22 @ 7:00pm FREEPLAY ON ALL 1,100 MACHINES: Join us for three days of freeplay on over 1,100 retro to modern arcade games and pinball machines! STARCADE at ARCADE EXPO 6: Ever wanted to play retro games under the stars? This is your chance to enjoy tons of games out on the patio – not only at night, but also during the day! GAME ROOM & ARCADE SWAP MEET/FLEA MARKET: Saturday, March 16, 2019 (11 – 2pm). Sell your pinball, arcade, and game room related items – games, parts, artwork, etc.- no charge for space, no need to register. Load in / setup will be 10am and load out/tear down 2-3 pm. Mar 28 Sat 2020 POSTPONED – STR-Pinball Tournament @ Pinball Biar Association Tickets Mar 28 – Mar 29 all-day As every year, we return with our STR-Pinball Tournament sponsored by the company of our friends Orlando and Cristina. This year will be the weekend of 28 and 29 March, the weekend before Easter. It will be held at the facilities of our association in Biar. Registration can be done from now on: pinballbiar@gmail.com We’ll have fantastic trophies sponsored by STR-Pinball. This year we will eat at our headquarters. The price is €65 which includes food. May 23 Sat 2020 CANCELLED – Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown @ Denver Marriott Tech Center Tickets May 23 – May 25 all-day It is like the comicon for pinball, retro console, classic arcade video! Gameroom exhibitors of all types of games, parts, and collectibles are under one roof at this once-a-year festival for you to play, buy and sell. If they are a major name in pinball and arcade gaming, they are here. Play all the games you want with admission. Interested in honing your pinball play and improving gaming skills? Want the industry low-down and to be an insider on innovations? We have that covered. Take a break from playing to join meetups and seminars hosted by industry insiders and celebrity guests – designers, modders, programmers, artists, and entrepreneurs galore. Note: Same location and Memorial Day weekend dates as last year. 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