We are pleased to announce The ToPL Spring Open Pinball Tournament!
This is an OPEN Tournament available to all players. Maximum 40 entries.
Details and registration information on our Tournaments page.
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Next season starts Jan 7, 2019
The next exciting season of weekly pinball action from the Toronto Pinball League starts on January 7, 2019.
If you’re not already on the email list, sign up here so you can be given the address of each week’s location.
Next Season Starts Sept 10
The next season of the Toronto Pinball League starts Sept 10. Give it a shot! It’s open to everyone. If you haven’t already, get on our email list and we’ll tell you the location.
Pinball Tournament at CNE’s Gaming Garage
Pinball is returning to the CNE for 2018 with another 3 day tournament at the CNE’s Gaming Garage August 24 – 26.
The tournament has $1500 in prize money and IFPA points.
Click here for more details! – Discount admission tickets for the CNE are available at this link with registration.
Shout out to Eddie at DRAPL for the hard work making this happen!
League management changes
Just a bit of business to take care of;
I am resigning from the position of president of the Toronto Pinball League at the end of the current season. I’m announcing it now so that the league can decide how they want to fill that position.
The terms for treasurer and scorekeeper go on until 2016, so they can organize the process. Alternatively, the position could be left vacant till the 2016 elections or if less than 2 candidates step forward, a new president can be named.
I’ll ensure a smooth transition, passing ownership of the topl.ca and topl.org domains. The website is currently hosted on my server, but I will grant ftp access to pull and transfer the site to a new server under league control.
I’ll continue as a member, paying my league fees and continue playing pinball.
Thanks for the opportunity of being part of the league and I look forward to what the future brings.
Chris
Alive and flipping: Resurgence in pinball machines has players and collectors around the world on tilt
By: David Sanderson
Better than shady land deals and contentious severance packages: When the city council in Oakland, Calif., convened last summer, one of the items on the agenda was a proposal to repeal a bylaw that forbade residents of that burg from playing pinball.
Oakland’s ban, which council members voted unanimously to lift, dated back to the Dirty Thirties — an era when pinball was viewed in many circles as a form of gambling.
“Pinball was illegal in lots of places for years,” says Rick Exner, a Winnipegger who manages an online forum (www.wpgpinball.forumotion.ca), which caters to pinball aficionados in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. “Pinball wasn’t allowed in New York (City) until 1976, I believe, and Chicago, too, even though that’s where most of the machines were being built.”
PBS: Flipping Out Over Pinball
Thanks to a group of dedicated and passionate pinball players here in Northeast Ohio, folks are starting to flip out again over Pinball at places like the Superelectric Pinball Parlor on West 78th Street, Kid-force Collectibles in Berea, and The Happy Dog in Gordon Square.
Guests
Brian Hill, Cleveland Pinball League
Sean Watterson, Happy Dog bar owner
Ben Haehn, Superelectric Pinball Parlor
Don Johnson, Kidforce Pinball League
Michelle McCleester, tournament player & collector
John Delzoppo, tournament player & collector
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New Season starts Nov 3rd
First week of the next 15 week season starts Monday November 3rd.
All members please bring $40 ($30 season fee + $10 host fee) and see Luch when you get there.
Drop-in players bring $20 ($10 league fee + $10 host fee).
New players who need directions please Contact Us and let us know you would like to come and we will forward you the directions.
Thanks.
ToPL Fun Night 10/20/2014 Results
We had an off-season Fun Night at Luch’s. We tried a different format than normal, players had their scores ranked against all players, not just their group. Because of the small number of players, we also doubled up on games and played 8 games for the session. We also welcomed back Shaun to his first ToPL related night in some time and hope he can join us more next season. Congrats to Shaun for coming back and coming out in first.