Thanks to Jim for hosting this week!  With only a couple of weeks left Mike is getting close to overtaking John for 2nd, although at this point I think it’s impossible for anyone to catch Adam for overall points.  Luch has also maintained a lead on Most Improved, so it’s likely he’ll hold on to it.  Full scores are up on the PAPA site. 

Just a reminder that playoffs are Nov 29th at Luch’s place in Newmarket.  The tournament is open to anyone who wants to come out, so feel free to bring friends or pass along the details.  We’re aiming for an 11 AM start again for match play, so it should be a good day of pinball. 

See everyone at my place next Monday, and have a great week!

Thanks to Adam for hosting this week.  Not only did we get to play some new machines this time out, but everyone got to see the progress on the new pinball building.  Still a ways to go, but things are really coming together.  This week though, we had 29 players out for week 12.  Scores are up on the PAPA site, and Adam has now won the High Score trophy for the season.  Luch has also retaken the Most Improved lead, but there’s still room for those standings to change, so it’ll be another few weeks before that’s decided.  We also gave away two more pairs of headphones (thanks Myles!) to Julian and Jack as with a Mystery Score giveaway. 

We’re back out to Jim’s place next week, so hope see everyone there.  Have a great week!

Thanks to Nick for hosting this week!  As we get into the last third of the season, Adam has a 14 point lead on the points total, with 5 players between 95 and 100 points.  Adam has also almost clinched the high score title for the season, with a current lead of 21 to 8.  Luch has also moved into the lead for most improved for the season.  A lot can still happen in the last few weeks though, so we’ll see where things end up after the next four Mondays.

Next week we’re back up to Adam’s place-have a great week everyone!

Thanks to Luch for hosting this week-we had a good turnout, and some new games to try out, some of which didn’t make it into rotation due to issues.  Everything should be up and running for the playoffs at the end of November though, so at least people got a chance to try everything out.  Scores for this week are up on the PAPA site.  As expected, Adam has pulled way ahead in the points and high score totals, but it’s still theoretically possible for someone to catch him.  The rest of the standings are pretty close too, so there’s lots of room to shift for WPPR points.  We also had two more Mystery Score giveaways this week, with Kirk and Mike C each winning a pair of the headphones that Myles donated (thanks again Myles!). 

Next week we’re back out at Nick’s place-have a great week!

It’s not very often that we get to put a new host into the rotation, and this week was different because it was our first public location since the Pinball Cafe closed down.  Many thanks to Dan and the whole crew at 3030 for having us out.  Good beer, good food, and good pinball.  Hopefully everyone enjoyed the change of pace.  We also picked up a few new players this week, so hopefully this will be a good way to convert some more regulars to the league. 

Scores for this week are up on the PAPA site, and the standings are still pretty tight.  Adam has a 10 point lead on John, but there’s also a bunch of people in the 70s that could still catch up.  Also, keep in mind that there are WPPR points for season standings, so even if you’re not topping the list, higher standings do affect your overall ranking (including for the Provincials next year).  Luch is still holding on to most improved by a percentage point, so we’ll see how that holds for the rest of the season. 

We’re taking next week off for Thanksgiving, and then the week after we’re at Luch’s place on the 19th.  Enjoy the long weekend, and remember that the election is on the 19th, so if you’re planning on going straight from work to pinball, you might want to detour to go vote, or get it taken care of ahead of time.

Thanks to Kim for hosting everyone this week!  We had one new member this week, so welcome to Anthony!  Scores are up on the PAPA site.  Luch is back in the lead for most improved, and Mike Capocci is close to edging out John for second place in the overall points total. 

Next week, we’re at 3030 downtown for our first public location since the Pinball Cafe closed down.  Remember that there is no host fee for this location, but that games are on coin drop (everyone is responsible for paying for their own league games), and food and drink is your own responsibility.  Fortunately, 3030 has a good variety of both available, so you should be covered.  See everyone there!

Scores for this week are up, and while Adam and John are still in the 1/2 spots, Mike and Steve M have both moved up a little.  Barry has also jumped to the lead for Most Improved.

For this week’s Mystery Score challenge, Adam J and Chris B each won a pair of headphones courtesy of Myles.  We’ll be giving away two sets of premium earbuds each week until we’re done with them.

See everyone at Kim’s next week!

Thanks to Jim for hosting again this week!  The pinball problem reports from the playoffs definitely helped, since it meant a whole bunch of issues that everyone found with the games at the last tournament had been fixed.  Sometimes, half the problem of keeping these games running is just knowing what is broken and how to reproduce the problem, so remember that if you run into a problem with a game, grab a form and file a problem report.  Blank forms are with the score sheets. 

Scores for this week are up, and it’s still a pretty close race for points.  Note that we’re dropping the 3 lowest weeks right off the bat now, so look at the “adjusted points” to see where you stand.  Chris and Luch are both pulling double digits in Most Improved, and Adam appears to be pulling ahead yet again in high scores. 

Next week, we’re at Chris’ place in Mississauga, and we’ll be starting a new Mystery Score Giveaway.  Myles has donated a bunch of pairs of headphones to the league, so we’ll be giving away two pairs a night until we’re through them.  Thanks Myles! 

Thanks to Nick for hosting this week, and another special thanks to Kev for bringing those awesome samosas again.  Scores are up at the PAPA site.  Still one more week until we can start tracking most improved stats, but Adam and John are starting to pull into the lead for total points, and Adam is still in the lead for high scores.  We’re playing at Adam’s next Monday, so everyone will have a chance to check out the start of the excavation for the new building (follow the progress on pinballrevolution.com). 

Also, I wanted to give a shout out to the folks who are running City Pinball, a new downtown Toronto league that’s just starting up.  Their first night is Sept 9 at Junction City Music Hall (2907 Dundas St. W.), so if you’re looking to get in even more pinball every week, check them out on Facebook. 

Thanks to Andrew for hosting a big crowd this week-we were back up to 35 people this Monday, with Kevin C making it out for his first TOPL night.  Welcome to the league Kevin!  Adam is still in the lead for season points, as you can see on the standings, but there are only 10 points separating 1st and 10th places at this point, so it’s still anyone’s season to win.  This week we also had out Mystery Score giveaway, sponsored by Seedees Images.  This is where we have a sealed envelope score (5 or 6 random digits) and compare it to everyone’s scores on all their league games.  We take the last digits of all the scores, and whoever comes closest to the mystery score wins.  This week’s score turned out to be:

And Mike Luciani was the lucky winner of a great piece of gameroom artwork:

Congratulations Luch, and thanks again to Cryss for the prize donation.