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.
Scores and Standings-Week 15
Another regular season is in the books! Thanks to everyone who came out this week, even though some of the outcomes were already set. Remember that there’s still order selection advantage at the playoffs for higher ranked players though, and as of next season, there are WPPR points up for grabs in the regular season, so all the more reason to come out more often.
Also wanted to say welcome to Patrick, who was in town from Sweden, and trying to settle a bet to “win a tournament in Canada within 10 years”. He did manage to come first in his group, which might count, but the Walking dead launch this Friday might prove to be the more definitive win.
ToPL State of the League 2014 & Upcoming changes
Presentation from Chris Frolic recapping the last season and what will be coming for the next.
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Scores and Standings-Week 14
Thanks to Nick for having everyone out to his place this week for pinball and 3d projector demos, and another special thanks to Kev for bringing the Samosas again! I can’t remember the last time we only had 4 groups playing, but with only 16 people, it meant that everyone played the same 4 machines, just like the TOPL of old. Also, welcome to Ross (Russ’ friend) who made it out for his first league night this week. Hope to see you again when you can make it!
Scores and Standings-Week 13
Thanks to Eddie for having us out to his place in Whitby, and for putting out great food. A smaller turnout than the last couple of weeks, but to make up for it there were more games in his place than ever before. What’s next once the garage overflow space fills up?
Scores and Standings-Week 12
Thanks to Luch for hosting everyone for another great TOPL night! Another good turnout this week, as we start into the last few weeks of the season.
Replay: New Wizardry Keeps Pinball Rolling in the Internet Age
Replay: New Wizardry Keeps Pinball Rolling in the Internet Age
Souped-Up Machines, Global Rankings Power a Renaissance; Watch Out for Wax
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John W. Miller
Sept. 10, 2014 10:30 p.m. ET
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Scores and Standings-Week 11
This week we had the debut of a new location for TOPL, which is something that doesn’t come around very often. A big thanks to Chris Frolic for opening up his brand new arcade to everyone, and for keeping everyone well fed. Other than one minor malfunction early on, all the games held up to the sustained play of the evening, and everyone had a great time. Hopefully the first of many league nights at Frolic’s arcade!
The 416 location also brought out some new members to their first league night, so welcome to Ryan and Adam. Hopefully you can continue to make it to TOPL events-the machines are certainly more plentiful and in better repair than most of the ones you’ll find out in the wild.
Scores and standings-Week 10
Thanks to Nick for having us out for another great league night! This was the last week for the summer between PAPA and Labour Day, so we’re back to regular schedule in September. Even given people being on vacation on and off through the summer, we’ve still had great turnouts, so the fall should be even better.
ToPL Members make finals in A/B/C/Classics divisions at PAPA 17
The PAPA 17 World Pinball Championship was held this past weekend in Pittsburgh. Some of our ToPL members who were there went all the way to the finals of their division:
Adam Becker (A Division finals) – finished 21st, 66 Classics I, 94th Classics III.
Jack Tadman (B Division finals) – finished 10th, 64th Classics III.
Eddie D’Orazio (C Division finals) – finished 11th, 70th Classic I, 62nd Classics III.
John Flitton (Classics III) – Finished 17th, 26th A Division
Results for other ToPL Members (if any are missing please reply to this post and we’ll add them):
David Smith – 38th B Division, 64th Classics III
Les Kowal – 41st B Division, 47th Classics I, 9th Classics II, 98th Classics III
Stephane Raymond – 26th C Division, 69th Classics III
Pete Nicholls – 57th C Division, 24th Seniors, 75th Classics III
Simon Brown – 75th C Division, 73rd Classics III
Ann Nicholls – 128th C Division, 129th Classics III
Hilary Hawoth – 140th C Division, 128th Classics III
James DeVuono – 94th Classics II, 87th Classics III
Congratulations to everyone for making us proud!