Great question. Based on last year: no. I do not. In 2016, thankfully there was even room/time to spare. One of the reasons why this works is because the TPF tourney bank has more classic, shorter ball-time pins than most other “main” tourneys.
4 modern, 4 SS, and 4 EM.
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PATZ and MGC were also bigger than TPF last year, and PATZ had sides event, too.
TPF is the biggest if you subtract all the illegals /s
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My mistake. Fixed.
You’re right. Last year, they each had 158 participating, and TPF16’s was actually 157 out of the 160 that registered/paid. That’s fantastic that we have so many big tourneys around the country!
I wonder how those events stand up to the new 50% participation rules? I hope that as many players as TPF16 took full advantage of their respective tourney experiences and played lots of games.
If I recall correctly, TPF16 had only one player that played a small fraction of their entries. Everyone else fully participated and used all (or in rare cases, left a couple unused).
And once again, NONE of that would have been possible without @kdeangelo 's ridiculously awesome software.
We ran OBX utilizing Aurcade software which is a Major this year and Pinburgh doesn’t run off TDM which is the best tournament in the world. Don’t get me wrong , I love me some Karl & TDM and the software is the most innovative with queuing,
Understood. But doesn’t Karl help write/run the Pinburgh software as well? I realize it’s not his DTM software that works for unlimited and limited qualifying on a set bank of games, but I’m fairly certain he’s got a hand in the Pinburgh software, too.
I actually think the Pinburgh software is 100% custom coded by Kevin Martin.
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Thanks for clarifying.
Yes. We do use Karl’s software for the finals brackets though.
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Just a little over a month away!
If you haven’t already voted, please vote for TPF in the PAPA Circuit voting.
Some stats on the 160 players:
- 6 countries represented
- 21 states in the US represented, spanning the country from NY, FL, WA, and CA
- 78 players from TX
- 2nd most represented state is Colorado, at 13 players
Also, tentative game list to be posted this week.
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Thank you to all that voted for TPF as a 2017-18 PAPA Circuit Event!
While the tournament is currently sold out, you may email registration@texaspinball.com to get on the waitlist.
If last year was any indication, there were a handful of people that cancelled over the month leading up to the tourney.
As of this evening, the waitlist is 11 people deep.
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TPF 2017 tourney games: (games subject to change)
** format reminder: a minimum of two pins from each Era will count toward your total ranking based on your best 8 pins**
Modern Era:
Indy500
Scared Stiff
Metallica (Premium)
Ghostbusters (Premium)
SS Era: (4 of these 5 will be used)
Joker Poker
Stars
Big Game
Black Hole
Dr Dude
EM Era:
4 Million BC
Hit the Deck
Olympic Hockey
Jacks Open
Kids and Parent/Child tourneys:
Hobbit
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No Lexy?
I keed
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This warms my heart. Go Colorado!
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Custom molded trophy from Double Danger pinball! These will be awarded to 1st place in all 4 division finals.
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The TPF tourney is only TWO days away.
If you aren’t attending, then please enjoy watching qualifying and finals via the BatCityPinballClub twitch channel.
Also, just a quick note that based on feedback received from Pin-Masters streaming and to most effectively promote and grow pinball, TPF, the PAPA Circuit, and the IFPA, the commentary will be kept to a PG level.
Qualifying:
Friday 11am - 1am
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Finals:
Saturday at 6pm
https://www.twitch.tv/batcitypinballclub
http://neverdrains.com/tpf2017/playerIndex.php
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To end TPF Friday qualifying: David Smith gets an incredible right-to-left-outlane Lazarus on Black Hole: https://clips.twitch.tv/QuaintPlayfulStorkArsonNoSexy
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