[FSPA] August Pinball Tournament reminder

[Max Baskin]

Sounds awesome. I seriously doubt I'll be able to make this one seeing as
how my family will be here with the moving truck in like 3 hours, but I
look forward to more of these in the future.

On Aug 4, 2017 9:38 AM, "Kevin Stone" <pinball at kevinsplanet.com> wrote:

> Yeah basically that’s it.  Also why it’s free since best 5 out of 10 games
> with only 10 attempts is challenging.  Should be using 100/90/85 rule.  By
> keeping it limited to 10 gives David and Lyman’s a chance to test the
> format out without having many players unable to finish their attempts.
> The monthly format will likely change month to month.
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> Also, the finals format is a simple double elimination which we haven’t
> seen in a long time.  Easy to do with only 8 players.  More than that and
> you get a lot of delays and waiting due to the bracket structure.
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> *From:* FSPA [mailto:fspa-bounces+pinball=kevinsplanet.com at fspazone.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Max Baskin via FSPA
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 03, 2017 6:22 PM
> *To:* FSPA main discussion list
> *Cc:* Max Baskin
> *Subject:* Re: [FSPA] August Pinball Tournament reminder
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> To make sure I'm clear, 10 entry limited herb format over 10 machines with
> scores counting on top 5? So realistically, you need to play a minimum of
> 5? Also, is it the 100 for 1st, 90 for 2nd, 85-1 for 3rd-87th scoring? The
> FB page doesn't specify and that can be an important strategic element.
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> Thanks.
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> On Aug 3, 2017 1:34 PM, "Kevin Stone via FSPA" <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
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> FYI,
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> This Saturday, August 5th, is the first monthly Lyman’s Tavern Jackalope
> Hunt tournament and Star Wars pinball machine launch party.  This
> tournament is free except for top 8 qualifiers who can pay $10 to play in
> the finals.
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> You can attempt to qualify between 11am and 5pm.  Finals will start after
> qualifying is completed.  Each player will have 10 attempts on any game,
> including the same game multiple times.  The best 5 game scores for each
> player will be used in their overall score.  More details are on the
> FaceBook event page here: https://www.facebook.com/
> events/1957313481170417/
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> On Saturday, August 19th, a 3 strike knockout tournament will be played
> at Lyman’s Tavern from 1pm to 7pm.  $10 entry.  Here are more details:
> https://www.facebook.com/events/129049654366246/
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> On Saturday, August 26th, the CrabTowne Summer Slam will take place in
> Glen Burnie, Md.  This is likely a 4 strike knockout tournament with a
> playoff for final 8 players.  More details will be made available on the
> website here soon:  http://ctpcmd.com/
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