[FSPA] Silverball Sanctum (Lost Rhino) Spring 2024 Call for Players!

[Roland Joyal]

 NEW players to the Lost Rhino league will get get their $40 dues paid for by the Operator (Silverball Sanctum).  Should also be noted that the lineup from the start of last season has changed.  First off, very highly rated and rarely seen in the wild "Theater of Magic" made it's appearance at the tail end of last season, and it is a nice example of this table since it has been HUO (Home Use Only) for all of its life save for one year.  "NBA Fastbreak" is back by popular demand and returned tail end as well.  Upcoming new Stern's "JAWS" has been ordered  and is expected, but not guaranteed, based on production schedule, to be out later this month or early Feb.
-Rolandhttp://www.SilverballSanctum.com 1-877-4-PINBALL     
    On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 10:17:19 AM EST, Edan Grossman via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:  
 
 
Good morning Silverball Sanctum (Lost Rhino) pinball league players.

 

I hope we all enjoyed the holidays and are ready to start our first pinball season of 2024.  We have a few big changes to our format for our leagues this year, please review the changes below and we will listen and evaluate your feedback after this season is over.




The first major change to be aware of is the new official start time is 7:00pm!   

The next major change is that I will be the SLO for this season. 




Registration

Online registration links are not yet ready, so if you plan on playing at Silverball this season, please email me at edan at fspazone.org and I’ll mark you down as playing. 

 

Schedule

Week 0 is January 31st for meet and greet, and to get familiar with the games.  

Week 1 is February 7th.

Start time on Week 1 is 7:00pm.  We ask players to try and arrive by 6:45pm so we can properly account for all players.  We will likely get started around 7:15pm.

 

Dues

$40 – normal dues

 

Changes for this season:

There are changes to the league format this season to provide all players the chance to compete and earn a place in the top divisions.  We will be seeking feedback from all players after the Winter/Spring season to evaluate the enjoyment and player satisfaction with these changes.

 

Summary

All players will have the opportunity to compete for A division placement by playing against random opponents for league points in the initial weeks (balanced to avoid playing the same players more than once). Subsequently, players will be seeded into initial divisions, and our traditional "ladder" movement will resume for the rest of the season.

 

Details
   
   - First 4 weeks of league will comprise a random grouping for week 1 followed by balanced random groupings week 2 through 4.  The balanced component will attempt to avoid players playing the same player more than once or twice, depending on the league size.  This will allow players to compete against many players they may not have had a chance to play with in the former format.
   - Week 5 will be grouped based on overall points from best 3 of the first 4 weeks of league (drop the lowest score).
   - Weeks 5 through 10 will continue to use the ladder system, so winning moves a player up a group, and losing drops them down a group.
   - Divisions will be determined at the end of week 9 using the average ladder position, like how divisions are determined now. 

 

Any questions, feel free to reach out directly to me at edan at fspazone.org.

 

Thanks, and looking forward to this season of pinball at Silverball Sanctum.

-Edan Grossman
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