<div dir="auto">See below! Free parking! Right above the metro!  </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Next week!<br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">The Pinball Basement</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:thepinballbasement@gmail.com">thepinballbasement@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 11:17 AM<br>Subject: Pinball League Season 5 begins next week! April 8th!<br>To:  <<a href="mailto:stephsharer@gmail.com">stephsharer@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:left"><img src="cid:ii_mneqipxj0" alt="season5website2.jpg" style="width:844px;max-width:100%"><span style="background-color:transparent"></span><span style="background-color:transparent"></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><div style="text-align:left"><br></div><div style="text-align:left"><a href="https://www.thepinballbasement.com/league" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.thepinballbasement.com/league" target="_blank"><font size="6">https://www.thepinballbasement.com/league</font></a></div></div><div style="text-align:left"><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:large">Well, it's time for our fifth season of Pinball League at The Pinball Basement.</span></div><font size="4"><div style="text-align:left">Please <b>sign-up in advance at the link above</b>, knowing who is coming ahead of time really helps with planning.</div><div style="text-align:left"><br></div></font><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(61,69,77);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div style="text-align:left">-----------</div></span><div><div style="color:rgb(61,69,77);font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:large">We kick off our fifth season on </span><b style="font-size:large">April 8th</b><span style="font-size:large">, with finals on </span><b style="font-size:large">June 3rd</b><span style="font-size:large">.  </span><b style="font-size:large">Wednesday nights at 7:30p.</b></div><font size="4"><div style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(61,69,77);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div></font><span style="color:rgb(61,69,77);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><div style="text-align:left">Your lowest 2 scores during the 8 weeks of qualifying will be dropped!  (Which means you can miss 2 weeks without it counting against you)</div></span><div style="text-align:left"><br></div><font size="4"><div style="color:rgb(61,69,77);font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-align:left"><b>League dues: $20 CASH</b>, all dues go straight into the prize pool! We pay the IFPA fees.</div><div style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(61,69,77);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><span style="color:rgb(61,69,77);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div style="text-align:left">All machines are set to "free play".  <b>$10 day pass required each league night</b>, doors open at 4p. (Discounted from regular $15)</div></span></font><div style="text-align:left"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(61,69,77);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;text-align:left"><b>Monthly members do not require a day pass. ($50/month)</b></div><div style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(61,69,77);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large;font-weight:700"><br></span></div><font size="4" style="color:rgb(61,69,77);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div style="text-align:left"><b>Dates:</b></div></font><font size="4" style="color:rgb(61,69,77);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div style="text-align:left">Week 1: April 8th</div><div style="text-align:left">Week 2: April 15th</div><div style="text-align:left">Week 3: April 22nd</div><div style="text-align:left">Week 4: April 29th</div><div style="text-align:left">Week 5: May 6th</div><div style="text-align:left">Week 6: May 13th</div><div style="text-align:left">Week 7: May 20th</div><div style="text-align:left">Week 8: May 27th</div><div style="text-align:left">Finals: June 3rd</div></font></div><div><div style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(61,69,77);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><b style="color:rgb(61,69,77);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div style="text-align:left"><b><font size="6">Format:</font></b></div></b><font size="4" style="color:rgb(61,69,77);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div style="text-align:left"><b>Weeks 1-8</b></div></font><font size="4" style="color:rgb(61,69,77);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div style="text-align:left"><font size="4">Qualifying weeks use </font><b>7/5/3/1</b><font size="4"> or </font><b>7/4/1</b><font size="4"> scoring for 4 player and 3 player groups, respectively, 4 games per week.  We use balanced pairing for the whole season.</font></div></font><div style="text-align:left"><br></div><font size="4" style="color:rgb(61,69,77);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div style="text-align:left"><b>Week 9 is finals for those who qualify:</b></div></font><font size="4" style="color:rgb(61,69,77);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div style="text-align:left">Top 8 or 16 (depending on total players) will play in a PAPA style finals format.</div></font><div style="text-align:left"><br></div><font size="4" style="color:rgb(61,69,77);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div style="text-align:left">-----------</div></font></div></div><div style="text-align:left"><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><div style="text-align:left"><b style="font-size:large">Getting there:</b></div><font size="4"><div style="text-align:left">The Pinball Basement is conveniently located directly next to the <b>Rosslyn Metro Station</b>.</div><div style="text-align:left"><br></div><b><div style="text-align:left"><b>The Rosslyn City Center daily parking garage</b><span style="font-weight:normal"> is located in the same building:</span></div></b><b><div style="text-align:left"><b>FREE AFTER 6PM on Weekdays & FREE ALL DAY ON Saturday.</b></div></b><div style="text-align:left">Use the validation machine at the host stand in the food hall.</div><div style="text-align:left">If you arrived prior to 6pm on a weekday, parking can still be validated, but don’t insert your ticket until after 6pm.</div></font></div></div>
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