Welcome to Next Level Pinball weekend! This is a series of IFPA sanctioned events Friday, Saturday, and Sunday that are designed to showcase several different formats for pinball, as well as being optimized for some great WPPR points if you're looking to gather some before the end of the year! Come for one tournament or come for all three, but we're excited to see some of the best pinball players the West Coast as well as newer players that are looking to get involved in the competitive pinball scene! 

Please pre-register for the events by emailing NextLevelPinball@gmail.com and including your name and which tournament(s) you're planning to attend. Pre-registrations will be on a first-come, first-reserved basis. We have TONS of pinball machines, but an overall capacity quota. We'll absolutely take same-day registrations as long as there is room, I'm just trying to make sure if we're getting out-of-towners and are close to capacity that people don't make the drive out if there isn't space in the tournament. 

We also may be able to expand capacity on a couple of these events, we just need to plan accordingly to let the general public know that we're at capacity on certain days. Thanks in advance and I'm excited to see y'all there! 

Entry-fee: $15 Next Level entrance fee + $5 tournament buy in. All machines on Free-Play! 

Time: Doors open at 11am for registration, tournament starts at noon. 

Format: A truly unique format that will blend your skill of pinball along with your cunning of using a bag of tricks up your sleeve! At the start of the tournament, players will get a set of randomized "Critical Hit" cards that grant you the opportunity to potentially change the fate of your pinball game in your favor. Will you use your cards to give yourself an extra edge on a game? Will you use your cards to throw an obstacle at your opponent? Everyone has the the chance to sway the balance of the game, but will you be cunning enough to use the right card at the right time? 

Cards have different rarities from Common to Legendary status, with powers like "Darkness - Cover the score display for the entire game.", "Teleport - Swap places with a randomly drawn player from a randomly drawn group.", "Heal thyself - +1 ball added for you alone. Play at end of game.". There may be ways to earn additional cards during course of play, this will be announced at tournament time. 

This is a three-strike tournament and play will continue until the last person standing. Bottom 2 players in a four-player group will receive a strike, bottom player in a 3-player group will receive a strike. 

Players are not allowed to give their cards to other players. If you still have unused cards when you are eliminated these cards lose all powers and abilities. Will you save your cards until final rounds and risk not using them? Or will you use them to save you from impending 3rd strike doom? 

Prizes: Trophies and payouts (less IFPA fee and trophy costs) for Top 4 finishers. 

Capacity: 48 players.