NOTE - THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ANYONE. ENTRIES CAPPED AT 48 PLAYERS

Location: Delaware Pinball Collective - 1100 First State Blvd, SECOND FLOOR, Wilmington DE 19804

Date:12/21/2024

Time: Doors open at 11am, practice ends at 11:45am. Announcements start at 11:45am. Tournament starts at 12pm

Registration: Matchplay will handle all registration. You must have a Matchplay account (free), in order to register for this event.

Registration URL: http://matchplay.live/dpccriticalhit

CAPPED AT 48 PLAYERS. REGISTRATION IS NOW LIVE FOR THIS EVENT!

NOTE - All payments will be made in CASH when you check in. NO PRE-PAYS for this event.

Cost: $10 per MEMBER ($1 for IFPA. $9 to prize fund. Remaining prize pool returned 100% minus trophy expenses)

$30 per NON-MEMBER ($20 to the Collective for expenses, $1 for IFPA. $9 to prize fund. Remaining prize pool returned 100% minus trophy expenses)

NOTE - No food or beverage provided for this event. You are allowed to bring your own food.

Prizes: Top 4 in "A" division will win cash with 1st place also receiving a special trophy! Percentage breakdown after all expenses and “B” consolation prizes will be 40% for 1st, 30% for 2nd, 20% for 3rd, and 10% for 4th. "B" consolation finals winner will receive a trophy plus cash.

Format: Critical Hit Match Play Event

RULES: We will be using the Critical Hit card game format for this tournament using the group matchplay format. Qualifying will consist of 7 rounds, alternating between moderns and classics each round. Players will play in groups of 4 or 3 players. Balanced pairing. Top 8 make "A" finals. This tournament WILL have a consolation "B" finals. This tournament IS IFPA sanctioned.

FINALS FORMAT: "A" division will play a modified PAPA format with top 2 from each group advancing. NOTE - Spell cards will be allowed in the finals. The top 8 who make finals will each receive 1 additional card.


**What's Critical Hit?**

At its core, Critical Hit is a fun way to incorporate a skill modifier system into a standard pinball tournament. Players are given cards that each have different effects that can be used to change the outcome of games. These cards are similar to Magic the Gathering and have spells and effects similar to Dungeons & Dragons.

Generally speaking, the better an individual player performs during the tournament, the more they will be targeted by other players, which serves to even the playing field for everyone.

Players start the tournament with a hand of 2 randomly drawn cards, and can receive additional cards by completing unique objectives or challenges assigned to each pinball machine and random bounties. For example, if you play Aerosmith and start a 4-ball Multiball you will earn a spell card.

When each player checks in they will have an opportunity to roll a D20 die, if you roll a 20 you earn a free card!

Everything else is more or less the same as a regular match-play tournament with group-elimination playoffs to determine a winner.

As with all things pinball, there are a few more layers to this onion but if you go into the tournament knowing only these things, you'll still have a fun time.

If you want to learn more about Cricital Hit before registering, please check out the Director's Guide:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZLSZmOYb6O4f2H7h7tV_BlpXZpyeIkydjR0NGIaHu1A/edit?fbclid=IwAR3cmagqOFqcVA5cLpxZtEJW5HdYDqEzdFN_-6z2YzsDgq5xuxsLV2iNaWM