The Northwest Pinball Championships is a world class pinball tournament.
It is open to players of all skill levels and ages.


It is a multi-day qualifying tournament followed by a day of finals. During qualifying on Friday and Saturday players purchase cards or tickets to play games on the tournament machines. Players may purchase as many cards or tickets as they like.


Each player's best score on each machine in their division of play is tracked in a computer and those scores are ranked against all of the other competitor's scores on that machine. Players then receive an aggregate of their machine rankings to determine their overall qualifying position in their division. For more information between the card and ticket system please refer to the detailed rules document.

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At the end of qualifying, a set number of people will be eligible for the finals on Saturday night for the Women's and Classic tournaments and Sunday for Open and High-stake tournaments.

The NWPC has several divisions of tournament play. Each of these divisions have separate qualifying and finals and are treated as separate tournaments (The Open and Classics division has a sub-Amateur division).


OPEN DIVISION
Open Division is the main event. It is for players familiar with pinball - From casual players to experienced pinball players.
- 10 games in this division. Each qualifying card must have 5 out of 10 games. Best 2 cards submitted count towards your qualifying ranking.
- Top 40 qualifiers make the finals, with qualifiers 1-4 receiving a double bye and 5-16 receiving a single bye.

COST TO PLAY
Open Division (5 games per card):
- 1 card = $20

Tickets/cards are not refundable nor transferable so please plan accordingly.

Registration, maximum of 140 players

A $40 registration fee is required to play in any of the tournaments (also required to use free entries).?