Pinball Tournaments in North Texas

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The seventh stop for the 2026 DFW Pinball League is Jorge Ramos' home in Grandview, Texas.

PLEASE NOTE: RSVP/PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED --
See registration details below in this text!!

EVENT DATE IS SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026.
DOORS OPEN AT 11:30 AM.
REGISTRATION STARTS AT 11:30 AM.
WARMUP TIME STARTS AT 11:30 AM.
TOURNAMENT MEETING/START AT NOON.

COST AND TOURNAMENT DETAILS:
No coin drops needed, all games are set to FREE PLAY.
$15 per adult
Children 16 and under play FREE

PLEASE NOTE: RSVP/PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED --
Event is limited to 36 PARTICIPANTS.
33 of those spots will be available on the registration site.
THE EVENT SITE FOR RSVP/PRE-REGISTRATION IS: https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/242518/rsvp

RSVP capability OPENS on THURSDAY APRIL 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM.
NEW PLAYERS and KIDZ tournament participants can reach out to LOUIS MARX DIRECTLY to RSVP (without using the registration link).

The remaining 4 spots will be held aside for NEW PLAYERS and KIDS --- If you are NEW or are bringing your kids and have not used the matchplay webpage before, then please reach out to me privately for registration.

Any of the held aside spots that are NOT claimed prior to 72 hours before the event will be released to wait list players and/or public sign up.

AFTER you have registered you can see Registrations and the Wait List at:
https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/242518/registrations

If you need the address please reach out to:
-- one of the hosts listed on this event page (including me)
-- get it from the IFPA Pinball Tournament Calendar
-- get it from the IFPA Pinball App (Free on Android/IOS).

Play in as much or as little as you like.
Its a PARTY first, with a little pinball mixed in!

PAYOUTS AND PRIZES:
THERE WILL BE PLAYOFFS FOR BOTH A AND B DIVISIONS SO ALL SKILL LEVELS CAN PLAY AND WIN!
The prizes will include:
--> Estimated 6-8 Door Prizes, each worth $10-$25
--> Cash Payouts for the top 4 in B Division 
--> Prizes for each of the top four "kids" in the tournament

MAIN TOURNAMENT
Qualifying is "group matchplay style".
This means you'll be playing in three or four player groups on multiple machines.
We will play as many rounds as we can in 4.5 hours (based on time the round starts).

Playoffs/Finals will be Group Elimination (similar to PAPA Style).
This means you play in four player groups and, at the end of each round, the top 2 players move on and the bottom 2 players are eliminated.

The B Division is restricted as follows:
-- players in the top 1500 in the IFPA rankings are ineligible for B division
-- players who have placed in the TOP 3 in any of the 3 most recent DFW Pinball League events are ineligible for B division
-- THUS: many of the top players are excluded from the B Division so that ANYONE CAN WIN!

For the tournament, Late entrants will be allowed until HALF WAY through qualifying.

If you need to leave early, that's fine too, just please let me know when you're leaving.

FOOD:
-- WE WILL HAVE SLIDERS AGAIN (back by popular demand!)
-- WE WILL ALSO HAVE HOT DOGS
-- POTLUCK
-- BYOB on ALCOHOL or other drinks
-- WATER AVAILABLE

SPONSORS who provide some of the prizes and more - please support them AND let them know that you heard about them from the DFW Pinball League:
Free Play Arcade (https://freeplayinc.com/)
Lord of the Gameroom (www.lordofthegameroom.com)
National Video Game Museum (https://nvmusa.org/)
Pinball Wheezer (https://www.facebook.com/pinballwheezer)
Rusty and Shelley Nunnelee
TITAN PINBALL (https://www.titanpinball.com/)

List of games (subject to change):
Elektra
Fish Tales
Iron Maiden premium
No Good Gofers
Pinball Magic
Sorcerer
Star Trek premium
Tales of the Arabian Nights
Twilight Zone
World Cup 94
... AND A SURPRISE 11TH MACHINE

HEALTH AND SAFETY:
Play at your own risk.
You are responsible for your own health and safety.

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WELCOME TO THE CARPOOL!

We are opening the Carpool Proving Grounds on the first and third Tuesday of each month. For these Tuesday events, we are running a beat the clock qualifier with a head to head/group matchplay final depending on attendance. More details are below.

Most of our games are EMs and classic solid states. Modern Sterns will be held in reserve if other games go down. All games are set to free play. They are set HARD. Game specific notes will be displayed on the back glass as required.

RSVP:
No RSVP required! Show up and play pinball!

Cost:
$15 entry fee. Pizza and drinks are provided.
If you bring a first time player or are a first time player, your entry for the day is FREE!

Tournament Format:
Doors Open @ 6:00PM
Player Meeting @ 6:50PM
First Round Starts @ 7:00PM

Qualifying – Beat the clock match play qualifying in groups of 4 players. Two games per round. 7-5-3-1 scoring. No new rounds will start after two and a half hours of qualifying (9:30pm assuming the tournament starts on time).

Finals – Top half of the field (Capped at 16) rounded down will make finals. If the finals cap of 16 is reached, finals will be group matchplay with 3 games per round. Finals with less than 15 players will be a double elimination head to head final with a 3 game main bracket and 1 game elimination bracket. 

Parking:
There will be somewhat limited parking on the property itself. There is a parking lot just north of the property on N White Chapel Blvd that is a short walk away.

WELCOME TO THE CARPOOL!

We are opening the Carpool Proving Grounds on the first and third Tuesday of each month. For these Tuesday events, we are running a beat the clock qualifier with a head to head/group matchplay final depending on attendance. More details are below.

Most of our games are EMs and classic solid states. Modern Sterns will be held in reserve if other games go down. All games are set to free play. They are set HARD. Game specific notes will be displayed on the back glass as required.

RSVP:
No RSVP required! Show up and play pinball!

Cost:
$15 entry fee. Pizza and drinks are provided.
If you bring a first time player or are a first time player, your entry for the day is FREE!

Tournament Format:
Doors Open @ 6:00PM
Player Meeting @ 6:50PM
First Round Starts @ 7:00PM

Qualifying – Beat the clock match play qualifying in groups of 4 players. Two games per round. 7-5-3-1 scoring. No new rounds will start after two and a half hours of qualifying (9:30pm assuming the tournament starts on time).

Finals – Top half of the field (Capped at 16) rounded down will make finals. If the finals cap of 16 is reached, finals will be group matchplay with 3 games per round. Finals with less than 15 players will be a double elimination head to head final with a 3 game main bracket and 1 game elimination bracket. 

Parking:
There will be somewhat limited parking on the property itself. There is a parking lot just north of the property on N White Chapel Blvd that is a short walk away.

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The eighth stop for the 2026 DFW Pinball League is at Stacy and Stephen's house in CARROLLTON, TEXAS.

EVENT DATE IS SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026.
DOORS OPEN AND WARMUP TIME STARTS AT 11:00 AM.
REGISTRATION STARTS AT 11:30 AM.
TOURNAMENT MEETING/START AT NOON.


COST AND TOURNAMENT DETAILS:
No coin drops needed, all games are set to FREE PLAY.
$15 per adult
Children 16 and under play FREE


PLEASE NOTE: RSVP REQUIRED --
Event is limited to 40 PARTICIPANTS.
36 of those spots will be available on the registration site.
THE SITE FOR RSVP/REGISTRATION IS: https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/247409/rsvp
RSVP capability OPENS on Friday May 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM.

NEW PLAYERS and/or KIDS wanting to play can reach out to LOUIS MARX DIRECTLY to RSVP (without using the registration link).

Any of the held aside spots that are NOT claimed prior to 72 hours before the event will be released to wait list players and/or public sign up.

AFTER you have registered you can see both registrations and the wait list at:
https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/247409/registrations


PAYOUTS AND PRIZES:
--> Estimated 6-8 Door Prizes, each worth $10-$25
--> Cash Payouts for the top 4 in B Division
--> Prizes for each of the top four "kids" that play more than half of the tournament (based on final standings).


Play in as much or as little as you like.
Its a PARTY first, with a little pinball mixed in!

We TRULY want this to be about community! All skill levels welcome!! It's about having fun, eating, socializing, and playing pinball!! We had players as young as 3 years old & as old as 81 in our leagues. All we ask is that you respect each other, the host's home, and the machines! So, come Join us!


----- THE IFPA TOURNAMENT -
Qualifying is "group matchplay style".
This means you'll be playing in three or four player groups on multiple machines.
We will play as many rounds as we can in 4 hours (based on time the round starts).

Playoffs/Finals will be Group Elimination (similar to PAPA Style).
This means you play in four player groups and, at the end of each round, the top 2 players move on and the bottom 2 players are eliminated.

The B Division is restricted as follows:
-- players in the top 1500 in the IFPA rankings are ineligible for B division
-- players who have placed in the TOP 3 in any of the 3 most recent DFW Pinball League events are ineligible for B division
-- THUS: many of the top players are excluded from the B Division so that ANYONE CAN WIN!


FOOD: 
-- We will cook something - like maybe drumsticks in the smoker!
-- Please also BYO/Potluck!
-- BRING YOUR OWN DRINKS PLEASE


SPONSORS who provide some of the prizes and more - please support them AND let them know that you heard about them from the DFW Pinball League:
Free Play Arcade (https://freeplayinc.com/)
Lord of the Gameroom (www.lordofthegameroom.com)
National Video Game Museum (https://nvmusa.org/)
Pinball Wheezer (https://www.facebook.com/pinballwheezer)
Rusty and Shelley Nunnelee
TITAN PINBALL (https://www.titanpinball.com/)


List of games (subject to change):
Cinderella EM 
CFTBL w/ video mod
Fire! w/Precision Flippers 
Foo Fighters Pro w/mods
Galactic Tank Force Signature Edition
Genie SS
Ghost Busters Pro w/mods
Jurassic Park Premium
KingPin EM
Pinbot
Rick and Morty 
STTNG
TNA (original)
Wheel of Fortune 
Yukon EM


Extra Arcade Games -
Crystal Castles
Galaga Multi-Cade
Japanese sit down vewlix-like
Sega Power drift 
MvC CPS2
NeoGeo MVS
Sammy Ranger Mission
Wheel of Fortune Arcade


HEALTH AND SAFETY:
play at your own risk. No additional safety precautions, will have sanitizer and usual cleaning available.


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DFW Pinball League, LLC

Join us at Side Quest Arcade for our monthly pinball tournament! Free to enter (w/ arcade admission), no pre-registration required.

This month we will again run a classic "group match play" style tournament! This format pairs players up in groups of 3 or 4, with players earning points based on their finishing position. At the end of the tournament, the top half of players with the most points will face off in an amazing race finals.

WELCOME TO THE CARPOOL!

We are opening the Carpool Proving Grounds on the first and third Tuesday of each month. For these Tuesday events, we are running a beat the clock qualifier with a head to head/group matchplay final depending on attendance. More details are below.

Most of our games are EMs and classic solid states. Modern Sterns will be held in reserve if other games go down. All games are set to free play. They are set HARD. Game specific notes will be displayed on the back glass as required.

RSVP:
No RSVP required! Show up and play pinball!

Cost:
$15 entry fee. Pizza and drinks are provided.
If you bring a first time player or are a first time player, your entry for the day is FREE!

Tournament Format:
Doors Open @ 6:00PM
Player Meeting @ 6:50PM
First Round Starts @ 7:00PM

Qualifying – Beat the clock match play qualifying in groups of 4 players. Two games per round. 7-5-3-1 scoring. No new rounds will start after two and a half hours of qualifying (9:30pm assuming the tournament starts on time).

Finals – Top half of the field (Capped at 16) rounded down will make finals. If the finals cap of 16 is reached, finals will be group matchplay with 3 games per round. Finals with less than 15 players will be a double elimination head to head final with a 3 game main bracket and 1 game elimination bracket. 

Parking:
There will be somewhat limited parking on the property itself. There is a parking lot just north of the property on N White Chapel Blvd that is a short walk away.

Start Date: June 3rd, 2026
End Date: July 22nd, 2026
Finals: July 29th, 2026
Super Finals: August 6th, 2026

Free Play Pinball League Season 20

An eight week pinball league, with top 8 making finals. The next 4 top qualifiers will duke it out for prestige (and maybe a trophy) in the B-Division finals. New for Season 20, the top 4 finalists from Richardson and Arlington will be invited to play a SUPER FINALS at Free Play Dallas on Thursday, August 6th!

Each week you will be placed in groups of 4 (or 3), and assigned 4 games to play. You receive points based upon order of finish, with your best 5 out of 8 weeks counting in the standings. (So you can miss 3 weeks with no consequences!)

No registration, just show up before 7:30 and check in with Colin!

Finals are on July 29th for top 8 (A division) and the next 4 (B division.)

https://app.matchplay.events/series/5829

Start Date: June 4th, 2026
End Date: July 23rd, 2026
Finals: July 30th, 2026
Super Finals: August 6th, 2026

Free Play Pinball League Season 20

An eight week pinball league, with top 8 making finals. The next 4 top qualifiers will duke it out for prestige (and maybe a trophy) in the B-Division finals. New for Season 20, the top 4 finalists from Richardson and Arlington will be invited to play a SUPER FINALS at Free Play Dallas on Thursday, August 6th!

Each week you will be placed in groups of 4 (or 3), and assigned 4 games to play. You receive points based upon order of finish, with your best 5 out of 8 weeks counting in the standings. (So you can miss 3 weeks with no consequences!)

No registration, just show up before 7:30 and check in with Colin!

Finals are on July 30th for top 8 (A division) and the next 4 (B division.)

https://app.matchplay.events/series/5830

WELCOME TO THE CARPOOL!

We are opening the Carpool Proving Grounds on the first and third Tuesday of each month. For these Tuesday events, we are running a beat the clock qualifier with a head to head/group matchplay final depending on attendance. More details are below.

Most of our games are EMs and classic solid states. Modern Sterns will be held in reserve if other games go down. All games are set to free play. They are set HARD. Game specific notes will be displayed on the back glass as required.

RSVP:
No RSVP required! Show up and play pinball!

Cost:
$15 entry fee. Pizza and drinks are provided.
If you bring a first time player or are a first time player, your entry for the day is FREE!

Tournament Format:
Doors Open @ 6:00PM
Player Meeting @ 6:50PM
First Round Starts @ 7:00PM

Qualifying – Beat the clock match play qualifying in groups of 4 players. Two games per round. 7-5-3-1 scoring. No new rounds will start after two and a half hours of qualifying (9:30pm assuming the tournament starts on time).

Finals – Top half of the field (Capped at 16) rounded down will make finals. If the finals cap of 16 is reached, finals will be group matchplay with 3 games per round. Finals with less than 15 players will be a double elimination head to head final with a 3 game main bracket and 1 game elimination bracket. 

Parking:
There will be somewhat limited parking on the property itself. There is a parking lot just north of the property on N White Chapel Blvd that is a short walk away.

Intent it to be 'IFPA Certified PLUS' - We are giving away a Pinburgh Golden Ticket and TITAN PINBALL is adding thousands to the prize pool!

The DFW Pinball League presents its Ninth event for 2026 with another massive event.



This will be the TITAN PINBALL CHAMPIONSHIP in Grapevine, Texas!

This event runs Friday June 26 through Sunday June 28.

There will also be a side tournament on Thursday night, June 25.

We will be giving away at least $2000 that Titan Pinball has contributed to the prize pool PLUS entry fees (minus actual expenses).

Last year, approximately $35 of each player's entry fee went to the prize pool.
We always try to control expenses and hope to improve that to $40 in 2026!
If we can do that, at $40 per player, if we sell out all 160 spots, and add the $2000 listed above, that would be $8,400 in total prize money.
As an official Pinburgh satellite, we will ALSO be giving A GOLDEN TICKET TO THE PINBURGH WORLD MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP (July 22-26, 2026) to the winner of the tournament. Details at: https://pinburgh.pghpinball.com/


This is all thanks to Titan Pinball's AMAZING generosity!

The tournament will also have a 200% TGP value.
The tournament should be an IFPA CERTIFIED PLUS EVENT (Certified PLUS tournaments receive an Event Booster of 150% if there are 128 or more rated players - otherwise the booster would be 125%).


VENUE: Hop and Sting Brewing Company - 906 Jean St, Grapevine, TX 76051
Come and enjoy the amazing hospitality of the Hop and Sting Brewery.
Visit their website at: http://www.hopandsting.com/


All games for this event will be coming from PRIVATE collections and NO COIN DROPS will be needed!


PLEASE NOTE:
Event is limited to 160 PARTICIPANTS that will be split into TWO (2) groups of 80.
Groups are based on when you will be qualifying - there is an AM group and a PM group.

REGISTRATION AND PREPAYMENT ARE REQUIRED --
Registration opens on TUESDAY APRIL 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM Central Time via Eventbrite.

Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-2026-titan-pinball-championship-tickets-1985544347593

As soon as I am able, after I receive your registration payment, I will add you to the registration list on matchplay.events ... To see if you are registered (since I am manually adding you), watch the matchplay pages for this event. I will update this listing with the exact matchplay page prior to the event.



COST, WAITLIST AND REFUND TERMS:

Cost is $59 per person -and- its REALLY $59 per player.
There are NO Eventbrite platform fees added to that!

This price does NOT include the Warmup Tournament.

Warmup Tournament is $10 Cash Only at the door on THURSDAY JUNE 25 at 6:00 PM with doors opening at 5:30 PM.

Refunds will be offered through Eventbrite until 14 Days prior to the event.
* No refunds will be issued for any reason after that date *

If you are added to the waitlist and a spot comes open, you must respond to the Eventbrite notification within 36 hours.
Otherwise the spot will "Expire" and be offered to the next person on the waitlist.
If you reach out to me AFTER that time and the spot is still open you can still claim it .



SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

IFPA Sanctioned Warmup Tournament (separate cost - see details later in this post): THURSDAY JUNE 25 at 6:00 PM
Doors open for registration and warmup at 5:30 PM
AM Qualifying Group ->
Friday 6/26 and Saturday 6/27 Warmup and CHECK IN time from 9:30 -10:00 AM
Friday 6/26 and Saturday 6/27 Meeting at 10:00 AM / Registration Cutoff
Friday 6/26 and Saturday 6/27 First Flip at 10:15 AM
PM Qualifying Group ->
Friday 6/26 and Saturday 6/27 Warmup and CHECK IN time from 4:30 - 5:00 PM
Friday 6/26 and Saturday 6/27 Meeting at 5:00 PM / Registration Cutoff
Friday 6/26 and Saturday 6/27 First Flip at 5:15 PM
FINALS on SUNDAY 6/28
Check-in From 9:00 - 10:00 AM -- NOT 10:01 AM (BE EARLY!!!)
Meeting at 10:00 AM
First Flip at 10:15 AM


TOURNAMENT FORMAT AND DETAIL for EACH Tournament:

***** FOR BOTH TOURNAMENTS - THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE WARMUP - PLAYERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PRACTICE OUTSIDE OF THE PUBLISHED PRACTICE TIMES AND NO PLAYING GAMES BETWEEN ROUNDS *****



Warmup Tournament format to be determined as it gets closer (no pre-registration for that one) and is being run on site by Carpool Pinball!

THE TITAN PINBALL CHAMIONSHIP:
QUALIFYING is a Group Matchplay tournament on Friday and Saturday (both days are required).
There will be two groups -> the 10:00 AM group and the 5:00 PM group
Each group will play at the same time on both days.
There will be 10 rounds with 2 games per round.

FINALS is a Group Elimination tournament, similar to PAPA Style.
This is similar to the above, but with lower performing players being eliminated as we go forward (until there's a winner).

The top 16 players from EACH group with make it to the A Finals, for 32 total players.
This WILL affect final standings.

The next 8 players from each group will make it to the B finals. B Division playoffs is playing for money - they do NOT affect final standings (as per published IFPA rules).

The B Division is restricted as follows for this event:

No one in the top 1000 in the IFPA as of 6/27/2026 may play in the B Division -- so many of the top players are excluded from the B Division so that ANYONE CAN WIN!



FOOD AND DRINK:
NO POTLUCK AT THIS EVENT -
I KNOW THE DFW LEAGUE NORMALLY DOES THIS BUT NOT THIS TIME

This is in the center of Grapevine, Texas so there are a lot of food choices available.

PINBURGH TICKET:
The Pinburgh ticket will be awarded as follows:

Winner of the A Division finals will receive the Pinburgh ticket.
The ticket is NOT transferrable.
The ticket is refundable only if the winner already has a Pinburgh ticket, and only for 7 days after June 28, 2026.
PRIZE MONEY:
TITAN PINBALL is generously giving us $2000 in cash to give away.

ALSO, we are giving away as MUCH of the entry fees as possible (after expenses).
We are hoping that $40 of every entry can go to the prize pool, but its based on actual expenses and I am not 100% certain what those are yet.

Subject to change if needed, I intend to payout to 16 players in the A division.
Subject to change if needed, I intend to payout to 4 players in the B division.

I WILL UPDATE THIS WHEN MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

SPONSORS:
Please support the people that are making this tournament a reality!
TITAN PINBALL - Providing Cash, Parts for Machines, Pinburgh Ticket
HOP AND STING BREWERY - Providing the Venue.
CARPOOL PINBALL - Streaming the event and EM Tech Volunteer
HARRISON MAXWELL / TOXIC PINBALL - Tech Volunteer



GAME PROVIDERS:
Thank you to the collectors providing games for this event:
CARPOOL PINBALL
HARRISON MAXWELL

LIST OF GAMES (SUBJECT TO CHANGE):
This list contains Eight (8) games from each era
COMING SOON



OTHER NEEDED DETAILS:
Play at your own risk - you are responsible for your own health and safety!
We may put a smoking tent up outside (for shade) but absolutely no smoking inside.

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DFW Pinball League, LLC