2018 TWIPY Awards

Voting is now open for the 2018 TWIPY Awards (This Week in Pinball Yearly Awards). Run by This Week in Pinball, the TWIPY Awards recognize the efforts of game designers, artists, animators, manufacturers, podcasters, streamers, journalists and home-brewers as voted on by the pinball community. That’s you!

The TWIPY ballot is up and if you have a second, click this link and vote for “Colorado Pinball Collective” under “Favorite Pinball Twitch Streamer” (at the top of the second page). 

I mean how great was the NYE broadcast? All dolled up and keeping things classy while Paul talked about his dad always wearing clip-on ties, how that influenced his 1st formal dance attire and his date’s reaction. 

And then of course there was the 12 days of Xstreamas. I think we’ll all remember the hard lesson learned from eating blackberries on your in-law’s white couch.

So no pressure, but if you happen to enjoy the stream, all the wonderful Colorado collectors and incredible players who have played with us and the PinPals that result from all the streaming – we’d love a nod. Or vote for your actual favorite. 😉 #whocars

Be sure to write-in your favorite Colorado pinball location too!

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Upcoming Leagues – January 2019

Happy 2019! Kick the year off right and join one of the 4 leagues starting up this week:

Weekly Monday Night Leagues starting January 7th

Blizzard Mountain: Season 5
Meets every Monday at 7pm from January 7 – March 18
Cost to join: $40
Conifer, CO

Gunbarrel Pinball League
Meets every Monday at 7pm from January 7 – February 25
Cost to join: $15
Boulder, CO

Weekly Tuesday Night League starting January 8th

The Flipside Pinball League
Meets every Tuesday at 7pm from January 8 – March 12
Cost to join: $10
Loveland, CO

Weekly Wednesday League starting January 30th

PBJ Pinball League
Meets Wednesdays at 7pm from January 30 – April 10
Cost to join: $20
Ft. Collins, CO

1up – Greenwood, aka 3up, is now open!

It’s finally happened! 1up’s 3rd location has opened in Greenwood Village with 30 pinball machines, a full menu and an earlier opening time: 11am every day of the week! See the full game line-up on pinball map.

1up – Greenwood
30 pinball machines, full bar & menu
11am – close, Monday through Sunday

In honor of this glorious day I offer you my PinPal for Tales From the Crypt, on location at 1up Greenwood. 

Tales-From-the-Crypt

Denver’s Annual Tournaments: Ultimate Pinball Carnage and Ultimate Pinball Challenge are happening this weekend!

It’s time for Denver’s end of the year annual tournaments! Donavan Stepp, Adam and Escher Lefkoff are all likely to play in at least one, if not both of these tourneys. Plus – word on the street is Mr. Trent Augenstein will be making appearances at both! So come one, come all to get your last minute WPPRs!

Ultimate Pinball Carnage

Saturday December 15th at 1pm
The 1up Colfax, $20 entry

This event will be the same format as the 3rd Sunday monthly also known as the Helenament. In fact this IS December’s Helenament, it’s just being held on Saturday. There will be no monthly tourney at 1up Colfax on Sunday. If you’re not familiar with that format, get all the details here.

Don’t be bummed if you can’t make it because the very next day is the…

Ultimate Pinball Challenge

Sunday December 16th at 1pm
The 1up LoDo, $20 entry

Very exciting as this year will be the first time Dan’s using the “fair strikes” format and to my knowledge, the first time anyone has run this format in Colorado (though Ryan Wanger may have done it before – he likes to mix things up at the monthly Boulder tourneys).

This will be a 12 strike tournament. Yep, you read that right. But in reality, it’s more like the annual 4-strike format we’re used to during U.P. Challenge. Here’s how it works:

Players are paired against each other in groups of four. In that group, 1st place gets to smile (receives no strikes). 2nd place gets 1 strike, 3rd place gets 2 strikes, 4th place gets 3 strikes. Once a player gets 12 strikes, that player is eliminated. Last person standing is the winner.

So as you see, absolute worst case scenario, you take 4th on 4 games in a row and you’re out. Should be interesting indeed! And it should work out to 100% TGP. It’s like it’s Christmas!

Novice Tournaments Dec 7th & 21st!

Never tried a pinball tournament before? Or maybe you have but were overwhelmed? Then this one’s for you – courtesy Ryan Wanger! View the event’s Facebook page here.

When: December 7th & 21st at 7:00p
What: Casual pinball tournament (format TBD). Free to enter, you only pay to play the machines. Prizes & giveaways for top finishers. No WPPRs, just fun and glory!