For those who don’t know, the IFPA and Stern Pinball work together to promote pinball and recognize those tournament players who have worked hard to move up through the ranks by enrolling them in the Stern Rewards Program.
Our very own Ryan Wanger is one of those players who cashed in on a new Guardians of the Galaxy Pro which you can now play at Gunbarrel Brewing in Boulder!
Deadpool is now on location at Greenfields in Lakewood, The 1up Colfax and Wonderland. Maybe other locations too? If you spot it elsewhere, leave a comment on this post and let us know!
Update: Deadpool now at 1up LoDo too!
Update #2: Deadpool now at Press Play!
Since Dory Hill is not happening this year Dave Andersen and Chris Shelton stepped up to run an event on that weekend with a new format for everyone to try.
It’s $10 to enter and the event will be capped at 32 players so if you want to secure your spot, send an email to PinballBearRun2018@Gmail.com
It’s essentially a match-play format. For the first 2 rounds you play in 4 player groups. You are guaranteed to play 2 rounds. If you were unfortunate enough to take 4th in both games, a bear eats you and you’re out. An imaginary bear, I’ve been told.
From round 3 on – you will play with those performing at a similar level. The better you perform, the better your potential payout!
To see what I mean, checkout this handy visual presentation of how the Bear Run format works.
Our very own Ryan Wanger from Comet Pinball is representing Colorado at the 2018 Buffalo Summer Open, a Stern Pro Circuit major this year.
It’s kicking off tonight with a Flipper Frenzy tournament that just started. You can follow along with Ryan’s performance here.
Friday and Saturday is qualifying for the main event, an unlimited best-game format with each player’s top 5 scores on a bank of 12 machines contributing to their standing. The top 24 players will advance to Finals on Sunday with the top 8 receiving single byes.
There are also two Classics tournaments with the same format except each player’s best 4 scores on a bank of 8 machines will go to their standing. These are single day events with qualifying and finals happening on the same day. Classics I is on Friday and Classics II is on Saturday. The top 24 advance. Top 8 get byes.
There will also be a Women’s 4-strike tournament happening Sunday morning.
Find full Buffalo Summer Open event details here.
Main and Classics standings at Never Drains.
Tentative Stream Schedule
Today – Wednesday August 15 at 3:30p Dead Flip will be streaming Stern’s new Deadpool pinball machine.
Tune in live or watch it after work – all on Dead Flip’s Twitch channel.
