For anyone interestead the TOPL Playoffs will be taking place on Sunday July 12th in Carlisle Ontario. It's near Hamilton.
Doors open at 11am, Playoffs start at 1pm on the Sunday and finish when we have a winner.
The playoffs are welcome to everyone and anyone member or not is welcome to join in. There is a $30 entry fee into the tournament, all entry fees are used as prizes for the A and B divisions.
The TOPL playoffs A division is also WPR point eligable.
If you would like to attned please contact me either via PM or at vengeance_mm(at)hotmail.com to get the details.
The lineup of machines will be (give or take a few machines that may or may not be working):
Banzai Run Star Trek Creature From The Black Lagoon Pistol Poker White Water Indiana Jones (Williams) Corvette Guns N Roses Tommy World Cup Soccer Road Show Shadow No Fear Jackbot Pinball Magic Attack From Mars Tales Of The Arabian Nights Scared Stiff Junkyard Medieval Madness Monster Bash Revenge From Mars Star Wars Episode 1 Monopoly The Simpsons Pinball Party Lord Of The Rings Ripley's Believe It Or Not Elvis Big Bang Bar Indiana Jones (Stern) Batman Surf Champ Jungle Queen Jokerz Hurricane Bram Stoker's Dracula Demolition Man
Wow that is some lineup of machines! Even though I could not make previous topl events because of work, this one looks good because it is on a Sunday and close to home! It will be good to say hi to everyone and put some faces to the names / callsigns.
Ricker's current lineup;
El Dorado Flash. Royal Flush Joker Poker Volley Pioneer Barracora Black Knight Meteor Xenon
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Jim's been working hard to get all those machines ready (and to clear out the space). I wish I had time to take advantage of my proximity to gain a "preview" - but every time I visit his basement I get that unnerving feeling that I really need to get going on my own project load! I am thinking it ain't gonna happen for 10 years or so when I can "semi" retire....
I will be donating some Pinball Is Not Dead Dot Com "Professional PinDusters" to the prize pool, for those who were curious....
Wow. The playoffs were a lot of fun. The food was good as well. That was a lot of pinball. I made sure that I played every single machine. I'm still dizzy.
Big thanks to Jim and ToPL!
http://www.pinballowners.com/ottogd Pins: Congo - High Speed - Cue Ball Wizard - Spirit - Eye of the Tiger - Quintette - Spectrum - Guys Dolls - Catacomb - Road Kings - Police Force - Cyclone - TX-Sector Vids: Asteroids - Centipede - Galaga - Joust - Ms Pacman - Super Sprint - Atari Cocktail (60-in-1) - Vectrex EM shooter: Midway Gang Busters EM Pitch & Bat: Upper Deck Slot: IGT 'M' Progressive ('86)
I have to echo everyone thoughts about a really well run tournament! It was nice to meet all of the topl folks many of whom are here at MAACA.
When I walked down into the basement and turned the corner I thought I died and went to pinball heaven. What a lineup indeed. Many of these pins I have only heard about online, read about in a book, etc... I never thought that I would ever get the chance to play a pin that I see being sold in the states for uber money $$$ on kijiji or pinball classifieds.
I now see why they are fantabulous machines. They were clean, they were fast, sometimes really fast, more loops than I could have imagined. I think that when I go to sleep tonight I will dream of pop bumpers. I love the artwork. After 7+ hours of straight pinball, I am sure that I will need to see a specialist for my impending carpal tunnel syndrome.
I like the cool trophies too. Of course I looked at the names on the trophies and would you believe I got paired up with one of the previous champions. He is a super guy and his name was all over that trophy, maybe 5 nameplates, sigh. I got my a$& handed to me on a platter. I learned today that these guys take their pinball very seriously and they are good! Time to raise my game to another level if I want to compete with the big boys!
Ricker's current lineup;
El Dorado Flash. Royal Flush Joker Poker Volley Pioneer Barracora Black Knight Meteor Xenon
Wow. The playoffs were a lot of fun. I made sure that I played every single machine. I'm still dizzy.
Actually, rumour has it that you played every machine except one....it's a shame too...'cuz the one machine you didn't play is apparently the best one in the world !!! Oh well.
And while Jim might have a "decent" set of games, it's not always about quantity. I for one, was saddened that Jim had not come to fully realize and appreciate the intrinsic value of the early Bally SS pins. An Eight Ball, Embryon or even a Vector would have certainly taken his collection to the next level !
On a more serious note, it was an awesome way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Actually, rumour has it that you played every machine except one....it's a shame too...'cuz the one machine you didn't play is apparently the best one in the world !!! Oh well.
And while Jim might have a "decent" set of games, it's not always about quantity. I for one, was saddened that Jim had not come to fully realize and appreciate the intrinsic value of the early Bally SS pins. An Eight Ball, Embryon or even a Vector would have certainly taken his collection to the next level !
On a more serious note, it was an awesome way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Glenn you took off early and didn't even take your cash prize with you You took 3rd place in the B division so that neted you I think $25 maybe a bit more as Charles takes care of the money.
But yea a good afternoon had by all, the playoffs for the A division didn't finish up until 8pm in the end the winners were:
1st - Adam (Vengeance) 2nd - Charles (no MAACA handle) 3rd - Sean O'neil (none so ville)
Prize pool was the largest in TOPL history as well, $300 for first place, $150 for second and $75 for 3rd.
We also ran a small mini tournament on a Stern IJ and ended up with a prize pool of $17 which went to Bmwman37 (Andrew)
Also want to take a moment and thank Sparky for his generous contribution to the league, he sponsored the league by providing a $250 credit toward his restoration work. So thank you Sparky for the sponsorship.
Next TOPL season starts on July 20th at The Church of the Silver Ball, everyone and anyone is welcome to join in.
I took a few photos but none when the place was at it's peak attendance, I usualy just end up to busy with trying to keep things organized with the tournament andplaying as well that I don't have time to take any pics.
...Also want to take a moment and thank Sparky for his generous contribution to the league, he sponsored the league by providing a $250 credit toward his restoration work. So thank you Sparky for the sponsorship.
Next TOPL season starts on July 20th at The Church of the Silver Ball, everyone and anyone is welcome to join in.
My pleasure! And I am officially offering the same prize for next season!
Vengeance can fill you in on all the details, but time-wise, it's basically get there at 7:30 to play / practice for 1/2 hour, then the groups are made and the league play begins at 8:00 and usually goes until 10:00 give or take 15 minutes. Members are welcome to stay until 10:30, even if their league play is completed. You should come out...but only if you really suck because I need people that I can beat.
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You took 3rd place in the B division so that neted you I think $25 maybe a bit more as Charles takes care of the money.
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