IFPA Sanctioned Events

• Sep 05, 2024 - Oct 24, 2024: Belles & Chimes Scranton: Fall 2024 (Stern Army)
  This is a Stern Army event hosted by Belles & Chimes Scranton The season starts September 5th and meets every Thursday at 7:00pm for 8 consecutive weeks, concluding with Finals on October 24th. Each week will consist of 5 rounds of group matchplay. Points will be awarded based on the positio... 101 Adams Ave, Scranton, PA,
• Sep 19, 2024 - Apr 03, 2025: Skill Shot Arcade Thursday Night Pinball League
  Skill Shot Arcade Thursday Night Pinball League The league meets Thursday evenings, once a month for 7 months, September - March, with Finals in April. Tentative dates are 9/19/24, 10/17/24, 11/14/24, 12/12/24, 1/9/25, 2/6/25, 3/6/25, and finals 4/3/25. Each league meet will be best game format... 5949 E Molloy Rd, Syracuse, NY,
• Sep 22, 2024 - Nov 03, 2024: Wow! Wilton Fall League 2024
  Weekly Match Play league at Wow! Arcade in the Wilton Mall No Pre-Reg, no player limit, $10 buy in 1:30pm every Sunday. Please inform the TD if you're running late. Six rounds of Match Play, 7/5/3/1 scoring (7/4/1 for groups of 3) Approximately 2 hours Best 4 of 6 weeks, lowest 2 dropped, cum... 3065 Route 50, Saratoga Springs, NY,
• Sep 24, 2024 - Nov 19, 2024: Adk axe fall League
  Tuesday weekly league. 6-830pm weekly formats will vary. 8 weeks includes finals on 8th week $10 for league plus weekly coindrop. , Queensbury, NY,
• Oct 01, 2024 - Dec 03, 2024: Troy Pinball League - Season 1
  Inaugural Troy Pinball League at Mean Max Brew Works! Starts October 1 and runs for 7 Tuesdays (not consecutive - see schedule below). 7pm sharp start time and will run till about 9-10pm. $20 entry. $1 for IFPA, $19 goes to the prize pool for the end of the season tournament on December 3, 202... 251 River St, Troy, NY,
• Oct 02, 2024 - Nov 20, 2024: Scranton Pinball League - Season 9
  The League season starts Wednesday October 2nd at Bartari and meets up at 7PM for 8 weeks. Each week will consist of 4 rounds of group match play. You will be placed in a four player group and each player will pick one game for the night with points awarded based on position you finish on each ga... 101 Adams Ave, Scranton, PA,
• Oct 03, 2024 - Dec 12, 2024: SPL 2024 Pingolf Classic
  Let's play some Pin-Golf! Players will be assigned into groups of 3 each week. Ideal groups are 1 Advanced, 1 Intermediate and 1 Novice. This is a perfect starter event if you have always wondered about pinball leagues and tourneys. Since there's no direct competition, more advanced players can ... 93 W Campbell Rd, Rotterdam, NY,
• Oct 06, 2024 - Dec 22, 2024: Excelsior Pub Fall 24 League
  $6 league dues, plus coin drop. We will be playing Guardians of the Galaxy (pro), Twilight Zone, Munsters (premium), and Iron Maiden (pro). 24 player limit. At the end of 10 weeks of league play, the top 7 players receive automatic bids to the A division finals. The other players all play in a B... 54 Philip St, Albany, NY,
• Oct 20, 2024 - Apr 06, 2025: WNY Pinball League 2024-2025
  There will be at least 6 qualifying leagues dates. With 5 games of match play of groups of 3 or 4. Finals will conclude with top 12 or 50pct of league players making A division finals. Final format will be rounds of match play of 5 games per round. 349 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, NY,
• Oct 25, 2024 October Stern Army Strikes at the RPC
  Doors and sign up starts at 5:00 PM Tournament play begins at 6:30 PM Format: 3 Strike knockout tournament, with 2, 3 or 4 players playing in groups per round as needed. Groups will play against each other on a single machine 4 player matches the 2 lowest scores in a group will receive a strike... 349 W Commercial St, East Rochester, NY,
• Oct 25, 2024 - Oct 26, 2024: RPC 2024 Pinbowling
  There will be a bank of 12 games to play. Each listed in order on a bowling card. Using a best card format, and players can submit a maximum of 3 cards. Each game will represent a frame in bowling (with the final 3 games to simulate frame 10 of bowling). A target will be set for each game, wher... 349 W Commercial St, East Rochester, NY,
• Oct 26, 2024 “R” Pinball - Round Robin
  Round Robin: Each player plays every other player exactly once. Player order: Random Arena assignment: Random. Each player will get the chance to choose one game they want in the tournament, to be chosen randomly. Matches per round: One Rounds determined by how many people show up. Player with ... , Williamstown, NY,
• Oct 26, 2024 Stern Army Electric City Halloween Tournament
  Our annual Halloween tournament will be a best game card based format. Open qualifying will be from 12 - 6 PM on October 26 at Bartari in Downtown Scranton. Players can qualify at any time between 12 and 6, but be sure to give yourself adequate time to play your games. Keep in mind you may need t... 101 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA,
• Oct 27, 2024 Level 256 Knockout Tournament
  Starts at 5:30PM! The format is group knockout. Players will play in groups of 3 or 4 per round. Players with the bottom two scores of a four player game will receive a strike. Player with the bottom score of a three player game will receive a strike. Four strikes eliminates you from the tourn... 79 Coxe Ave, Whitesboro, NY,
• Oct 27, 2024 STERN ARMY - BRAT STOP OCTOBER FLIP OFF
  $15 ENTRY INCLUDES $1 IFPA FEE - ALL YOU CAN PLAY PINBALL 12-7PM - TROPHY FOR 1ST AND LAST - PRIZE ROUND TOURNEY START 1PM 13 games in rotation 8-10 ROUNDS OF MATCH PLAY 12304 75th St the brat, Schenectady, NY,
• Oct 30, 2024 Last Wednesday of the Month Tourney @ B.A. Start
  Last Wednesday Of the Month Stern Army Pinball Tournament @ B.A. Start Arcade and taproom in Downtown San Luis Obispo, Ca 93402. The tournament starts @7pm - Usual $5 dollar entry fee plus coin drop. Play to win the pot plus Special Stern Army prizes. 647 Higuera st , San Luis Obispo, CA,
• Oct 31, 2024 Flower City Belles Match Play
  Starting at 7:30P.M. at the Rochester Pinball Collective, join the Flower City Belles for a few rounds of match play! We will fit as many rounds as possible between 7:30P.M. and 9:00. If there's a tie for first, there will be a tiebreaker, but otherwise we're keeping this short, sweet, and fun! ... 349 W Commercial St, East Rochester, NY,
• Nov 02, 2024 Boo Ballz Opentational 2024
  12 rounds of group match play. Top 8 to finals. Amazing race finals , Queensbury, NY,
• Nov 02, 2024 Adk match play
  Group match play tournament 4 hrs ish or 12 rounds what ever comes first. Finals will be Papa Style 32 max peoples. $20 to play. Fun prizes and food. Byob. All ages and skill levels. 1306 Patten Mills Rd, Fort Ann, NY,
• Nov 03, 2024 Level 256 Knockout Tournament
  Starts at 5:30PM! The format is group knockout. Players will play in groups of 3 or 4 per round. Players with the bottom two scores of a four player game will receive a strike. Player with the bottom score of a three player game will receive a strike. Four strikes eliminates you from the tourn... 79 Coxe Ave, Whitesboro, NY,
• Nov 03, 2024 Uncanny X-Men LE Launch Party - Electric City
  The tournament will be held during Bartari's annual Quarters for Kids charity event to raise money for the Geisinger Janet Weiss Children's hospital. Bartari donates 100% of the proceeds from the arcade. Come play pinball, and help us raise money for the Children's Miracle Network! The tournamen... 101 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA,
• Nov 09, 2024 Skill Shot Arcade Uncanny X-Men Launch Matchplay
  Join us in celebrating the release of the Uncanny X-Men with a good old fashioned matchplay tournament - a Stern Army event! Tournament Details: *Saturday, November 9, 2024 *Doors Open: 10:00AM *Tournament Starts: 11:00AM Tournament Format: 8 Rounds of Matchplay Top 8 go to finals - format simi... 5949 East Molloy Road, Syracuse, NY,
• Nov 10, 2024 Level 256 Knockout Tournament
  Starts at 5:30PM! The format is group knockout. Players will play in groups of 3 or 4 per round. Players with the bottom two scores of a four player game will receive a strike. Player with the bottom score of a three player game will receive a strike. Four strikes eliminates you from the tourn... 79 Coxe Ave, Whitesboro, NY,
• Nov 14, 2024 Flower City Belles Match Play
  Starting at 7:30P.M. at the Rochester Pinball Collective, join the Flower City Belles for a few rounds of match play! We will fit as many rounds as possible between 7:30P.M. and 9:00. If there's a tie for first, there will be a tiebreaker, but otherwise we're keeping this short, sweet, and fun! ... 349 W Commercial St, East Rochester, NY,
• Nov 16, 2024 B&C Scranton: Uncanny X-Men Launch Party - Women's
  Belles & Chimes Scranton will be hosting an Uncanny X-Men Launch Party on Saturday, November 16th 2024 Cost: $10 entry fee plus coin drop for machines you play. All fees distributed in cash to Top 4, prizes, and IFPA fees. Schedule: Doors/Registration opens: 11am Registration closes: 11:4... 101 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA,
• Nov 17, 2024 Level 256 Knockout Tournament
  Starts at 5:30PM! The format is group knockout. Players will play in groups of 3 or 4 per round. Players with the bottom two scores of a four player game will receive a strike. Player with the bottom score of a three player game will receive a strike. Four strikes eliminates you from the tourn... 79 Coxe Ave, Whitesboro, NY,
• Nov 17, 2024 Pinbrawl at the Mall!
  3 or 5 strikes tournament depending on turnout Pinbrawl at the Wilton Mall Wow! Arcade, we have 12 machines ranging from 70s Wedgeheads to 90s DMDs. 3065 New York 50, Saratoga Springs, NY,
• Nov 19, 2024 Pinball at Mean Max November Tournament
  November pinball tournament at Mean Max Brewery in beautiful downtown Troy NY. New players encouraged to join. Pre-registration available on Facebook - RSVP to event or message privately. Capped at 20 players. $6 tournament entry, $1 goes to IFPA for WPPRs. Rest goes to cash prize pool. Cash priz... 251 River Street, Troy, NY,
• Nov 20, 2024 Last Wednesday of the Month Tourney @ B.A. Start
  Last Wednesday Of the Month Stern Army Pinball Tournament @ B.A. Start Arcade and taproom in Downtown San Luis Obispo, Ca 93402. The tournament starts @7pm - Usual $5 dollar entry fee plus coin drop. Play to win the pot plus Special Stern Army prizes. 647 Higuera st , San Luis Obispo, CA,
• Nov 21, 2024 Official Stern Army Pinball Tournament #5
  Tournament Date: Thursday Nov 21st, 2024 Stern Army Tournament #5 on Thursday Nov 21st 2024 Location Jims Pizza 22 Walton Street Port Hope Ontario Registration and warm up starts at 7:30 pm, tournament starts at 8pm until approximately 10:00 pm Cost $25 dollars per player which includes $1 ... 22 Walton Street, Port Hope, ON,
• Nov 22, 2024 216 Pinball-Friday Night Pinball Party
  216 Pinball 3 strike Prizes for Top 4 minimum Old Meany Rd, Cleveland, NY,
• Nov 23, 2024 Targeting the Uncanny X-Men Launch Party
  Schedule of the event: 12 noon - Doors open for practice and registration 1 PM to 6 PM - Qualification rounds 6 PM to 7 PM - Dinner break 7 PM - A and B Division finals The tournament format will be Target Match Play. Qualifying Players will be divided into four player groups, with a possible th... 349 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, NY,
• Nov 24, 2024 Level 256 Knockout Tournament
  Starts at 5:30PM! The format is group knockout. Players will play in groups of 3 or 4 per round. Players with the bottom two scores of a four player game will receive a strike. Player with the bottom score of a three player game will receive a strike. Four strikes eliminates you from the tourn... 79 Coxe Ave, Whitesboro, NY,
• Nov 25, 2024 Electric City Classics Tournament
  Best game classics tournament at Groove Brewing in Scranton, PA. Classic games + good beer = fun time! Games featured will date from the 1970's to the 1990's. Players can choose at least 5 games from a bank of games. Qualify anytime between noon and 5 PM. Finals will be matchplay elimination and ... 1401 Sanderson Avenue, Scranton, PA,
• Nov 27, 2024 Bellesgiving
  3 strike knockout open tournament run by Albany Belles 54 Philip Street, Albany, NY,
• Nov 29, 2024 216 Pinball-Friday Night Pinball Party
  216 Pinball 3 strike Prizes for Top 4 minimum Old Meany Rd, Cleveland, NY,
• Nov 29, 2024 November Stern Army Strikes at the RPC
  Doors and sign up starts at 5:00 PM Tournament play begins at 6:30 PM Format: 3 opr 4 Strike knockout tournament, with 2, 3 or 4 players playing in groups per round as needed. Groups will play against each other on a single machine 4 player matches the 2 lowest scores in a group will receive a... 349 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, NY,
• Nov 30, 2024 Pinball Buffet at “R” Pinball
  Just in time for the holidays, why not an all you can play pinball buffet. That’s right, all you can play for 3 1/2 hours, head to head match play. The plan is to be done by 6:30, with time to spare incase there is a tie for 1st place. First Round Seeding: Random Player pairing: Swiss Pairing Nu... , Williamstown, NY,
• Dec 01, 2024 Level 256 Knockout Tournament
  Starts at 5:30PM! The format is group knockout. Players will play in groups of 3 or 4 per round. Players with the bottom two scores of a four player game will receive a strike. Player with the bottom score of a three player game will receive a strike. Four strikes eliminates you from the tourn... 79 Coxe Ave, Whitesboro, NY,
• Dec 06, 2024 216 Pinball-Friday Night Pinball Party
  216 Pinball 3 strike Prizes for Top 4 minimum Old Meany Rd, Cleveland, NY,
• Dec 08, 2024 Level 256 Knockout Tournament
  Starts at 5:30PM! The format is group knockout. Players will play in groups of 3 or 4 per round. Players with the bottom two scores of a four player game will receive a strike. Player with the bottom score of a three player game will receive a strike. Four strikes eliminates you from the tourn... 79 Coxe Ave, Whitesboro, NY,
• Dec 12, 2024 Flower City Belles Match Play
  Starting at 7:30P.M. at the Rochester Pinball Collective, join the Flower City Belles for a few rounds of match play! We will fit as many rounds as possible between 7:30P.M. and 9:00. If there's a tie for first, there will be a tiebreaker, but otherwise we're keeping this short, sweet, and fun! ... 349 W Commercial St, East Rochester, NY,
• Dec 12, 2024 - Dec 15, 2024: RPC Fall Brawl - Herb
  Certified (assuming we get 48 players) herb tournament on a bank of 10-12 games of all eras, best 5-6 games count. Group matchplay finals (3 games per round, different eras) for top 24/50%. Qualifying: Thursday: 5-10pm Friday: 4-11pm Saturday 9am-11pm Finals: Sunday 9am: doors open, sign in ... 349 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, NY,
• Dec 13, 2024 216 Pinball-Friday Night Pinball Party
  216 Pinball 3 strike Prizes for Top 4 minimum Old Meany Rd, Cleveland, NY,
• Dec 13, 2024 - Dec 15, 2024: RPC Fall Brawl - Max Matchplay
  Certified (assuming we get 48 players) 40 game max matchplay with head to head best of 5 finals for top 24/50%. Schedule: ------------- Friday, 4-5:45PM: Sign in Friday, 5:45: Announcements Friday, 6-10PM: 18 games of max matchplay (old games) Saturday, 9-10AM: Practice+Announcements Saturday, ... 349 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, NY,
• Dec 15, 2024 Level 256 Knockout Tournament
  Starts at 5:30PM! The format is group knockout. Players will play in groups of 3 or 4 per round. Players with the bottom two scores of a four player game will receive a strike. Player with the bottom score of a three player game will receive a strike. Four strikes eliminates you from the tourn... 79 Coxe Ave, Whitesboro, NY,
• Dec 17, 2024 Pinball at Mean Max December Tournament
  December pinball tournament at Mean Max Brewery in beautiful downtown Troy NY. New players encouraged to join. Pre-registration available on Facebook - RSVP to event or message privately. Capped at 20 players. $6 tournament entry, $1 goes to IFPA for WPPRs. Rest goes to cash prize pool. Cash priz... 251 River Street, Troy, NY,
• Dec 20, 2024 216 Pinball-Friday Night Pinball Party
  216 Pinball 3 strike Prizes for Top 4 minimum Old Meany Rd, Cleveland, NY,
• Dec 26, 2024 Flower City Belles Match Play
  Starting at 7:30P.M. at the Rochester Pinball Collective, join the Flower City Belles for a few rounds of match play! We will fit as many rounds as possible between 7:30P.M. and 9:00. If there's a tie for first, there will be a tiebreaker, but otherwise we're keeping this short, sweet, and fun! ... 349 W Commercial St, East Rochester, NY,
• Dec 31, 2024 End Of the Month Stern Army NEW YEARS Bash !!!!
  Last Wednesday Of the Month Stern Army Pinball Tournament @ B.A. Start Arcade and taproom in Downtown San Luis Obispo, Ca 93402. The tournament starts @7pm - Usual $5 dollar entry fee plus coin drop. Play to win the pot plus Special Stern Army prizes. 647 Higuera st , San Luis Obispo, CA,
• Feb 01, 2025 Momma said knock you out!
  4 Strike knockout tournament. Head to head on Ems 1306 Patten Mills Road, Fort Ann, NY,
• Feb 01, 2025 The Doldrums
  Match play tournament 20 rounds in 2 sessions then a finals. 1 session will be em's, 1 session will be solid state and moderns games $60 to play. Includes food and drink. Finals will depend on turnout. 1306 Patten Mills Road, Fort Ann, NY,
• Mar 07, 2025 - Mar 09, 2025: IFPA Pin-Masters
  The IFPA and the Rochester Pinball Collective are teaming up to host a pinball tradition unlike any other . . . The IFPA Pin-Masters will be held March 7th-9th, 2025 at the Rochester Pinball Collective in Rochester, New York. Below you will find important information about the tournament includ... 349 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, NY,
• Jun 13, 2025 Flower City Belles Match Play
  Starting at 7:30P.M. at the Rochester Pinball Collective, join the Flower City Belles for a few rounds of match play! We will fit as many rounds as possible between 7:30P.M. and 9:00. If there's a tie for first, there will be a tiebreaker, but otherwise we're keeping this short, sweet, and fun! ... 349 W Commercial St, East Rochester, NY,