The Pinball Spot Tournament Format And Rules
Dungeons And Dragons Grandest Grand Champion Tournament Rules 2025
The Goal of this Tournament is to have the Top 4 Players from 4 The Pinball Spot Dungeons And Dragons Pinball Launch Parties compete to be the First Pinball Launch Party Grandest Grand Champion happening on April 26th, 2025. This is a IFPA Event in affiliation with Stern Army, Player One Amusement Group, Game Doctor Toronto, and our other Event Sponsors.
How to Qualify:
The Dungeons And Dragons Grand Champion from The Pinball Spot Dungeons And Dragons Pinball Launch Party will be automatically Qualified to participate in the Grandest Grand Champion Event.
The Flip Freny Top 3 Finalists will be Qualified to participate in the Grandest Grand Champion Event. The next Finalist will be Qualified if the Event Grand Champion is included in the Top 3 Finalists.
Multiple Qualifications:
If a Qualified Player from a previous The Pinball Spot Dungeons And Dragons Pinball Launch Party qualifies at another The Pinball Spot Dungeons And Dragons Pinball Launch Party, that Qualified spot will be given to the next Finalist.
Unable To Attend:
If a Qualified Player is unable to attend the Grandest Grand Champion Event on April 26th, 2025, the Qualified spot will be given to the next Finalist from the Event in which the qualification occurred.
The Finals:
Group Match Play, Best of 3 Scoring (7,5,3,1), 3 Rounds.
If there is a tie for 4th Place, the tied players will have a single game to determine the 4th Finals Participant.
The 4 Finalists will have a Single 4 Player Game of Dungeons And Dragons. Top Seed will select Player Position, and so on. Top Score will be awarded the Dungeons And Dragons Grandest Grand Champion.
The Event:
The Pinball Spot Dungeons And Dragons Pinball Grandest Grand Champion Event will be held at:
Player One Amusement Group 6420 Viscount Rd, Mississauga, Ontario, Saturday, April 26th, 2025. The Event will take place from 6pm – 9pm and is an Invitation Only by participating in at least 1 The Pinball Spot Dungeons And Dragons Pinball Launch Parties, and participants may bring 1 guest.
Registration opens at 5:30pm Finger Foods and Drinks will be provided. Other Fun Events will be included. Cash Prize Pools. And More…
Tournament Rules Subject to Change
SUMMERTIME SIZZLER 2023 TOURNAMENT RULES
How It Works:
Monday August 14th 2023 at 7:30pm doors open for Registration and Practice Plays. Registration is $30 per player and be purchased in advanced on our website Click Here.
At 8pm Qualification Rounds will start, and the amount of registered players will determine if matches will be between 2-4 players. Qualification Rounds will continue to start up to 9:50pm.
The Finals will start at 10pm. The Top 16 Players determined by Match Play, will participate in Singles Elimination Rounds until the top 4 are left. The Top 4 will then play a Final Match to determine the Top 4 Tournament Winners.
Things To Consider:
Ball Saves and Extra Balls will be removed from Game Play. If a Game still has this features enabled, just allow the ball to launch, AND DO NOT INTERACT WITH IT. Please respect other Players while game is in play. Allow them space to play and do not distract them. Most games have a Timed Auto Launch, it is Your Responsibility to be present during Matches. Playing another Players Ball will result you fore-fitting that Match.
Qualification Rounds: The Order Match Play presents the Players, is the Player Order for the Match. Top Player is 1st Player, and so on.
Finals: The Order Match Play presents the Players, is the Player Order for the Match. Top Player is 1st Player
Final: The Order of the Match is determined by the Players Ranking to enter the Finals, Highest Ranked Player has the choice to either select which game to play, or their order of play. The 2nd Highest Ranked Player will have the choice of Game if the Highest Ranked Player gives up that option(or they select their Match Play Placement). The 3rd Highest Ranked Player will then select their order of play. The 4th Highest Ranked Player will then select their order of play. If the Highest Ranked Player took the option to select the Game, they are then to take the remaining Match Player Placement. If the 2nd Highest Ranked Player selected the Game, they are then to take the remaining Match Player Placement.
During Finals, Players that did not qualify, can still play Games that are not being used by a Match. If a Match is assigned to a Game you are playing, you MUST allow the Match to being.
Malfunction During Play: If the Match is interrupted by a malfunction, and the Tournament Host can not resolve the malfunction without affecting the Match outcome within reason, the Match will be restarted on the next available Game with the current Player Line-Up.
Good Luck, and look forward to seeing you!
The Pinball Spot Team.
Previous Tournaments
Entry Cost is $50, 36 Participants. Includes Tournament Entry, Snacks, Prize Money, Free Play on Pinball Machines until Tournament is completed. This is an IFPA and Stern Army Event, Stern and Molson Swag will be given out. 12 Pinball Machines Minimum.
Simply Explained: Each Player plays 8 games of qualifications. After each game, the Player receives points based on their results of each game played. After the 8 games are completed, the Player is ranked from 1st to Total Players Entered. Finals are then setup from ranked Players 1st to 16th, that will play in Best out of 3 Round for 80% of the Prize Pool. Players 17th to 32 will play in elimination round for 20% Prize Pool.
Group Match Play: (Seeding: Random, Player Pairing: Balanced Pairing, Number of Rounds: 8, Player Order: Balanced, Arena Assignment: Balanced, Matches Each Round: 1, Scoring: IFPA (7/5/3/1)(based on 36+ Participants), Automatic Tiebreaker: Most 1st And 2nd Placements)
Snack Break
Finals: Top Half (estimate Players #1 – #16) Playing for 80% of Prize Pool, 1st Place 50%, 2nd Place 30%, 3rd Place 20%, 4th Sponsored Prize.
Group Elimination Bracket (Seeding: Random, Bracket Size: 16, Arena Assignment: Balanced, Matches Each Round: 3)
Finals: Lower Half (estimate Players #17 – #32) Playing for 20% of Prize Pool, 1st Place 50%, 2nd Place 30%, 3rd Place 20%, 4th Sponsored Prize.
Single Elimination Bracket (Seeding: Ranked, Bracket Size: 16, Arena Assignment: Balanced, Best of Matches: Single Match)
Prize Pool $1000 based of 36 Participants.
IFPA Rankings Submission
The Top Three (3) Players in the Finals: Top Half Event will be entered in order of Winning Completion and as the Tournament Winners. All other Players will be IFPA Ranked Submitted from their Ranking at end of the Group Match Play Round.
International Flipper Pinball Association Tournament Rules Click Here
Have Fun and Good Luck!