Port City Pinball League Season 3 - Week 1
2024-04-23 17:30 - 2024-04-30 17:30 (America/New_York) | Port City Pinball, 1 Raynes Ave Unit 208, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
More details here: https://migrate.portcitypin.com/port-city-pinball-league/
Walk ins still welcome if you don’t want to play league!
Season 3 League Dates:
April 23rd
April 30th
May 7th
May 14th
May 21st
May 28th
FINALS May 28th or June 4th (Depending on who can play when)
If time doesn’t allow or if we have too few players finals will be June 4th.
Doors: 5:30pm, League: 6:30pm
Parking: https://migrate.portcitypin.com/location/

When Do You Reopen?
2024-05-12 10:00 - 20:00 | Port City Pinball, 1 Raynes Ave Unit 208, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
How many times have been asked that question? Too many! We have reopened! Or maybe we haven’t? Come join for the most unsure tournament of the year!
This will be a 10 round 2 game match play tournament. One game will be a long playing game, one will be a short playing game. Tiered Swiss pairings after Round 1. Scoring will be 7-5-3-1.
Top 8 players will make playoffs. The next 4 players will qualify for a fun B division playoff competing for a bit of cash and prizes. B finals does not affect the final IFPA submission.
Playoffs will be groups of 4 playing on 3 games with 7-5-3-1 scoring. Banks will be chosen ahead of time consisting of 2 fast playing games and 1 long playing game. Top seed has choice of bank or order for the first game. Games 2 and 3, the top seed has choice of order.
Door fee: $15
Tournament fee: $15
Cash prizes! Trophies! Will you have fun? Signs point to yes.
200% TGP. Big WPPRs!
Doors @ 9:30am
Tournament starts @ 10:30am
32 player limit.
Attendees:
Vincent Vitiello
Adam Meader
Seamus Meader
Matt Lemoine
Geoff Alterman
Noah Crable
Zheanna Murray
Brian O’Neill
Allison O’Neill
Augustus Eustis
Anne Whipple
Jillian Towne
Zackary Holt
Seth Gouin
Aaron Gunn
Michael Schmitt
Misha Ayer
Will Parks
Ben Bloomstein

New England Pinball Championship
2024-06-28 08:00 - 2024-06-30 17:00
4 Days. 4 Events. Streaming on Backhand Pinball!
Main Event
5 Game Card. There will be a bank of 12 games and you need to put your best card on 5 of the 12 games.
Main Bank:

Dipsy Doodle
Doctor Who
Fathom
Foo Fighters (Pro)
Guardians of the Galaxy (Pro)
Iron Maiden (Premium)
James Bond 007 (Premium)
Johnny Mnemonic
Metallica (Pro)
Meteor
The Shadow
Tron
Backup: Star Trek Pro

Qualifying:
Friday noon – 10pm
Saturday noon – 10pm
Insignificant ties will be broken by number of 1sts, 2nds, etc. All ties for byes and playoffs will be played on a random game from the Main bank.
Finals:
Sunday @ 10am
Top 24 with 8 getting a bye.
Finals will be 4 games of match play with scoring of 7-5-3-1. The top seed in the group will have choice of game or position for each game. They cannot pick the same game twice throughout the playoffs until all games have been picked.
Certified event with projected 250% TGP!
Cash prizes for all finalists.
Cards: $10
Classics
5 Game Card Format. Bank of 8 classics games.
Classics Bank:

Aquarius
Grand Prix
Harlem Globetrotters
Hot Shot
Playboy
Quicksilver
Seawitch
Wild Fyre Reignyted – Rules
Backup: Paragon

Qualifying:
Friday noon – 10pm
Saturday noon – 4pm
Insignificant ties will be broken by number of 1sts, 2nds, etc. All ties for byes and playoffs will be played on a random game from the Classics bank.
Finals:
Saturday @ 5pm
Top 16 make finals.
Format: Top seed will have choice of game or position on 4 classic games. Scoring will be 7-5-3-1. Top two players move on. All finalists will receive prize money. All games will be chosen ahead of time before play starts as to prevent slowdown due to small amount of games in Classics.
Cards: $5
Sunday Classics Strikes
Sunday @ noon
For those that don’t make the Main finals or lost in round 1 of playoffs, there will be a 3 strikes tournament. Groups of 4 where the bottom 2 get a strike. If it’s a group of 3 only last place gets a strike.
32 Player Limit
$10 entry
Registration begins on Sunday at 10am.
Door Fee:
$20 a day or $40 for the weekend which includes 1 card into Main if registered before June 6th, 2024. After June 6th there will be no card perk. Last day for refunds: May 28th.
Thursday NH Belles Tournament
Doors open at 5:30
Tournament starts at 6:30
$15 Door fee + $10 buy in, all games on free play.
10 rounds (depending on headcount) of head to head matches. Top 4 or 8 players will make group matchplay finals, 3 games per round. Cash prizes for top 4
Hotels
Best Western – Group Rate – .91 miles – $189 a night. Discount at the Roundabout Diner. Our favorite breakfast place in Portsmouth.
There are plenty of other hotel options, but here are a few!
Residence Inn – .25 miles – ~$380 a night
AC Marriott – Next door – ~$450 a night
Courtyard Portsmouth – 1.1 miles – ~$260 a night

Parking: Location & Directions
Attendees:
Derek Carroll +1
Matt Lemoine
Vincent Vitello
Will Parks
Ed Giardina
Jessica Reagan Salzman +1
Adam Meader
Seamus Meader
Zheanna Murray
Jared Garvey
Brian O’Neill
Allison O’Neill
Brian Yurick
Wyatt Winters
Erik Haynes
Lindsay Cole
Drew Dolan
Andrew Logan
Greg Poverelli
Chyle Cameron
Mike Havens
Joe Lemire
Zoe Vrabel
Jeremy Gagnon
James McFatter
Amber Lee
Nick Zendejas
Cody Gamache
Corina Malbaurn
Jillian Towne
Michael Sandler
Barbara Martin
Sarah MacLean
Shawn Chastney
Noah Crable
Allison Havens

Summer in the Port City
2024-07-06 09:30 - 18:00 | Port City Pinball, 1 Raynes Ave Unit 208, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
Qualifying:
6 Rounds of 2 games of match play. One game will be on a fast playing game. One on a slow playing game. Pairings are balanced.
Finals:
8 players make finals and will play in a double elimination bracket best of 3.
Top 4 get paid prizes.
Door Fee: $15
Tournament Fee: $15
Expected 152% TGP
Doors: 9:30am
Tournament: 10:30am

Port City Pinball League Season 4 - Week 3
2024-07-23 17:30 - 20:30
Season 4 League Dates:
July 9th
July 16th
July 23rd
July 30th
August 6th
August 13th
FINALS: August 20th
The league will consist of 6 weeks where your best 4 weeks will count towards standings. The top 50% (rounded to the nearest 8) of players will qualify for finals.
64 Player Limit!
Finals Format:
Groups of 4 players will be playing on 4 games. The top seed of each group will decide on the games they will be playing on or the order in which that player wants to play on the games. The games must consist of at least 2 classic games. Players may not pick the same game twice throughout playoffs. The scoring will be 7-5-3-1. Each groups 2 best players will move onto the next round.
Every player that plays at least 3 weeks will be qualified for world ranking points!
Cost:
$60 for the whole season. $40 goes to Port City Pinball for the door fees, $20 goes to cash prizes, trophies and IFPA for ranking points. If you want to pay for each night individually it’s $15 per night with $10 to the house and $5 to prizes.
Top 4 players will get cash prizes.
Schedule:
Each league night, doors will open at 5:30pm and the league starts promptly at 6:30pm. This is different than our normal opening hour of 6pm. Feel free to come in early at 5:30. After league night is over, you can stick around and play games until 11pm.

Jaws LaUNCH Party
2024-08-24 10:00 - 17:00 | Port City Pinball, 1 Raynes Ave Unit 208, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
Better late than never. Come join us for a day of target matchplay.
Format: 3-2-1-0 scoring for 4 player groups. 2-1-0 for 3 player groups. The first 4 people to pass 21 points will make it to the A division playoffs. Play will continue until A has been filled with the Top 4 that have passed 21 points. Then play will stop and the next 4 people will make the B division finals. Tiebreakers will be on a random quick game. Each round will rotate between a fast playing game and a long playing game.
Finals: 4 game finals with 3 games being randomly chosen. 2 fast and 1 long game will be randomly chosen. The final game will be on Jaws Premium. Top seeds will have choice of order.
Price: $15 goes to door fee, IFPA, trophy, $10 prize pool. 75% of prize pool will be dispersed to the A division finalists. 25% will be dispersed to the B division.
TGP Expected: 112%
Doors: 9:30, Tournament 10:30am
Break after 10 rounds or when qualifying ends.
Additional prizes NOT provided by Stern. BOOOOO

Port City Pinball League Season 5 - Week 1
2024-09-17 18:30 - 20:30
More details here: https://portcitypin.com/port-city-pinball-league/
Walk ins still welcome if you don’t want to play league!
Season 5 League Dates:
Sept 17th
Sept 24th
Oct 1st
Oct 8th
Oct 15th
Oct 22nd
FINALS Oct 22nd or Oct 29th (Depending on who can play when)
If time doesn’t allow or if we have too few players, finals will be Oct 29th.
Doors: 5:30pm, League: 6:30pm
Parking: https://portcitypin.com/location/

Wake Me Up When September Ends
2024-09-28 09:30 - 18:30 | Port City Pinball, 1 Raynes Ave Unit 208, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
Qualifying:
6 Rounds of 2 games of match play. One game will be on a fast playing game. One on a slow playing game. Pairings are balanced. Break after Round 4.
Finals:
8 players make finals will play match play on banks of 3 games. 2 fast playing and one long playing. Top seed will choose bank or position. Bank can only be chosen once.
Top 4 get paid prizes.
Door Fee: $15
Tournament Fee: $15
Expected 144% TGP
Doors: 9:30am
Tournament: 10:30am

Double Double Toil and Trouble - Cancelled
2024-10-05 09:30 - 20:00 | Port City Pinball, 1 Raynes Ave Unit 208, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
Double Tournaments for Double the Fun
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF INTEREST IN THE EVENT. REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY.
Classics Target Matchplay:
Qualifying:
Classics Target Matchplay. 3-2-1-0 scoring. You will be playing on all classics games until 1 person reaches 21 points. Pairings are swiss after round 1. Once 1 person reaches the target, the standings freeze and the top 4 players will compete in a 4 game classics final. Ties will be broken by a 1 game tiebreaker.
Finals:
Each player will pick 1 game in the finals and the top seed has order choice for all 4 games. 3-2-1-0 scoring in the finals. All 4 players will be awarded prizes.
Estimated TGP: 112%
Lunch / Dinner: Break from when finals starts to 20 minutes after finals completes. Buy optional ticket for pizza if you want pizza delivered. I will not accept pizza orders day of. Let me know of any allergies or preferences of toppings.
Progressive Strikes
No finals. We will play a 10 strike progressive strikes tournament. 0-1-2-3 strikes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th respectively. We will swap between slow playing games and quick playing games. Once you get 10 strikes you are out! Swiss pairings after round 1.
Prizes for Top 4
Estimated TGP: 92%
Doors: 9:30am
Qualifying Target Matchplay: 10:00am – 1:00pm
Target Matchplay Finals: 1:00 – 2:30pm
Progressive Strikes: 3:00pm – 8:00pm
Price:
$20 door fee
$25 for both tournaments ($15 to target matchplay, $10 to strikes)

Galoween 2024
2024-10-27 10:00 - 17:30
NH Belles and Chimes Presents: Galoween
Qualifying:
5 rounds of 2 games of Group Matchplay. 1 game on a quick playing game and 1 game on a long playing game. Scoring is 7-5-3-1. Top 8 players make finals. Significant ties will be broken by a 1 game playoff on a quick playing game.
Finals:
Top 8 in group matchplay finals. Banks of 3 games. 2 quick playing 1 long playing. Top seed will choose bank or playing position. Player can only pick that bank once for the playoffs. Top 2 move on to Final 4.
Prizes for Top 4
Doors: 10am
Tournament: 11am
Price:
$15 door fee
$15 for tournament
Players:
Zheanna Murray
Katie Goodale
Liv Edwards
Misha Ayer
Micah Weston

Port City Pinball League Season 6 - Week 1
2024-11-05 18:30 - 20:30
Every 2 months we will be hosting a league that lasts 6 weeks plus a finals. The format of the league night is 5 games of group match play. Each round you will be assigned into groups of 3 or 4 and a game will be assigned to your group. The scoring will be 7-5-3-1 on that game.
The league will consist of 6 weeks where your best 4 weeks will count towards standings. The top 50% (rounded to the nearest 4) of players will qualify for finals.
64 Player Limit!
Finals Format:
Groups of 4 players will be playing on 4 games. The top seed of each group will decide on the games they will be playing on or the order in which that player wants to play on the games. The games must consist of at least 2 classic games. Players may not pick the same game twice throughout playoffs. The scoring will be 7-5-3-1. Each groups 2 best players will move onto the next round.
Every player that plays at least 3 weeks will be qualified for world ranking points!
Cost:
$60 for the whole season. $40 goes to Port City Pinball for the door fees, $20 goes to cash prizes, trophies and IFPA for ranking points. If you want to pay for each night individually it’s $15 per night with $10 to the house and $5 to prizes.
Top 4 players will get cash prizes.
Schedule:
Each league night, doors will open at 5:30pm and the league starts promptly at 6:30pm. This is different than our normal opening hour of 6pm. Feel free to come in early at 5:30. After league night is over, you can stick around and play games until 11pm.
Season 6 League Dates:
Nov 5th
Nov 12th
Nov 19th
Nov 26th
Dec 3rd
Dec 10th
FINALS Dec 10th or Dec 17th (Depending on who can play when)

Winter Slam 2024
2024-11-21 12:00 - 2024-11-24 20:00 | Port City Pinball, 1 Raynes Ave Unit 208, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
Finals:
Check in is at 9:30, finals start at 10.
if you got a bye, send a message by 10 and be there by 11
Winter Slam 2024
Thursday November 21st – Sunday November 24th
Sponsors:

NH Belles and Chimes Warm Up Tournament:
Thursday, Nov 21st
Format: 10 rounds of Max Matchplay, top 4 or 8 will make finals, 3 games per round IFPA scoring (7/5/3/1), prizes and trophies for top 4
Door Fee: $15
Tournament Fee: $10
Doors: 5:30pm
Start: 7pm
Main Event:
8 Game Best Game Format Unlimited Qualifying. There will be a bank of 14 games and you need to put your best scores on 8 of the 14 games. This is not a card format. You can play as many of the same game as you’d like until you get the score you need to qualify. #1 score on a game will be 100 points. 2nd will be 97. 3rd is 95 and then it goes down by 1 point after that.
Main Bank:
Baywatch v4.01 – https://www.pinballcode.com/bw401
Congo
Deadpool Pro
Foo Fighters Pro
Grand Prix
James Bond Premium
Jaws Premium
Johnny Mnemonic
Metallica Pro
Meteor
NBA Fastbreak
The Shadow
Tron
Venom Premium
World Cup Soccer
Backup:
Doctor Who
Fish Tales
Star Trek Pro
Guardians Pro
Qualifying:
Friday Nov 22nd: noon – 10pm
Saturday Nov 23rd: noon – 10pm
Insignificant ties will be broken by number of 1sts, 2nds, etc. All ties for byes and playoffs will be played on a random game from the Main bank.
Finals:
Sunday Nov 24th @ 10am
Check in by 9:30am.
Top 24 with 8 getting a bye.
Finals will be 4 games of match play with scoring of 7-5-3-1. The top seed in the group will have choice of game or position for each game. They cannot pick the same games twice in a row between two rounds. For instance, if you pick Metallica in round 1, you cannot pick it in round 2 but can pick it again in round 3. Of the 4 games, 1 must be picked from old, 1 from mid and 1 from new. The final game is a wildcard and can be from any era.
NEW! B Division is next 8 that are IFPA rank 750+
Special perk for top seed. Before playoffs start they have the ability to remove a game from the finals bank and either choose a game from the classics or from the backup games. They must pick this game at least once throughout the playoffs. (If it hasn’t been picked by the final 4 and the top seed is still in, they must pick it in the final)
Certified event with projected 245% TGP!
Cash prizes for all finalists.
Classics:
4 Game Best Game Format Unlimited Qualifying. Bank of 8 classics games.
Classics Bank:
Atlantis
Dimension
Fathom
Frontier
Harlem Globetrotters
Jacks Open
Paragon
Seawitch
Backup:
Playboy
Quicksilver
Qualifying:
Friday noon – 10pm
Saturday noon – 4pm
Insignificant ties will be broken by number of 1sts, 2nds, etc. All ties for byes and playoffs will be played on a random game from the Classics bank.
Finals:
Saturday @ 5pm
Check in at 4pm
Top 16 make A finals, B Division is next 8 that are IFPA rank 750+
Format: Top seed will have choice of game or position on 4 classic games. Scoring will be 7-5-3-1. Top two players move on. All finalists will receive prize money.
Expected TGP: 126%
Entry cost (Both Main and Classics):
$20 for 12 entries
$10 for 5 entries
$5 for 2 entries
Sunday Strikes
Sunday @ noon
For those that don’t make the Main finals or lost in round 1 of playoffs, there will be a 3 strikes tournament. Groups of 4 where the bottom 2 get a strike. If it’s a group of 3 only last place gets a strike.
32 Player Limit
$10 entry
Registration begins on Sunday at 10am.
Door Fee:
$20 a day or $45 for the weekend which includes 10 free entries into Main/Classics if registered before November 5th. After November 5th you receive 3 free entries. Last day for refunds: Nov 7th.
Close Hotels
All these hotels are within a mile and walkable to Port City Pinball
Sheraton Portsmouth – $178 a night
Hilton Garden Inn – $159 a night
AC Hotel – next door – $201 a night – use link for 15% discount
Hampton Inn – $166 a night – use link for 15% off discount
Courtyard Marriott – $123 a night (1.4 mile walk)
Parking:
https://portcitypin.com/location/

Attendees:
Greg Poverelli
Hagan Major
Wyatt Winters
Jess Reagan Salzman
Michael Salzman
Jeff Pinard
Nick Destefano
Ed Giardina
Vincent Vitiello
Connor Mulberry
Mike Havens
Mitch Gagnon
Jeremy Gagnon
Amber Lee
Brian O’Neill
Allison O’Neill
Brian Yurick
Marc Patenaude
Nick Quadrini
Chyle Cameron
Zheanna Murray
Derek Carroll
Ashley Carroll
Matt Lemoine
Cody Erickson
Seth Gouin
Peter Roarke
James McFatter
Cody Gamache
Louise Wagensonner
Chip Van Dyke
Erik Haynes
Jamie MacLeish
Keri Wing
Will Parks
Ryan Belisle
Jody Stahlman
Jillian Towne
Joe Lemire
Misha Ayer
Drew Dolan
Gabe Noblesmith
Lindsay Cole
Corina Malbaurn
Daniel Rone
Zoe Vrabel
Kaite Martin
Patrick Quinty
Dustin Grossbier
Gwen Fischer
Noah Crable

PCP December Max Match Play
2024-12-14 10:00 - 18:00 | Port City Pinball, 1 Raynes Ave Unit 208, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
Details:
Saturday, Dec 14th
Qualifying Format: 20 rounds of Max Matchplay, top 8 or 16 will make finals.
Finals: 4 games per round IFPA scoring (7/5/3/1)
Prizes and trophies for top 4
Door Fee: $15
Tournament Fee: $10
Doors: 10:00am
Start: 10:45am
Estimated TGP: 144%

NYE Critical Hit
2024-12-31 11:00 - 17:00
NYE Critical Hit
$25.00

We will be playing a casual critical hit tournament. Every player will receive 2 cards to start their deck. Players can buy one more card for $10 which will go to Footprints Food Pantry in Kittery, Maine. You can only hold 5 cards at most. Each game will have a goal to earn more cards. Use your cards to help yourself or screw other players. 🙂
Example of cards: https://www.neverdrains.com/criticalhit/
Format: 8 rounds of single game match play.
Top 8 make finals. Finalists can draw one more card from the deck. There will also be one more opportunity to purchase an extra card for $20 donation to the food bank. Finals will be 3 games of matchplay where the top seed has choice of position for all 3 games. Games will be chosen at random (You can always use a card to change the game of your choice). At least one of the games will be from the fast playing game bank.
Cash prizes.
Doors @ 11am
Tournament: Noon – 6pm
Door fee: $15
Tournament: $10
No WPPRs. Just a good time.
Feel free to stick around until 8pm afterwards for open play.

Port City Pinball League Season 7 - Week 1
2025-01-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Port City Pinball, 1 Raynes Ave Unit 208, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
Every 2 months we will be hosting a league that lasts 6 weeks plus a finals. The format of the league night is 5 games of group match play. Each round you will be assigned into groups of 3 or 4 and a game will be assigned to your group. The scoring will be 7-5-3-1 on that game.

The league will consist of 6 weeks where your best 4 weeks will count towards standings. The top 50% (rounded to the nearest 4) of players will qualify for finals.

64 Player Limit!

Finals Format: Groups of 4 players will be playing on 4 games. The top seed of each group will decide on the games they will be playing on or the order in which that player wants to play on the games. The games must consist of at least 2 classic games. Players may not pick the same game twice throughout playoffs. The scoring will be 7-5-3-1. Each groups 2 best players will move onto the next round.

Every player that plays at least 3 weeks will be qualified for world ranking points!

Cost: $60 for the whole season. $40 goes to Port City Pinball for the door fees, $20 goes to cash prizes, trophies and IFPA for ranking points. If you want to pay for each night individually it’s $15 per night with $10 to the house and $5 to prizes. Top 4 players will get cash prizes.

Schedule: Each league night, doors will open at 5:30pm and the league starts promptly at 6:30pm. This is different than our normal opening hour of 6pm. Feel free to come in early at 5:30. After league night is over, you can stick around and play games until 11pm.

Season 7 League Dates: Jan 7thJan 14thJan 21stJan 28thFeb 4thFeb 11thFINALS Feb 11th or Feb 18th (Depending on who can play when)

Field Trip to Target
2025-01-11 10:00 - 18:00 | Port City Pinball, 1 Raynes Ave Unit 208, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
Qualifying:
We will play as many rounds of match play until 8 players reach the target score of 21 points. Scoring will be 3-2-1-0. Pairings will be swiss after the first round. Rounds will consist of 2 games in a row of quick playing games with 1 longer playing game after it.
Finals:
The first 8 to reach the target make finals. Seeds will be how quickly you passed the target. Finals will be on banks of 3 games (2 fast, 1 long). Banks will be pre-determined. The top seeds will have choice of bank or order. Bank cannot be chosen again for the rest of the playoffs by the same player. Scoring is 7-5-3-1.
Top 4 get paid prizes.
Anybody who doesn’t make playoffs can play in a single strike knockout for a Target Gift Card!
Door Fee: $15
Tournament Fee: $15
WPPRs. Projected 128% TGP
Doors: 10:00am
Tournament: 10:45am

Tournament Series Annual Pass
2025-02-03 - 2025-03-01
We are selling 20 annual passes for our tournament series. A ticket will guarantee you a spot in every tournament we run in the series in 2025. Your door entry is free for single day tournaments. You still will have to pay the tournament entry. For multi-day tournaments you will receive a $20 discount. We guarantee that a minimum of 15 events will be run in 2025.

Women's Target Matchplay
2025-02-03 08:00 - 17:00
Target Matchplay!
Target of 21 points. 3-2-1-0 scoring for 4 player groups. 2-1-0 for 3 player groups. Alternating between fast and slow playing games.
No finals, whoever gets to 21 first wins.
Doors 11am
Start 11:30am

Casual Critical Hit
2025-02-08 11:45 - 17:00 | Port City Pinball, 1 Raynes Ave Unit 208, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
Come join us for a non-WPPR critical hit tournament!
5 rounds of Critical Hit + Playoffs
Everyone starts with 2 cards and can earn more cards each round
Doors: 11am
Start:11:45pm
Doors: $15
Tournament $10

NH B&C: Monthly Women's Tournament - Feb
2025-02-23 11:00 - 17:00
6 rounds of matchplay, alternating between old and new games. Top 4 or 8 (depending on number of players) will advance to a finals of 3 games per round.
Don’t want to pay ahead of time but want to register still?
matchplay registrations are available too!
https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/178732
Always the last Sunday of the month. The format will change every month. We invite cis, trans, and nonbinary players for whom womanhood is a part of their gender identity or experience.
Doors Open at 11am
Tournament Starts at 11:30am
Be aware that Port City Pinball will open to the general public at 1pm. We should hopefully wrap up with qualifying by then and playoffs (if needed) may occur during open hours. We host an open 3 strikes tournament starting at 2pm for anybody that wants to stick around and play more tournaments. Your tournament entry also allows you to stay at Port City Pinball until 6pm.
Door Fee: $15
Tournament Fee: $10

Progressive Strikes
2025-02-23 13:00 - 18:00 | Port City Pinball, 1 Raynes Ave Unit 208, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
12 strikes tournament
0-1-2-3 strikes for 1st – 4th.
3 player groups 0-1-2.
Top 3 get prizes!
Doors: 1pm
Start: 1:45pm
Doors: $15
Tournament: $15
WPPR Points

Port City Pinball League Season 8 - Week 1
2025-03-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Port City Pinball, 1 Raynes Ave Unit 208, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
Every 2 months we will be hosting a league that lasts 6 weeks plus a finals. The format of the league night is 5 games of group match play. Each round you will be assigned into groups of 3 or 4 and a game will be assigned to your group. The scoring will be 7-5-3-1 on that game.

The league will consist of 6 weeks where your best 4 weeks will count towards standings. The top 50% (rounded to the nearest 4) of players will qualify for finals.

64 Player Limit!

Finals Format: Groups of 4 players will be playing on 4 games. The top seed of each group will decide on the games they will be playing on or the order in which that player wants to play on the games. The games must consist of at least 2 classic games. Players may not pick the same game twice throughout playoffs. The scoring will be 7-5-3-1. Each groups 2 best players will move onto the next round.

Every player that plays at least 3 weeks will be qualified for world ranking points!

Cost: $60 for the whole season. $40 goes to Port City Pinball for the door fees, $20 goes to cash prizes, trophies and IFPA for ranking points. If you want to pay for each night individually it’s $15 per night with $10 to the house and $5 to prizes. Top 4 players will get cash prizes.

Schedule: New This Season Each league night, doors will open at 6pm and the league starts promptly at 6:45pm. After league night is over, you can stick around and play games until 11pm.

Season 8 League Dates:March 4thMarch 11thMarch 18thMarch 25thApril 1stApril 8th
FINALS April 8th or April 15th (Depending on who can play when)

The Match Play 200
2025-03-15 10:00 - 17:00 | Port City Pinball, 1 Raynes Ave Unit 208, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
Back again for another year, we bring you the The Match Play 200.
200% WPPRs
It will be a long day of pinball, with 10 rounds of matchplay, 2 games each round. Top 16 to finals (if 32 players). Otherwise Top 8 make playoffs
Doors: $20
Tournament: $20
Doors:9am
Start:10am
If you want to pre-register but pay at the door, feel free to register on matchplay: https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/178754

Warm Up Max Matchplay
2025-03-27 19:00 - 21:30 | Port City Pinball, 1 Raynes Ave Unit 208, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
Come join us for a warm up event to, well, warm up on all the games before the madness begins.
Max matchplay format. We will play max matchplay for 2 hours and a short final after.
Doors: 6:30pm
Start: 7:00pm
We should be ending around 9:30pm.
Doors: $10
Tournament: $10

IFPA WNACS - Open Strikes Tournament
2025-03-28 17:30 - 22:00 | Port City Pinball, 1 Raynes Ave Unit 208, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
Open to all!
5:30p: Doors
6:00p: Start Time.
Women qualified and participating in WNACS have discounted rate for tournament. Please choose the discounted rate at checkout.
Strict group strikes
4 player groups – 0-0-1-1 strikes
3 player groups – 0-1-1 strikes
3 strikes and you are out.
Top 4 will receive prizes. Cash and trophies.
Will be played on a rotation of fast playing and long playing games. Games will come in and out of the tournament as the finals of the WNACS will be running at this time.
Limited to 64 players

Women’s World Championship Consolation Tournament
2025-03-30 13:00 - 17:00 | Port City Pinball, 1 Raynes Ave Unit 208, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
Progressive Strikes Tournament
Start Time: 1pm
Tournament Fee: $10
Door Fee: $15
Come join us for the end of the women’s world championships festivities with a progressive strikes tournament! The start time will be slightly later than our usual last sunday tournaments to allow for a few more people to be able to play.
Any women (even those that didn’t compete in the events this weekend) are welcome to come.
Prizes for top 3
For those that played in the Women’s World Championship have their door fee covered already. Choose the discounted rate. For those women that only played in the WNACS or unaffiliated with either should purchase the full price ticket.

Portsburgh Satellite Tournament - Pinburgh Ticket Giveaway!
2025-04-05 09:30 - 18:00
Play for your chance to win a ticket to Pinburgh! We will be playing on banks of 3 games. Old-mid-new. 5 rounds of match play. Swiss tiered groups after round 1. 3-2-1-0 scoring. We will take up to 50% into the playoffs. Playoffs will be on the banks of 3. Playoff banks will include at least one game that was previously owned by the Replay Foundation.
Everybody who plays will have a chance to win. If you already have a Pinburgh ticket or cannot attend, you can request a $350 refund within 7 days of your winning the ticket.
$30 to play in the tournament. Port City Pinball is fronting the money to pre-purchase the ticket which is almost double retail. $20 of the $30 will go to paying off the ticket. $10 will go to Port City Pinball for door fees plus IFPA fees. Once we have over 32 players, a large portion of the following entry fees will go towards cash prizes instead. Player limit is set at 64 players.
The ticket will be raffled off. The better you play, the more raffle tickets you receive. Just by showing up you get at least one raffle ticket. We will have other prizes to raffle as well as cash prizes for over 32 players. Here’s a breakdown of raffle tickets for if we have 32 players.
1st – 50
2nd – 47
3rd – 43
4th – 40
5th – 37
6th – 34
7th – 32
8th – 29
9th – 26
10th – 24
11th – 22
12th – 20
13th – 18
14th – 16
15th – 14
16th – 12
17th – 11
18th – 10
19th – 8
20th – 7
21st – 6
22nd – 5
23rd – 4
24th – 25th – 3
26th – 28th – 2
29th – 32nd – 1
Doors: 9:30am
Start: 10am

Eggcellent Adventure
2025-04-19 10:30 - 17:00 | Port City Pinball, 1 Raynes Ave Unit 208, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
Come join us for a fun filled day of egg hunting, pinball playing, and special powerups!
The event starts with an easter egg hunt to find your matchups for the day. Find your fill of eggs and then get playing.
Play your 10 head to head matchups based on what you’ve found in the eggs, and top 4 will play a 3 game playoff to see who rules Easter.
Keep an eye on your email for a survey before the tournament as well.
Everyone that comes gets special powerups (play extra ball one handed, play extra ball with both hands, etc)
Limited to 24 people. Trophies for top 4.
PRE-REGISTER ONLY. NO WALK INS. THIS IS DUE TO TOURNAMENT CUSTOMIZED FOR YOU.
Registrations turn off on the 16th!
Doors 10:30am
Start 11am
Price: $25

Women's Strikes
2025-04-27 11:00 - 17:00 | Port City Pinball, 1 Raynes Ave Unit 208, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
Head to head strikes.
Whoever is left standing wins!
Doors 11am
Start 11:30am

New England Pinball Championship 2025
2025-05-23 12:00 - 2025-05-26 18:00
4 Days. 5 Events. Streaming on Backhand Pinball!

MAIN EVENT
7 Game Hybrid Best Game. There will be a bank of 14 games and you need to put your best 7 scores of the 14 games. Max entries: 56
Main Bank:

Baywatch
Creature From The Black Lagoon
Deadpool
Frontier
Harlem Globetrotters
James Bond 007 Premium
Jaws Premium
Lord of the Rings
Michael McTallica (Metallica)
Stargazer
TRON Pro
Viking
Volley
World Cup Soccer ’94

Backup:

Congo
Guardians of the Galaxy
Johnny Mnemonic
Pinball Magic
Star Trek Pro

Qualifying:
Friday noon – 10pm
Saturday noon – 10pm
Insignificant ties will be broken by number of 1sts, 2nds, etc. All ties for byes and playoffs will be played on a random game from the Main bank.
Finals:
Sunday @ 10am
Top 24 with 8 getting a bye.
Finals will be 4 games of match play with scoring of 7-5-3-1. The top seed in the group will have choice of game or position for each game. They cannot pick the same game twice throughout the playoffs until all games have been picked. Top seed has the option to swap out a game from Main with a game from Classics.
B Division will be the next 8 players over the IFPA Top 500.
Certified event with projected 250% TGP!
Cash prizes for all finalists.
64 Player Limit
Cost (Sold Day of Event):
$60 for 56 entries
$20 for 14 entries
CLASSICS
5 Game Hybrid Best Game. There will be a bank of 10 games and you need to put your best 5 scores of the 10 games. Max entries: 40
Classics Bank:

Beat the Clock (Bally)
Dimension
Fathom
Grand Prix (3 Ball)
Jacks Open (Backup In)
Jungle Queen
Paragon
Playboy
Quicksilver
Seawitch
Solar Fire

Backup:

Atlantis

Qualifying:
Friday noon – 10pm
Saturday noon – 4pm
Insignificant ties will be broken by number of 1sts, 2nds, etc. All ties for byes and playoffs will be played on a random game from the Classics bank.
Finals:
Saturday @ 5pm
Top 16 make finals.
Format: Top seed will have choice of game or position on 4 classic games. Scoring will be 7-5-3-1. Top two players move on. All finalists will receive prize money.
B Division will be the next 4 players over the IFPA Top 500.
64 Player Limit
Cost (Sold Day of Event):
$50 for 40 entries
$20 for 10 entries
Women’s Saturday Strikes
Saturday @ noon – 4pm
3 strike tournament. Groups of 4 or 3 where the bottom 2 players get a strike. 3 strikes and you are out.
20 Player Limit
Cash and trophies for top 3
$10 tournament fee. Door fee still applies. Women who only want to participate in this tournament will be guaranteed door entrance past our 64 player capacity.
Womens Bank:

Atlantis
Foo Fighters
Jacks Open
Meteor
The Shadow

Backup

Doctor Who
Venom Premium

Open Sunday Strikes
Sunday @ noon
For those that don’t make the Main finals or lost in round 1 of playoffs, there will be a 4 strike tournament. Groups of 4 where the bottom 2 get a strike. If it’s a group of 3 only last place gets a strike.
32 Player Limit
Cash and trophies for top 3
$10 tournament fee. Door fee still applies.
Registration begins on Sunday at 10am.
NEPC Target Matchplay

Monday @ 11am
18 point Target Matchplay. Groups of 4 with 3-2-1-0 scoring or 3-1.5-0 for 3 player groups. Rounds will rotate between fast playing and long playing games. The first 8 players to reach the target will make playoffs. Playoffs will be 3 game match play. Top 2 move onto finals. Finals is another 3 game match play.
64 Player Limit
Cash and trophies for top 4
$20 tournament fee. Door fee still applies.
Door Fee:
$25 a day (Sold daily at Port City Pinball if weekend not sold out) or $60 for the weekend (Friday – Monday). Weekend pass guarantees you door entry for Main, Classics, Women’s and Target Matchplay. Last day for refunds: May 15th.
Hotels
Sheraton Portsmouth
Hilton Garden Inn
AC Hotel next door – use link for 15% discount
Hampton Inn use link for 15% off discount
Courtyard Marriott (1.4 mile walk)
Parking: Location & Directions
Attendees:
Brian O’Neill
Allison O’Neill
Cody Gamache
Seth Gouin
Zheanna Murray
Zoë Vrabel
Dustin Grossbier
Gwen Fischer
Nicole Villacres
Jess Salzman
Michael Salzman
Matthew Lemoine
Mike Havens
Jeffrey Pinard
Noah Crable
Drew Dolan
Lindsay Cole
Ashley Carroll
Derek Carroll
Vincent Vitiello
Micah Weston
Gabe Noblesmith
Mischa Ayer
Connor Mullbury
Michael Sandler
Ed Giardina
Kim Musgrave
Coleman Papa-Musgrave
Seamus Meader
Adam Meader
Daniel Rone
Cody Erickson
Luke Norman
Jared Garvey
Wyatt Winters
Ryan Lazzarin
Aaron Gunn
Jill Towne
Marc Patenaude
David Huang
Shawn Chastney
Will Parks
Erik Haynes
