The NFL has it. Curling Has it. Pro Bowling has it.
And now pinball has it!
Who is ready for FANTASY PINBURGH PINBALL!?
Open to everyone - even those playing - it's the unofficial Pinburgh Fantasy Pinball League, brought to you by Never Beef Productions Member Tim Sexton. He's taken some of that coding skill he's famous for at his other job over at Stern Pinball and created a fun, free, and awesome fantasy pinball system. Assemble your team with your budget of imaginary cash (let's call them Quatloos), and dominate your peers in a battle of wits, nerve, daring, and the sexy, sleazy world of mathematics and metrics.
This is a great way to follow along with competitive pinball and invest yourself in the world's largest ever pinball tournament, whether you are a seasoned tournament veteran, pinball enthusiast with a casual interest, or just a random person who loves fantasy sports!
The full rules can be found here, but it’s pretty simple. Every player has a value. You pick 5 players to be on your fantasy team. The value of those 5 players combined cannot go over 400 Quatloo$. Then, throughout Pinburgh the players on your team earn points based on their finishing position. All entries due by Wednesday 7/31/2019 8:00 AM EDT
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZnzUAggW2uUmUwtZSO-NxDEi9xmDfaGWRgT5XLysTVU/edit?usp=sharing
Once you’ve got your team, you can use this form to submit your picks. Once Pinburgh starts, scores go live! We will post a link to the results in this thread. Follow along throughout the tournament to see how you do!
https://forms.gle/aM5D7X1mkFFAZ8Ct8
Go here if you want to join the facebook group for more discussion and arguments about values, who has the best team, and whether or not engaging in a free game for fun and enjoyment constitutes "gambling:"
https://www.facebook.com/groups/300660714004582/
And lastly, if you would like to read an exhaustive analysis of the field, including value picks, here's an in-depth breakdown by Never Beef Associate/Special Projects and professional pinball expert Greg Poverelli, get ready to dive in. Greg has forgotten more about the current Pinburgh field of contestants than you'll ever know, so this is a great place to start if you are new to the world of Fantasy Pinball. And since nobody has ever been awesome enough to produce some fantasy pinball, that's everybody!
Check it out here: http://www.tiltforums.com/t/fantasy-pinburgh-2019-analysis/5498?fbclid=IwAR36QsmpBO3KSwt1ivwMmb4VJ2VervhnJd-5KR28PkleRHQtVrKV3zxAerc
Good luck everybody. To the winner will go the glory. Lots and lots of glory. And while nobody is picking me because of my relatively poor perceived value, I'm going to remind you short-memoried beefers that I've been on the Pinburgh A Finals stage TWICE before a down year in 2018 caused by troubles at home, a hammie that was acting up, and lots and lots of bad luck - expect a rebound in 2019!!