Tickets have gone on sale! Register by June 1st for an Early Bird discount.

We're excited to bring back the NYC Pinball Championships this year in Brooklyn, NY. This year, Never Beef Productions has teamed up with Industry City to deliver the biggest, most spectacular NYCPC yet. Our event venue - Industry City's Five Two A event space - offers spectacular waterfront views and sightlines of the Statue of Liberty and downtown Manhattan.

Our 10,000 square feet of venue space gives us the chance to build the biggest NYCPC ever. This year, we will have more qualifying time, more games, and more qualifiers in every division. All 3 of our tournaments will be IFPA-certified, giving a 120% TGP boost.

NYCPC Main Tournament A Division - 40 Qualifiers
NYCPC Main Tournament B Division (Restricted to IFPA rank 500+) - 16 Qualifiers
NYCPC Classics Tournament - 32 Qualifiers
Dahlia Rowan Memorial Women's Tournament - 16 Qualifiers

Register for the tournament before June 1st to receive 5 Free Tournament Entries PLUS a $20 discount on tournament registration.

Interested in bringing a game for our Free Play area? You can get FREE entry into the show, tournament, and FREE tournament entries! Check out our NYCPC Games Form.

Stay tuned for more exciting announcements! We hope you’re able to join us!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-pinball-championships-2022-tickets-331457076037

Announcing the 2022 NYC Pinball Championships Merchandise – Available to Order Today

Never Beef Productions is excited to announce this year’s 2022 NYC Pinball Championships Merchandise, designed by Brooklyn-based artist Reginald Pean.
https://reginaldpean.com
https://instagram.com/frenchinald

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All merchandise can be ordered on https://nycpinballchamps.com/merch and picked up at the 2022 NYC Pinball Championships. Limited quantities will be available at the show. Pre-order to guarantee size availability.
T-Shirt - $25
Color – Black
Sizes – Adult S – Adult XXXL
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https://www.nycpinballchamps.com/merch/2022-nycpc-t-shirt

Zip-Up Hoodie - $50
Color – Black
Sizes – Adult S – Adult XXXL
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https://www.nycpinballchamps.com/merch/2022-nycpc-zip-up-hoodie

Limited Edition NYCPC Poster - $40
Size – 18x24”
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https://www.nycpinballchamps.com/merch/2022-nycpc-limited-edition-poster

Hell yeah, nice design

Reminder: Get your shirt orders in before this Friday for guaranteed size availability!

NYCPC Merch Deadline Approaches!

Last Chance to Guarantee Your NYCPC Schwag!
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Our printer is getting antsy, and Saturday, July 16, is your last opportunity to secure your limited edition NYCPC t-shirts, hoodies, and poster prints! NYCPC merch is being produced in very limited quantities, so if you want to guarantee you’ll be able to sport the finest in pinball tournament garb at NYCPC and future pinball events, you must place your order by July 16.

Extremely limited quantities will be available at the event, but there is no guarantee your size or preferred merchandise will be on hand. So secure yours today! Visit https://nycpinballchamps.com/merch for details and to order.
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Am I reading the website right? It is a $100 ticket to get in the doors plus another $100 ticket to register for the tournaments?

Thanks Levi,
Looking forward to a great weekend coming up.

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CoinTaker Teams Up With NYC Pinball Championships
Leading Distributor Bringing a Dozen Games for Free Play and Tournament

Never Beef Productions, LLC., is excited to announce that CoinTaker, one of America’s premier
distributors of new pinball machines, LEDs, and aftermarket pinball mods, is joining the NYCPC
2022 team. This extraordinary partnership means that CoinTaker will bring an astounding 10
brand new Stern pinball machines to the expanding free play area for all NYCPC attendees to
enjoy all weekend long. In addition, all CoinTaker Stern pinball machines will be for sale for
attendees to take home on Sunday evening at NYCPC’s conclusion, giving NYCPC 2022
attendees the opportunity to own brand new machines played by champions.
CoinTaker will also contribute two brand new Stern games into the NYCPC Main Tournament
Presented by CoinTaker competition bank.
“Everybody at Stern and Never Beef Productions is thrilled that the newest Stern titles will be on
site, showcasing great new machines including Rush, Godzilla, Avengers Infinity Quest, Led
Zeppelin, The Mandalorian, and more at NYCPC for hobbyists, day trippers, and families
sharing the magic of pinball together,” said Never Beef Productions Partner and Stern Software
Engineer Tim Sexton. “With CoinTaker among our many game suppliers for the event, NYCPC
will not only be the best tournament on the East Coast, but with its largest and most diverse free
play area ever, it is now a top destination pinball show. We can barely contain our excitement
about this over here at Never Beef Productions.”
Emphasizing this point was NBP Partner Levi Nayman, adding simply: “Boom.”
CoinTaker proudly distributes pinball machines and parts for Stern, Jersey Jack, Chicago
Gaming, Multimorphic, Dutch Pinball, and American Pinball, and LEDs and mods from the
finest companies. Visit www.cointaker.com for information on all of CoinTaker’s products and
services.

What: New York City Pinball Championships – Family Fun!
Where: Five Two A, Industry City, 33 35th St., Brooklyn, New York
When: August 19-21, 2022
How: Visit www.nycpinballchamps.com for details. Tickets now Available!

Never Beef Productions was founded in 2018 and consists of competitive pinball players Paul Caras, Levi Nayman,
Tim Sexton, and Austin Smith to produce NYCPC as well as other pinball-related projects.
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#1 Player in the World Signs up for NYCPC Seminar

The New York City Pinball Championships entertainment and education program continues to fill out with the announcement of Rayday's Pinball Ramblings, featuring Tim Sexton seminar. This presentation, to be held on Friday, August 19 in the seminar area at NYCPC, will include exclusive giveaways from Stern Pinball, including signed pinball translites.
Raymond Davidson, the #1 player in the world, and one of Stern Pinball's newest employees, will be joined by Stern Pinball Software Engineer Tim Sexton, as this dynamic young duo discusses competitive pinball, playing tricks, and the latest developments over at Stern Pinball in this exclusive seminar presentation. A Q&A session will follow. Hear it all in Brooklyn, New York, before it filters down to the forums and the podcasts at this must-see seminar!
It's all part of NYCPC's commitment to bringing pinball fans the best tournament and show on the East Coast. It's all about pinball, and it's all about you!
For more information on the NYCPC Seminar schedule, visit https://www.nycpinballchamps.com/entertainment.

Can someone explain the entries system please?

Tks for your answer.

So an entrie is to play only one game? The entrance to the tournament brings 5 ​​entries, does it mean that I can only play the same or different pinball five times, but only five times? It´s like 5 credits?

The tournament is the NYCPC-2022

Loud & clear... Thank you so much.

I think I'm going to try in the classics tournament.

I would avoid saying ticket since this is standard pump n dump.

Ticket refers to the old PAPA format or current Indisc format where one entry is playing a bank of games.

Or at least that’s what I think of when I hear ticket.

Cause you can only play 5 or 6 of the games and have the top score on all of them and still make finals.

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The time is once again upon us to ask you - the lovely, talented, exceedingly gracious pinball playing public - for your help in making the 2022 New York City Pinball Championship run smoothly and efficiently!

As in years past, we are offering tournament credit in exchange for your help making the tournament a raging success. Interested? Read on!

We are offering several types of shifts this year:
· Front of House (FOH) - shifts. These are 4-hour shifts, and your primary responsibility will be interacting with the public and your fellow tournament players to assist them, sell them entries or merchandise, and generally keep everything moving. You will be accompanied by our Resource Director, Nancy Chandross, during your shift. If you are a people person, this is the gig for you!
· Scorekeeping – Scorekeepers will undertake 2.5 hour shifts. This is an on-the-move job, as you’ll be interacting with the frenzied, pumping and dumping masses, recording scores, and bearing witness to the agony and the ecstasy of uplifting booms and crushing beefs!
· Tournament Setup & Breakdown - These are 4-hour shifts, where you will have the chance to help us prepare for the show, and tear it all down when it’s over. Have a knack for running cable, or setting up chairs? Do you LOVE hanging signs, or just hanging out at the loading dock? These might be the shifts for you!
ALL available shifts can be signed up for by following https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nikdkpK_eKd9fGkHcFT32KmNtVVznIKILlx6LdIV8BQ/edit, and completing the Google Form. You can sign up for as many shifts as you like, but please use discretion and only sign up for the shifts that you are committed to working.

Besides being rewarding and being recognized as an NYCPC Hero, all shifts will confer $30 in tournament credit, which can be used for entries into any division which you’re allowed to play in.

Never been to anything like this Festivals/tournaments etc.... but I'm around the corner on Long Island. Hope I can swing it and at least make one day.

You think Levi's gonna miss a chance to BOOM on camera?

Heads up! If you booked a room with Days Inn on our room block, they are calling now to confirm reservation details and take a credit card for a hold (not charging anyone until they arrive)

Our seminar schedule has been added to our website. You can find more information about our seminars by going to https://www.nycpinballchamps.com/entertainment
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When do you think you'll post a list of the games?

I dropped a link to the socal pinball Facebook group. This looks great. See you next year, I hope.

Last Chance to get 5 FREE tournament entries – Sign up for NYCPC Today!

The New York City Pinball Championships are just 3 weeks away, and this year promises to be the biggest, boldest, and yes, BOOMiest NYCPC yet! If you haven’t signed up yet, don’t delay because today is the last day to get 5 FREE tournament entries with your tournament registration.

This year’s NYC Pinball Championships is the largest ever, in the beautiful, 10,000 square foot event space at Industry City in Brooklyn, NY. The event space has floor-to-ceiling windows all around, with views of the Statue of Liberty, Lower Manhattan Skyline, and Brooklyn Waterfront. Eat, Drink, Shop, and Explore Industry City’s 16-building, 35 acre campus which can easily be reached by car or public transportation with parking available for $15/day.

Friday, NYCPC will have a packed seminar schedule with seminars by Backhand Pinball’s very own Marc Patenaude, Never Beef Production’s very own Crazy Levi Nayman, Stern Pinball’s elite programming team of Raymond Davidson and Tim Sexton, and our featured event: The Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast with special guest Blueberry Johnson. You can find our full entertainment schedule on our website at: https://www.nycpinballchamps.com/entertainment.
Throughout all the entertaining seminars and high-stakes pinball competition, CoinTaker will be on board as an exclusive sponsor and main tournament producer, bringing everyone 10 brand new Stern Pinball machines on Free Play all weekend long!

Saturday, the tournament action heats up with 3 high-stakes tournament finals, including the Project Pinball Charity Kids’ Tournaments, the Dahlia Rowan Memorial Women’s Tournament, and the Classics tournament. Qualifying and finals highlights will be broadcast live in our broadcast area so you can cheer on all of your favorite competitive pinball players.

On Sunday, the NYC Pinball Championships hosts its largest pinball finals EVER with a record 40 qualifiers in the main tournament A division finals, and an additional 16 players in the B division finals. Will multiple-time world champion and reigning NYCPC champion Keith Elwin defend his title? Will multiple-time world champion and 2018 NYCPC champion Bowen Kerins come back for revenge? Or will we crown a brand new winner of the 2022 NYC Pinball Championships?!

There’s only 1 way to find out – get your tickets to the 2022 NYC Pinball Championships Today!

P.S. It's not too late to sign up to bring your own games to the NYC Pinball Championships to get into the show for FREE and earn FREE tournament entries! Just follow this link to fill out our games form.

Industry City Website: https://industrycity.com/

New York City Pinball Championships Website: https://www.nycpinballchamps.com/

will the martinis be shaken or thrown?

I updated our schedule page: https://www.nycpinballchamps.com/2022-schedule

Thanks to our main tournament sponsor CoinTaker Pinball for bringing this amazing lineup of games - on Free Play all weekend - to the 2022 New York City Pinball Championships!

* Rush Pro
* Rush Premium
* The Mandalorian Premium
* Jurassic Park Pro
* Jurassic Park Premium
* 2 Godzilla Pro
* 2 Godzilla Premium

All CoinTaker Stern pinball machines will be for sale for attendees to take home on Sunday evening at NYCPC’s conclusion, giving NYCPC 2022 attendees the opportunity to own brand new machines played by champions.

Stay tuned for announcements on our MASSIVE tournament game banks: 14 Games in the Main Tournament preseted by CoinTaker, 12 games in Classics, and 6 games in the Dahlia Rowan Memorial Women's Tournament.

NYC Pinball Championships Classics Lineup Announcement:
* Bobby Orr’s Power Play
* Big Game
* Dolly Parton
* Totem
* Roller Disco
* Argosy
* Count-Down
* Cyclopes
* Medusa
* Nine Ball
* Black Belt
* Grand Lizard

Play along with the tournament competitors by building your very own fantasy pinball roster for the 2022 New York City Pinball Championships: https://www.pinballstatistics.com/nycpc-fantasy-pinball

NYC Pinball Championships Dahlia Rowan Memorial Women's Lineup Announcement:
* Guardians of the Galaxy Pro
* Deadpool Pro
* Johnny Mnemonic
* X-Men Pro
* The Beatles
* Congo

New York City Pinball Championships Main Tournament presented by CoinTaker Pinball game bank:
* Space Station
* Walking Dead Premium
* Elvis
* AC/DC Limited Edition
* The Rolling Stones Pro
* Creature from the Black Lagoon
* Aerosmith Pro
* Star Trek Pro
* Attack from Mars Limited Edition
* Tron
* Metallica Pro
* Funhouse
* Rush Pro
* The Mandalorian Pro

The full review of the pinball scene in NYC is now posted on YouTube.

This is a recording of Kris Medina's seminar, given at Pintastic New England in late June.
.................David Marston

NYC PINBALL EXPO + CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEKEND IN BROOKLYN

(New York, NY) - The New York City Pinball Championships returns this weekend after a three-year hiatus, bigger, better, and boomier than ever before. The pinball expo and tournaments, to be held August 19-21 at the Five Two A event space in Industry City, Brooklyn, will welcome hundreds of tournament players and pinball fans from across the globe of all skill levels. The space, which can accommodate up to 500 silverball enthusiasts, features over 10,000 square feet and stunning unobstructed views of the Statue of Liberty and lower Manhattan, hosted by the historic Industry City campus featuring dozens of local food and shopping options catering to all tastes.

CoinTaker Amusements, a premier northeast pinball machine retail seller and distributor, is supplying a free play bank of over a dozen brand new Stern pinball machines, along with other classic games for the public to play all weekend long. Games will be for sale as well so flipper afficionados can bring home their own brand new Stern pinball machine.

NYCPC tournaments will include International Flipper Pinball Association (IFPA)-sanctioned, IFPA-certified Main, Classics, and the Dahlia Rowan Memorial Women’s NYC Championship, as well as a B-Division contest for players ranked outside of the top 500 by the IFPA. Sizeable payouts will be awarded to winners in all divisions. The action will be streamed live all weekend long by Backhand Pinball; visit their channel at twitch.tv.

Tickets are available now at a discount from the onsite door price. Visit the NYCPC web site at www.nycpinballchamps.com for links, registration, and information about the venue, the neighborhood, and nearby lodging options.

For press inquiries, please contact Levi Nayman at [email protected], or (917) 209-8523.

“It’s been a long three years, but the wait hasn’t been in vain; we’ve spent the time working to make NYCPC bigger, better, and more accessible to everyone,” said NBP Co-founder Levi Nayman. “The new venue and Industry City campus redefines what a pinball tournament experience should be; as players compete in world-class tournaments, they’ll be immersed in New York City – it’s culture, its taste, its landmarks, and its excitement! We can’t wait to welcome everyone back from the beefiest of hibernations. Like Lady Liberty herself, we lift the torch of competition to the skies, a fiery beacon welcoming the huddled masses yearning to flip free, and declare once and for all: Pinball is back!”

What: New York City Pinball Championships

Where: Five Two A, Industry City, 33 35th St., Brooklyn, New York

When: August 19-21, 2022

How: Visit www.nycpinballchamps.com for tickets and information.

Never Beef Productions was founded in 2018 and consists of competitive pinball players Paul Caras, Levi Nayman, Tim Sexton, and Austin Smith to produce NYCPC as well as other pinball-related projects.

Photos appreciated for those watching from afar. Good luck, everyone!

Thanks everybody who came out. We will post photos from the event on our Facebook page later. Streaming coverage is available on https://twitch.tv/BackhandPinball