DC/MD/VA FSPA pinball leagues
Summer 2012 seasons starting soon (FREE machine giveaway)
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MD: Town Hall: Week #0, Thurs 5/17/2012 8:30pm
MD: Volleyball House: Week #0, Wed 5/30/2012 8pm
VA: John's Place: Week #1, Mon 6/4/2012, 8pm
The Free State Pinball Association (FSPA) is in its 15th year of running pinball leagues in the Maryland/DC/Virginia area.
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Main Site: http://www.fspazone.org/
F.A.Q.: http://www.fspazone.org/faq.html
Player's Guide (short rules): http://www.fspazone.org/players_guide.html
How to Join: http://www.fspazone.org/howtojoin.html
We have 3 different leagues - College Park, MD, Northern VA (Fairfax), and outside of Baltimore, MD (Elkridge). Fun is emphasized over competition, but we get plenty of both. League nights consist of group play on 4 machines chosen from the 6-12 machines on location. Each league has a 10-week season schedule, followed by a playoff night. All leagues get together for a season-ending PARTY which is terrific. PRIZES are awarded to playoff winners and everybody who participates in the season gets a chance at the FREE PINBALL MACHINE GIVEAWAY. This year we plan to give away a 1994 Williams Demolition Man (http://ipdb.org/search.pl?id=662)
We also welcome "GUEST PLAYERS" if you want to stop in and check out the action mid-season. But now is the best time to come by, join up and play a full season. We have provisions that allow a player to skip or "pre-play" a week if your schedule occasionally does not permit, but we prefer live-play as it is much more social and fun.
If you would like to join us, reply to this thread, email us at fspa-exec AT fspazone DOT org, or just stop on by one of our league locations for week 1 (or better yet on "week 0" for our informal meet, greet and practice). See the website for copies of our player's guide (rules), to subscribe to our email discussion/announcements and to find out more about each league location.
Monday nights 8pm @ "John's Place" Restaurant/Bar - FAIRFAX, VA
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The season at John's Place starts with Week #1, Monday June 4, 2012 @ 8:00 PM
The full schedule, directions and list of games are on the web page. More info for this league location:
http://www.fspazone.org/gotojohns.html
Wednesday nights 8pm @ "Volleyball House" - ELKRIDGE, MD
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The season at Volleyball House (VBH) will prepare with Week #0, Wednesday May 30, 2012 @ 8:00 PM
Official start is week #1 on Wednesday June 6, 2012 @ 8:00 PM.
The full schedule, directions and list of games are on the web page. More info for this league location:
http://www.fspazone.org/gotovbh.html
Thursday nights 8:30pm @ "Town Hall" Bar - COLLEGE PARK, MD
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The season at Town Hall will prepare with Week #0, Thursday May 17, 2012 @ 8:30 PM
Official start is week #1 on Thursday, May 24, 2012 @ 8:30 PM.
The full schedule, directions and list of games are on the web page. More info for this league location:
http://www.fspazone.org/gototownhall.html
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There are a variety of reasons to play league pinball. Some do it for the competition, for some it's purely social, some people just want to meet local pinheads/collectors and play a few games. The FSPA has all levels of players in its leagues, from outright beginners to world class players but manages to keep things fun with our format that generally keeps you competing with players of your own skill level. Dues are $4 each week plus $2 coin drop to cover your 4 league "matches".
jeffC of the FSPA