All,

We have a date for the first tournament of the year for Delaware in 2018(not counting the SCS), mark your calendars for 3/10/18! NEW LOCATION! NEW GAMES!

It's time to kick off 2018 with the first official Delaware event being held at my house. My house is about 20-25 minutes closer than Mike's house.

Details:
Cash payouts plus trophies will be the only awards handed out. No swag or giveaways for this one. We will be capping the entries to 36 players as my basement is not as big as @wmspin. I will be accepting pre-registration deposits again this time to secure spots. If you want to reserve your spot, please send a $10 deposit via PAYPAL FRIENDS & FAMILY to [email protected] with the note "First State March Madness Deposit".

Tournament Details:
When: 3/10/18
Where: 147 Paysan Lane Magnolia, DE 19962 (my house)
Time: 1PM Sharp Start (Games will go on at 11am for practice and end at 12:45)
Cost: $30 ($25 will go to prize fund and trophies,$5 will go to refreshments, expenses, etc.)
Format: IFPA Match Play in groups of 4. Qualifying will be from 1-4pm.
Finals: Based on 32 or more entries, Top 8 will go to "A" Finals, Next 8 will go to "B" Finals, all other players will go to "C" Finals
Scoring: 7 points for 1st, 5 points for 2nd, 3 points for 3rd, 1 point for 4th
Prizes: Trophies plus cash payouts. "A" division will award cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. "B" division will awards cash and trophies for 1st and 2nd. "C" division will award cash and a trophy to first place and a trophy to second place.
Contact: djreddog (Chad Hastings) - 302-228-8988 or [email protected]
IFPA Link: https://www.ifpapinball.com/tournaments/

****PLEASE SECURE YOUR SPOT VIA PAYPAL IF YOU ARE 100% COMMITTED(Deposits are refundable one week in advance). DON'T FORGET THAT YOU CAN RESERVE YOUR SPOT BY SENDING A PAYPAL DEPOSIT TO [email protected] IN THE AMOUNT OF $10.00****

**Current game lineup is Conquest 200(EM), Terminator 2, Dirty Harry, Aerosmith Premium, Space Shuttle, No Fear, Grand Lizard, WWF Royal Rumble, and Count-Down. Game lineup will change. I have other games being loaned out to me for that day, titles to be determined. If anyone coming has a pin they want to bring, let me know.

CURRENT LIST OF ATTENDEES:

1. Chad Hastings (deposit secured)
2. Marianne Pangia (deposit secured)
3. Mike Veith (deposit secured)
4. Corey Hulse (deposit secured)
5. Kristine Hulse (deposit secured)
6. Jeffrey Shropshire (deposit secured)
7. Phil Kline (deposit secured)
8. Dennis DeLong (deposit secured)
9. Rob Thomas
10. Karen Huggins
11. Joe Fox Sr (deposit secured)
12. Joe Fox Jr (deposit secured)
13. Pete Tsipouras (deposit secured)
14. Koi Morris (deposit secured)
15. Joe Oesterling (deposit secured)
16. Rich Moon (deposit secured)
17. Brian LeBlanc (deposit secured)
18. Harry Jackson (deposit secured)
19. Anthony Wotjkiak (deposit secured)
20. Rob DeStasio (deposit secured)
21. Tom DeStasio (deposit secured)
22. Eric DeStasio (deposit secured)
23. Steph Bechtold (deposit secured)
24. Dave Sharrar (deposit secured)
25. Ken Rossi (deposit secured)
26. John Moran (deposit secured)
27. Craig Genievich (deposit secured)
28. Beck Gusler (deposit secured)
29. Matt Gusler (deposit secured)
30. Chris Thomas (deposit secured)
31. Erik Ryan (deposit secured)
32. Ryan Altemose (deposit secured)
33. Melissa Strohl (deposit secured)
34. Mike Germscheid (deposit secured)
35. Matt Groh
36. Ernie Most

Waiting List:
1. Ryan Riccobene
2. Howard Dobson

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Some of the above photos are outdated. My current game lineup is Conquest 200, T2, Dirty Harry, Aerosmith Premium, Space Shuttle, No Fear, Grand Lizard, WWF Royal Rumble, Countdown, and Baby Pac(won't be used in the main tournament).

Everything is official. Registration is now open! Hope too see many of the same faces in attendance!

1. Chad Hastings (deposit secured)
2. Marianne Pangia (deposit secured)
3. Mike Veith (deposit secured)
4. Corey Hulse (deposit secured)
5. Kristine Hulse (deposit secured)
6. Jeffrey Shropshire (deposit secured)
7. Phil Kline (deposit secured)
8. Dennis DeLong (deposit secured)
9. Rob Thomas
10. Karen Huggins
11. Joe Fox Sr (deposit secured)
12. Joe Fox Jr (deposit secured)
13. Pete Tsipouras (deposit secured)
14. Koi Morris
15. Joe Oesterling
16. Rich Moon (deposit secured)
17. Brian LeBlanc (deposit secured)
18. Harry Jackson (deposit secured)
19. Anthony Wotjkiak (deposit secured)
20. Rob DeStasio (deposit secured)
21. Tom DeStasio
22. Eric DeStasio (deposit secured)
23. Steph Bechtold (deposit secured)
24. Dave Sharrar (deposit secured)
25. Ken Rossi (deposit secured)

Got it Rich!

Chuck - I'm not following you. What are you referring to?

Now I follow! My high is 109. The game has 3 levels. Starts off with 30 seconds, if at the end of 30 seconds you have more than 30 points you get either an extra 10 seconds or extra 15 seconds. At the end of that time frame if you have more than 60 points you get an additional 10 seconds.

Tournament slots are filling up fast folks! Send your deposit ASAP to reserve your spot.

Gotcha Harry!

Only 13 spots left. Tournament field is filling up super fast!

I'm probably going to have it closed out to help create more space. I do have Tiki Toss though.

1. Chad Hastings (deposit secured)
2. Marianne Pangia (deposit secured)
3. Mike Veith (deposit secured)
4. Corey Hulse (deposit secured)
5. Kristine Hulse (deposit secured)
6. Jeffrey Shropshire (deposit secured)
7. Phil Kline (deposit secured)
8. Dennis DeLong (deposit secured)
9. Rob Thomas
10. Karen Huggins
11. Joe Fox Sr (deposit secured)
12. Joe Fox Jr (deposit secured)
13. Pete Tsipouras (deposit secured)
14. Koi Morris
15. Joe Oesterling
16. Rich Moon (deposit secured)
17. Brian LeBlanc (deposit secured)
18. Harry Jackson (deposit secured)
19. Anthony Wotjkiak (deposit secured)
20. Rob DeStasio (deposit secured)
21. Tom DeStasio
22. Eric DeStasio (deposit secured)
23. Steph Bechtold (deposit secured)
24. Dave Sharrar (deposit secured)
25. Ken Rossi (deposit secured)
26. John Moran (deposit secured)
27. Craig Genievich (deposit secured)
28. Beck Gusler (deposit secured)
29. Matt Gusler (deposit secured)
30. Chris Thomas (deposit secured)
31. Erik Ryan (depoist secured)
32. Ryan Altemose (deposit secured)
33. Melissa Strohl (deposit secured)
34. Mike Germscheid (deposit secured)
35. Matt Groh
36. Ernie Most (deposit secured)

EDIT - We didn't get 36 in 24 hours but we did get 33. Pretty damn impressive!

4 spots left!!

3 spots left!!

2 spots remaining!

1 final spot left!

Understood Casey. I just got a deposit on the last spot so we are now full and have moved to a waiting list.

Tournament has sold out! I'm creating a waiting list in case anyone backs out between now and the tournament date. Thanks for all the interest and support that everyone is giving to Delaware pinball!

Thanks! If only Delaware had a public location to hold more people!

All,

It looks like I finally have a stable account with Facebook, so please make sure you visit and follow the new Facebook page for First State Flippers as most if not all communication will go through Facebook moving forward.

https://www.facebook.com/1ststateflippers

March Madness is just 11 days away!!! The first Delaware tournament of 2018 is shaping up to be a good one. This is the first of 6 tournaments for Delaware this year. Don't forget that you will be earning points towards next years IFPA State Championship series as well as earning points towards Delaware's first ever "Tour Championship".

A few announcements and updates for everyone attending March Madness. I live in a development, so if you are able to carpool please do so to help out with the parking situation. As for parking, please use my driveway (4 cars) and then park along either side of the street. I don't live close to any Royal Farms or Wawa or any other type of restaurant so you won't have time to slip out during the intermission after qualifying. To combat that I will be preparing quite a bit of food and will probably also have a few pizzas delivered like last time. Current food lineup will consist of: baked ham, deep fried turkey, my famous pepper relish dips, chili, potato salad, macaroni salad, queso dip, and a few other items along with Marianne's famous desserts. Come hungry folks and BYOB!

Lastly, I want to say thanks to the following people who have stepped up and agreed to haul a pinball machine to my house to make sure we have a nice selection of games to play:

Brian LeBlanc - Meteor
Mike Veith - Indy 500
Joe Fox - Iron Man
Ernie Most - Walking Dead
Pete Tsipouras - White Water
Mike Myers - Super-Flite

Unless something changes, here is the current game list for March Madness:

Meteor
Indy 500
Iron Man
Walking Dead
White Water
Super-Flite
Count-Down
WWF Royal Rumble
Conquest 200
Terminator 2
Dirty Harold
Aerosmith Premium
Space Shuttle
No Fear
Grand Lizard

All games in my personal collection will have brand new Ninja balls installed as well as a fresh coat of wax to ensure great game play!

If you have any questions post up or email/text/call me.

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House is being overrun by pinball machines!

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Had someone back out so we now have 1 spot open if anyone is interested. Let me know ASAP.

First event for Delaware and the First State Flippers is in the books. A big thanks to all 40 people for attending today's event. I hope everyone had a blast. As I have mentioned before, I'm still "new" to this whole tournament director thing and I'm always looking for ways to do better and to provide a better experience overall for everyone attending and supporting these tournament, so if you have input or advice please feel free to contact me directly through PM, email, or phone. I welcome any and all feedback. I run these tournaments for all of you, not for me. With that said, lets move on to the winners!!

“A” division winners.

1. Koi Morris - $250 & a Monster Victory Trophy
2. Joe Fox Jr - $125
3. Mike Veith - $75
4. Eric DeStasio - $50

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“B” division winners.

1. Rob DeStasio - $100 and a medal
2. Joe Oesterling - $50 and a medal
3. Ed Most
4. Rob Thomas

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“C” Division winners.

1. Chad Hastings - $50 & a medal
2. Cindy Myers - Medal

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Thanks for the feedback Joe, greatly appreciated! Out of all the hobbies I’m currently in and have been involved in, this hobby has the best people. Everyone is always helpful and nice and yesterday further solidified that statement. People were helping with overflowing trash, moving and tearing games down. Just pure awesomeness. It’s good to be part of this community. I hope everyone is watching because Delaware pinball is slowly becoming THE place to go for the best tournament experience!

Ryan,

Thanks for the feedback! Please bear with me as I’m still learning the ropes for running tournaments. This is only my third attempt, and I strongly believe there is room for improvement. Don’t hesitate to share other tournament experiences you may have had with me. Looking forward to playing with you again in the near future. Thanks for supporting Delaware pinball.

Chad

Thanks for the feedback @speederice! I know you have other tournament experience, so if there is anything you would like me to see incorporate into my events or if you have any ideas to make things even better please let me know.

Chad