PAPA's format is pretty solid. Yes you can spend money if you want to attempt qualification a hundred times. But is attempting to qualify multiple of times a bad thing? No. I have played tournaments where you get a couple house balls and your done. Or you play a machine that should have never been placed in a tournament bank because of technical issues and your done. PAPA machines are top notch and are setup for challanging play so qualifying 3 or 4 times is usually needed in order to hone in on the critical shots in the game. The tournament is run really well and there is plenty of staff around for machine/tourney questions. Pinburgh is also a very nice tournament. Bowen and the PAPA staff did an excellent job this year running that tournament but I still prefer the PAPA Championship format. I say fly or drive out. Play the worlds best collection of finely tuned pinball machines. Drink and eat some good food. And go home happy.

I dont agree with this statement. Pinburgh is a completely different beast plus the tournament has only been held twice. The only thing you have to know about the facility is where the bathrooms are. Not really sure what you have to get to know about the facility. Make sure to show up early as the place gets packed after 4PM during weekdays and all day on weekend.

The tailgating is awesome. Meet people from all over the world drinking, eating, and having a good time. Game lists are not usually released for the PAPA event. During finals the A bank is completely new but the B and C banks stay the same.

Did you make it to finals?