it was a good time. I liked the new format and the integration with the pingolf. Still think putting everything on 5 ball and maxing out at 6 gives a little more diversity with the scores. Pingolf is very tricky to find that sweet spot between too hard and too easy. Something that takes many hours to fine tune.
Quoted from Ranhorton:I'm so impressed with everything I just read on his thread about this year's MRP tourney!
Really wish I could have made it. Congrats to everyone who brought games and helped during the tourney to make the event such a success. And high-fives to the winners.
Hopefully next year I can fly back for MRP...or maybe we'll just have to move back to Madison.
Once again, well done Hilton.
Your passion for pinball and overall generosity knows no bounds.
About the only thing that could have made Madrollin better would be an appearance by Ran... Miss you buddy! Hope Jersey is treating you well!
Quoted from Whysnow:Sat down and totaled everything up. Total came out to $3598 with donations for entry, shirt sales, raffle, and side event entries.
Wow, almost $3600 is insanely impressive!! This goes towards a great cause, and it'll certainly be put to good use. Everyone that participated at every level (organizers, sponsors, game bringers, participants, venue, etc...) can be very proud of this!!
Every year, the machines that come to this just keep getting better and better. The quality of games at this event was the best yet, and I REALLY enjoy seeing what people have done to their games and playing on tables that I would almost never get to play otherwise! Not just playing the games, but learning some new rules, chatting with the regulars and meeting new players is always something I look forward to. Getting to do it all for a greater purpose makes it even better!
I had a great time. I really liked that the event moved along this year. I think most people appreciate things wrapping up by at least 7pm. I disagree with Neo (sorry, Neo), I really think the 3-ball max helped to move things along. Tom did a great job to make sure the goals were fair (thanks, Tom!). In the end, the usual suspects qualified for the individual tournament. Moving it to 12 games for the qualifying round felt right. I got a chance to play with not only my brother, but Jimmy and Brian who were a lot of fun to play with. I love a group that helps each other out, and doesn't take things too seriously.
The individual part of the tourney helped to break things up. Melissa promptly knocked me out in the first round by putting up a 2 on Mousin' Around, and then acing Diner. That was an impressive way to lose, well done!
The team event did a nice job at capping off the night. We didn't do too well, but it was still fun to play, and even more fun to see Charlie and Bug take the A-division championship! I honestly thought it was over when they had to face Jason and Art, and then I definitely thought it was over when Jason put up something near 40m on Diner (most of it in B1). It was impressive to see them persevere, and probably the most noteworthy event of the weekend to me. Congrats!
I also loved watching Tim and Mike S battle it out for the individual championship. It's great to see a respectful rivalry between two friends. It's no coincidence these guys are near the top of every event - I think they're world class players.
Thanks to Hilton and the other organizers for putting on the event. Thanks to Chris M (Kingpin) for putting out some of the best raffle prizes ever! Chris brings a ton of games to not only this event, but also to MGC every single year. If you're not hungover from MGC right now, you can thank Chris for bringing 8,000 bottles of water. Thanks to Maya for the trophies, that was no small task. Thanks to Geno who's always around to help out, and the same with Chris (jediturtle) who's also a pathological helper.
There are really too many people to thank, but overall thanks to all of the game bringers, and for all of the people that just make great company!
Quoted from Deaconblooze:Chris (jediturtle) who's also a pathological helper.
There are really too many people to thank, but overall thanks to all of the game bringers, and for all of the people that just make great company!
Thanks for the shout-out, but I can take absolutely zero credit for anything on this one. I was just a last minute substitute player. I will echo your thanks to all the other guys though...those guys all busted butt and it showed in a fantastic day!
It just shows we have a great community of guys who are willing to help out, bring games, play pinball and help a good cause. Cheers to everyone!
It was a wonderful tournament/event and great crowd as always. I was stoked for Tim, Mike, and the Spooky crew on their victories! Along with the tournament, the menu at Pooley's has also gotten better every year 
See ya again in 2016 for another fun round!
Quoted from Whysnow:OK guys that were not there... I appreciate your 'concern' over the chair,
glad you used quotes. there was no concern on my part but i do like to call out bad behavior when i hear about it. I wasn't trying to bash your event. Great job Hilton and crew.
what the hell happened to that green, Pinball Zombies from Beyond the grave shirt when it was raffle time? That shit was missing during prize time.
Quoted from CaptainNeo:what the hell happened to that green, Pinball Zombies from Beyond the grave shirt when it was raffle time? That shit was missing during prize time.
Prize hog? I sense a conspiracy!
Quoted from CaptainNeo:what the hell happened to that green, Pinball Zombies from Beyond the grave shirt when it was raffle time? That shit was missing during prize time.
Those were part of the freebie table along with a few other things that were available (a few people really wanted those shirts I guess and actually made some large donations for each). Still have lots of flyers for games if anyone wants any. Spooky keychains also got snapped up quickly along with the free spooky lanyards. Everyone loved all the great prizes and feebies from Spooky.
Quoted from CaptainNeo:what the hell happened to that green, Pinball Zombies from Beyond the grave shirt when it was raffle time? That shit was missing during prize time.
Spooky sent me some shirts (5 I think) that I will raffle at next Saturday's tourney. I believe there was a Zombie's from Beyond the grave shirt. So I am saying there is a chance!
Quoted from TomGWI:I believe there was a Zombie's from Beyond the grave shirt. So I am saying there is a chance!
is it a Medium?
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