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Quoted from DocRotCod:Ed can you open more rooms for the event?
More rooms have been opened for Weds/Thurs. There are rooms available for Fri-Sun.
Hotel is 50% booked.
2 months later
Attention Tournament Players: For 2016, we consulted with IFPA - International Flipper Pinball Association President Josh Sharp and Coast 2 Coast Pinball podcast host Nate Shivers to bring you an all new tournament format for TPF! There will be just one main "Wizards" event with a potential prize pool of over $12,000! This is a 100% payout tournament! Only 200 spots will be available. #TPF2016 preregistration opens October 1st and Wizards tourney players will be able to purchase their entry at that time.
Check it out!
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/tournaments/
Our popular and collectable challenge coins return for #TPF2016 with three different designs.
All three share the 2016 TPF logo (top left).
A "Limited Edition" coin will be available for purchase beginning October 1st. There will be only 200 minted and each individually numbered (top right).
Exhibitors that bring games set to free play for the weekend will be honored with their own special coin (bottom left) in addition to all the other Exhibitor perks.
The "Posse" coin is an exclusive gift just for our volunteers, vendors, special guests, and show supporters (bottom right).
2 weeks later
Quoted from jfh:Wonder if this signals CC as the next PPS remake ...
Women's shirts are a Bella+ Canvas 3001C Unisex Jersey. 4.2oz 100% combed and ringspun cotton. They have a longer torso. They are not as curvy as a traditional woman's shirt, but they are more tapered and light weight than the standard TPF shirt. This is the same women's shirt we offered in 2014 and 2015.
The 2016 TPF room block at the Embassy Suites is sold out! If you did not get a room, fear not! We have partnered with a few near by hotels offering a great rate for TPF guests!
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/wp-content/images/2015/10/TPF2016-overflow-hotels.pdf
Here is Tournaments Quick Guide if you are playing:
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/wp-content/images/2015/10/TPF-2016-Tournament-Quick-Guide.pdf
Quoted from Frax:Note: Players ranked 300 or better on the IFPA World Ranking are not eligible to play in the High Score Tournaments.
Guess they aren't going to count for IFPA points either then. Not sure if I'm mad or not. I really wanted to sandbag though!
Correct. Only IFPA points tournament is the Texas Wizards.
Quoted from Whysnow:wonder why 300 was used as cutoff?
Disqualifying the top 300 was the IFPA's recomendation. High score tournament is intended to give newer hobbyists / players a small side tournament. Disqualifying the top 300 players keeps the super players from taking home all the trophies 
2 weeks later
Quoted from 85vett:Shoot, with this crew I wouldn't be surprised if that was a hoax just to get some pics of girls
Not a hoax. It's one of TPFs vendor's that is planning a nice world class display. In fact, several vendors are planning amazing booths and announcements.
1 week later
Pinball Czar! His Majesty! His Grace! Supreme Ruler! The KING of Pinball! A Texas Pinball Festival staple! Famed pinball designer Steve Ritchie will return to #TPF2016 to hold court and visit with fans and loyal subjects! You're attendance is requested!
Pre-Register now and save $20 off a weekend pass! Bring a game set to free play and get in FREE!
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/pre-registration/pre-registration-open/
1 week later
Famed pinball artist Paul Faris returns to #TPF2016
Best known for his amazing art on titles such as Xenon, Playboy, Eight Ball, Evel Knievel, Lost World, Centaur, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Paragon and many more, Paul Faris will be at TPF 2016 to visit with guests.
This is a great opportunity to have your classic pin signed by the man himself!
Get your TPF swag in time for Christmas! In stock merchandise will be shipped out by December 16th to ensure a Christmas arrival. You can guarantee you get what you want, even out-of-stock items, by ordering before December 8th.
And don’t forget that Weekend Pass prices go up on January 1st, so don’t wait.
George Gomez is Back!
Famed pinball designer and Executive Vice President of Game Development at Stern Pinball Inc., George Gomez is coming to the 2016 Texas Pinball Festival. He will interview Live with Nate Shivers of Coast 2 Coast Pinball Podcast. George will also be signing autographs, taking pictures with fans, and visiting with guests.
A few of George’s great games include Monster Bash, Revenge from Mars, Corvette, Lord of the Rings, Batman (Stern), Transformers and The Avengers.
1 week later
Multimorphic returns! Play Lexy Lightspeed - Escape from Earth at TPF 2016!
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/multimorphic2016/
Quoted from Arcade:Machines do sell early.
I have already sold 3 of the 6 I posted in the other thread and two more already have interested buyers.
At this rate I may not be bringing anything for sale.
Hopefully you'll still have something to bring to the show on free play. I'm glad that TPF is a great resource to bring buyers and sellers together. I just hate seeing the "Bringing this to TPF" followed by the "game is sold, not coming to TPF" posts, but that's the nature of the hobby I guess.
Meet famed pinball music and sound composer Chris Granner! Chris will be joining Mark Ritchie in a fun seminar about their work together on many of your favorite games!
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/meet-chris-granner/
Quoted from Captain_Kirk:Fact: Grant heard there was nothing in Texas but steers and queers, and decided not to bother going there.
Says the person too ashamed or embarrassed to list his location 
I've always found it amusing that some folks not from Texas rarely have any pride for their own state but are quick to take shots at Texas. 
Come to Texas and TPF. I promise we'll change your mind!
LAST CHANCE FOR A $40 ADULT WEEKEND PASS!
The Texas Pinball Festival would not be possible without the generosity and support of its vendors and exhibitors that bring games to the show for all to enjoy. That said, if you are unable to bring a game and get in free, your chance to save $20 on a weekend pass for the 2016 Texas Pinball Festival ends December 31st. The price goes up when the ball drops on the New Year! Go here to purchase your passes and merchandise now:
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/pre-registration/pre-registration-open/
CALL FOR GAMES! If you're an exhibitor and ready to register your pinball machine and/or classic arcade game, go here:
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/exhibitors/exhibitors-main/
Don't forget that exhibitors get first chance at participating in our World Record Attempt and receive many other great incentives including access to the exclusive Exhibitor/Vendor after party on Saturday night, an exclusive 2016 TPF Exhibitor Challenge Coin, a chance to win one of two $500 cash prizes courtesy of Pinball Side Mirrors, door prizes during show set-up, and more!
Finally, if you were unable to get a room at the Embassy Suites, you can still get a room at a great contracted rate at one of several nearby hotels. Go here for all the details:
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/wp-content/images/2015/10/TPF2016-overflow-hotels.pdf
Have a safe and Happy New Year!
Quoted from beelzeboob:Just got mine today, as well as a tournament ticket. I hope the tourney doesn't chew up my whole weekend like Pinburgh did. I'd like to actually enjoy myself in between getting my ass kicked.
With the new tourney format, you will have plenty of time to also enjoy the show.
2 weeks later
The 2016 Texas Pinball Festival welcomes back popular pinball podcast host Nate Shivers from Coast 2 Coast Pinball and new web video series “Pinball with the Pros“!
Nate will host a live seminar style podcast for guests and fans of the show, including an exclusive one on one interview with famed pinball designer and Executive Vice President of Game Design at Stern Pinball George Gomez.
Nate will also be joining popular pinball live streaming host Jack Danger of Dead Flip Pinballon Twitch.tv commentating the Texas Wizards Tournament finals on Saturday evening!
Quoted from Butch2099:Can't make 2016, going to try to make 2017, have to choose my days off now. (Stupid, I know). Are there any likely dates for 2017? General week? Kind of like Allentown where it's the first weekend in May?
March 24-26, 2017
Quoted from way2wyrd:Do I need to book my hotel now?
That is probably not a bad idea, but the discounted room rate won't be available until after the 2016 show 
Win a new Stern Spider-Man Vault Edition pinball machine at TPF 2016 in our American Heroes Charity Raffle! Tickets can only be purchased at the show and you must be present to win! Visit the Texas Pinball Festival website for more information and get your weekend pass!
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/
Quoted from 85vett:Just curious if you have identified the tournament games yet. Hoping to get a list in time to read up on the rules of games I may not fully understand yet.
Not yet. I'm sure the list won't be finalized until week or two before the show, maybe sooner. I know the tourney guys are working on it now. Of course any list that is published is subject to change
Quoted from Gov:how much are the entries? I can't remember.
$5 each or 5 for $20
Quoted from JoelOmatik:Thanks for all the transportation advice. Also, when does TPF officially end on Sunday? The site says it ends at 2pm after awards are presented. How long will the game hall stay open afterwards before games are broken down?
Exhibitors and vendors usually start breaking down as soon as the awards ceremony begins. The power to the games is cut off so everyone can hear.
Quoted from Damonator:Where's JJP Jack!?
Jack just confirmed with us! He will be featured on the next Wanted poster
Quoted from Captain_Kirk:Where's Harry Williams?
Playing pinball in Heaven. He'll be at TPF. Hotel staff has reported in the past, hearing pinball being played in the main hall after show hours and when they check, no one is there.
Quoted from romulusx:Gonna play some GB at the TPF
Of course nothing is guaranteed...
Quoted from romulusx:Damn Ed I was just goofing!
And hopefully you don't always believe Magic 8 Balls
Honestly, I have no idea, but fingers crossed!
Jack is Back!
Jersey Jack Pinball President and CEO Jack Guarnieri is coming to TPF and he’s bringing the in-production title “The Hobbit” with him! Read more at:
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/jack-is-back-2/
Check out this crazy fun custom pinball machine! Exhibitor Alan Lewis is planning to bring his custom "Reverse Flush" pinball machine to TPF 2016. It's based off a 1970 Williams "Straight Flush". The playfield is flipped around and the scoring counts down (so low score wins).
John Trudeau Returns!
Famed pinball designer John Trudeau is joining the already incredible list of special guests at TPF2016! Some of John's great titles include "Creature from the Black Lagoon", "Black Rose", "Judge Dredd", "The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot", and most recently: Stern "Mustang" and "WWE Wrestlemania". John will be signing autographs and visiting with fans and guests! More details to come!
1 week later
Tentative show schedule is up:
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/events/events2016/
Dutch Pinball / TPF announcement:
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/lets-go-bowling/
Quoted from Whysnow:this would be nice since the TD sounds to already know the whole list and others that are insiders seem to know and will be able to practice on games in advance...
The list is not finalized. We are still a month out. There is nobody "in the know" that is out practicing. I don't even know the list at this point. Conspiracy Theorists can relax. We will post it as soon as possible.
Quoted from Whysnow:Hey, he is the asshat calling me a conspiracy theorist. There is absolutely no reason for him to be a prick to paying customers, especially when his co-director has already publically stated games are on a short list and the majority already selected.
Go listen to Coast to Coast podcast #216 from over 2 weeks ago (around 25min in). Colin clearly says they have a short list of games selected and already know 3 out of the 4 games in each the EM, SS, and DMD banks. He lists GOT, fireball and Frontier as 3 of the games.
It has now been 2 more weeks closer to the event and Colin along with a few other competitors/ insiders already know the majority of the games. I am not sure why it is so difficult to just publish the full short list and then as things become solidified you clearly denote that. If the TPF continues to want to make better competitions then they need to bring transparency and legitimacy to the actual competition, not snarky comments from the show organizer when someone is providing legitimate feedback.
I'm happy to refund your show entry and tourney entry if you like. Just shoot us an email. I'm sorry you were so offended at my comment. It was meant to be funny, but I guess it was taken personally.
Quoted from PaulyB18:I came in here for info, and fun. Instead this last page is covered in drama, guess I shouldn't be surprised.
Smoke out happening again?
Looking forward to TPF, enjoyed last year a lot!!
Yes sir. Friday, 10pm. It's on the schedule:
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/events/events2016/
Quoted from Arcade:Where do we officially register the games we are bringing?
Every time I click the "get your games registered now" link on the web page it just takes me to the store page to buy things.
I'm obviously missing something.
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/tpfstore/
Click on Weekend Passes, then click on Exhibitor Pass.
Quoted from metahugh:Hi Ed,
The terms and conditions link is broken when you get to the exhibitor pass section of the store.
Thanks. It's fixed.
Announcing the 2016 Texas Pinball Festival Celebrity Smackdown! Throughout the weekend, several of our special guests such as Mark Ritchie, Jack Danger, Charlie Emery, Steve Ritchie, and others will be out on the game room floor looking for an unsuspecting opponent to go head-to-head in a one game match on a machine of their choosing! Beat them, and win what is surely to be the most talked about prize at TPF... a 24 carat gold plastic trophy signed by your challenger! It's on!
Quoted from Arcade:So, if Steve wins I get to write my name on the trophy and give it to him
Actually, if Steve (or whoever your opponent is) wins, you get one of these and you have to wear it the rest of the show
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Quoted from labnip:ohhhh... you have to search for "2016 Texas Pinball Festival"
Fixed. We dropped the "2016" from the title so now it's just "Texas Pinball Festival"
Only 9 days until TPF pre-registration ends! If you haven't registered to bring a game or purchase a discounted weekend pass, time is running out! We still need more pinball machines if we are going to take back the World Record for "Most People Playing Pinball Simultaneously". There are also Texas Wizards Tournament entries still available.
Now of course we'll still accept games up until show time, but after the 7th, we can't guarantee all the incentives like the special Exhibitor coin or printed Exhibitor badge since those are ordered ahead of time.
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/tpfstore/
2 weeks later
EDIT: Well shoot! Sorry folks. There is a problem with the super cool TPF Safe Cracker tokens we had minted. They are just slightly thinner than original Safe Cracker tokens and will not properly cycle through the token dispensing mechanism without jamming up the machine. We're really bummed. We have to return them to the mint for a do over and there is not enough time for the mint to correct in time for the show.
Safe Cracker will still be at TPF awarding original Safe Cracker tokens. Sorry about this.
Quoted from Quiddity:It's going to be so strange not being at TPF this year. I want one of those Safecracker coins. :[[[
See edited post above. Have to send TPF tokens back for a re do. I doubt we'll get them in time for the show 
Quoted from EM-PINMAN:Hey Ed,
Just an idea, but why not hold on to the TPF Safe Cracker Tokens at a booth where folks can redeem their regular Safe Cracker Tokens to get the TPF ones?
Ken
It's depends on if the mint wants these back (I'm assume they will). Besides, we want other SC owners to be able to add these to their games.
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