website also updated with teams/players

http://www.madrollinpinball.com/#!about-mrp/aboutPage

Oh yeah baby! Duffman is thrusting in your general direction.

Great stuff Ken!!!!

Looking nice! Tully is the best!

Nope. Everything sold out and everyone partnered up at this time. Always a small chance that someone may not come on the day of or something may pop up for a team member since we have a handful of folks traveling in from a distance.

I have been encouraging those local enough to make the drive to be there when doors open and if any slots open up then we will backfill. Worst case, no spots open up and they can play a few tries on the mini-event (2 games).

Reminder >> For those bringing games!!
I will be picking up Lou from the airport and we will be loading in my games around noon on Friday the 13th (spoookyyyy).
Tully will also be loading in around the same time. We will have 2 carts and it should be a very easy load in since we have the back gym this year (wide doors and even an overhead door if needed).

Pull around to the back side of the parking lot. I will try to put a sign on the door noting "MRP LOAD-IN HERE"

Lou and I will be there for the rest of the day and helping with load in and setup. In an ideal scenario all games will be set up by 6pm. I understand the reality is that games will be showing up throughout the evening and some even on Saturday morning. If you are coming on Saturday morning then please try to be there by 830 so we have time to setup and tweak prior to player check in at 930 and the sharp 10am start time.

Please let me know what time you plan to load in as it will help me to plan stuff out. Also feel free to call me at anytime during the day if you need me. If you do not have my phone # then PM and I will get it to you.

Anyone have any questions, then ask away.

In case anyone wants to see the draft score card for Pingolf...

I have attached it. Feel free to provide suggested improvements.

Hey Russ,

At this point it is unlikely that any slots will open up. I believe we are 6 teams deep on the waiting list now and it does not sound like anything will be shifting.

I/We will likely need to rethink format already for next year just to accomodate more people??? I am glad things are growing but feel bad that so many are wanting to come now and we don't have the slots...

The facility is already asking about how we can continue to grow it for future years. Who knows... but maybe we can have an event that grows beyond the confines of a competition and into more of a show??? We definately have the room at the place. Electrical would be something to address but not insurmountable as I think we can currently accomodate up to 40 games? The other thing to grow is obviously more games and then try to attract some vendors. Maybe a multiple day event???

Just thinking out loud here, but I am all for making MRP into a more reasonably sized event that last more than a single day and has more games to play or multiple smaller competitions...

Short answer >> only so much time in the day which means we need to limit teams to fit it all in for golf and brawl combined format.

Long answer>>>
Mainly we are limited to 24 teams (48 people) due to the amount of time it will take to play through pingolf AND pinbrawl.

On average a rough estimate is that it will take a 4 pack of players 1 hour to make it through 3 games of pinball. Us Wisco folks like to talk alot it seems, so play never goes as smooth as one wants for an event

12 games in pingolf means ~4 hours of play in the morning (hopefully slightly less but there will also be a game or 2 with long ball times and that will slow down everyone). It will take me a bit of time to compile scores and there will likely be a playoff or 2 with people that are tied in strokes.

Best guess is start at 10am sharp and pingolf will be done by 230pm and pinbrawl started at 3.

Pinbrawl will be 4 players and 2 games per round but fluff time between rounds getting things squared away for the next round means approximately 1 hour per round. 3 rounds = 3 hours. Brawl hopefully done by dinner time.

This then also leaves time to just hang and have fun playing pinball at the end of the night.

This is the first time I have run or helped run something in this format and I prefer to error on the side of having more time rather than being crunched. Last year we had 40 competitors and it is logistically a lot of work to juggle that many people. I am thinking this format should run a bit more hands off which means the organizers will get to have a bit more fun also, but the additional people this year will likely add some more unexpected obstacles to over come.

I like that idea assuming golf is deemed to be fun after this year... Of course that format change also means we would need hard commitment on a large number of games early in the planning phase.

Unfortunately, too late to make any format changes this year. However we will definitely need to reevaluate after this year and decide what the future will bring.

It really does take a village to make this thing run and I am happy to evolve it into whatever the community wants. All I really care about is growing and promoting local/regional pinball and all the great people I have met through this hobby! Well I also care about catering to both the good and not-so-good players

I am extra stoked this year that it has been a success even as a charity event. I was very nervous that some people would not be as interested if there was not $$$ to be won. It seems to have had the exact opposite effect! IMHO nothing beats the fact that a bunch of guys have pulled together to basically throw a big pinball party at a local bar and at the same time earn some $$$ for a great girl/charity. With luck (assuming radiation treatments are still going well) it sounds like Erica will be stopping by on the evening of MRP because she really wants to see all the people that have helped to support the cause. I will be honest that I think she is slightly overwhelmed by the outpouring of support.

Yup, that is what I have told her.

Good goals are IMPORTANT for good golf. The best goals have both risk and reward.

For all that are bringing games, PLEASE work this week to determine BOTH a goal and point objective that is both fun and challenging for your game. Players will then have the ability to go for the goal or the points in order to complete that hole.

The ideal objective will be reachable in 3 balls if you have a GOOD game and are a GOOD player. In other words, good players should be getting par of 3 balls on most games. Amatuer players will likely be accruing penalty strokes and starting a second game to finish some goals. Pros should not be completing goals in 1 ball everytime.

Goals should also be something that could carry over progress from 1 game to another if possible. This would mean that if you do not accomplish the goal in the 1st game you don't loss all progress. For example, on TAF a goal of "start 4 mansion rooms" would be better in theory than "tour the mansion" since progress can be additive with the first goal and the second one would reset on a second game.

I hope I am explaining that well????

Have there been any changes to game list? Please let me know. Also if you can confirm Fri or Sat morn arrival that would be great to help determine which games will be pingolf games and which will be brawl games.

I tried to populate what I could remember off the top of my head. I feel like I am missing someone from the list also?

Current game list/ MRP philanthropic association:

1. Hilton (Whysnow) Fishtales? and Congo? >> Friday noon
2. Sean (u2sean) 4milBC and DESimpsons Friday evening
3. Mark (Methos) Whirlwind >> Friday evening
4. Art (Artman) BlackOut >> Friday noonish
5. Tully (Tullster) CFTBL? and RC? >>> Friday noon
6. Deacon (Dave B) Pinbot >>> Friday evening?
7. Mike (trevesism) TZ? >>> Friday evening?
8. Chris (nmeun87007); either JY or JP plus WOZ! maye 1/2 more? >> Friday evening
9. Dave (Davewth) 1, Jackbot Friday?
10. Paul (paulyb18)1, RS or TS Friday evening?
11.Steve (SSbodyman), Mystery Castle friday evening
12. Ken (DEWSHO), WCS maybe fri even/ could be sat morn
13. Tyler (Try2skyme). BK2K or D&D Friday evening
14. Corey (Centerflank) LOTR Sat morn?

Glad to here you guys will be here Friday also!

Reasonably hard to limit ball time is good but since this is a slightly more casual style of play there is no need to be super crazy hard.

I have been updating the above list with arrival times as people tell me. Glad to see we have quite a few coming Friday afternoon and evening for the preparty!!!

ummmm I think you may be missing a few inserts...

Hope all is OK with the foundation! Give me a call/txt if you need a hand.

Bump to make sure those that need to see it, actually see it

"Good goals are IMPORTANT for good golf. The best goals have both risk and reward.

For all that are bringing games, PLEASE work this week to determine BOTH a goal and point objective that is both fun and challenging for your game. Players will then have the ability to go for the goal or the points in order to complete that hole.

The ideal objective will be reachable in 3 balls if you have a GOOD game and are a GOOD player. In other words, good players should be getting par of 3 balls on most games. Amatuer players will likely be accruing penalty strokes and starting a second game to finish some goals. Pros should not be completing goals in 1 ball everytime.

Goals should also be something that could carry over progress from 1 game to another if possible. This would mean that if you do not accomplish the goal in the 1st game you don't loss all progress. For example, on TAF a goal of "start 4 mansion rooms" would be better in theory than "tour the mansion" since progress can be additive with the first goal and the second one would reset on a second game.

I hope I am explaining that well???? "