If the waitlist could be locked out like the actual ticket sales are that might be the best way. I know Doug said it’s a form not a ticket, but can it be? Cap it at one ticket per email and charge a dollar for a waitlist spot. Then open that up an hour after Pinburgh goes on sale. Even if it was non-refundable and the dollar went to the replay foundation I’d be cool with that.

The method this year of delaying an hour is wise, but not being able to lock out early attempts sounds like a nightmare. Hope there is a solution found. The process improves every year, so there is that.

Working from last year and going back I was low B division, D division finals second round, low B division, C division finals.

I think I can make A this year and that’s my goal. When divisions are 3 points for a while division that’s a win instead of a zero. I can do that. I take pictures of all of my round scoresheets and track my data. I know where I need to improve and have been working on that. Always focus on the weakness until something else is the weakness and then focus on that.

My friend was the last person to get in on the day it started two years in a row. He was on the wait list the day tickets went on sale. I was next to last 2 years ago. We were several hundred deep that year and got in by being there.

My tournament entry was refunded to me, the show entry was not. I’ll happily be there next year.

I missed one of these by as little as one single shot. I got into vengeance multiball on Stern ST, but did not finish for 5M. The player that finished ahead of me on that game did. I was in second by 4.X million points. Finished the round with an 11. So close.

No thanks. I’ll keep my ticket.

I hope 2021 isn’t wiped out too. I’m undecided on the odds of TPF. Lots of things have to go quite favorably for that to happen and I’m just not sure case numbers will be where they need to be for a large event by then.

Replay is something I could see happening with some pretty strong requirements to get in, even with a vaccine. I’d go in that situation.

I know a few people who have been on a few flights and they say everyone they have seen is being cautious. Paranoid Pinball isn’t nearly as fun as what we are used to, but it can happen if the demand and willingness is there to play as safe as possible.

IFPA doesn’t run Pinburgh. They don’t run my league either. I run my league and we have our November event this Saturday. I have modified the structure slightly to keep groups under the advised limit and everyone wears a mask.

IFPA isn’t sanctioning events right now and that’s fine. They want to wait until every location can be open and the state/country reps agree. That’s fine, I don’t have a problem with that. Some regions aren’t as dangerous as others and it seems like each state has their own variety of rules. Once things are universally a little more normal, then I will start wondering when IFPA will start sanctioning events again. Til then, everyone should do only what they are comfortable with.

I think it is fair to offer a refund if Pinburgh does go on as a non-IFPA event.

As far as the Stern Pro Circuit, does the IFPA administer that? I have a spreadsheet that awards points using the same formulas the IFPA uses. I built it years ago to estimate points for an event before they showed up on the page. If the Circuit does not need IFPA (even though I and many others very much appreciate what the IFPA is) Circuit points could be calculated exactly like IFPA does and awarded as Circuit points until IFPA comes back online.

We are still short one Circuit finals that I was very much looking forward to watching. I’m also top 16 in a state and would love to be able to play in an SCS event even if it’s delayed.

ALL, like everything? Pins, arcades, warehouse, everything? Man that’s a huge bummer. When I read the announcement I was hoping it meant sell a few things to fund things like insurance and warehouse mortgage, and things like that, but still keep a huge chunk of the games. Then start back again when it’s safe and do a reduced headcount of PAPA Worlds and Pinburgh at the warehouse.