You're invited! Pinball! Prizes! Free Stuff! Food!

Come play STERNS newest game, AVATAR, and meet STERN's newest distributor, Audio Images, at the San Francisco Launch Party on October 15th from 7 - 11pm.

Location: Audio Images, 735 Bryant Street, San Francisco (nearest BART station is Powell)

Avatar will be available on Free Play.

A special fun tournament will be held with trophies and prizes for experts and novice. Entry is $5. All entrants will receive a 2-for-1 entry coupon to Playland not at the Beach in El Cerrito. (a $15 value).

Other prizes will be awarded by our sponsors and a second tournament (either Split Flipper or 3-minute Time Attack tournament) is being planned. Hope to see you there!

Questions? Either "Reply to Author" or email: jonnynacho AT gmail DOT com

Sponsored by:

STERN Pinball
International Flipper Pinball Association
Playland not at the Beach
Pacific Pinball Museum
pinballmachine.org

I'm hoping drbond will be there! It all came together just today. Both I and the new distributor are excited about it. He's a music guy and has around 8 pins, all music themed (Guns n Roses, Tommy, two KISS machines (one with the German backglass), Dolly Parton, Wizard, Capt. Fantastic and a couple others).

I worked some cross-promotion with the local pinball museums (PPM and Playland not at the Beach). I'll be providing food and the vendor will provide sodas. Should be a great time!

Maybe, but Guns 'n Roses and Tommy will have to do at the event. The guy is a pinhead, with a leaning toward music games. He's even got a Dolly Parton in the basement!

The Pinball Mafia has been invited, as have BAPA, the EBPL, Sac pinball group and the SF pinball group. Come out and support Bay Area pinball. Playland not at the Beach is supporting it as well as the PPM with prizes and give-aways. Hope to see some of you!

Last Reminder! Tonight's the night. Hope to see you there!

Everyone who entered and paid their $5 came out ahead with a 2-for-1 pass to Playland not at the Beach worth $15.

pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/35597103@N08/sets/72157625176823774/

Split-Flipper Doubles (12 entries):

SPLIT FLIPPER CHAMPS: Tim Hansen and Chris Heileg

2. Mads Kristensen and Jon Olkowski
3. Alex Samonte and Stephen Kleckner
4. Kevin Johnson and Josh Lehan

AVATAR Tournament (26 entries):

NOVICE / UNDER 250 FINAL:

CHAMPION: Mike Haffner (phishrace): (Trophy + $25 Family Pass to Playland not at the Beach + Pacific Pinball Museum Club Card)

2. Ryan Avery ($25 Family Pass to Playland not at the Beach + Pacific Pinball Museum Club Card)
3. Mark Altvater ($25 Family Pass to Playland not at the Beach + Pacific Pinball Museum Club Card)
4. Kevin Johnson

EXPERT:

GRAND CHAMPION: Neil Shatz (Trophy + $52)

2. David Joud (Trophy + $39)
3. Mads Kristensen (Trophy + $26)
4. Alex Samonte ($13)

(continued results - IFPA results sorted by qualifier score, not Novice Final order)
5. Kevin Johnson
6. Mike Haffner
7. Mark Altvater
8. Ryan Avery
9. Eugene Gershtein
10. Jon Olkowski
11. Chris Heilig
12. Stephen Kleckner
13. Louise Swainson
14. Tim Hansen
15. Eric Waggensonner
16. Mike Spears
17. John Lautmann
18. Michelle Rockholt
19. David Rockholt
20. Andre Massenkoff
21. Mitch Tunick
22. Josh Lehan
23. John Haydn
24. Teresa Altvater
25. Walter Hurwitz
26. Jeannie Rodriguez

Thanks to all who attended. Around 40 people showed up for the event. Jim Chen is toying with the idea of a Chinese NBA launch party so maybe we can do it again soon.

Thanks to Pacific Pinball Museum and Playland not at the Beach for donating hundreds of dollars' worth of Passes and Club Cards which were awarded as prizes to the novice winners, given out in the raffle and given to every tournament entrant. Thanks to Jim Chen of Audio Images for hosting the event and to all the volunteers for helping run the tournaments and setup/cleanup.