For those of you that enjoy the competitive side of pinball, I am pleased to announce the NEW tournament format being introduced this year at the Golden State Pinball Festival! All details on the new format can be found on the web at: http://www.goldenstatepinball.org/tournament

If anybody has questions about the new format or would perhaps like to volunteer for a scorekeepers slot, please feel free to PM me. Volunteers receive 5 free additional entries and also have dedicated qualifying time in the tournament.

If you have to choose between volunteering for the tournament and volunteering for the show itself, I respectfully request that you choose to volunteer for the show. It’s the volunteers that make this show so great and without the show, we have no tournament!

For me personally, as a tournament director, I like the trend of providing divisions within a tournament in order to help increase the overall player base of pinball, and making an event of this type and size be as accessible to every demographic as possible.

In addition to that somewhat opinionated rationale, the larger reason is that the IFPA incorporates a specific Women's Ranking system, as found here: https://www.ifpapinball.com/rankings/women.php

Simply put, I want the Golden State Pinball Festival to be the best show it can be, and in this specific area, providing an event that feeds into this system is a must have to reach that goal.

We've made some tweaks to the tournament to be more in line with what we feel serves the community best, and also maximizes WPPRs earned from the Women's event. Same overall format for the main tournament, but now the Women's tournament is a separate, dedicated event on Sunday. Details are up to date at http://www.goldenstatepinball.org/tournament and games will start to be revealed soon!

Great question re: Gold Ball! I have installed a different ROM, and the "Gold Ball" feature must be earned by spelling GOLDBALL. This will be clearly stated on the game. Any other game tweaks or important adjustments will also be clearly posted on each game.

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For those interested in the tournament, we have volunteer spots open. All volunteers are provided the opportunity to partake in a volunteer only qualifying period during the last 1 hour on Friday and Saturday nights.

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We're using SignUp.com (the leading online signup and reminder tool) to organize our upcoming activity.

Please sign up for GSPF 2019 Tournament Volunteers! 

Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on SignUp.com: https://signup.com/login/entry/857020598623594061
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on SignUp.com)
3. Sign up! Choose your spots - SignUp.com will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!

Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.

For those of you interested in the tournament, here's a photo of the grand champion trophy.

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