Wanted to spread the word that the official TNA Launch Party for WI is happening soon.
Special guests from team Spooky which will include Charlie, Bug, KingPin, and Scott (plus more).
Special prizes provided by team Spooky and KingPin!

Where: Alt Brew (Brewery with great local beer and food)
1808 Wright St
Madison, WI

When; Sat Dec 9th 11am-4pm qualifying; 4pm playoffs

What: TNA official launch party hosted by Madison Pinball and Scott D

How: First game free; unlimited entry for qualifying. Playoff on multiple games for the WPPR hunters.

Why: Because this game rocks and Scott D, Charlie, and Bug will all be coming to hang out, talk pinball, and likely school us all on some TNA.

Some great socializing with the team behind this game. 8 total pins to play and challenge each other to dollar games. Plenty of beer to be drank. Lots of fun to be had.

The better question is WHY not come to this???

No worries. Easy enough to swing over for juts an hour. We bump first time players to the front of the cue, so if you show up at 2pm and others are lined up for a 2nd or 3rd replay, then you bump to the front of the line.

sorry, I dont have any capability to Stream.

Jack Danger was going to come but he will be out of the country.
If anyone with gear would like to stream, then just reach out. Would be happy to have you.

bump for eyes!

Would love to get a big crowd out to show team Spooky some love.

Sure. We could drop it off at my house since i Only live two blocks away.

You coming Jay?

Jay has 4 godzillas. Unfortunately they are all linked up in a new 4 way contraption when you try to start 20 multiballs at the same time. the ultimate stack!

hope to see you there.

I got your first Doug!

Bumpski for Tuesday.

Wish you could make it BK. I understand there is a big Party happening in your neck of the woods so I dont blame you for not making the trip down.
You are always welcome and it woudl be a pleasure to have you if you decide to make the trip.

yes sir. Owners have a 3 month old and it is common to see lots of little ones.
Pretty family friendly place in general.

why?

you wont have to make any tough decisions at this one Tom

daily bump.

Sounds like we are going to see a decent # of peopel and some new faces.

Really looking forward to this.

Ben Heck told me he is coming, but I have to buy him a beer (I guess he is a big deal now )

that is BS and you know it. I am not responsible enough to even hold a baby.

you get 1 baby to hold

Just to be clear, this is no longer a baby welcoming location. No crying and pooping allowed at Alt Brew

If so... please bring her! I will hold her.

Who likes to Party?

8 days away!

1 week from today!!!

quick reminder of the details

Where: Alt Brew (Brewery with great local beer and food)
1808 Wright St
Madison, WI

When; Sat Dec 9th 11am-4pm qualifying; 4pm playoffs

What: TNA official launch party hosted by Madison Pinball and Scott D

How: First game free; unlimited entry for qualifying. Playoff on multiple games for the WPPR hunters.
Format : play as much as you want on TNA; highest 8 scores make the playoff. Standard Launch party format.

Why: Because this game rocks and Scott D, Charlie, and Bug will all be coming to hang out, talk pinball, and likely school us all on some TNA.

Some great socializing with the team behind this game. 8 total pins to play and challenge each other to dollar games. Plenty of beer to be drank. Lots of fun to be had.

The better question is WHY not come to this???

Yup, they have pizza, nachos, cheese board, snacks, and of course beer

All gluten free but tasty and we definately appreciate those thatsupport the estalishment.

I think their nachos are some of the best in town (I personally doe the chicken nachos with peppers). Addicting!

Only 5 days away now. I heard rumor of Spooky bringing some cool prizes.

Also, 1st and second place trophies should be here any day now.

hope to see you and the family swing by, even if just for a bit.

For those that FaceBook

https://www.facebook.com/events/142075099829189/

really looking forward to the good times!

Alt does in fact have a back alley. I suggest using the front side though less cameras up front...

Is it Saturday yet?

8 pinball machines to play at this location, plus a Killer Queen Arcade game.

Our launch parties are more about the fun and ability to talk pinball with Scott, KingPin, team Spooky, Ben Heck, and all the other pinheads.

As for tournament, we only use TNA so all the other games are available for play during qualifying.

First game is free on TNA and you can replay as often as you like if competition is your thing. There will be a playoff for the top 8 for IFPA points, prizes, trophies, etc. We will also have some door prizes to give out throughout the event that are just random drawn or other fun stuff.

Launch parties are a good time that offer a little bit of everything for everyone

Hope you can make it up to play/sat hello.

Worth mention that people should feel free to swing in to play all day or just for a few minutes to say hello and play a game. This is really a no stress sort of event and pretty casual

Also, just got word that my LIONMAN tokens will be arriving that day. If so then something else fun to hand out for every person that plays TNA or randomly throughout the day.

I got my overhead camera and coverter box in the mail yesterday. Fingers crossed that the bar will allow me to rig something up so we can try it out with TNA for the party???

they even have some you would probably like...

wish you could make it also!

KQ is a pretty fun game. I think there are around 30 of them out in the wild now. I highly suggest trying it out with a group of people if you get a chance. I was pretty anti-vid, but they thing is a blast to play! I think of is like the simplicity of mariobros meets Joust vid combined with the meta stratagy of some great euro board games.

Someone on another forum asked about IFPA value so figured I would post here also.

1 game unlimited time qualifying (4% + 5% for the unlimited time = 9%)
Top 8 on 6 game PAPA style in round 1 has 2x value since 4 packs (48%)
Top 4 on 6 game PAPA style in round 2 has 2x value since 4 packs (48%)

Should grade out over 100% unless my calculation is wrong?

Wednesday is 1 day closer to Saturday

very nice offer!

There is a milwaukee pinball academy facebook group. If you are not already a member it is a good group of people and may be the easiest way to find an additional rider.

Thanks for the support and coming over for the event!

lol. Luckily the place is big enough to find a spot to help the kiddos relax if the pinball excitement winds them up

I hear the new burbon barrel aged beer puts them to sleep also
(I dont have kids so dont judge me...)

like father like son

For those that FaceBook

https://www.facebook.com/events/142075099829189/

If you want to denote interested/coming it is appreciated. The bar is asking me how many may show up so they can staff appropriately. Always hard to predict these things but always nice to give them a heads up.

Trophies, awards...

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Not sure at this moment... First place? Or maybe we will do highest qualifying score for that one...

Waiting on a few other things to arrive. Will have a bunch of fun prizes for the event, just not sure what goes where at this time, till everything arrives.

In short, kick some TNA butt and you will win something for sure.

A high five! If you are lucky... from doug!

more likely the nachos with jalapenos that we always eat after the 4th beer...

(if it is only their Gluten free beer then possible that your body just does not agree with their main base ingredients; sorghum would be my first guess??? I would experiment by drinking the guest beers only for a night, but still eat the food. Then go from there...)

Final components to try and rig an overhead TV should arrive today (fingers crossed).
Hoping I can make the time before Saturday to have the gear set up.

cheers. you going to make it up for the day?

nope. You are for sure qualified for the tourney. That is part of the fun... see who can beat the designer, manufacturer, etc...

I think Yancy has to play 1 handed... or with baby strapped in the carrier...

Sweet! TNA translite!!! Maybe a random LIONMAN number draw for tha one at the end of the day?

ALice pf looks amazing!

bummer

yup. Family friendly location.

In general, WI is very friendly to kids in bars so long as they are with parents. Pretty sure they are even allowed to drink with supervision. (WI LOVES beer if you did not know)

looking forward to it! 2 weeks in a row I get to see you

Friday!!!

Means it is almost Saturday!

about 5min off the interstate. Head towards capital from East Waskington/H151 exit. Take a right on Wright st and go 1.5 big blocks. Alt Brew is on the left in what appears to be a light commercial grey building just north of MATC parking lot.

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lol

cheers and hope to see you. Be sure to say hello so I can hopefully but the name/pinside name/avatar/face together.

Success! I will swap i500 and TNA spots later tonight so we can use the overhead TV for the launch party

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Overhead screen is readily visible from pinball area. Huge thans to YOPP for info on doing this!

I had no idea. Granted this even stretched the limits of my tech capabilities

I dont have any streaming capabilities but if any streamers feel like making the trip up, then just LMK. We would be happy to host and get you in early to set up gear.

I have one of these in the stock if it will work...
http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=1176

Will that work for you? I dont want the cash > just have a backup mailed to me later so i can put it back in stock.

We are live!

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What a GREAT day! Thanks very much to everyone that came out. 0ver 50 people and 44 players. Some very exciting games, lots of great company, and some great conversation!

This is one of the most fun days I have had in a long time. Honestly my sides hurt from laughing.

I really appreciate the support from all and some of you drove quite a ways!

Thanks to Scott and team Spooky also! I know lots of people really enjoyed meeting you guys and chatting. Hope we can do it for the next game!