YEGPIN: 2019 Edmonton Pinball and Arcade Expo will take place April 26-28, 2019 at the Millennium Place in Sherwood Park, Alberta

-This is our 4th year and it's one of the biggest and best shows in Canada!!!
-We now have space to have over 200 pinball and arcade games in the new facility.
-4 pinball tournaments, 3 IFPA sanctioned events including our re-branded premier event the YEGPIN Canadian Pinball Championship.
-Full streaming of the main and classics pinball tournaments, and a new professional tournament setup with bleachers for competitors and spectators.
-Increased prizing making this one of most lucrative tournaments in the country.
-YEGPIN draws over 1,500 collectors, players and fans of classic pinball and arcade games!!!
-Huge support from national and local pinball and arcade vendors and many sponsors that help support the event!
-Tons of merchandise, parts and new machines are showcased at the event.
-Bring a machine and win pinball or arcade machine at the show!
-A full licensed area with a huge selection of beverages for the entire weekend.
-Modern, air conditioned recreational center, family friendly with a state of the art swimming pool facilities, fitness center, indoor track, food court area, etc
-A hotel that is attached to the facility with a number of hotels and restaurants within a block of main facility.

More details are coming after Vancouver Flipout, we just wanted to give everyone a heads up early as our dates have changed from last year.

Ticket sales for VIP and Weekend Passes will be on December 15, 2018. Lookout for a re-launch of our website sometime in December.

The DHPL wanted to congratulate Nitro Pinball on an awesome and successful Vancouver Flipout, if you have never been, make sure you check it out next year it is a must see show!!!

So we are now up next for YEGPIN: Edmonton Pinball and Arcade Expo, that will be held April 26-28, 2019 at Millennium Place in Sherwood Park, AB... Check out our updated logos, more information to come over the next few weeks stay tuned lots of cool stuff in store for the fourth edition of the show!!!

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I don't disagree, but there are a ton of changes that need to be made on the site especially since we have moved the show to a new area. We are hopeful to have the site up and running before December 15, 2018, however, in the meantime we will be providing little tidbits and leaks about the show up and to the start of ticket sales on December 15. Stay tuned!!!!

In negotiations, these will be posted on site when ready to go. Two things I can guarantee you they will be closer to event and they will be cheaper then the Chateau. Planning to have 2 preferred hotels so there should be plenty of space for everyone who is coming out of town.

We are getting close to opening up tickets sales to the masses for YEGPIN 2019 - Edmonton Pinball and Arcade Expo. This year's show is in a brand new location Millennium Place in Sherwood Park. The dates will be April 26 - 28, 2019. And now we are ready to announce the ticket packages that will be available for purchase on December 15, 2018 @ noon MST.

Before I do, I just wanted to let you know that we did do a small survey to get feedback from last year and they were so many positives so I thank you all for your support of the show. However, we have made some small changes to our VIP packages that hope will fit for all people who want them. So without further ado this is what the packages will look like this year.

Ultimate VIP Pass - $150: (Some people want all the goods, okay we now have a package for you).
- 3 Day Entrance to YEGPIN
- Limited Edition VIP Pass (Personalized)
- Limited Edition YEGPIN Lanyard
- 2018 YEGPIN T-Shirt designed by Brian Holderman
- Exclusive YEGPIN Bag
- Exclusive YEGPIN keychain collectible
- Limited Edition YEGPIN Tournament Pin-Wipe
- 20 YCPC or Classics Pinball Tournament Entries
- Pre-Registration for tournaments
- Access to VIP Party (Friday)
- 5 special VIP prize draws at VIP Party (1 in 25 chance of winning)
- Access to Retro Arcade Party (Saturday)
- Head start on show floor on Fri - Sun
- Exclusive VIP Entrance, head start on show floor on Fri-Sun

VIP Pass - $100: (Some people want a bare bones package, I am just a pinball tournament player and don't want all this stuff, okay here is a package for you).
- 3 Day Entrance to YEGPIN
- Limited Edition VIP Pass
- Limited Edition YEGPIN Lanyard
- 10 Pinball Tournament Entries
- Pre-Registration for tournaments
- Access to VIP Party (Friday)
- 5 special VIP prize draws at VIP Party (1 in 25 chance of winning)
- Access to Retro Arcade Party (Saturday)
- Head start on show floor on Fri - Sun
- Exclusive VIP Entrance, head start on show floor on Fri-Sun

Weekend Pass - $50 (Pre-Order Price Only)
- 3 Day Entrance to YEGPIN
- YEGPIN Custom Wristband
- Access to Retro Arcade Party (Saturday)

All VIP passes (Ultimate/VIP) will be limited to 125 orders in total. Sorry that is the maximum we can sell as our tournaments and VIP party can only handle so many people.

NEW this year!!!!: Our tournaments will be capped at 200 entrants. Those who pre-purchase a pass (Ultimate/VIP/Weekend pass) or volunteer for YEGPIN this year then will have first priority for registration for YEGPIN Canadian Pinball Championships or Classic Tournament. Sorry but the tournament pinball community has grown so much and in order to put on a good tournament for everyone we have to cap the entrants this year so please do not hesitate to purchase your VIP pass, volunteer or donate a machine this year if you want to guarantee access to these signature tournaments.

You will still have access to the Knockout Cancer Pinball Tournament and High Stakes Pinball Tournament as those will be events you will register for upon your entry into the show, those events will be capped at 80 players. No pre-registration for those tournaments is available. Note: If you purchase a VIP pass you will be able to register for those tournaments early as you get 1 hour early access with your ticket.

As detailed above, there will be 4 IFPA sanctioned pinball tournaments on this weekend (I know how the heck are we going to get them all in!!!). Stay tuned we will be leaking information on all of these tournaments in the coming weeks. All of the information will be on the website as soon as it is promoted. We are hoping by the end of the month to have it ready with all show info, tournament, lodging and ticketing information.

Estimating that there will be around 125 pinball and 75 arcade machines available to play at the event. This will make this YEGPIN as the biggest show we have ever put on!!!! Tickets will also be sold at the door for those who just want to stop by and play the many machine titles in the free play/vendor areas. Tickets are $20 Friday, $25 Saturday and $20 Sunday, those that are 12 or under get in FREE with a paid adult admission.

There are so many cool things to announce over the next month in half so I won't divulge everything right now. Just wanted you all to mark down December 15th on your calendar as the VIP tickets for this event could go quickly this year!!!

Looking into sanitizing stations as well this year.

Right now at least 10 games are slated for the beer gardens we will see about expanding that further if we get donors that are willing to allow that.

That is funny, our bartenders jammed on us last minute last year, no worries we got ya covered lol...

Today is our 30 day countdown for tickets to go on sale for YEGPIN. Please note only Ultimate VIP, VIP and Weekend Passes will be available for pre-sale this year. No shirts, no posters, no other items will be for sale on our website, you will need to get those items directly at the show. This helps in streamlining our registration services and get you in the door even quicker than last year.

Lets talk about our Pinball tournament as that seems to be a big draw for a lot of people that attend the show. This year we have, count them, 5 pinball tournaments slated for the event, four of which are IFPA sanctioned, crazy stuff eh!!! Note: The CPC and Classics tournaments will more than likely be capped if all VIP passes sell out so don't hesitate to purchase one so you don't miss out in participating in these tournaments.

1. YEGPIN - Canadian Pinball Championships

This IFPA sanctioned tournament is the one of the biggest and best tournaments held in Canada. The tournament is for all skill ranges as it has 4 separate division of play (Main, B, Novice, Women's) for the playoff rounds. There will be a total of 12 machines in the bank this year, 4 LCD/Modern, 4 Mid-Modern, 4 Late Solid State. The tournament will be using a HERB style (best score format) with unlimited qualifying attempts using PAPA position/rank scoring (1st 200, 2nd 190, 3rd 189, 188, 187 …)The tournament will have a maximum for 200 players (including volunteers).

Friday: Noon – 9:30pm (ticket sales will end at 9:00pm)
Saturday: 10am – 9:30pm (volunteer qualifying only from 8:30pm - 9:30pm)
Note: VIP ticket holders will have an extra hour in the morning for qualification.

Playoff Hours:
Sunday: 9:00am - 3:30pm

Type 3 Tickets 7 Tickets 20 Tickets
YCPC $10 $20 $50

2. YEGPIN - Classics Pinball Tournament

This IFPA sanctioned tournament is for those that like to play old school, we got a tournament for you. There will be a total of 8 machines in the bank this year, 5 Early Solid State, 3 EMs. The tournament will be using a HERB style (best score format) with unlimited qualifying attempts using PAPA position/rank scoring (1st 200, 2nd 190, 3rd 189, 188, 187 …)The tournament will have a maximum for 200 players (including volunteers).

Friday: Noon – 9:30pm (ticket sales will end at 9:00pm)
Saturday: 10am – 5:00pm (volunteer qualifying only from 4:00pm - 5:00pm)
Note: VIP ticket holders will have an extra hour in the morning for qualification.

Playoff Hours:
Saturday: 5:30pm – 9:30pm

Type 3 Tickets 7 Tickets 20 Tickets
Classics $10 $20 $50

3. YEGPIN - High Stakes Pinball Tournament - NEW!!!!

This IFPA sanctioned tournament is for those who have deep pockets, it is a PAPA 4 machine card format, unlimited entries, 1 LCD/Modern, 1 Mid Modern, 1 Late Solid State, 1 Early Solid State. The tournament will have a maximum for 80 players, registration will be at the tournament desk for this event (first come, first served). YEGPIN is starting the pot at $1000, all other monies contributed will add to the playoff pot for the top 8 finishers, top 4 if less than 41 competitors.

Friday: Noon – 9:30pm (ticket sales will end at 8:30pm),
Note: VIP ticket holders will have an extra hour in the morning for qualification.

Playoff Hours:
Saturday: 9:30am – 12:30pm

Costs:

Type 1 Card 3 Cards 5 Cards
High Stakes $30 $75 $100

4. YEGPIN - Knockout Cancer Pinball Tournament

This IFPA sanctioned tournament is for those that want to give back to the community. So many of us have lost friends and family to Cancer so this is a small way we can give back. A fun filled strike knockout tournament that will be held on the first night of YEGPIN. The tournament will have a maximum for 80 players. Registration will be at the tournament desk for this event.

Cost:

$25 entry per person, all proceeds go to a charity of YEGPIN's choice.

Friday: 5:30pm – 9:30pm

5. YEGPIN - Little Flippin Pinball Tournament

Last but not least is our popular 12 and under kids tournament where we continue our efforts as a grass root level to promote competition pinball. There will be 2 machines this year since this event has become so popular. The top 2 from each qualifying session, will play in the Kids finals on the big bank on Sunday with all of the other competitors. It will be an awesome competition pinball experience for all of these kids to have!!!!

Qualifying and Playoffs Hours:
Day Session Qualifying Time Comments
Friday 1 4:00PM – 8:00PM Top 2 advance
Saturday 2 12:00PM – 4:00PM Top 2 advance
Sunday Playoffs 1:45PM – 2:45PM

All information on all of these events will be in detail on our website!!!!!

For those that are interested in putting their games this year in party zone area, there will be a checkbox on the form this year to designate it. If we have uptake on this then we will expand the drinking machine area.

That is great news, if you can fill a trailer unit, YEGPIN could look to help in paying for the trailer rental for the weekend if it helps. We want this to be the biggest show ever, so whatever we can do to help out the community we will!!!!

We are proud to announce we have finalized our first major sponsorship for the event this year ..... Nitro Pinball!!!

Nitro Pinball has been a long standing supporter of YEGPIN since day one and now the lead sponsor of this event for four years in a row!!! We thank them for their generous contributions they are now officially:

- Co-sponsor of YEGPIN - 2019 Edmonton Pinball and Arcade Expo
- A partner vendor for the event
- Title sponsor of the newly branded Canadian Pinball Championships
- Title sponsor of the Friday Night VIP Party.

By now we all know that Nitro has excellent customer service, they go above and beyond to meet your needs. If you are looking to purchase a NIB machine, parts or merchandise don't hesitate to contact them.

Nitro will be bringing a full slate of the latest and greatest pinball machines all on free play for the weekend, come by and check out their booth and Tommy and Suzanne with be there to give you all the latest on all of their pinball machines, parts and merchandise they have.

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Since we are on a roll here let's announce our other partner sponsor for the event ..... Retro Active Arcade Ltd.

Retro Active Arcade Ltd has also been a supporter of YEGPIN since inception (4 years in a row!!!) and now once again the co-lead sponsor of this event. We thank them for their generous contributions they are now officially:

- Co-sponsor of YEGPIN - 2019 Edmonton Pinball and Arcade Expo
- A partner vendor at the event
- Title sponsor of the Saturday Night Retro Arcade Party (YEGPIN After Dark).

Retro Active Arcade Ltd. builds personalized arcade machines made-to-order, sells arcade parts and provides pinball repair services.

Retro Active Arcade Ltd. has some of the coolest custom arcade games across Canada and the US. They specialize in personalized arcades, do it yourself kits and a full array of arcade parts. They have excellent customer service, and go above and beyond to provide you with a creative concept for your next arcade machine.

Retro Active Arcade Ltd. will be bringing some really cool custom arcade games to the event, come by and check out their booth and Casey with be there to give you all the latest on the product and services they provide.

https://retroactivearcade.ca/

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Yep appreciate the feedback, we are doing our best this year to only accept classic arcades that have a free play setting on them to help with this. At the same time we hate to deny collectors to bring their machines that they donate but it is really a struggle for us to keep adding credits to arcades so we have been upfront with our collectors this year to try to install free play mechs in their machines.

As a reminder ticket sales for YEGPIN will commence on December 15, 2018 at noon MST for Ultimate VIP, VIP and Weekend Passes for the event.

This year there is a small change in that only people that have purchased a Ultimate VIP ticket, VIP ticket, volunteer for the show or donate a machine can register for the Canadian Pinball Championships (CPC) or Classic Pinball Tournament.

For CPC and Classics there are 4 skill divisions for the playoff rounds. Main, B, Novice and Women's so these tournaments are for every skill level!!! There will be cash prizes and/or trophies and plaques for each division.

Note: There will be limited registration availability for the Knockout Cancer Pinball Tournament, Pro Pinball Tournament and Little Flippin Tournament during event days in case if you miss out on a VIP ticket.

So more than ever if you are thinking about playing in our signature pinball tournaments you will want to purchase one of our VIP passes for the weekend. Again, we would love to have unlimited registration for our pinball tournaments but with now over 300 people that participate in pinball tournaments all over Alberta we simply cannot meet demand.

The website will be promoted right at noon on December 15, 2018 so don't miss your chance at getting in on the action. On website launch we will also have our preferred hotels rates so make sure you book those quickly as we have only reserved 25 room at each venue.

Thanks for your support and hope to see you all at the event!!!!

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