The IFPA is proud to announce that registration for the 9th annual IFPA European Pinball Championship opens this Friday, December 12 at noon! Registration closes January 9. For more details check out the registration page here.

Players who finished in the top100 got a personal invitation email (for those few not, please update your IFPA profile with a working email address).

Should you have any questions about our qualifying process or to find out more information about the tournament, please contact the IFPA at ifpaeurope@gmail.com

Our host will be Lund Pinball Acadamy in Lund, Sweden.

More informations, the current standings and the ECS schedule HERE.

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[DANGER ZONE❗] Is your machine still using low-level lighting?

Evolve from dim incandescent yellow [GAME OVER!] to HYUGA’s VIVID ARCADE SPECTRUM! This holiday, don’t just “play”—unleash your power! 💥

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Tired of basic colors? HYUGA brings a special palette to create a unique holiday look!

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 Legends players, it’s tournament time! 

This week, flip through three family-friendly favorites!
Swim with sharks, bop through a retro rescue, and explore a fun Dr. Seuss™ adventure — all while climbing the leaderboard from any Legends 4K™, HDP™, or HD device!

This Week’s Tables:
 Baby Shark – included in Baby Shark Pinball Legends Single Pack
 Chack’n Pop – included in Taito Pinball Pack 2
 The Cat in the Hat – included in Dr. Seuss™ Pinball Pack 1

Tournament Dates:
Starts: Friday, December 5 at 3:00 p.m. PT
Ends: Thursday, December 11 at 11:59 p.m. PT

Prizes For General FF (17 Winners Total):
 10 Winners – $15 AtGames Gift Card
 7 Winners – $10 AtGames Gift Card

Prizes For DPWR (3 Winners Total):
 $30 Gift Card – 1 randomly selected from the Top 100
 $20 Gift Card – 1 randomly selected from ranks 101–500
 $10 Gift Card – 1 randomly selected from ranks 501+

 ATGAMES GIFT CARD NOTICE:
Gift Cards usable on AtGames eStore only. On-device support coming in a future update. They never expire!

HOW TO JOIN:
 Launch a selected table
 Play until your last ball drains
 Enter your initials
 Exit — score uploads automatically!

Check your standings and the Top 50 leaderboard at:
https://www.atgames.net/leaderboards/schedule

#FlipperFriends #AllLegendsTournament #LegendsPinball #AtGames #PinballCommunity #DigitalPinball #BabySharkPinball #ChackNPop #DrSeussPinball #TheCatInTheHat #ArcadeAtHome #PlayMoreWinMore

As we come to the end of another year, the 2025 season brings the changeover to our WPPR v6.2 system. Details on the WPPR v6.1 changes can be found HERE.

In order to close the books on 2025, we ask any organizer with open tournament results to submit those to us by Sunday, January 4th. Furthermore, any corrections to player misspellings, incorrect results, improper scoring issues, etc., need to be addressed by January 4th as well. Please take some time to review your own personal results to see if anything looks out of place.

Our plan is to lock down 2025 rankings on January 4th, and use the standings at that time for any IFPA-related campaigns (IFPA21 World Championship qualifications, IFPA Women’s World Championship, Stern Rewards Program, Player of the Year, etc.). Any errors caught after that point in time will NOT impact the 2025 standings, although those changes will be reflected in the 2026 rankings going forward.

The 2026 season brings with it the start of qualifying for the following IFPA campaigns:
– IFPA North American Championship Series
– IFPA Women’s North American Championship Series
– IFPA European Championship Series
– any IFPA Country Championship Series
– IFPA22 World Pinball Championship
– IFPA Women’s World Pinball Championship
– Stern Pro Circuit (2026 season)

Any questions please contact us at ifpapinball@gmail.com, and remember that if your profile doesn’t say ‘Registered’ with a green check mark, that we do NOT have your email address on file. Players that don’t have their profile ‘Registered’ are ineligible to participate in any IFPA Championship Series.

With the North American Championship Series (NACS) and Women’s North American Championship Series (WNACS) planned for January 17th and 18th, 2025 respectively, registration process is going to be fast. Players will have until the end of January 7th, 8pm CST to declare the State/Province they wish to compete in. Contact your IFPA State Representative to make sure you are registered for the state you wish to play in.

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 Legends players, it’s tournament time! 

This week packs a punch! Smash through arcade battles, bounce through block-breaking challenges, and dive into a bright Dr. Seuss™ world! Whether you’re flipping on a Legends 4K™, HDP™, or HD device, everyone competes together for awesome prizes!

Play one or all three featured tables, rise up the leaderboards, and compete for a chance to win an AtGames Gift Card!

This Week’s Tables:
 Battetoads™ – included in Rare Pinball Pack
 ARKANOID™ – included in Taito Pinball Pack 3
 One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish – included in Dr. Seuss™ Pinball Pack 2

Tournament Dates:
Starts: Friday, November 28 at 3:00 p.m. PT
Ends: Thursday, December 4 at 11:59 p.m. PT

Prizes For General FF (17 Winners Total):
 10 Winners – $15 AtGames Gift Card
 7 Winners – $10 AtGames Gift Card

Prizes For DPWR (3 Winners Total):
 $30 AtGames Gift Card – 1 randomly selected from the top 100
 $20 AtGames Gift Card – 1 randomly selected from ranked 101–500
 $10 AtGames Gift Card – 1 randomly selected from ranked 501 and above

 ATGAMES GIFT CARD NOTICE:
AtGames Gift Cards can currently be used only on the AtGames eStore. Support for using Gift Cards directly on-device will be added in a future update. Gift Cards can be applied to any items available on the eStore and do not expire.

HOW TO JOIN:
 Launch and play one of the selected weekly tables.
 Play until the last ball is lost.
 Enter your initials in the fields provided.
 Upon exiting the game, your score will be automatically uploaded to the tournament leaderboards.

Check your standings and the Top 50 leaderboard at:
https://www.atgames.net/leaderboards/schedule

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Play Mechanix is excited to announce a rewards program for IFPA players to purchase one Pulp Fiction SE pinball machine at a special IFPA discounted price. This program is currently available to anyone within the United States currently ranked in the top 1000 of the World Pinball Player Rankings. Only a limited number of machines are currently available through this program, so reach out to ifpapinball@gmail.com for more details if you are interested.

WPPR Rules includes new content at the end of the Basic Rules section. This clarifies our policies for players who choose to opt-out and players who choose to suppress their profile.

• Please note the following rules for the inclusion of suppressed players in results, along with tournaments that allow players to opt-out of being included in the results submitted to IFPA:
  • Suppressed players –> TD’s should include these players in the results they submit to the IFPA, using their full name and IFPA number. That player contributes in every way to the value of the tournament (both Ranking and Rating value), still earns WPPR points, and is still responsible for having the $1 fee paid on their behalf. The only thing that happens is their profile is not publicly accessible. Suppressed players impact the TGP of the event just as if they were not suppressed. For example, a 42 player, 3-strike event, with 22 suppressed players will be graded as a 42 player, 3-strike event.
  • Players that opt-out –> Since the launch of the IFPA sanctioning fee, we have given TD’s the option to allow players to not be included in the results submitted into IFPA. This was done to accommodate players that were against the sanctioning fee, but is available regardless of reason. This includes top 250 players currently ranked in the WPPR PRO system. Please note that TD’s are not forced to give this option to the players attending their event. This is done at the discretion of the TD. It is recommended that the TD confirm if players want to opt-out before the event starts so other players are aware. Players that opt-out do not contribute to the value of the tournament, they do not earn WPPR points, they are not responsible for having the $1 fee paid on their behalf. For IFPA purposes it is as if they did not participate. For example, a 42 player, 3-strike event, with 22 players that opt-out of IFPA inclusion will be graded as a 20 player, 3-strike event. The “winner” of the event will be the highest finisher of those 20 players, even if that player finished in 23rd place in the actual standings of the event. TD’s should make sure any opted out players are removed from the results before they are submitted to the IFPA. TD’s allowing players to opt-out should keep in mind when determining if tiebreakers are needed that IFPA results require there is no tie for 1st place in the reported results.
    For group matchplay events, a player opting out does not affect the “mostly 4-player group 2X multiplier” rule, 22 players with one player opting out still gets the 2X multiplier. The opposite is also true, an event with 21 players with one player opting out still does only gets the 1.5X multiplier.
    Players opting out do not affect the 50% or 10% rules for finals player counts; a 16-player qualifying with 1 player opting out can have 8 players in finals.
    For certified events, an event with 130 rated players where 5 rated players opt out will not be qualified for the Certified+ event booster.
  • Process and impacts to suppressed players –> A player can request suppression at any time by emailing the IFPA at ifpapinball@gmail.com. A player who is suppressed at any point in time during the qualifying period or the time leading up to the championship event will not be eligible to participate in that year’s SCS, NACS, WNACS, Country, SPC, Worlds, etc. IFPA championships. You can request suppression removal at any time by emailing the IFPA at ifpapinball@gmail.com Players who are not suppressed at the start of the championships qualifying period and through to the time of the championship event are automatically eligible to participate in those championships after meeting the other qualifying criteria specific to that event.

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Hello IFPA community! AtGames has put together a quick survey just for you—share your pinball playing preferences to help us refine our plans for the coming months. We’re thrilled to hear from this amazing and expanding community. Thanks for joining in! Link below : https://forms.gle/fj7tZPMUL55S4tKc8