Memorial Weekend: RMPS 2019 Tournaments & pre-RMPS Tourney at 1up Greenwood

The Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown 2019 is fast approaching!

Memorial Weekend is going to be packed with pinball this year so plan ahead. Pinball tournaments Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday! Here’s a quick rundown of each:

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The Flipside Spring 2019 Pinball League

When: Every Tuesday at 7pm
Dates: April 16 – June 4th (8 weeks)
Cost: $10 to join plus cost of games
Where: Loveland, CO
WPPRs will be awarded!

The Flipside Pinball League starts up this Tuesday!

Join The Flipside crew for their Spring 2019 pinball league season… It’s a great time for all skill levels from casual to serious!

It’s just $10 to join for 8 weeks (every Tuesday) of head-to-head play, cash prizes, trophies, and free dinner/tournament on the final night. Players will receive WPPRs (World Pinball Player Ranking points)!

Come join the fun starting Tuesday at 7:00 PM SHARP!

See their league’s Facebook event here.

EM Machine Repair and Restoration Classes This Saturday and Next!

Ever wanted to learn to work on electro-mechanical pinball machines? Do you own a couple but haven’t had the time to really learn proper repair or restoration?

Well you’re in luck! Seasoned professional Mark Gibson is holding class this Saturday April 13th and next, April 20th. These are hands on classes with a handful of other students covering reading schematics, demonstration of common devices (relay, step units, motors) and troubleshooting exercises to put all that knowledge to use.

Class is held in Northglenn, CO from 10am – 4pm and there are a few spots left. Reserve yours by emailing Mark Gibson today!

You can read more about his classes on Mark’s website Fun with Pinball.

Pinball Club meets Saturday at 1UP Greenwood

Pinball Club will meet this Saturday, April 6th at noon. They will be meeting at 1UP Greenwood Village, 6864 S Clinton Ct., Englewood, CO 80112.

Looking to discuss a few thing at this meeting.
Go over the plans for a playfield rotisserie; General club meetings; Future club activities; Pinball Showdown participation; Swap meet at Showdown; Bring a game to Showdown
Then just hang out and play some pinball. Hopefully we can get a good turn out.

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Live broadcast of Press Play Tournament This Wednesday – April 3rd!

Ever wanted to see yourself play pinball in one of those fancy pinball tournament streams on Twitch? Want no more – now is your moment!

The Colorado Pinball Collective will be broadcasting April’s Press Play Tournament with Snow’s new mobile rig. We’ll have real-time stats, player interviews, telestration, online chat and commentary all brought to you by Ryan Wanger, Snow Galvin and Jordan Dechaine!

For those new to Twitch, sign-up for a Twitch account (it’s free) so that you can chat at us during the broadcast and cheer on your favorite player. Once you’ve got a Twitch account, give our channel a follow (click the heart on our page) to be notified when we go live!

The Colorado Pinball Collective brings you weekly content that will keep you in the loop with pinball news, improve your skills through our tutorials and tournament coverage and provides a bit of entertainment with our sharp wit (this last part may be debatable but the rest is totally true).