Spring League...starting March 3rd

The Spring season of Des Moines Pinball League is less than a week away.

Please join us on March 3rd, 7:15pm at the Jordan Creek theater arcade!  

• We will play every Monday for 12 weeks (March 3rd - May 19th), 10 weeks regular league play, a make up week, then have a trophy/prize/fun night
• No cost besides the games you play (3-4 per week)
• Field trip league nights to Up/Down and Barcadium DM are planned
• All Skill Levels welcome - beginner to wizard
• Fun for the whole family - if they don't want to play pinball, there are video games or they can check out a movie (except for field trip nights - sorry no kids at the bars)
• Meet other fellow pinheads in the area
• League play usually lasts 1-1.5 hours each week
• Current line up at JC: Star Trek, Metallica, X-men
• Even if you can't make every week, stop in when you can - you are welcome anytime!

Please forward/invite anyone else you think might be interested.  The more the better.

Please drop me a line if you are interested in playing (or for more info) so that we know to expect you.

Thanks everyone.  I hope to see you there. 

Michael

Des Moines Pinball League

michael.hulsebus@gmail.com

2014 Spring Season

The 2014 Spring Season of Des Moines Pinball League begins on March 3rd.  Please contact me for more information or to join.

Hope to see everyone there.

Thanks,
Michael

Congratulations Everyone!

Thanks for a great season!  It was a heck of a lot of fun and great to meet and hang out with everyone.

Final Standings (and it was CLOSE):

1. Nick
2. Don
3. Victoria
4. Shawn
5. Stacy
6. Becky

Congratulations!

I look forward to seeing you all again soon.  More info on next season in a few weeks.

Thanks for coming out and playing pinball with me.

Tonight is the Night

Fall 2013 League play ended last week.  Tonight a winner shall be crowned!

The trophies - in process of manufacture

It was a tight race with the lead changing between players 4 or more times throughout the season. Only 18 points separating First and Fifth places...thats 1.5 points per week.  A good game here, a bonus point there and nearly everyone could have been the winner.

It was a good season with a great group of people.  I hope everyone had fun because that is what it was really all about.

Sign-Up Issues

It seems that we are having some issues with our sign-up form not working as it should (I blame Obamacare...not really but everything else gets blamed on it, so I am using it).

If you have had issues or have not been contacted, I apologize.  Please send an email to one of the addresses below:



If you are interested in joining the DM Pinball Leauge, want more info, have questions,  want to host our league  - Please email

DMPinball@gmail.com
or me directly michael.hulsebus@gmail.com.

You can also find us on Facebook    www.facebook.com/dmpinball


Thank You.
Michael

Half Way

We are half way through the Fall 2013 season and it has been great.  Returning players and new friends, we have a great group of people.

We had our first field trip night to Up Down Barcade in downtown Des Moines a couple weeks ago and it was a blast.  Nice change of pace and getting to play all new machines.  Several people that might not do great on a regular league night (probably mostly due to not understanding a machines rules as much as other player; really stepped up and did well on machines that no one was real familiar with.  It was interesting to see.

My favorite thing about pinball league has been meeting all the people with similar interests.  That has just been wonderful.  My second favorite thing has been an appreciation for all pinball machines.  Several that I didn't like when I first played them, I have learned to enjoy quite a bit...but even machines that I haven't previously had much interest in (think most pre-DMD machines), I have a new found respect for their layouts, design, and function.  I didn't think it would happen, but Just the regular playtime has changed the way that I think about all machines and piqued my interest into other areas.

If you are not a member, why not join now?  Just email DMpinball@gmail.com


Thanks,
Michael

New Season...Less Than 2 Weeks Away

Hello Pinballers,

Des Moines Pinball League starts a new season in LESS than 2 weeks.  This will be a full season and we will have Trophies and Prizes for the top players.  If we have enough players, we will probably even have the group split into flights...so everyone has a decent chance at prizes.  Even if you don't win, you will have fun and meet some great people.  I think that is the best part of pinball league.

Here is how it will work:

All meetings will be Mondays at 7pm at the Jordan Creek Theater arcade, we will break into groups and play the assigned machine...4 games each week, and you will be measured against the others in your group for each game (and then as a final tally).  I'll be sending out the rules next week and we will also go over them real quick the first night.

No Fees...you just have to pay for the games you play, so $2.  Bring friends, family, significant others, etc...I think everyone who played last time had fun once they got there - once you get them there, hopefully they will be hooked.  Having too many players would be a nice problem to have.

I have been giving the rules a lot of thought and thinking about ways to make it even more fun and exciting for everyone...if you have any ideas, let me know.

Planned Schedule:

Week #1:  Sept 9th - Short meeting, go over the rules, introductions of new people, draw machines, play pinball.

Week #2: Sept 16th - Standard matches

Week #3: Sept 23rd - Standard matches

Week #4: Sept 30th - Standard matches

Week #5: Oct 7th - Standard matches

Week #6: Oct 14th - Mix it up night / different set ups and points (more details soon)

Week #7: Oct 21st - Standard matches

Week #8: Oct 28th - Standard matches

Week #9: Nov 4th - Standard matches

Week #10: Nov 11th - Standard matches

Week #11: Nov 18th - Standard matches

Holiday/Make-up Week: Nov 25th - no matches unless you want to make up a missed game or just hang out

Week #12: Dec 2nd - Position Round / Fun matches

Prize Week:  Dec 9th - Prizes / Trophies

Holiday Break until next season after the new year.

Hope to see you all in just under two weeks!

Let me know if you have questions, ideas, or would like more info.

Thanks,

Michael

DM Pinball League