Here's a list of the upcoming pinball events in the Syracuse area.
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IFPA Sanctioned Events
Sep 19, 2024- Apr 03, 2025:Skill Shot Arcade Thursday Night Pinball League Skill Shot Arcade Thursday Night Pinball League
The league meets Thursday evenings, once a month for 7 months, September - March, with Finals in April.
Tentative dates are 9/19/24, 10/17/24, 11/14/24, 12/12/24, 1/9/25, 2/6/25, 3/6/25, and finals 4/3/25.
Each league meet will be best game format...
5949 E Molloy Rd, Syracuse, NY,
Oct 20, 2024- Apr 06, 2025:WNY Pinball League 2024-2025 There will be at least 6 qualifying leagues dates. With 5 games of match play of groups of 3 or 4. Finals will conclude with top 12 or 50pct of league players making A division finals. Final format will be rounds of match play of 5 games per round.
349 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, NY,
Mar 04, 2025- May 20, 2025:Troy Pinball League Season 2 Troy Pinball League Season 2 at Mean Max Brew Works!
Starts March 4 and runs for 9 Tuesdays (not consecutive - see schedule below). 7pm sharp start time and will run till about 9-9:30pm.
$20 entry goes to the prize pool for the end of the season tournament on May 13. May 20 will be reserved as...
251 River Street, Troy, NY,
Mar 20, 2025Flower City Belles Match Play Starting at 7:30P.M. at the Rochester Pinball Collective, join the Flower City Belles for a few rounds of match play! We will fit as many rounds as possible between 7:30P.M. and 9:00. If there's a tie for first, there will be a tiebreaker, but otherwise we're keeping this short, sweet, and fun!
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349 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, NY,
Mar 22, 2025Dungeons and Dragons Tournament at the RPC Join the RPC in our Dungeons and Dragons launch party and tournament.
Players will band together in parties of 3 or 4, and will battle for the highest scores on games of alternating age and complexity.
The players in each round with the lowest scores will receive one strike, and will play until ...
349 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, NY,
Mar 27, 2025Stern Army Electric City Max Match Play Place: Bartari (located in downtown Scranton)
Time: Wednesday, March 26th @ 7 PM sharp
Entry Fee: $6 ($5 entry + $1 IFPA fee)
Format: Max Matchplay Tournament.
Play one-on-one with each player in the tournament. Finals will be group elimination with top 40% of players advancing to finals.
101 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA,
Mar 29, 2025Skill Shot Arcade Dungeons & Dragons Matchplay Join us in celebrating the release of the Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye with a good old fashioned matchplay tournament - a Stern Army Launch Party Tournament!
Tournament Details:
*Saturday, March 29, 2025
*Doors Open: 10:00AM
*Tournament Starts: 11:00AM
Tournament Format: 8 Rounds of...
5949 East Molloy Road, Syracuse, NY,
Apr 03, 2025Flower City Belles Match Play Starting at 7:30P.M. at the Rochester Pinball Collective, join the Flower City Belles for a few rounds of match play! We will fit as many rounds as possible between 7:30P.M. and 9:00. If there's a tie for first, there will be a tiebreaker, but otherwise we're keeping this short, sweet, and fun!
...
349 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, NY,
Apr 03, 2025- May 29, 2025:Belles & Chimes Scranton: Spring 2025 (Stern Army) This is a Stern Army event hosted by Belles & Chimes Scranton
The season starts April 3rd and meets every Thursday at 7:00pm for 8 weeks, concluding with Finals on May 29th. Each week will consist of 5 rounds of group matchplay. Points will be awarded based on the position you finish on each...
101 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA,
Apr 06, 2025The Local FFF D&D Launch Party Official Stern Army D&D Launch Party!!!
3:30pm start. 3 hours of MatchPlay qualifying with D&D played in every round.
Ladder Format finals.
Please let us know on event page (or by email) if you plan to attend so we can plan prizes accordingly. There will be lots of giveaways including ...
93 West Campbell Road, Schenectady, NY,
Apr 09, 2025- May 28, 2025:Scranton Pinball League - Season 11 The league season starts Wednesday April 9th at Bartari and meets up at 7PM for 8 weeks. Each week will consist of 4 rounds of group match play. You will be placed in a four player group and each player will pick one game for the night with points awarded based on position you finish on each game...
101 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA,
Apr 17, 2025Flower City Belles Match Play Starting at 7:30P.M. at the Rochester Pinball Collective, join the Flower City Belles for a few rounds of match play! We will fit as many rounds as possible between 7:30P.M. and 9:00. If there's a tie for first, there will be a tiebreaker, but otherwise we're keeping this short, sweet, and fun!
...
349 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, NY,
Apr 22, 2025Pinball at Mean Max April IFPA Tournament April pinball tournament at Mean Max Brewery in beautiful downtown Troy NY. New players encouraged to join.
Pre-registration available on Facebook - RSVP to event or message privately. Capped at 28 players.
$6 tournament entry, $1 goes to IFPA for WPPRs. Rest goes to cash prize pool. Cash prizes ...
251 River Street, Troy, NY,
Apr 25, 2025Stern Army Strikes at the RPC - April 2025 Format:
3 or 4 Strike knockout tournament, with 2, 3 or 4 players playing in groups per round as needed.
Groups will play against each other on a single machine
4 player matches the 2 lowest scores in a group will receive a strike (3rd, 4th Place in the match)
3 player matches lowest score (3rd ...
349 W Commercial St, East Rochester, NY,
Apr 26, 2025Women's NY WPPR Weekend: Kickback "Really chill vibes/casual" 5-rounds of matchplay with matchplay finals at Troy's Kickback AirBnB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOmooKOlLqw
Player cap at 20. $11 entry fee, all games on free play. Trophies for our Top 4.
Register here: https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/178215
, Troy, NY,
Apr 27, 2025Women's NY WPPR Weekend: Mean Max Troy 3-event weekend. Women's division. Minimum 7 rounds of matchplay followed by double-elim finals for Top 8.
251 River Street, Troy, NY,
Apr 27, 2025- Jun 08, 2025:Wow! Wilton Spring League Weekly Match Play league at Wow! Arcade in the Wilton Mall
No Pre-Reg, no player limit, $10 buy in
1:30pm every Sunday. Please inform the TD if you're running late.
Four rounds of Match Play, 7/5/3/1 scoring (7/4/1 for groups of 3)
Best 4 of 6 weeks, lowest 2 dropped.
Finals held on 7th week,...
3065 New York 50, Saratoga Springs, NY,
May 01, 2025Flower City Belles Match Play Starting at 7:30P.M. at the Rochester Pinball Collective, join the Flower City Belles for a few rounds of match play! We will fit as many rounds as possible between 7:30P.M. and 9:00. If there's a tie for first, there will be a tiebreaker, but otherwise we're keeping this short, sweet, and fun!
...
349 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, NY,
May 15, 2025Flower City Belles Match Play Starting at 7:30P.M. at the Rochester Pinball Collective, join the Flower City Belles for a few rounds of match play! We will fit as many rounds as possible between 7:30P.M. and 9:00. If there's a tie for first, there will be a tiebreaker, but otherwise we're keeping this short, sweet, and fun!
...
349 W Commercial St, East Rochester, NY,
May 29, 2025Flower City Belles March Play Starting at 7:30P.M. at the Rochester Pinball Collective, join the Flower City Belles for a few rounds of match play! We will fit as many rounds as possible between 7:30P.M. and 9:00. If there's a tie for first, there will be a tiebreaker, but otherwise we're keeping this short, sweet, and fun!
...
349 W Commercial St, East Rochester, NY,
May 30, 2025Stern Army Strikes at the RPC - May 2025 Format:
3 or 4 Strike knockout tournament, with 2, 3 or 4 players playing in groups per round as needed.
Groups will play against each other on a single machine
4 player matches the 2 lowest scores in a group will receive a strike (3rd, 4th Place in the match)
3 player matches lowest score (3rd ...
349 W Commercial St, East Rochester, NY,
Jun 06, 2025- Jun 08, 2025:STOMP VII - Main 20 rounds of 4 player matchplay Friday+Saturday
Top 24 to finals Sunday
3 game per round group matchplay finals, 3-2-1-0 scoring. Top 8 get a bye. Top 2 advance each round.
See facebook page for full details
Rules: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qvqf3_UfB6gia486e59OwehVal7ejO9wfVjcMkga...
349 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, NY,
Jun 06, 2025- Jun 08, 2025:STOMP VII - Women's Qualifying: hybrid best game, top 8 scores on a bank of ten games
Up to 20 players/50% to finals
Finals: Head to head single elimination, best of 3 or 5 depending on player count
See full rules here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qvqf3_UfB6gia486e59OwehVal7ejO9wfVjcMkgabxo/edit?usp=sharing
349 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, NY,
Jun 07, 2025- Jun 08, 2025:STOMP VII - Consolation Unlimited qualifying on best 8 games on a bank of 10
Top 50%/16 to finals
Finals are 3 strike knockout, 3rd/4th get a strike
See full rules here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qvqf3_UfB6gia486e59OwehVal7ejO9wfVjcMkgabxo/edit?usp=sharing
349 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, NY,
Jun 07, 2025- Jun 08, 2025:STOMP VII - Classics Frenzy Qualfiying: 20 game of classics max matchplay
Finals: top 8 to finals. 4 player group elimination, 3 games per round. No byes. 3-2-1-0 scoring.
Full rules: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qvqf3_UfB6gia486e59OwehVal7ejO9wfVjcMkgabxo/edit?usp=sharing
349 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, NY,
Jun 12, 2025- Aug 21, 2025:Belles & Chimes Scranton: Summer 2025 (Stern Army) This is a Stern Army event hosted by Belles & Chimes Scranton
The season starts June 12th and meets every other week on Thursday at 7:00pm for 6 weeks. Each week will consist of 5 rounds of group matchplay. Points will be awarded based on the position you finish on each game: 7/5/3/1 scoring...
101 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA,
Jun 13, 2025Flower City Belles Match Play Starting at 7:30P.M. at the Rochester Pinball Collective, join the Flower City Belles for a few rounds of match play! We will fit as many rounds as possible between 7:30P.M. and 9:00. If there's a tie for first, there will be a tiebreaker, but otherwise we're keeping this short, sweet, and fun!
...
349 W Commercial St, East Rochester, NY,
Jun 20, 2025Saratoga Silverball Friday 3-Strikes Classic Friday Night 3 strikes tournament at the Saratoga Silverball
578 Aviation Road, Glens Falls North, NY,
Jun 21, 2025Saratoga Silverball Pingolf Tournament Starts at 11 AM Saturday
Limited to 2 entries/person. 1 entry = 1 round of 9 PinGolf holes on 9 mixed era machines. $5 per entry
No pre-registration. Register on-site on day of tournament.
A par score or objective target (e.g., "earn an extra ball") will be posted on each machine in the tourna...
578 Aviation Road, Glens Falls North, NY,
Sep 04, 2025- Oct 30, 2025:Belles & Chimes Scranton: Fall 2025 (Stern Army) This is a Stern Army event hosted by Belles & Chimes Scranton
The season starts September 4th and meets every Thursday at 7:00pm for 8 weeks, concluding with Finals on October 30th. Each week will consist of 5 rounds of group matchplay. Points will be awarded based on the position you finish...
101 Adams Ave, Scranton, PA,
Feb 07, 2026The Doldrums The 3rd Doldrums.
Same great format same great collections.
We're back for more! $75 to play and feast all day.
10 rounds of solid states and moderns
10 rounds of Em's
Finals to follow.
1306 Patten Mills Road, Fort Ann, NY,