Arcade and Pinball Tournament
Arcade & Game Room
Join us this year for one of our favorite attractions, a free play arcade! We’ve teamed up with our friends at Stern Pinball, Marco Specialties, and Bang Back Pinball Lounge to bring you over 50 pinball and arcade machines, all set on free play - no quarters necessary! That’s right, entrance to the arcade is included with your admission to Comic Con, so you can come play as much as you want. While you’re there, check out our pinball tournaments (additional entry cost may be necessary, but no coin drop). All ages and skill levels are welcome, and we have over $1,000 in prizes and awards for random giveaways, and Finals winners!
Schedule
Saturday August 19th @ 2:00 PM
Welcome to the Little Flippers of Columbia.
On Saturday, August 19th at 2:00 PM, kids ages 4 to 12 are invited to participate in a short pinball tournament that is intended to be a fun introduction to the world of organized pinball.
Tournament entry fee: Free!
All kids ages 4 to 12 are welcome to join in!
Register in person in Arcade & Game Room by 1:45 pm on Saturday in the tournament pinball area (look for the Marco Specialties banner). The first round starts at 2:00 pm.
We'll play 3 rounds of group match play with kids assigned to a random pinball machine in groups of 3 or 4 players for each round. At the end of the 3 rounds, we'll kick off two final games for the players in the top 8. The top 4 will compete for 1st place and the players who qualified in 5th through 8th position will play to try to improve their final standings!
Check out all the other events happening this weekend on Facebook, the Soda City Comic Con website or within the Arcade and Game room!
Saturday August 19th @ 10:00 AM – Sunday August 20th @ 5:00 PM
Welcome to the 2023 Soda City Comic Con Main Event Pinball Tournament!
This isn't your mama's pinball tournament as the best players in the Midlands (and beyond) will compete to be crowned the 2023 Soda City Comic Con champion!
This is going to be a 2 day event. Players can compete to put up high scores in single-player best game qualifying and then advance to the finals for a group match play elimination bracket.
Qualification will be Herb style
Qualifying format: Best Game (unlimited qualifying)
Registration fee: $30 (each player who registers starts with 7 entries)
Additional entries: Players may choose to purchase one or more add-ons (No refunds for unused entries)
1 additional entry for $5
3 additional entries for $10
7 additional entries for $20
Main event qualifiers will be on Saturday from 10am-10pm
Finals will take top 8 from A and B division and will take place on Sunday beginning at 11am.
Top 16 from qualifying advance to the finals. 3 games per round. 2 players advance and 2 players are eliminated from each group at the end of each round. PAPA scoring (4/2/1/0 points for 1st/2nd/3rd/4th).
Saturday August 19th @ 11:00 AM
Welcome to the 2023 Soda City Comic Con Saturday Open Match Play.
Bring your "A" game because we're bringing ours!
Anyone can play in our Saturday open match play tournament, so come out and bring your best silver ball!
Tournament start: 1pm Saturday
Registration/practice will begin at 11am
Registration fee: $15
Format: 8 rounds of group match play with 1 game per round; balanced pairing
Scoring: Top 16 players will move to a best of 1 game semi-final with top 4 moving to a best of 3 game final
Event capacity: based on number of games available
Sunday August 20th @ 11:00 AM
Welcome to the 2023 Soda City Comic Con Sunday Women's Knockout Tournament.
Now it may seem crazy but this tournament is for amazing ladies of pinball.
Be prepared to stay late as this event pushes into the first annual Twilight Pinball session!
Tournament start: 12pm Sunday
Registration time: 11am
Registration fee: $15
Format: Knockout; 6 strikes till knocked out
Finals: Fair Strikes scoring (0/1/1/2 or 0/1/2 or 0/2 for 4-, 3-, or 2-player groups)
Event capacity: based on number of games available
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