The London Pinball Newsletter No. 2, May 2024 All of the news to keep you flippin' London Pinball Turns 2! It's already been two years since London Pinball became a full-time business! We here at LP are very grateful to all of our friends, family and customers for their unwavering support of this endeavor. In order to celebrate this occasion, come on out to Forked River Brewing Company (45 Pacific Crt. in London) on Saturday, May 18th at 6pm to say hello and play some pinball. Our monthly tournament begins at 7pm and everyone is welcome to stay and participate! Cost to play in the tournament is $20 plus coin drops. There will be some awesome prizes for the top three winners and a trophy for our champion (courtesy of Stragz CNC )! IN ADDITION, we will have some groovy door prizes AND we will be holding a draw for a four pack of tickets to the Central Ontario Arcade & Pinball Festival taking place near Wasaga Beach on Saturday, June 1st! Don't want to play in the tournament? No problem! We'd love to see you anyway! Stop by and grab a pop or a pint or some delicious food from Kyle's Chicken + BBQ and see what's up in the London Pinball Parlour. Central Ontario Arcade & Pinball Festival What's that you say? There's a pinball festival in Ontario? There sure is! The 2nd annual Central Ontario Arcade & Pinball Festival is coming up on June 1st from 10am to 7pm at the GNE Grounds Exhibition Hall in Stayner, Ontario (between Collingwood and Wasaga Beach). There will be dozens of arcade and pinball machines from all eras setup on free play. Pay one admission and stay for the day! There will be parts and game vendors, pinball and arcade machines for sale, pinball tournaments, seminars and much more! It's an event for the whole family! For more information, click the logo below to see the event details or email Rob Edwards at
[email protected] . The Mana Lounge: London's authorized Stern Pinball distributor London now has its very own authorized Stern Pinball distributor! Jeff Evans at the Mana Lounge has inventory of brand new Stern machines and accessories. Visit www.ManaLounge.ca/pinball or contact
[email protected] to inquire about a specific machine. If you're looking for a new machine and want the personal touch of a local distributor, Jeff is your guy. Want to buy a used machine? Check out Miller and Miller Auctions The upcoming May 11th Miller and Miller Auction (New Hamburg, ON) contains a dozen working pinball machines from the 60's to the 90's. If you've been looking to add a machine to your games room, this might be the opportunity you've been searching for. Of course, there's more to bid on than just pinball. Go to millerandmillerauctions.com to see everything in the auction or click the logo below to go directly to the pinball machines. Upcoming London Pinball Parlour Tournaments Don't forget that London Pinball hosts tournaments at in the London Pinball Parlour at Forked River Brewing Company on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 8pm. We also host a monthly Saturday tournament at 7pm. See below for upcoming dates. We are constantly switching up the games in the lineup to keep things fresh and we are now an official Stern Army location! Come on out to grab a pint, play some awesome pinball and make some new friends. Cost to enter Tuesday events is $10 plus coin drops and Saturday events are $20 plus coin drops. These events are sanctioned by the International Flipper Pinball Association and all players earn IFPA points. Here is the upcoming schedule: - Tuesday, May 7th at 8pm - Saturday, May 18th at 7pm (London Pinball's 2nd anniversary party at 6pm) - Tuesday, May 21st at 8pm - Tuesday, June 4th at 8pm - Tuesday, June 18th at 8pm - Saturday, June 22nd at 7pm - Tuesday, July 2nd at 8pm - Tuesday, July 16th at 8pm - Saturday, July 27th at 7pm To stay up-to-date with the happenings in the London Pinball Parlour and its events, please join the Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/841011672659344 To receive reminders prior to each tournament, please add your email address to the mailing list here: https://www.londonpinball.ca/pinball-parlour.html Book your repair appointment today! London Pinball is now taking appointments for June and will be traveling throughout Southern Ontario. Don't hesitate to book your repair and catch us when we'll be in your area! Follow London Pinball's social media London PInball has been uploading videos to YouTube since 2008! Check out the LP YT channel and perhaps subscribe here: youtube.com/cookepinball London Pinball also tries to upload to Instagram on a regular basis with reels from the London Pinball Parlour or quick clips about machines that have been fixed. Follow the LP IG channel here: instagram.com/cooke_pinball/ Visit The London Pinball Site A broken pinball machine is way less fun than a working pinball machine.
