LITTLE WIZARDS

WHY SHOULD THE ADULTS HAVE ALL THE FUN

COMPETITIVE PINBALL FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES

Little Wizards

TOURNAMENT INFO

What about the kids? The Little Wizards is a dedicated kids tournament for the aspiring pinball wizards under 16-years of age.

The tournament will comprise Qualifying (Best Game format) and Finals, adopting a simplified and condensed format to that of the Main Tournament.

Kids participating in the Little Wizards Tournament will compete for some cool prizes where everyone walks away a winner.

The Little Wizards Tournament will be run during the Festival weekend on Saturday 19th September.

No experience in playing pinball is necessary for kids participating in Little Wizards, our team of friendly volunteers will be on-hand to help out. We also encourage parents and guardians to stay with their children to support and encourage them during the competition.

Tournament Entry: $TBA

Note. Tournament entries are additional to Festival Entry Passes and can only be purchased on the day at the Festival.

Children Warrior, Wizard and Grand Master passes include Little Wizards entry (not transferable from an Adult pass).

IMPORTANT DATES & TIMES

  • Saturday, 11 Mar 2023
    Little Wizards Tournament: 10:00AM

TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS

Tournament Director: TBA

Scoring Officials: TBA

IFPA Representative: Brett Smith

OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT SCORING

IFPA

RULES & TECHNICAL OVERVIEW

Don’t understand the detail, no problem. Remember our Tournament Team will be there on the day to facilitate competition activities.

  • Machines used during the Tournament will be the West Coast Pinball Festival’s dedicated Tournament Bank of 10 pre-selected machines.

  • Qualifying will be conducted across 5-machines in Best Game format. Note. Players are not paired together for head to head matches, instead they play single-player games.
  • Competitors will receive one attempt at each machine and score points based on their ranking against other players in the competition. Players will be awarded an additional 2 attempts, for which they can choose any machine to better their previous ranking.
  • The scoring format to be used is the INDISC format (100/97/95…).
  • Following qualifying, the top players will be selected to proceed to the finals (the cut-off will be selected based on total number of players and time remaining – min. 3 players).
  • The finals will be played as a head-to-head bracket elimination format.
  • The scoring from the Little Wizards Final round will determine the final podium positions of the Tournament.
  • Any ties in the Little Wizards Final will be broken by a single game play-off on a machine chosen at random using a list randomiser. The results of the tie-break play-off will determine the final positions of both players.
  • No competitor at any time shall interfere with another competitor, or manipulate any machine – this will result in instant disqualification from the Tournament.
  • “Nudging” is permitted as part of pinball competitive play, however any rough handling of machines during game-play will forfeit the match (loss) and in extreme cases result in disqualification.
Little Wizards

RULES & TECHNICAL OVERVIEW

Don’t understand the detail, no problem. Remember our Tournament Team will be there on the day to facilitate competition activities.

  • Machines used during the Tournament will be the West Coast Pinball Festival’s dedicated Tournament Bank of 10 pre-selected machines.
  • Qualifying will be conducted across 5-machines in Best Game format. Note. Players are not paired together for head to head matches, instead they play single-player games.
  • Competitors will receive one attempt at each machine and score points based on their ranking against other players in the competition. Players will be awarded an additional 2 attempts, for which they can choose any machine to better their previous ranking.
  • The scoring format to be used is the INDISC format (100/97/95…).
  • Following qualifying, the top players will be selected to proceed to the finals (the cut-off will be selected based on total number of players and time remaining – min. 3 players).
  • The finals will be played as a head-to-head bracket elimination format.
  • The scoring from the Little Wizards Final round will determine the final podium positions of the Tournament.
  • Any ties in the Little Wizards Final will be broken by a single game play-off on a machine chosen at random using a list randomiser. The results of the tie-break play-off will determine the final positions of both players.
  • No competitor at any time shall interfere with another competitor, or manipulate any machine – this will result in instant disqualification from the Tournament.

  • “Nudging” is permitted as part of pinball competitive play, however any rough handling of machines during game-play will forfeit the match (loss) and in extreme cases result in disqualification.

TOURNAMENT INFO

What about the kids? The Little Wizards is a dedicated kids tournament for the aspiring pinball wizards under 16-years of age.

The tournament will comprise Qualifying (Best Game format) and Finals, adopting a simplified and condensed format to that of the Main Tournament.

Kids participating in the Little Wizards Tournament will compete for some cool prizes where everyone walks away a winner.

The Little Wizards Tournament will be run during the Festival weekend on Saturday 19th September.

No experience in playing pinball is necessary for kids participating in Little Wizards, our team of friendly volunteers will be on-hand to help out. We also encourage parents and guardians to stay with their children to support and encourage them during the competition.

Tournament Entry: $5

Note. Tournament entries are additional to Festival Entry Passes and can only be purchased on the day at the Festival.

Children Warrior, Wizard and Grand Master passes include Little Wizards entry (not transferable from an Adult pass).

IMPORTANT DATES & TIMES

  • Saturday, 11 Mar 2023
    Little Wizards Tournament: 9:30AM

TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS

Tournament Director: Courtney Paton

Scoring Officials: TBC

IFPA Representative: Brett Smith

OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT SCORING

IFPA

TOURNAMENT PARTNERS

AMD Coin-Op
IFPA
Kids Just Wanna Have Fun Amusements
Stern Pinball
Zero Latency

RESULTS

QUALIFYING

Official results will be published here following competition.

LITTLE WIZARDS FINAL

Official results will be published here following competition.

GALLERY

A selection of media gallery items will be posted here and on socials during the event.

FESTIVAL LIVESTREAM

FESTIVAL LIVESTREAM

PLAY COMPETITIVE PINBALL

Did you know? Competitive pinball events for players of all ages and abilities are regularly held by local representatives of the IFPA (International Flipper Pinball Association).

 

Compete for fun and earn points towards increasing your world-ranking. To find out more and register FREE to play, head over to the IFPA web site!

 

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