Flipperpalooza 2: Intergalactic Boogaloo

Let’s celebrate Andy’s birthday with another IFPA-sanctioned tournament ––

Rocket City Pinball’s Flipperpalooza 2: Intergalactic Boogaloo!

Tournament Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026

Pre-registration begins: Saturday, March 7, 2026 (midnight on the night of March 6).  **Players who cashed (top 8) in 2025 are auto-registered for 2026!** 

Location: Titusville, FL 32780
Address & parking details will be provided to registered participants prior to the event.

** Important: ABSOLUTELY NO SMOKING ON THE PREMISES (including outside). Event is being held at a personal residence where smoking is not allowed.  Please respect the homeowner’s policy while maintaining a comfortable environment for everyone.  Do not circumvent the rule by smoking in your car immediately before or during the tournament, as this obviously goes against the rule intent.  Vaping is acceptable, but outside only.  No exceptions. **

Hosted by: Rocket City Pinball

Tournament Director: Randy Parsons (backup: Lou Marino)

Doors open: 9:45 am

Tournament starts: 10:30 am

IFPA-sanctioned: Yes, with anticipated TGP of 171% !  2025’s event was 156% and yielded 38 WPPRs for the winner!

Players: 40 max, pre-registration required.  **Players who cashed (top 8) in 2025 are auto-registered for 2026!**  Registrants beyond 40th will be waitlisted and notified as spots become available.  Waitlisting is highly recommended — in 2025, many registrants had schedule conflicts arise and the entire waitlist was assimilated!

Game List:  Will be provided to registered participants when finalized; will include all eras (EM, SS, DMD, Modern)

Format: Group Matchplay, 7 rounds of 2 games, with Strike Knockout finals

Qualifying Points: 7, 5, 3, 1 in 4 person groups;  7, 4, 1 in 3 person groups.  

Qualifying Pairing: Swiss

Ties: Ties at finals cutline to be decided by one-game tiebreaker.  Ties for seeding decided by number of 1st place finishes (then 2nd, etc.).

Finals: Top 50% (max 20) advance to Strike Knockout finals, 5 strikes in Fair Strikes format (0,1,1,2 in 4 person groups, 0,1,2 in 3-person groups, 0,2 in 2-person groups).   

Finals Pairing: Qualifying position will determine initial seeding, the perk for which will be Slaughter Pairing (highest vs lowest, etc) in the first round!  Swiss pairing thereafter. 

Prizes:  Trophies to top 4, payout to top 8.

Cost : $35 ($20 to prize fund, $1 to sanction fee, $14 to food fund)

Food: Food & soft drinks to be provided (via food fund) to include pizza / chicken / subs / snacks etc. – menu to be finalized at a later date.  Some libations available; if you have a specific preferred beverage please BYO.

Shirts: Commemorative t-shirts planned; price TBD.

Scores achieved during the tournament are eligible for the House Scoreboard!  Take a photo of your score and submit to the host to claim your spot as one of the Top 10 Guests.

“What is life anyway, when compared to the immortality of a high score?” — Soos, ‘Gravity Falls

ALL SPOTS ARE FULL.  USE FORM BELOW TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST — WAITLISTING IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED, AS MANY FOLKS’ AVAILABILITY WILL CHANGE OVER THE MONTHS LEADING UP TO THE TOURNAMENT!

Player List (alphabetical) – updated 8/14/26

Note: 3 additional players (beyond the 40 limit) are invited in case there are no-shows on the day of the tournament.  These players can still participate (i.e., will not be turned away) if all 40 others show.  The list below includes these extra three players.

Waitlist: