Come join us at Iowa’s biggest pinball tournament ever! First time players will earn an international pinball ranking!

All weekend long, SpareMe will be hosting a “best game” pinball tournament that will attempt to be the first tournament in Iowa to be “Certified” by the International Flipper Pinball Association.

$40 entry fee, $30 for Mission Creek Pass Holders. Entry fee provides you with 36 total qualifying attempts (4 attempts per machine).

Your best two scores across 9 different machines from Thursday-Saturday count to qualify for finals on Sunday!

Your entry also gives you a chance to win tons of different prizes like Stern Pinball merch, free bowling and merch from various local breweries!

In town for Mission Creek? You don’t need to be in attendance for the whole event! Play when you want over the course of the weekend!

Qualifying is open:

-Thursday 3-9pm

-Friday 9am-11pm

-Saturday 9am-11pm

Finals begin on Sunday at Noon. The top half (or 24, if there are 48+ players total) from qualifying will be placed into the “A” Division, the next 8 players will be placed in the “B” Division finals. “A” players will be placed in groups of 4, and play Best of 3 series’ until a winner is chosen! The players in “B” division will be paired and play best of 3 series’ until one player remains.

The top 10 players in A Division and the top 4 players in B Division will receive cash prizes!

Throughout the weekend we also have various “bounties” with prizes for:

-Highest placing first time competitive tournament player

-Lowest IFPA ranked player to qualify for “A” finals

-Top score on each machine

-Most High Scores

Friday & Saturday will also feature various “Side Tournaments”, check out the link below for more details!