Skill Shot

This weekend at the Tacoma Convention Center: Over 400 games set on free play

Tournaments and lots of fun. Check out the NWPAAS website or our Calendar for more details: https://www.nwpinballshow.com

No Car? No Problem: there’s a bus from downtown Seattle that goes (almost) directly to the Tacoma Convention Center. The old Skill Shot post from a few years ago is still fairly acurate. If you’re planning on staying as late as possible you may want to double check the return times though. https://skill-shot.com/the-bus-to-tacoma-2017/

The monthly Sirens of Titan: Jupiter’s Monthly Womxn’s Pinball Tournament is now a year long series with the 2026 finals happening in december

Instead of IFPA points the Sirens of Titan is going to save $50 of the monthly pot splash donated by their sponsors and put it towards the December Sirens Invitational. The $1 that would normally go to IFPA will now be donated instead to the nonprofit Trans Lifeline. More details on the Calendar

The 2025-26 IFPA Washington State Pinball Championship weekend is happening on January 17th and 18th at The Ice Box

The North American Championship Series finals will be on Saturday and the Women’s North American Championship Series finals will be on Sunday. Both days will have side tournaments open to the public. Doors open at noon. More info on the calendar!

Wheelie Pop Brewing in Ballard now have pingolf cards available for regular non-tournament players

Tim Uomoto recently added a new Metallica pin at the Ballard Wheelie Pop and has also brought pingolf cards to the location. Unlike usual pingolf this isn’t part of a tournament and are there as a different way to enjoy the games. The cards have two different options Pro or Easy, so if you are new to pinball and/or pingolf you still can test your skills!
Note: Wheelie Pop is kid friendly!

The 7th Seattle Women’s Super Weekend will happen at Georgetown Pizza and Arcade on May 28th to May 31st

There will be five pinball tournaments over four days – two open division, and three women’s division. Four of the events are listed on the IFPA website with the exception being Thursday’s open division tournament which is TBD and will be added later.  More details will be added to the existing listings as the date approaches.

The Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show is having their first volunteer and planning meeting at Roundtable Pizza on Saturday, January 31st

It’s time to start planning the upcoming NW Pinball & Arcade Show. The first volunteer and planning meeting will be Saturday, January 31st. Interested in becoming a volunteer this year? Are you a long time volunteer and want to get the first scoop on this year’s event? Have an idea you want to pitch? All are welcome! NWPAS is a fully volunteer-run non-profit show put on for fun, to share our hobby, and to help educate the public about pinball and arcade games. And this year it’s gonna be greeeeeeaaaatttt!
Volunteer Meeting Details-
Date: January 31st
Time: 12-2pm
Location: Roundtable Pizza, 15730 1st Ave S, Burien, WA 98148
Pizza will be provided!2026 Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show details:
June 5th-7th, 2026
https://www.nwpinballshow.com/

volunteer to be a scorekeepers at this multi-day event and earn some fabulous perks

Volunteer scorekeepers are needed to help run the upcoming Ice Box Winter Open 2026. Each shift is 2 hours to help take scores after the players finish on their machines.
Several volunteers are needed on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Each volunteer will receive:
– $10 buy-in for free
– first priority at tee time (24 hours before public sign up)
– snacks

Volunteer sign up sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WxBmmZzLtfDlnXGZii81VfNoUYPrlecd2e1b15zlQ0o/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Learn more about the Winter Open here: https://skill-shot.com/event/ice-box-winter-open-2026/2026-01-28/

The Wednesday night Clown Town Throw Down is now a year-long championship series with the 2026 finals happening in 2027

The one dollar per player fee will be going to the Shorty’s Clown Town Championship Series finals instead of the IFPA. You must play at least 11 tournaments during 2026 and if you play in more, your best 15 count towards the finals. More details may be found on their Calendar listing.