Hey Belles!
On Wednesday, April the 9th, we had our monthly Match Play meetup at DoubleTap Beercade downtown. Eleven folks joined us for the evening, plus one person who came just to soak in the vibes. It was great to see a couple of familiar faces we haven’t seen in a while, including Ashley, who made the trip from Beaver Dam, and Ann, all the way from Minnesota!
🏆 Winners’ Circle 🏆
Mary was top seed, and she chose Venom for the finals. Top 4 shaped up like this:
🏆 Donelle
🥈 Mary
🥉 Ann
🎮 Tiffany
The winners got to hop away with their choice of a bunny-in-a-box filled with assorted egg chocolates—because what’s better than sweet victory and sweet treats?
Additional congrats to Jillian and Ashley who each won their brackets. They got to choose from a selection in the prize pool. Jillian picked a flipper keychain, and Ashley went for the DoodleBob pencil holder (AKA “Me Hoy Minoy!”)
We had one duck race for the evening which ended with Cora scoring a Jersey Jack Pinball shirt! Congratulations! 🎉
The 3D-printed prizes were brought to you by Tiffany! She had some flipper earrings up for grabs as prizes and available for purchase as well. If you’d like a pre-made pair, they’re $5, or $6-$10 if you want something customized. Tiffany is generously donating $1 from each sale to the Belles fund to help keep our prize pool stocked and thriving.
Feel free to reach out to Tiffany if you’re interested, and don’t hesitate to share any feedback on the quality, orientation, or size of the 3D prints—she’s always looking to improve!
Upcoming Events – Aftershock Pin-Golf
Our next event is Aftershock Classic Arcade on April 27. Registration begins at 6:00PM, and we start playing at 6:30PM. If you missed it in prior communications, pin-golf of the 4th Sunday of the month is going to be a regularly occurring event!Entry fee is $5 which goes to IFPA dues and helps funds our fun trophies. Please note you’ll still be responsible for coin drop during gameplay.
Not familiar with the pin-golf format? No sweat! We’ll go over the rules before we split into groups. This is also one of those rare formats where you can choose who you play with, so if there’s someone you’d like to be grouped with, just let us know in advance and we’ll do our best to make it happen.
We encourage you to RSVP on Facebook. It helps the engagement on our page and can drive additional viewers to the event.
The Wednesday event thereafter will be at The Kickback on May 16th as we have yet to hear when NerdHaven will be back up and running.
Midwest Gaming Classic
Two weekends ago we had a boot alongside Madison Fliptastic Youth Pinball Club at the Midwest Gaming Classic. It was a great time hanging out with a bunch Belles from the Midwest area and talking to more people about the women’s division.
The table had fun Belles stickers, enamel pins, earrings, and keychains. We put on a casual high score tournament on Firepower. Pulp Fiction, and Jaws. Emily of B&C Iowa also brought her newest pin to put on the table as well. It might have been our most popular pin there. 😉
Thank you to everyone who pitched in. The women of Belles & Chimes who helped put chats together, discussed plans leading up to the event, and put in hours at the booth: Donelle, Dori, Emily, Erin, Frances, Leah, Tiffany, and Victoria (Apologies if we missed anyone!) Special thanks to Francis Wisniewski for securing this spot by the pinball tournaments and bringing the 6 pins, and Aaron Malone for helping him load and unload.
Special shoutout to Tiffany and Donelle. Tiffany got 4th during the Friday pingolf tournament, and Donelle got the high score on Firepower while playing cross armed at the Saturday night afterparty. Way to go you two!
We hope everyone else have fun at MGC!
In Case You Missed It:
PAPA22
The PAPA 22 World Pinball Championship is returning this year to Enterrium, September 4–7! This is the 2nd Annual Memorial Tournament for Suicide Awareness, held in memory of Lyman F. Sheets, Jr.
Last year, this tournament raised nearly $33,000 for the 988 Foundation for Suicide Awareness in Lyman’s honor.
All skill levels are welcome to attend, including spectators! There will be A Division, B Division, Classics Division, and Women’s Division. Please note: the event is capped at 300 participants.
To learn more about the event, register, or volunteer, please visit the event webpage. (Volunteers will receive free entries and swag, depending on the number of hours they commit.)
The tournament uses entry cards, which is a bit different from the match play format you might be used to. Feel free to reach out to Tiffany if you’d like more details on how it works!
Catch you on the flip flop side. Enjoy the holiday weekend if you are celebrating it! 🐰
– Belles & Chimes Planning Team