Thank you to everyone who came out and played in the tournament yesterday. I hope everyone had a good time. It was really nice to see everyone.We will look to run one more small tournament in early December most likely so keep your eyes out for information to come.
There was lots of close games yesterday, and the final game came down to a bonus countdown. It was fun to compete again and thank you to everyone for masking up!
Hey everyone, I just wanted to start off by saying thank you so much for coming out and playing in league at North End Pub. It has been such a pleasure to see everyone, and I also appreciate everyone’s efforts to mask up and stay safe while there! This past week was the busiest the machines have been since last February and we really appreciate that. We really hope you are enjoying the new games and that everyone feels welcome at league and has a good time.
Reminder that this Sunday we are going to have a 4-Strikes, group knockout tournament starting at 4PM. I suspect it will conclude by 8 pm approximately. Big guns won’t be in the tournament, but I should have the flipper fixed on Godzilla by then and I think everything else will be tournament ready.
Here are the standings for league after week 5. Three weeks left in the season!
Come on down for league night, it is never to late to join! We start playing about 8:30 or so each week. Food and drinks available, come early, stay late, have fun. Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight, as a reminder mask up and wash those hands. We also use SD-90 on the machines to provide for more protection for you as well.
Big Guns is also at the bar now, but will not be used in league yet. Everything else seems to be in good working order so see everyone tonight! Oh and if you haven’t voted yet North End Community Center right next to our location is a early voting spot so stop in there before 7Pm if you still need to cast your vote!
Free Pinball in North End Pub tonight! AEW at 8PM! Another, yes another, new pinball machine is showing up at North End Pub tonight at some point! Big Guns! With the great reception Radical! has received this week we figured we may as well bring you some more System 11 (specific era of pinball machines) game. This one is bigger than the rest with an extra tall back box that includes an animated pachinko mini game. Not sure what time it will get there tonight but it is coming at least! The game has a really cool multiball start, and some pretty basic rules but is lots of fun to shoot. Don’t forget you can also check out the brand new Avengers: Infinity Quest Premium edition at $1 per paly, or 3 plays for $2, Black Knight Premium, Spider-Man, and Radical are all also new to us this month! The weather outside sucks, but the pinball machines inside are awesome so get flippin!
Here is our friend Erik showing you some of the rules and strategy of Big Guns.
Here are the standings after week 4 of league! Remember at this point our standings now reflect your total points by dropping your two lowest weeks. This will continue through the end of the season so only your best 6 weeks count towards the final rankings. So missing a week or two will not impact you in anyway. Week 5 will be this Thursday at 8:30 PM like usual! See you all there!
It has been 9 months since we have had a tournament so we are going to attempt to do one this coming Sunday! The Halloween Hangover tournament will start at 4PM, it will be a 4-strike group knockout event. No entry fee or anything like that just bring your quarters for the machines. I suspect we will be done by 8 PM, feel free to come early and stay late. We may even have one more new machine joining the lineup before the event.
More information on Facebook event page if you need it, but otherwise just be at North End Pub by 4 PM when we start this Sunday to play!
Week 3 is tonight down at North End Pub! We have a brand new to us game in Black Knight: Sword of Rage Premium Edition, food and drinks available as always, and lots of fun casual competitive pinball. League play will start right around 8:30 but feel free to come early and stay late! See everyone tonight and expect more new games next week!
Every AEW Championship is on the line tonight starting at 8PM! Free Pinball all night as well! We just added Black Knight: Sword of Rage yesterday, have another new game coming Sunday, and two more next week! The leaves aren’t the only thing changing this time of year!
Don’t forget to wish Mr. and Mrs. Coghill happy birthday as they grace us with their presence then next couple nights down at North End Pub!
And lastly congratulations to Austin Hill on claiming his first NEP Championship victory! Don’t forget you too can earn a title shot this month by getting a high score on the any of the new machines we have added to the bar (Wheel of Fortune, Black Knight, coming soon….Spider-Man, Avengers, Radical!).
The Black Knight! A pinball villain dreamt up from the mind of Steve Ritchie one of pinballs greatest designers. The Black Knight, or BK as he is often referred to, began stealing quarters from players way back in 1980 when he first hit the floors of arcades. At the time the game was groundbreaking being the first game to market with a two level playfield and introduced Magna-Save features to the outlanes. With the classic medieval theme, great sounds, amazing light show, and addictive game play the Black Knight was a massively popular game.
After having stolen the quarters of unsuspecting kids for years and years he took a break, until the end of the decade when in 1989 he rode once more! Bringing what many consider some of the most iconic music in pinball to Black Knight 2000, or BK2K, again returning with many of the similar features of the original but just turned up a few more notches. The BK having squandered his previous riches returned to one again win your quarters, and that he did.
He was so succesful this time around that many thought we would never ever, ever hear from the Black Knight again as this time he couldn’t possibly go through that fortune he had stolen….But a Knights thirst for coins can never be quenched….and in 2019 the year of our lord he has reappeared in Black Knight: Sword of Rage! This game is fast, it’s furious, and most importantly it is FUN! The soundtrack comes from Scott Ian of Anthrax fame, the Black Knight himself is voiced by famed musician Ed Robertson of the Bare Naked Ladies, and it brings back the upper playfield, the magna save, the spinners, and most importantly you can finally defeat the Black Knight!
The Black Knight himself appears on top of the machine to talk trash to you as you play.
The game can be brutal, get used to back handing shots, trapping up and slowing down, working to stack your catapult and triple knight multiballs, and battling the monsters on your quest to take the Black Knight down at his castle!
Here is a great game played by Jack Danger of Dead Flip to give you a great idea of how to play the game.
Thanks again for another awesome week of league, I really appreciate everyone coming out and playing, great to see people again! I hope everyone is enjoying themselves, and if you need anything or have any suggestions please let me know. Here are the current standings after week 2.
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