Hey Belles!
On Wednesday, June 11th, 18 Belles met up at The Kickback Bar for our monthly match play tournament. We welcomed 3 new folks and 3 fabulous visitors from out of state (MN, IA, and IL) for 6 rounds of pinball. 🎉
Big thanks to Maggie from Revolution Brewing for loading up our prize table with extra swag. 🍻
🏆 Winners’ Circle 🏆
We had a tie between Alley and Hannah for 4th seed in qualifying, which led to a showdown on Pabst Can Crusher. Alley came out on top!
Final playoff came down to Mary, Sharkey, Tiffany, and Alley. Mary chose King Kong 🦍 as the playoff game held strong at the end with a final standing of:
🥇 Mary
🥈 Sharkey
🥉 Alley
⭐ Tiffany
Other group winners were Aimee, Maya, Lauren, and Jillian. Each took home a Pride bucket with mini flags and fun goodies. 🏳️🌈✨
Our prize table was overwhelming with goodies and it wouldn’t be a trip to the Kickback without some ducky side quests.
To kick off Pride Month in style, we held two ducky races 🦆 for some rainbow pride flags🌈. Aimee won the first duck race.
Close your eyes and listen to the YouTube video below. Can you tell who won the second one by the screaming?
Spoiler: Yup! It was Lauren
📅 Upcoming Events – Aftershock Pin-Golf 📅
Our next event is at Aftershock Classic Arcade on June 22 for pin-golf. Registration begins at 11:30AM, and we start playing at 12:00PM.
Entry fee is $5 which goes to IFPA dues and helps funds our fun trophies. Please note you’ll still be responsible for token drop during gameplay.
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 Aftershock again on July 9th.
📢 ICYMI: New Women’s Advisory Board Members 📢
The IFPA Women’s Advisory Board is excited to announce that two new members have joined the board. Jackie Olson, from San Francisco, CA, and Crystal Cory, from Salt Lake City, UT, joined the IFPA as Directors and Board Members in February 2025 and immediately jumped in to support the 2025 IFPA Women’s Championship Weekend in Portsmouth, NH. Jackie is the founder of San Francisco’s Queer Pinball League, and Crystal runs the Wasatch Women’s Series and co-runs the Utah Ballers League.
The IFPA Women’s Advisory Board was founded in October 2019 with the goal of representing the needs and perspectives of women pinball players in IFPA initiatives. The Board currently includes founding members Karyn Kiser, Kim Martinez, and Zoe Vrabel, as well as Samantha Bacon, who joined in November 2023. Questions and feedback for the Board can be sent to ifpawomen@gmail.com.
Every player deserves a place and to be seen just as they are. We can’t wait to see you next time.
– Belles & Chimes Planning Team