ZapCon 2024 Tournament ScheduleIFPA Pinball Tournament
Saturday, March 9th
10AM to 11:30PM
A, Classics, and B Qualifying
Qualifiers 1 through 16 will play in the A division finals (double elimination, best 2 of 3 games), and
Qualifiers 17 through 24 will play in the B division finals (single elimination, best 2 of 3 games).
In the Classics division, the top 12 players will compete in the finals. The top four seeds in Classics will receive a first round bye.
Main is $40 for 15 attempts
Classics is $30 for 12 attempts
Players will need to play each game at least once to qualify, and can use the remaining entries to improve individual scores on the games in best game format. That is, 100 points for 1st, 90 points for 2nd, 85 points for 3rd, 84 points for 4th, and so on, and then add the sum of the different games in the specified division to obtain a qualifying score.
Sunday, March 10th
9AM
Classics Finals (double elimination, best 2 of 3 games)
B division Finals (bracketed head to head single elimination)
10:30AM
A division Finals (double elimination, best 2 of 3 games)
The higher seed will choose game or order
A player must win 2 out of 3 games to advance
The loser of each game will have the option to choose the game or order for the next match.
A different game must be used each time per round.
All rulings will be made by the tournament director, using guidelines set forth by the official rulesheet on the PAPA website.
Tournament Prizes
The pinball tournament pays back 100% to the players minus expenses.
A Division
Champion 25% & Trophy
2nd place 15% & Trophy
3rd place 10% & Trophy
Top 16 A Division qualifiers 1%
Classics Division
Champion 10% & Trophy
2nd place 7.5% & Trophy
3rd place 2.5% & Trophy
Top 12 Classics Division qualifiers 1%
B Division
Champion Trophy
2nd place Trophy
3rd place Trophy
Top overall qualifiers in A and Classics 1%
IFPA Women's Fair Strikes Knockout tournament
Fair Strikes Knockout with 5 strikes
Players will play in groups of 3 or 4, receiving strikes if they finish 2nd, 3rd, or 4th. Once a player has 5 strikes, they are eliminated from the tournament.
Strikes will be assigned as follows: In a 4 player group, no strikes to first, 1 strike to 2nd and 3rd, and 2 strikes to 4th (0,1,1,2), in a 3-player group, strikes will be 0,1,2.
Saturday, March 9th
1 PM to 5 PM
$10 entry fee (cash only)
Registration starts at the Main tournament desk at the opening of the show until 1pm.
Tournament Prizes
Cash prizes and awards to the top 3 players!
Starfighter’s 14 and Under Pinball Tournament
This is a pinball tournament for 14 and under! .
$1 entry fee per try.
Saturday, March 9th
10AM to 4:30PM
Qualifications start at open.
Top 4 have a play off at 4:30
Tournament Prizes
TBD
Danger Dann's Pinball Rodeo
Put up your highest scores on Dann's collection of modified pinball machines. Flipper controls reversed? Play with your feet? Who knows? Tournament goes all weekend, prizes to the top 3 players!
Saturday, March 9th
10AM to 11:30PM
Sunday, March 10th
10AM to 3 PM
Tournament Prizes
The Player who has the best overall performance on all 5 or 6 games will be crowned Pinball Rodeo Champion and have their name etched on the perpetual Kordek Award (aka the ‘Superbowl of Pinball’ trophy).
Whoo Hoo!
Bronze Age Vintage Arcade Tournament
Put your old-school chops to the test and earn your right to say, “Back in my day…” on titles like Stunt Cycle, Skydiver and Sea Wolf. Tournament goes all weekend, prizes to the top players!
Saturday, March 9th
10AM to 11:30PM
Sunday, March 10th
10AM to 4:30PM
Tournament Prizes
TBD
Electric Bat Stall Ball Tournament
A stall ball tournament is where everyone gets in a long line and you try to hit the ball into a saucer or a scoop (thus stalling the ball). If you stall the ball you quickly get out of the way and head to the end of the line. If you drain, you’re out. Last person standing is the winner.
Depending on the number of participants it could take up to 30 minutes.
Saturday, March 9th
Noon to 1PM
Sunday, March 10th
Noon to 1PM
Tournament Prizes
Winner receives a goodie bag of pinball and Electric Bat Merch!
NEW!! Each participant also gets a raffle ticket for entering. Play both days, get two raffle tickets. You can also get a third ticket by challenging Mike V from Stern to a Stern game.
On Sunday a winner will be drawn for a brand new arcade game courtesy of Gameroom Goodies!
Killer Queen Tournament
Killer Queen is a ten player arcade strategy game played between two teams of five players. The gold team plays on the gold cabinet and the blue team plays on the blue cabinet. Each team starts off with a "Queen" and four "workers". Workers can later be converted into warriors. There are three ways to win and endless ways to lose. A team can win the game by killing the enemy queen three times. Queens can be killed either by other Queens or by warriors. A team can win the game by filling their hive with berries. Only workers can collect berries and a worker can only carry one berry at a time. Finally, a team can win the game by bringing the giant snail to their team's basket. Blue team has a blue basket and Gold team has a gold basket. The snail can only be ridden by a worker.
The tournament will be a single elimination bracket of teams of at least 3 players. However, we recommend 5 players per team.
Please remain close to the Killer Queen arcade game when the tournament starts and until its conclusion. Prizes will go to the two teams that win 1st and 2nd place.
Want to get a leg up on the competition before the show? Check out the “how to play” page here:
https://killerqueenarcade.com/howtoplay
Saturday, March 9th
Signup starts at Noon and ends at 2:50pm!
3PM
Tournament starts!
Tournament Prizes
Winners receive a Killer Queen Pint Glass and Danger Zone swag!
GameSmash Console Lounge Tournaments
Saturday, March 9th
12pm
Super Mario Kart Tournament (Super Nitnendo)
Free Entry. Must use controllers we provide. Open to any age
Tournament Prizes
1st place: $100 GameSmash Gift Card
2nd place: $50 GameSmash Gift Card
2pm
Duck Hunt Tournament (Nitnendo)
Free Entry. Must use controllers we provide. Open to any age
Tournament Prizes
1st place: $100 GameSmash Gift Card
2nd place: $50 GameSmash Gift Card
4pm
Street Fighter II Special Edition Tournament (Sega Genesis)
Free Entry. Must use controllers we provide. Open to any age
Tournament Prizes
1st place: $100 GameSmash Gift Card
2nd place: $50 GameSmash Gift Card
Sunday, March 10th
1pm
Atari COMBAT Tournament (Atari)
Free Entry. Must use controllers we provide. Open to any age
Tournament Prizes
1st place: $50 GameSmash Gift Card
2nd place: $25 GameSmash Gift Card
4pm
Golden Eye 007 Tournament (Nintendo 64)
Free Entry. Must use controllers we provide. Open to any age
Tournament Prizes
1st place: $100 GameSmash Gift Card
2nd place: $50 GameSmash Gift Card
