Check-in starts between 6:30-7pm. We starts at 7:30pm
Group matchplay format
Each season consists of 8 weeks, plus the finals night
4 games each session
Lowest 2 weeks scores are dropped in your total
Only need to make 4 appearances to qualify for finals
Finals night takes place on the Friday of the 8th week
(IFPA Sanctioned WPPR's)
Welcome to CSL!
What is CSL?
CSL is short for “Concord Selfie League”.
Each seasons starts at the beginning of the month and ends on the last business day of that same month. Players play the games on their own time during our regular business hours and/or events (Scores during tournament or league play can not be submitted).
Arenas can be played and scores can be submitted as many times as you like. There is no limit.
All scores submitted MUST include a photo of the score with the CSL tag visible to ensure no funny business 😊. No photo = voided score.
Please submit scores the same day you take the picture.
Scoring format – 1st Place on arena = 100 points, 2nd Place = 99 points, 3rd Place = 98 points, etc.
A final tournament will be held for the top four players at the end of the month (Saturday Night: date and time TBD).
Look for the CSL tags on the backglass!
January 2025
STERN PINBALL CUP
Dec. 13, 2024 through Jan. 24, 2025
INSTRUCTIONS
Don't worry if you're not a pinball expert! Each race uses race points to determine your tier, ensuring you compete with others of similar skill and have the opportunity to move up in tier for subsequent races. To earn Race Points, players must complete Race Challenges. So, get ready, get set, and let's race!
Each race will feature 5 Race Challenges for every Stern Insider Connected game. Each Race Challenge will award a set number of Race Points based on its difficulty. You can complete the Challenges in any order, and they can be triggered multiple times until the race ends. The only limitation is that each Challenge can only be triggered once per play, though you can trigger multiple different Challenges simultaneously in a single game! At the end of each week, all accumulated Race Points will be reset for the next race.
QUALIFYING RACE
The first race in the Stern Pinball Cup will be "Turkey Trot Alley." It will serve as a qualifying race, with results used to assign players to a Race Tier based on their leaderboard rank. Subsequent races will match players against others within their assigned Race Tier.
YOUR RACE TIER
Your Race Tier is determined by the Race Points you've accumulated at the end of each race, compared to others within your Tier. After each weekly reset, a fixed number of ranks will be promoted to a higher Tier, while a fixed number will be demoted to a lower Tier. Players who don't move up or down will remain in the same Tier for the next race. After each race, all participants will receive a Finishing Badge indicating the Tier in which they competed, reflecting their performance within that Tier.
FAQ
Q1: What if I miss the qualifying race in the first week?
A1: You can still participate in future races, but you'll start at the lowest tier and work your way up from there.
Q2: What if I start late in the qualifying race during the first week?
A2: You can still join and participate, but it will be up to you to catch up!
Q3: What if I miss a few days or even an entire race?
A3: In the worst case, you'll be moved down a Race Tier when the next week's race begins. Don't let that stop you!
OUR LINEUP CONSITS OF 10 OF THE 27 CONNECTED GAMES
We have 8 Insider Connected machines in our arcade/gallery
- Elvira's House of Horrors (Premium)
- Godzilla (Pro)
- James Bond (Premium)
- JAWS (Pro)
- John Wick (Pro)
- Stranger Things (Pro)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Pro)
- Uncanny X-Men (Pro)
We have 2 Insider Connected machines at Epidemic Ales (also in Concord)
- Foo Fighter (Pro)
- Jurassic Park (Pro)
RACE SCHEDULE
Qualifying Race
Qualifying Race
Qualifying Race
Turkey Trot Alley:
Dec 13 - 20, 2024
Race #1
Qualifying Race
Qualifying Race
Replay Raceway:
Dec 21 - 27, 2024
Race #2
Qualifying Race
Race #2
Arctic Parklands:
Dec 28 - Jan 3, 2025
Race #3
FINAL RACE
Race #2
Fast Lane Fury:
Jan 4 - Jan 10, 2025
Race #4
FINAL RACE
FINAL RACE
Silver Ball Circuit:
Jan 11 - Jan 17, 2025
FINAL RACE
FINAL RACE
FINAL RACE
Gary Stern Speedways:
Jan 18 - Jan 24, 2025
SATURDAY, JAN. 18, 2025
The top 24 players in the state will battle to the finish in hopes to become the California State Champion!
The arcade will be closed to the public, but we will have machines outside in our pinball tent, along with a viewing area to watch the live stream of the event.
Sunday, Jan. 19th - Women's State Championship
We will be open with the same setup as above during the IFPA Women's State Championship.
Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025
An IFPA-sanctioned Pin-Golf tournament. The qualifying round will be open from 10AM-1PM and consist of 9 holes. Players will be placed into groups of 3-4.
Players will complete 9 holes for qualifying. Each game, or “hole,” will have either a target score or an objective. Players must try to reach that objective in as few balls as possible. Games will be set to 5 balls and if players do not reach the objective in 5 balls, they will score a 6.
The Cut-off time to begin is 1:00PM. At 2:30, or whenever the last group finishes, the top players will advance. There is no pre-registration date and the tournament is capped to 64 players. Depending on the number of people attending, up to 16 players may qualify for finals, but number of qualifiers may not exceed 50% of the total players.
The finals will consist of more pin-golf, with each round consisting of 3 holes of increased difficulty per round. During the playoffs, there will be four player groups. We will continue to use Pin-Golf scoring in matchplay format. The top 2 of each 4 player group will advance to the next round until there are only 4 players remaining. The final 4 players will play another round of 3 games, which will determine the final ranking of each player.
In the event of a tie that affects whether a player can advance to the next round, or a tie that affects the top 4 finishers in the finals, a game will be selected by the tournament director to be used as a tie breaker. The players will play a normal multiplayer game where the player with the highest score after 3 balls (for a modern game) or 5 balls (for an EM) will win the tie breaker. Game selection will be a combination of games from all eras including electromechanical, solid state, and modern games.
$10 entry + coin drop $1 to IFPA
Costco Pepperoni or cheese pizza will be available and provided using the proceeds of the tournament fund.
Remainder will be split 50%/30%/15%/5% 1s/2nd/3rd/4th
For The Kids
Our newest season of The Little Flippers is a travel league in partnership with the Pacific Pinball Museum in Alameda.
The dates in BLACK are in Alameda on Sundays
The dates in RED are at The Flipper Room on Saturdays
