Rules

Date
Saturday, December 2nd, 2006, from 12:00 noon till 12:00 midnight.

Location
SS Billiards*, 732 11th Avenue South in the Westbrooke Square Mall, Hopkins, MN, USA.

Pricing
• All pinball machines will be left at their normal pricing of $0.50 per 1–play/
  $2.00 for 5–plays.
• Each registered attempt to qualify will cost $1.00.
• Each round of the tournament will cost $1.00.

Schedule
• Practice from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
• Qualifying from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
• Registration of qualifiers and break from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
• Single Elimination Tournament starts at 6:00.
• Announcement of winner planed for no later than 12:00 AM.

Prizes
• Free OEM NOS pinball flyer with the first registration attempt.
• Qualifiers each get an OEM NOS pinball translite.
• Contestants of only the first tournament round will be given an OEM NOS   pinball plastic.
• The winner will be awarded all fees collected, a set of pinball promos, and
  a trophy.

Rules
• Qualifying attempts recorded on only the pinball machines that do NOT have
  ToPS headers.
• Players my make as many attempts to qualify as time allows.
• Only registered qualifying attempts will be recorded.
• Only the single highest score on any machine qualifies.
• Players can only qualify on one machine.
• Five minute grace period for tournament rounds.
• Random drawing determines pairs of contenders.
• Tournament play will be best two-of-three on the player’s qualifying games.
• If needed, one additional game will be chosen at random.
• A Coin toss will determine game/player order.
• Extra earned ball(s) may be played.
• No “buy-ins” will be allowed.
• No “bang-backs” will be allowed.
• No “death-saves” will be allowed.
• No intentional “resurrections” will be allowed.
• A stuck ball or other "minor" problem will be correct and play will continue.
• Component or "major" failure will be correct if possible, otherwise a new
  game chosen.
• Single elimination will continue down through the last two contenders.
• The last two contenders will play best two-of-three on their qualifying games.
• If needed, the last two contenders will play on a surprise game.
• All decisions of the tournament director will be final.


*The LMS is not directly associated with S.S.Billiards.