Learn all about the old forms of gambling like punch-cards, fan-tan, pinball, slots, and the attendant controversies and scandals that surrounded them. Hear sordid tales of Portland vice!

Great weather, good beer, Timbers match, pinball, and more: a great weekend seems inevitable.

This fourth annual pinball tournament attracts the best pinballers in the Northwest.

It’s a dream weekend in, and around, Portland. Zwickelmania Saturday means brewery tours and beer samples, Wurstfest [in Mount Angel] means Oktoberfest in February, the Timbers Army gathers Saturday, and pinballers, movie makers, and belly dancers frolic.

Rose City Showdown is a HERB style qualifying PAPA style finals tournament consisting of two divisions, an open division on 6 machines and a classics division on 4 machines.

Practice on one of the two brand new pinball machines. The second machine will be set up for free play – for the tournament.

Sausage, coffee, crafts, pinball, and more. Yup, a fantastic weekend!

Stern and the International Flipper Pinball Association are throwing nine launch parties across the country, and Portland’s Slingshot Lounge is one of the venues.

This third annual pinball tournament attracts the best pinballers in the Northwest, and takes place Sunday, April 17th at Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade.

Prizes are cold hard cash!