Pinball Action At Supanova Pop Culture Expo

When we arrived at the Supanova Pop Culture Expo at the Melbourne Showgrounds, we thought we had died and gone to geek heaven. We found cosplayers, artists, cosplayers, comics, cosplayers, actors, cosplayers, and most importantly – pinball! Specifically, the Victorian leg of the Australian Timezone Supanova Pinball Championships.

While some people qualified for Sunday’s Victorian Final by getting the highest score on certain machines in Timezones around Melbourne during the lead up to Supanova (like I attempted at Chadstone a few weeks ago). Others took their chances at Supanova today by trying to get the highest score on one of the onsite tables during each of the four time slots (10-11 am, 11 am-12 pm, 12-1 pm and 1-2 pm).

The flipper action was fast and furious. The pinball wizards were racking up high scores aplenty and wowing the crowd with their pinball wizardry. While Norbert Snicer, Director of the Australian Pinball League, worked hard to keep the tournament fun, professional, and running like clockwork.

In addition to qualifying for Sunday’s Victorian Final, the top scorer on each machine for each time slot (in all ages and under 18 categories) was eligible to compete in the Pinball vs. Supanova Final at 3 pm (prize: iPad Mini!) (see the under 18 and all ages winners).

We can’t wait to see the high scores and awesome flipper skills of Victoria’s top pinball players in tomorrow’s final!

Play some pinball and win some prizes!
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Play and donate at the Australian Timezone Supanova Pinball Champs
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The tournament machines!
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The State Finalist winner’s trophy!
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Runners-up medals! No one walks away empty handed
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APL director, Norbert Snicer, prepares the tournament machines
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Flipping action begins!
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Ms ausretrogamer enjoys the pinball action
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Shane is in the zone on Legends of Wrestlemania
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Pinball qualifying action – Skott racks up the points
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A true Pinball Wizard!
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Beat this score – The Walking Dead
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Beat this score – Legends Of Wrestlemania
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Beat this score – Wrestlemania
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Smooth lines
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The hardest working pinball wizard in Australia, Norbert Snicer
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The next generation enjoying pinball!
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ausretrogamer.com boss, Alex Boz, wishes he could take this table home
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