Clever Unicorn Pinball Arcade

10/11/2026

10/02/2026

Join us for $5 entry strikes every Sunday at 2pm and league on Tuesdays at 7pm. Also, look at this badass flyer done by my daughter! (Adelle Peterson ☆ on Instagram)

09/12/2026

I finally fixed all the little problems and shopped Centigrade 37. It's a gorgeous game, and only 25 cents to play!

🎯 SUNDAY STRIKES PINBALL TOURNAMENT 🎯

EVERY SUNDAY! • 2:00 PM sign up, play starts at 2:30 PM
Clever Unicorn Pinball Arcade

$5 ENTRY • WINNER TAKES THE POT
HEAD-TO-HEAD, THREE STRIKES AND YOU'RE OUT

Each round, players face off in two-player games.
Lose a match, get a strike.
Three strikes and you're out.
Last player standing wins the pot.

09/05/2026

08/28/2026

🎯 SUNDAY STRIKES PINBALL TOURNAMENT 🎯

EVERY SUNDAY! • 2:00 PM sign up, play starts at 2:30 PM
Clever Unicorn Pinball Arcade

$5 ENTRY • WINNER TAKES THE POT
HEAD-TO-HEAD, THREE STRIKES AND YOU'RE OUT

Each round, players face off in two-player games.
Lose a match, get a strike.
Three strikes and you're out.
Last player standing wins the pot.

08/21/2026

We're adding hours! We will now be open Wednesday and Thursday 3pm to 7pm, in addition to the current hours. The full schedule:
Monday: closed
Tuesday: 3pm - 11pm - League night starts at 7pm
Wednesday: 3pm - 7pm
Thursday: 3pm - 7pm
Friday: 3pm - 11pm
Saturday: 10am - 11pm
Sunday: 10am - 6pm

07/21/2026

The first league night, an opening one-off tournament: five round group match play tonight at the Clever Unicorn Pinball Arcade! We open at 3:00 pm, signup starts at 7:00pm, round 1 at 7:30 pm. Show up, meet people, and compete on a bunch of cool games for a good time. No leaderboards (yet), no IFPA certification (yet), no extra fees... just coin drop!

If you show up at 7:00pm or later, the mall will be closed and you need to enter at the back, behind the bus stop. Pictures two and three show the alley, and the door will be marked and or open!

http://matchplay.live/cleverunicornisopen

07/18/2026

We're off and rolling! Over 50 people showed up for the grand opening, with many new faces. We are having fun swatting down the usual issues: parts coming loose, flaky coinmechs, figuring out how to program the vending machines, and discovering that I need to buy stock in a flipper rebuild company... I'm absolutely loving it and eternally grateful to everyone who is helping!

Posted hours:

Tuesday 3 pm to 11 pm - League starts at 7pm
Friday 3 pm to 11 pm
Saturday 10 am to 11 pm
Sunday 10 am to 6 pm

07/08/2026

THANK YOU to everyone who came out last night to help ready the arcade for the grand opening on July 16th. Folks helped with everything from leveling to adding cup holders, cleaning glass, and taking notes on issues small and large. Huge shout out to Matthew Talley from who soldiered through over a dozen machines, made repairs, rebuilt coin mechs and performed small miracles getting 60-year-old machines ready for coin drop again.

The grand opening is Thursday July 16th, 3 pm - 7 pm
Starting on the 17th, regular hours will be:

Tuesday 3 pm to 11 pm
Friday 3 pm to 11 pm
Saturday 10 am to 11 pm
Sunday 10 am to 6 pm

07/04/2026

It's all coming together, thanks to a large cast of amazing helpers! Featuring an incredible mural by - worthy of a visit on its own. The main hall painting is done, electricity is mostly done, the carpet is cleaned though you wouldn't be able to tell 😬... We are going through machines making sure they are ready for quarters and play before moving them into place.

The Grand Opening is Thursday July 16th 3pm - 7pm at the Capitola Mall, 1855 41st Ave, Capitola, California 95010.

I am super stoked!

Regular hours starting on Friday July 17th:

Tuesday 3pm - 11pm (League night!)
Friday 3pm - 11pm
Saturday 10am - 11pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

Posted hours will be limited at first as we get staff and build traffic. If I'm there working on machines I will generally have the doors open and you can come in and play. Feel free to message me and ask as well. I look forward to seeing you there!