Ridgecrest Pinball

08/23/2026

Permission slips signed and a good field trip was had Indian Wells Brewing Company

Thanks to Tim for cleaning up the machines and having them in good running order.

We will have to repeat this field trip again as it cools down.

Thanks Lorin Tater Smith for the original scouting trip and getting us up there!

We play again in September at Sierra Lanes Bowling Center .

08/20/2026

Okay Facebook algorithm, I see you.

Apparently posts about permission slips and beer are what it takes to get some attention 😂

Welcome new folk! There's a lot of you, awesome!

We play once a month typically at Sierra Lanes Bowling Center . They go hard with 5 new pinball machines that are a lot of fun.

This Saturday some of us are going up to check out the pinball machines up near iwv Indian Wells Brewing Company around 2.

If that doesn't work for you, I usually post a couple weeks out from our next tour ament to build up some hype.

We are a welcoming diverse group of individuals who make it a good time socializing and playing pinball. We'll make sure you have a good time.

Do you play? Have a favorite game from your past or right now? Know of any pinball wizards?

08/16/2026

Get your permission slips signed.... because we are going to..... INYOKERN.

Inyokern?

Yes, Inyokern.

Indian Wells Valley Brewery has an arcade and bar located off the 14. They sell food, drinks ( beyond alcohol, they also sell boutique sodas )

https://share.google/d7eAHArgWJttlmaim

Let's go check out their games.

https://pinballmap.com/map/?by_location_id=25525

Mr. Lorin Smith will be your chaperone. Everyone listen to Lorin or no more field trips!

Join us for a very CASUAL outing, checking out some of the local offerings the high desert has to offer.

2pm, Saturday August 22nd. 2pm.
They have a change machine and operate on quarters.

Let me know if you're interested.

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Break break.

Also!

September 17th, Thursday Night. 615 pm
Pinball Tournament @ Sierra Lanes
https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/265176

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Shout out to Lorin Smith who won our August Tournament.... dude is a beast. We played a fair strikes tournament, which was new and different. Also, 4 new people showed up! LETS GO! We are 1 away from having 50 unique people play in our tournaments.... noice.

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Who wants to do a league again? 6 Weeks of good times! I'm trying to figure out if there is interest in a league prior to spring 2027.

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Brice

08/07/2026

The one.
The only.
Lorin Tater Smith ! Your August Tourney winner.

What a beast.
Lorin Tater Smith took out Brice and Malcolm in one game of X-men to seal the deal. Nothing like the sweet taste of victory, om nom nom.

4 brand new players and ten of our die hards came out and had a good time. I'm loving the variety of people we get out to the games.

We raffled off some money, Bella won the translite, and good vibes were had.

This was our highest rated IFPA sanctioned tournament. Amazing what one year of being a community will do!
https://www.ifpapinball.com/tournaments/view.php?t=119174 If you want to see the results per round, they can be found here https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/242489/standings .

If you haven't played with us and you're on the cusp, just come on out! Be a part of the community. One of us. One of us. One of us.

Until next time!

08/06/2026

LETS GO!

At least 15 brave souls are willingly finding a way to not melt on their way to Sierra Lanes on thursday night for some pinball action. We have 2 new people that will be coming out for the first time as well... which is EXTRA awesome.

Reminder, we are trying out a new tournament format this Thursday night ( the people speak, i listen! ).

Strikes Tournament. You get 6 strikes in this case before you are eliminated. Strikes are earned based on where you finish in your group of 3 or 4 people.

1st place: 0 strikes
2nd place : 1 strike
3rd place : 1 strike
4th place ( or last place in a group of 2 or 3) : 2 strikes

So no playoffs for thursday, but we will definitely have a winner!

Also we'll raffle off some prizes and money.

Also some storylines to follow through the night.
1) Will Nick follow up his first tournament win last month to be a repeat winner?
2) Does this strike tournament format lead to some upsets?
3) Will our new tournament goers bring the heat?!?

Unsubstantiated rumor:
Lorin shaved his beard off. Show up to see if it's true.

Let's have fun.

Sign up here if you want or we'll see you tonight! we have room for up to 20.
https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/242489/registrations

Show up at 6.

See you thursday!

Aug 6, 2026 6:00PM • Sierra Lanes

07/31/2026

Sign up here https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/242489

07/31/2026

Shout out to Southern Maryland Pinball out near Pax River.

Yours truly had a chance to play in their weekly Wednesday strikes tournament.

They have a great community of friendly people and they have been doing this for 4 years!

They have some games from every era and they are located in a movie theater.

Look up SoMD Pinball (they are a group) on Facebook and they are on discord as well.

Don't forget, we have a strikes tournament on August 6th! THURSDAY.

Sign up here
https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/242489

07/16/2026

I need someone to scout Indian Wells Brewing Company and let us know if would be legit for a weekend tourney