PAPA, brought to you by Replay Foundation, spreading the Pinball Bug through competitive play. It was a wonderful thing and we have so many fond memories!
The PAPA World Headquarters just outside of Pittsburgh featured more than 400 pinball machines and was used to operate the PAPA World Championships, the largest and most competitive pinball tournament in the world, as well as the Pinburgh Match-Play Championship, the largest match-play pinball tournament in the world.
05/26/2026
Hi!! PAPA 23 T-shirts & Hoodies are on sale with the gorgeous AFM inspired artwork by Ryan Claytor!!
All orders must be placed before June 22nd, sizes small through 3XL available.
T-shirts are $30 each
Hoodies are $60 each
Items are pickup ONLY at the event
https://www.ifpapinball.com/asp-products/papa23shirts
05/21/2026
Reclaim Arcade presents the Memorial Day Stars and Stripes Special, a Pinburgh Satellite event!
All participants will be entered into a drawing to win 1 Ticket to Pinburgh 2026!
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05/18/2026
đź“Ł Hi all! Gotta love good news on a Monday!! Here it is, our friends at Barrels of Fun have generously donated a Labyrinth pinball machine to be raffled off at PAPA 23!! We are raffling off 2 pinball machines. If you purchase your full entry ticket by NOON CST, Friday, May 22nd -- you'll receive one free entry to win!
Please note: buying an entry by noon CST Friday is the only way to receive the free raffle ticket, otherwise standalone raffle tickets will be available for $150 and 100% of those proceeds goes to the #988 Su***de and Crisis Helpline!! ❤️
https://www.ifpapinball.com/asp-products/papa23/
05/16/2026
Presales start on May 23rd for the Pinburgh Satellite event at the Pinball Lounge.
This satellite is presented by PinShades - PinSteps!
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05/15/2026
PAPA 23 tickets are now on sale, buy a FULL $150 pass in the first week to get a free raffle entry for a NIB Stern Pro! 250 spots!
There is also now an option for a $50 Women’s Division ONLY pass that gets eligible players access to the venue all weekend and entry into JUST the Women’s Division (this ticket is not eligible for the free pinball raffle ticket)!
Full details are available at: https://lfs.papa.org/papa23/
05/01/2026
This is an emergency broadcast. The Pinball Capital in Stone Park IL is being invaded by the PAPA 23 World Pinball Championships!
20% of all proceeds from the event (and 100% of extra pinball machine raffle entries) will go towards the #988 Su***de and Crisis Helpline in memory of the amazing Lyman F. Sheats Jr. In two years this event has raised nearly $100,000 for the charity!
The event will be held Sept. 10-13th and will feature separate Main, Women’s, Classics, and Youth Division events! There will also be a Senior’s Division running in the Main Division this year! Main/Women’s/Classics are all changing to Hybrid Best Game!
There is also now an option for a $50 Women’s Division only pass that gets eligible players access to the venue all weekend and entry into just the Women’s Division!
Full details are available at
https://lfs.papa.org/papa23/
Tickets go on sale May 15th at noon here https://www.ifpapinball.com/papa23/
More importantly than anything else though we need volunteers! This event literally cannot happen without help from the pinball community, most of all with scorekeeping. If you are interested in giving some of your time to support an amazing cause please consider signing up here: https://forms.gle/Sc5drii4RLYnV3YE7.
Volunteers can receive exclusive rewards including the PAPA 23 medal designed by the incomparable Ryan Claytor, the orange PAPA 23 volunteer shirt, free entries to Main and Women’s Divisions, and even a PAPA 23 hoodie!
04/20/2026
Pinburgh satellite happening this weekend! Lynn’s Arcade is hosting Lynn's Seaburgh!
All the details are at the link below. Registration is open now!
https://tinyurl.com/4vmyyydt
03/30/2026
Waitlist invites have started going out for Pinburgh 2026!
If you are on the waitlist, make sure you whitelist [email protected]
Your waitlist invite will come from that address. These get sent to spam folders frequently, and that's the best way to ensure it actually lands in your inbox!
03/28/2026
Thanks to everyone who purchased a ticket today! Can't wait to see you in July!
If you missed out on a Pinburgh ticket, you can join the waitlist, or sign up to be a volunteer and guarantee yourself a ticket for next year! Details are available at pinburgh.com
There are still a handful of WIPT tickets left, also available on pinburgh.com
03/27/2026
Pinburgh and WIPT Tickets go on sale tomorrow!
Here's what you need to know to secure your tickets!
* Pinburgh tickets go on sale on March 28th 2026.
* Super Supporter tickets (only 10 available) go on sale at 11 AM Eastern.
* General Pinburgh tickets go on sale at Noon Eastern.
* WIPT tickets go on sale at 1 PM Eastern.
* You can purchase 3 tickets per transaction for Pinburgh and WIPT.
* Pinburgh tickets will be on sale here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pinburgh-2026-tickets-1982083335613
* WIPT Tickets will be on sale here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wipt-2026-tickets-1982353215832
* Once you add tickets to your cart, you will have 10 minutes to complete the transaction.
* The following information is requested for each ticket in your transaction: Name, E-mail address, IFPA number (optional), and T-shirt size.
* As soon as tickets sell out, the waitlist becomes active. If you didn't get a spot, get on that waitlist!