Victoria’s Pinball Championship Weekend is happening at the Neon Ranch! 4 events over one weekend Oct 10-12th, 2025 at Neon Ranch Pinball located just outside Victoria, B.C. We have a barn full of new and classic machines (around 50). This tournament replaces our Weekend MiniBurgh tournament and if you attended that- it will be very similar.
TICKETS GO ON SALE: SUNDAY, JUNE 1ST AT NOON PT via a google form posted on our Website and Facebook page Sunday at noon and to those who email interest in this event (neonranchpinball@gmail.com). Only emails sent exactly at or after noon June 1st will be considered. Main event the Vic Pinball Championships Open capped at 64 players. You can play one or all 4 events.
The Events
Oct 10th Friday Night Lucky 8’s Classic Strikes
Oct 10th-12th Herban Cowboy Best Game
Oct 11th Saturday Victoria’s Open Championships (Main event)
Oct 12th Sunday Switch Women’s Championships
Oct 12th Sunday Charity Gauntlet (non-IFPA)
Victoria’s Pinball Championships Lucky 8 Strikes
This event is the Friday night Lucky 8’s Classic Strikes event (100% TGP). 8 Fair Strikes on all “Classic” games. Friday 6:30pm start. Practice starts on all main room games at 5:30pm for players playing Lucky Strikes ONLY. No prize money payouts. $25 entry. Max 56 players
Victoria’s Pinball Championships Herban Cowboy
The Herban Cowboy 2025 event (200% TGP). Herb style – Friday 12pm-10pm and Saturday 11am-10pm. Best 6 games in a bank of 9. Entries are 6 for $20, 12 for $30. Unused entries are non- refundable and non-transferable to others. No player limit. Significant tie-breakers or last playoff spot will be played between tied players on random game from this bank. Playoffs Sunday 10am start. Top 12 cut line with top 4 receiving a bye (as long as we have 34 participants) Top seed in each group picks game or order. Then last place finisher of that game picks next game or order. 4 games total will be played. Top 2 finishers move on. 7-5-3-1 scoring. Same game cannot be played in a round. Top seed of second group cannot pick the game the top seed has picked to start playoffs. Payouts will be 20% of total rake divided out to top 8.
The Victoria’s Open Championship
The Main event- Vic Pinball Championships at Neon Ranch (200% TGP). Saturday 11:30 sign in, Total of 18 qualifying games. Banks of 3 games. Banks will be from all eras and will be grouped as best as possible to be a Modern, a Mid and a “Classic”. Doors at 11am. Practice allowed until 11:45am. Noon start…Swiss seeding after round 1. 64 player cap.
R1- noon-1:15
R2- 1:15- 2:30
R3- 2:30- 3:15
R4- 3:15-4:30
dinner 4:30-5:30pm Food Truck on site
R5- 5:30pm- 6:45pm
R6- 6:45-8:00pm
8:00 finals (or when last round is finished and we have finished calculating for placements in A, B and C. Playoff will go as late as they need to to complete and will not be modified to speed things up. If we have a min of 32 players, A div will be top 16. B will be top 4 and C will be top 4. Cash payouts, draw prizes and trophies. $50 entry. $25 to house and $25 to prize pool for top 4 A and top B and top C. Payout structure: A1st- 26% 2nd-22% 3-18% 4th-14% B1st-12%rd?C-1st- 8% The B division is open anyone not ranked in top 1000 IFPA as of Friday April 30. The C division is open to anyone not ranked in the top 1750 IFPA as of that date.
Seawitch Women’s Championships
Seawitch Women’s Championships at the Neon Ranch ( 150% TGP) Sunday 12:30 sign in, with a 1pm start time UNLESS a player participating in this event is in the Herban Cowboy finals and it is going late. In that case we will wait and begin the event as soon as this player finishes. Total of 12 qualifying games. Banks of 3 games. Banks will be from all eras and will be grouped as best as possible to be a Modern a Mid and a “Classic”….Swiss seeding after round 1. -no player cap. Start time 1pm and each round will start as soon as the last is complete. We project time wise to start playoffs at 5:30 and be complete by 8pm but this is not guaranteed and we will not change format to speed up the process. $30 per player. $15 to house $15 to cash payouts. -Playoffs for top 8. Cash payouts for top 4.
Charity Gauntlet Race (non-IFPA)
If you’ve volunteered at INDISC you know the Gauntlet. $5 per attempt on the bank of games used for the Herban Cowboy. This is a timed event where you need to be quick and have a plan to compete each designated task on each game. Prizes and lots of fun.
Getting Here & Hotels Nearby
We do not have any hotel partners at this time and have no affiliation to accommodations. There are many lodging options nearby in Saanich, Brentwood and Sidney to suit your needs and budget. Many are less than 10mins away.
Ticket and Payment Details
TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE June 1st 2025, via a google form here:
https://www.neonranchpinball.com/_files/ugd/3938cd_3b30eb1987794fbab92013231013d298.pdf
Once you fill out form you will be sent an email with payment instructions,
YOU ARE ONLY REGISTERED FOR THE EVENT WHEN PAYMENT IS RECEIVED.
See Facebook page/website for details or email neonranchpinball@gmail.com with any questions. Once payment is received, you will receive a confirmation of your spot.
