Useful Links

Pinball information

Facebook – The Facebook page for the UK Pinball League.

UK Pinball Group – Email discussion group for all things pinball in the UK.

Pinball Info – Forum for discussing all aspects of pinball.

Pinball News – Reviews of latest machines, national and international tournament reports, location reports and more.

Pinformer – Website listing pinball machines on location in the UK. Not always up to date.

Pinball Wizard magazine – Full-colour, quarterly pinball magazine.

Pinball Rankings – Current world rankings of pinball players to show both national and world ranking.

Marvin3m – First port of call for DIY diagnosis and repair of all types of pinball machines.

Internet Pinball Database – Database of every pinball machine, including prototypes, production run data, pictures, flyers and manuals.

Pinball Owners' Association – UK association for pinball owners and enthusiasts, now somewhat superceded by the Yahoo Pinball Group.

Rulesheets – Covers all the rules for a game and usually includes some tips, tricks and hidden features.

Acronyms – A list of all commonly used acronyms for machines; eg AFM is 'Attack from Mars'.

Pinball flyers – Extensive database with pictures of flyers for most machines.

Pinball Instruction Cards – Start down the dark road towards Stan 'the pimp man' by pimping your machine with custom instruction cards.

Wakefield Pinball – Photos and playing tips for some of the most popular pinball machines.

Special When Lit – Pinball club based in Salisbury. Open to the public for regular pinball. Also hosts a local league and annual tournament.

The Pinball Parlour – Pinball museum based in Ramsgate with machines from the 1960s to the 1990s available for play.

Special When Lit League – Local pinball league based in Salisbury.

Surrey Pinball League – Local pinball league based in Surrey.

New Year Robot Bash – Pinball meet and competition. To be held on 30th December 2011 at in Broadstone, near Poole.

South Coast Slam – Large annual pinball show and tournament in Worthing. Last held in February 2011.

UK Pinball Party – The UK national pinball show and tournament. Last held in Daventry in August 2011.

Welsh Classic Pinball Open – Annual pinball tournament near Abergavenny. Last held in September 2011.

Northern Lights Pinball – Large pinball event held as part of Replay in Blackpool. Last held in November 2011.

Irish Open – Annual pinball tournament near Adare in County Limerick. Last held in November 2011.

Festive Pinball Gathering – Annual pinball tournament at Special When Lit in Salisbury. Last held on 3rd & 4th December 2011.

Scottish Open Championship – Pinball tournament in Dunblane. Last held on 3rd & 4th December 2011.

Christmas Cracker – Annual Christmas pinball meet. Last held on 11th December 2011 at The Wheatsheaf Inn, Thurcaston, Leicester.

Pinball Daze – Pinball spares and servicing. Data East, Sega and Stern specialist. Other manufacturer's spares also available.

Pinball Heaven – National pinball seller of new and refurbished machines. Also supplies parts.

Pinball Mania – Principal UK onsite repair service. Also supplies parts and second hand machines.

UK Pinball Group Wiki – Pinballs for sale and wanted, parts for sale, photo gallery, events and more.

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