Category: Goblin News
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Ball Goblin Pinball Org held its 3rd Annual Hot Goblin Summer Tournament on Saturday, June 20, 2026. Thanks to the beautiful weather—and to everyone who brought in extra fans—the shop stayed warm and comfortable. Twenty-one players battled through 10 rounds of qualifying, with the top eight advancing to an intense finals competition. After several hard-fought…
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The Ball Goblins hosted their first-ever Old School Tournament on Sunday, April 26, 2026, featuring a lineup of classic electromechanical (EM) machines along with a few early solid-state games. Even with the Mid-Atlantic Pinball Open taking place the same weekend, the Goblin EM tournament drew an impressive turnout! It was great to see so many…
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The Ball Goblins’ Winter 2026 Premier League wrapped up on Friday, March 6, with an exciting night of Division A and Division B playoff action! Eight players battled for the Division A title, while 15 competitors fought their way through Division B. Players faced off in a PAPA-style format, with each bank featuring an EM,…
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The Ball Goblin Pinball Org hosted its inaugural Split Flipper Supreme Tournament at the Machine Shop on Saturday, February 21, 2026. 26 players participated with 13 teams battling it out for Goblin glory! Players came up with creative and amusing team names including “Justina”, “Z Brothers”, “James and His Mom”, “I Dunno”, “1 Finger Salute”,…
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For Immediate Release ALLENTOWN, PA – In a display of chaos, camaraderie, and cholesterol, the Ball Goblins descended on Allentown Pinfest 2025 to accomplish two major objectives: represent the BGPO and consume a truly inadvisable number of pretzel dogs. Both goals were met with signature Goblin flair. Operating out of their vendor space—provided generously by…
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The BGPO in conjunction with our friends and partners at the Glenside Machine Shop and Frank’s Super Game-O-Rama are thrilled to announce HOT GOBLIN SUMMER! Building on the success of our first successful event Machine Shop Madness the Ball Goblins are happy to announce a second IFPA Sanctioned Tournament. The format will be 5 rounds…
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The BGPO would like to extend their sincerest thanks to the greater Philadelphia pinball community and celebrate their support of the inaugural Goblin Sanctioned event MACHINE SHOP MADNESS! We blew the roof off the place in an amazing fundraiser event in partnership with Frank’s Super Game-o-Rama and the Glenside Machine Shop, with nearly 70 people…