Beginners and wizards invited to compete in first sanctioned pinball tournament in Newport Beach – Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2023-02-17/beginners-and-wizards-invited-to-compete-in-first-sanctioned-pinball-tournament-in-newport-beachPlayers will battle round by round in a knock-out style “strikes” tournament over new and meticulously restored vintage cabinets themed after the Addams Family, the Terminator, the Twilight Zone, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and other cult icons, one of the evening’s organizers, Tom Walker, said. One of his favorites is a machine inspired by the power-metal band, Iron Maiden.