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Coming Soon – The TWIPY Pinball Awards: A CELEBRATION OF THE HOBBY – The Pinball Event of the Year!
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The TWIPY Pinball Awards: A CELEBRATION OF THE HOBBY
Coming this March – LIVE at the Texas Pinball Festival!
TWIPYs Overview
The TWIPYs are a “People’s Choice” type awards, where the public votes for their favorites in the pinball world. Voting will begin in January. Pre-voting runs 12/1 – 12/10 (more on that below).
Last year we put on a virtual TWIPY Awards show with celebrity presenters, pinball personalities, and more:
We are looking forward to making the 2021 TWIPYs a huge celebration of the pinball hobby – you won’t want to miss it!! More information such as hosts and dates will be coming soon.
For all things TWIPYs please check out TWIPYS.com!
Also, please send any questions or concerns to [email protected].
TWIPY COMMITTEE
The TWIPY Committee returns, and this year it is comprised of Steve Bowden, Imoto Harney, Josh Sharpe, Lloyd Olson, Lauren Gray, Joel Reeves, William Oetting, and Jeff Patterson. The Committee will be responsible for determining game eligibility and categories, show and schedule coordination, and most importantly, maintaining the integrity of the voting process through our online secure voting process, and helping review and validate votes and results.
PRE-VOTING OPENS DECEMBER 1st
The main TWIPY voting period will be held in January as always. As with last year, we’ll do a pre-voting period so the pinball community can decide which nominees will be included in the drop downs for the write-in categories, such as favorite streamers, podcasters, mods, etc. This helps provide voters with a better voting experience in January and saves time when compiling the votes so the TWIPY Committee and others can spend more time focusing on creating the event.
PRE-VOTING for the TWIPYs starts December 1st and runs through Friday, December 10th. These will determine the drop down selections for the January voting. The number of drop down selections will vary by category and be determined by the TWIPY Committee.
The Write-In Category votes starting December 1st are:
Favorite Pinball Streamer
Favorite Pinball Podcast
Favorite Pinball YouTube Channel
Favorite Pinball Mod of 2021 (third party mods only)
Favorite Pinball Accessory of 2021 (manufacturer accessories only)
Favorite Home Brew Pinball Machine
Favorite Pinball Website
Favorite Pinball Convention
Favorite Pinball Location
Favorite Competitive Pinball Player
Favorite Pinball Tournament/Competition (in person or online)
Favorite Pinball Mobile App
Favorite Pinball Topper of 2021
Game specific Categories:
Best Theme – Based on THEME ONLY
Best Animations and Display
Best Lightshow
Best Toys and Gimmicks
Best Theme Integration
Best Music and Sound Effects
Best Callouts
Best Rules
Best Playfield Gameplay and Layout
Best Artwork
Game of the Year
Eligibility Requirements
The 2021 Eligibility Document which will cover the Eligibility requirements for each category. This will be tweaked and improved year to year.
Meeting Minutes
Also new for this year we will be releasing the Minutes from TWIPY Committee Meetings.
Voting Format
For the Pre-Voting, people can choose their top two Write-In nominees for each category if they wish. These votes will determine nominees for the drop downs for the January voting.
During the January voting, voters can choose their top three for each category if they wish. Those will count as three “points” for 1st pick, two points for 2nd pick, and one point for third pick for January voting, and will determine the winners of the categories.
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