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The TWIPYs are a celebration of the pinball hobby and a “People’s Choice” type awards, where the public votes for their favorites in the pinball world.
And the Categories Are:
(click on the category to see the nominees for that category)
Best Music and Sound Effects
Black Knight: Sword of Rage (Stern Pinball)
Cosmic Carnival (Suncoast Pinball)
Elvira’s House of Horrors (Stern Pinball)
Jurassic Park (Stern Pinball)
Oktoberfest (American Pinball)
Star Wars Home Edition (Stern Pinball)
The Munsters (Stern Pinball)
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (Jersey Jack Pinball)
Favorite Home Brew Pinball Machine
Castlevania by Justin Kalinowski
Dead Flip by Dead Flip
Metroid by Arrrcade
Spaceballs: The Pin by WOLFMARSH
Undertale by Kelly Corcoran
Best Toys and Gimmicks
Black Knight: Sword of Rage (Stern Pinball)
Cosmic Carnival (Suncoast Pinball)
Elvira’s House of Horrors (Stern Pinball)
Jurassic Park (Stern Pinball)
Oktoberfest (American Pinball)
Star Wars Home Edition (Stern Pinball)
The Munsters (Stern Pinball)
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (Jersey Jack Pinball)
Favorite Pinball Location
Einstein’s Pub – Katy, TX
Logan Arcade – Chicago, IL
No Quarter – Nashville, TN
Pinball gallery, Malvern, PA
Pinball Lounge – Oviedo, FL
The Game Preserve – Webster, TX
The Pinball Asylum – Fort Myers, FL
The Pinball Palace – Brunswick, GA
Titletown Pinball – DePere, WI
What’s Brewing – San Antonio, TX
Favorite Pinball Publication, Writer, or Article
A look at Seattle’s exciting pinball present and sketchy past by Brendan Kiley
Coin Op Carnival
Dennis Kriesel
Pinball Magazine for Newsletters
Pingame Journal
Skill Shot (Seattle’s Pinball Zine)
Best Theme
Black Knight: Sword of Rage (Stern Pinball)
Cosmic Carnival (Suncoast Pinball)
Elvira’s House of Horrors (Stern Pinball)
Jurassic Park (Stern Pinball)
Oktoberfest (American Pinball)
Star Wars Home Edition (Stern Pinball)
The Munsters (Stern Pinball)
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (Jersey Jack Pinball)
Favorite Competitive Pinball Player
Aleksander Kaczmarczyk
Bowen Kerins
Eric Stone
Escher Lefkoff
Holly Koskinen
Jack Danger
Johannes Ostermeier
Keith Elwin
Robert Gagno
Steve Bowden
Favorite Pinball Convention
Chicago Pinball Expo
Free Play Florida
Grand Ole Game Room Expo
Houston Arcade and Pinball Expo
Midwest Gaming Classic
Pinfest aka Allentown
Pintastic New England
Replay FX
Southern Fried Gaming Expo
Texas Pinball Festival
Best Theme Integration
Black Knight: Sword of Rage (Stern Pinball)
Cosmic Carnival (Suncoast Pinball)
Elvira’s House of Horrors (Stern Pinball)
Jurassic Park (Stern Pinball)
Oktoberfest (American Pinball)
Star Wars Home Edition (Stern Pinball)
The Munsters (Stern Pinball)
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (Jersey Jack Pinball)
Favorite Pinball Website
ifpapinball.com
ipdb.org
marcospecialties.com
matchplay.events
pinballinfo.com
pinballlife.com
pinballnews.com
pinside.com
sternpinball.com
thisweekinpinball.com
tiltforums.com
Best Animations and Display
Black Knight: Sword of Rage (Stern Pinball)
Cosmic Carnival (Suncoast Pinball)
Elvira’s House of Horrors (Stern Pinball)
Jurassic Park (Stern Pinball)
Medieval Madness Remake – New edition (Chicago Gaming Company)
Oktoberfest (American Pinball)
Star Wars Home Edition (Stern Pinball)
The Munsters (Stern Pinball)
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (Jersey Jack Pinball)
Rookie of the Year
Brad Albright for Art Package (Led Zepplin Homebrew)
Chris Franchi for Podcasting (The Super Awesome Pinball Show)
Jack Danger for Homebrew Designer
Joel de Guzman for Logo Art (American Pinball)
Johnny Crap for Art Package (Jurassic Park)
Lauren Gray for Podcasting (Backbox Pinball Podcast)
Loserkid Pinball Podcast for Podcasting
Poor Man’s Pinball Podcast for Podcasting
Randy Martinez for Art Package (Star Wars Comic Edition)
Tim Sexton for Lead Coder (Black Knight: Sword of Rage)
Zach and Nicole Meny for Distribution (Flip N Out)
Favorite Pinball Tournament/Competition
24 Hour Final Battle at The Sanctum
Bat City Open
City Champ SF
Grand Ogre – Grand Ole Game Expo Nashville
IFPA Pinball Olympics 2019 in Fulda, Germany
INDISC
New York City Pinball Championships
Pinball Asylum Annual Point Monsters
Pinburgh
Space City Open
Texas Wizards Tournament (TPF)
Best Callouts
Black Knight: Sword of Rage (Stern Pinball)
Cosmic Carnival (Suncoast Pinball)
Elvira’s House of Horrors (Stern Pinball)
Jurassic Park (Stern Pinball)
Oktoberfest (American Pinball)
Star Wars Home Edition (Stern Pinball)
The Munsters (Stern Pinball)
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (Jersey Jack Pinball)
Favorite Pinball YouTube Channel
Cary Hardy
Chaz’s Arcade Gameplay & Restorations
Flip N Out Pinball
Imoto Arcade
PAPApinball
Pinball Mayhem
Stern Pinball
Straight Down The Middle: a pinball show
TNT Amusements Inc
Favorite Pinball Mod of 2019
Amber Jurassic Park shooter rod by Stern
Barbasol can by flash on pinside
Chest Mod for JJP Pirates by Pinball Mod Co.
Deluxe Light Kit by Speakerlightkits
Pinstadium Hover
Pinstadium X-Stream
PinWoofer
Raptor pit by Mezel Mods
Wonka Factory Mod by Mod Couple
Wonkavator by Lermods
Best Lightshow
Black Knight: Sword of Rage (Stern Pinball)
Cosmic Carnival (Suncoast Pinball)
Elvira’s House of Horrors (Stern Pinball)
Jurassic Park (Stern Pinball)
Medieval Madness Remake – New edition (Chicago Gaming Company)
Oktoberfest (American Pinball)
Star Wars Home Edition (Stern Pinball)
The Munsters (Stern Pinball)
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (Jersey Jack Pinball)
Favorite Pinball Streamer
BuffaloPinball
chuckwurt
DeadFlip
flipnoutpinball
iepinball
JDL_PINBALL
laser_los
melbournesilverball
PAPAtvPinball
PB_Undesirables
Favorite Pinball League
Belles and Chimes – San Antonio, TX
Cincy Pinball League – Cincinnati, OH
DFW Pinball League – Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Kidforce Collectibles Pinball League – Berea, OH
Nashville Pinball League – Nashville, TN
New England Pinball League
San Francisco Pinball Department (SFPD) – San Francisco, CA
Space City Pinball League – Houston, TX
The Pinball Asylum – Fort Myers, FL
The Pinball League at The Pinball Lounge – Oviedo, FL
Tilt Studio Pinball League – Mesa/Tempe, AZ
Titletown Pinball – De Pere, WI
Best Rules
Black Knight: Sword of Rage (Stern Pinball)
Cosmic Carnival (Suncoast Pinball)
Elvira’s House of Horrors (Stern Pinball)
Jurassic Park (Stern Pinball)
Oktoberfest (American Pinball)
Star Wars Home Edition (Stern Pinball)
The Munsters (Stern Pinball)
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (Jersey Jack Pinball)
Favorite Pinball Topper of 2019
3D Hologram Topper by Lighted Pinball Mods
Alice Cooper’s Nightmare Castle Topper
Beatles Topper
Black Knight: Sword of Rage Topper
Jurassic Park Topper by Tilt Topper
Medieval Madness Remake Topper
Star Wars R2D2 Topper
The Munsters Topper
Favorite Pinball Podcast
Backbox Pinball Podcast
Bro, do you even talk pinball?
Head2Head Pinball Podcast
Kaneda’s Pinball Podcast
LoserKid Pinball Podcast
Pinball Profile
Poor Man’s Pinball Podcast
Special When Lit Pinball Podcast
The Slam Tilt Podcast
The Super Awesome Pinball Show Podcast
This Week in Pinball Podcast
Best Artwork
Black Knight: Sword of Rage (Stern Pinball)
Cosmic Carnival (Suncoast Pinball)
Elvira’s House of Horrors (Stern Pinball)
Jurassic Park (Stern Pinball)
Oktoberfest (American Pinball)
Star Wars Comic Edition (Stern Pinball)
Star Wars Home Edition (Stern Pinball)
The Munsters (Stern Pinball)
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (Jersey Jack Pinball)
Best Playfield Gameplay and Layout
Black Knight: Sword of Rage (Stern Pinball)
Cosmic Carnival (Suncoast Pinball)
Elvira’s House of Horrors (Stern Pinball)
Jurassic Park (Stern Pinball)
Oktoberfest (American Pinball)
Star Wars Home Edition (Stern Pinball)
The Munsters (Stern Pinball)
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (Jersey Jack Pinball)
GAME OF THE YEAR
Black Knight: Sword of Rage (Stern Pinball)
Cosmic Carnival (Suncoast Pinball)
Elvira’s House of Horrors (Stern Pinball)
Jurassic Park (Stern Pinball)
Oktoberfest (American Pinball)
Star Wars Home Edition (Stern Pinball)
The Munsters (Stern Pinball)
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (Jersey Jack Pinball)
TWIPY, TWIPYs, TWIPYS, This Week in Pinball Yearly Awards