VANCOUVER FLIPOUT PINBALL EXPO

Here’s one for the pinball wizards. More than 100 pinball machines are set to free play at Vancouver FlipOut Pinball Expo, effectively a three-day pinball festival. Meet pinball industry folks and pinball VIPs, befriend other pinball lovers and, most importantly, play pinball until your eyeballs turn to steel. Among the games just begging you to challenge their high scores: Medieval Madness, Twilight Zone and my personal favourite all-time classic, The Addams Family. And did I mention not one, but four pinball tournaments? FlipOut promises classic, women, junior, and restricted knockout tournaments. You could enter as a pinball fan and exit a pinball legend.

When: Friday to Sunday, 10 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Where: Holiday Inn Downtown Tickets and info: vancouverflipout.com