2012 Tournaments
Competition is a major part of electronic gaming and the Midwest Gaming Classic wants to find the best in the Midwest and throughout the world! Want to win your share of over $5,000 in prizes? Then get ready to game! The following tournament series will take place at the show:
- Midwest Pinball Championship Series
With different divisions of play, mini-tournaments and special series for women and children, if you think you're a pinball wizard this is just what you're looking for! - Modern Classic Series
This series celebrates new game that are already classics! How do you stack up? - Retro Classic Series
Old games can be some of the best to compete on. This series of tournaments tests your skill on popular games that have held up through time! - Hybrid Series
Our hybrid tournaments are unique to our show! Prove your skills on a combination of pinball and video games! - Friday Night Clock Chaos Pinball
Play in this popular Friday night pinball tournament! - Friday Night MGC Up To Par Video Game Tournament
New for 2012, find out how your video game stack up!
Midwest Pinball Championship Series
No matter if you are a pinball wizard or just want to have fun competing, the Midwest Gaming Classic has a pinball tournament for you! Our main tournament, which features over $2500 in prizes, is endorsed by the IFPA and WPPR and one of the largest and most competitive tournaments in the country! Our mini-tournaments feature unique gameplay styles for you to try out! On top of all of this, when you enter your first tournament, you'll get an hour playcard from GameWorks Schaumburg so you can head down there and practice for their regular tournaments too! The following tournaments will be conducted at the show:
Midwest Pinball Championship Main Tournaments
- Midwest Pinball Championship A and B Division - Presented by GameWorks Schaumburg
- Midwest Pinball Championship FREE C Division - Presented by Jersey Jack Pinball
- Women's Pinball Championship (Sat only)
- Pinball Junior Championship (Sun only)
Midwest Pinball Championship Mini-Tournaments
- NBA Fastbreak March Madness (Saturday)
- Orbitor 1 Tournament (Saturday)
- Two Player Family Team Split Flipper (Sunday)
- Two Player Team Split Flipper (Sunday)
The Midwest Pinball Championship is endorsed by the International Flipper Pinball Association (IFPA) and World Pinball Player Rankings (WPPR).
For more details including full prize listing and entry cost, please visit our Midwest Pinball Championship Tournament overview page!
Also, if you're into pinball tournmanets don't miss our Friday Night Clock Chaos Pinball Tournament!
Modern Classic Series
It doesn't matter that these games aren't old, they are already classics! Compete against some of the best players around to win some very unique prizes. We'll be announcing these modern tournaments in the upcoming weeks, so keep stopping back!
Modern Classic Series
- Halo Team Multiplayer Tournament (Sat only)
- Halo Single Player Tournament (Sun only)
- Pac-Man CE DX (Sat only)
- Simpsons: Arcade (Sat only, starts at 6)
- Shmup Tournament (Sun only) presented by Tursiops Truncatus Studios
For more details including full prize listing and entry cost, to visit our Modern Classic Series Tournament overview page!
Retro Classic Series
Think that you are the best at some of the most popular games of the past? Think you've got the skill to play in the biggest Tetris Tournament in the Midwest? Maybe you've amazing at some other older games! If so, these tournaments will be right up your alley! The list below is our line up of Retro Classics tournaments and the games they will be contested on:
Retro Classic Series
- Midwest Tetris Championship
- NES Tetris A Style Tournament (Sat only)
- Super Mario Bros Fire Mario Speed Run (Sun only)
- Super Mario Bros Junior Fire Mario Speed Run (Sun only)
For more details including full prize listing and entry cost, please visit our Retro Classic Series overview page!
Hybrid Pinball / Video Tournaments
One of the signature attractions of the Midwest Gaming Classic, hybrid tournaments pit players against one another between two different mediums for electronic gaming! If you think your skills work across all types of electronic gaming, you'll want to prove it in these tournaments!
Hybrid Tournaments
- Pac-Mania presented by ThinkGeek
For more details including full prize listing and entry cost, please visit our Hybrid Tournament overview page!
Friday Night Clock Chaos Pinball
Our signature Friday Night Clock Chaos Pinball Tournament returns in 2012 with even bigger prizes!
All entrants must register for this tournament including pre-paying the $20.00 entry fee. Entry is limited, so hurry to our tickets page and purchase your Clock Chaos Entry now!
For more details including full prize listing and entry cost, please visit our Clock Chaos overview page.
MGC Up To Par
A brand new video game tournament has arrived for 2012, fusing the fun of golf and video game playing into a competitive round of challenging gameplay!
All entrants must register for this tournament including pre-paying the entry fee. Entry is limited, so hurry to our tickets page and purchase your MGC Up To Par tickets now!
For more details including full prize listing and entry cost, please visit our Up To Par overview page.