Fraser Valley Flipout pinball tournament overloaded with entrants

Pinballersset to attend the fourth annual Fraser Valley Flipout will have to wait to prove they're the best betweenthe bumpers.

The tournament whichorganizers claim isCanada'slargest has been growing in leaps and bounds since its inception in 2012. Registration for the 2015 competition finallydwarfed capacity at Nitro Amusements.

Organizer Tommy Floyd says pinball is enjoying renewed popularity due to new,emerging pinball companies and modern,innovative pinball machines. Mobile games are also driving people back to the arcade standby.

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"Kids that actually have never been exposed to a real life pinball machinecan play this app with all these really great classic pinball machines like Adams Family, Twilight Zone," saidFloyd, "Then they start looking forreal machines."

Whileattendance was in the dozens for the tournament's first run, this next tilt couldsee as many as400 pinballers compete. But they'll have to wait toget behind the paddleswhile organizerssearchfor a bigger venuethat can accommodate theincreased interest.