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Summer 2026 Update

Summer promotions in the arcade are live now! Available for a limited time, today through September 3rd: Half-price on all games in the red side of the arcade! Monday-Thursday from noon-5pm Weekday afternoon lyte bytes snack menu available Monday-Friday from noon-5pm Happy hour ($1 off draughts and wells) extended Monday-Friday from noon-7pm Summer business hours: Monday-Thursday: "red side" open noon-midnight,…

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June 2026 Pinball Tournaments

🔑 GOLDEN FLIPPER KEYCHAINS The winner of any of our recurring monthly pinball tournaments will win a golden flipper keychain! Two variants of these keychains (blue/red sided and white both sides) are now available to purchase at Ground Kontrol, but the golden variant can only be won! 🏆 MONTHLY HIGH SCORE CONTEST Throughout 2026, we'll be hosting monthly high score…

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May 2026 Pinball Tournaments

🔑 GOLDEN FLIPPER KEYCHAINS The winner of any of our recurring monthly pinball tournaments will win a golden flipper keychain! Two variants of these keychains (blue/red sided and white both sides) are now available to purchase at Ground Kontrol, but the golden variant can only be won! 🏆 MONTHLY HIGH SCORE CONTEST Throughout 2026, we'll be hosting monthly high score…

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Purchase Your Pinbrawl XV Shirt & Hoodie Today!

Portland Pinbrawl XV Shirt & Hoodie Pre-Orders Open! Portland Pinbrawl XV week is here, and this year's shirts and zip-up hoodies are now available to reserve for pick-up at the tournament or to be shipped after the weekend! This construction-and-destruction-themed design was illustrated and colored by Vo Minh McBurney and prepared for print by Lee Zeman, who've been responsible for…

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April 2026 Pinball Tournaments

Ground Kontrol's 15th annual 128-player pinball tournament Portland Pinbrawl XV is coming up this April! The tournament sold out the same day that tickets went on sale a couple of weeks ago, but we reserved a handful of tickets to give aweay to the top players at this month's pinball tournaments leading up to Pinbrawl. The top finishing player *who…

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