# The Flip Side Pin-Golf Tournament Introduction

**Source:** Don't Panic Flip  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2020-02-21  
**Duration:** 6m 55s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDdJdn3QrQ4

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## Analysis

Don't Panic Flip hosts the Flipside Pinball Tournament, a pin-golf style event where viewers can influence gameplay through stream mechanics. Players compete across five machines (Jurassic Park, Black Knight 2000, Tron, Total Nuclear Annihilation, Harlem Globetrotters) with specific objectives per machine, culminating in finals on an American Pinball Girl machine. Viewer participation includes spinning a wheel to assign playfield leveling measures (handicaps/advantages) and taking shots based on outcomes.

### Key Claims

- [MEDIUM] This is the second annual pin-golf tournament hosted by Don't Panic Flip — _Host states 'This is the second, I think, annual? Yeah, ish. Sort of annual pin golf tournament'_
- [HIGH] The finals will be played on an American Pinball Girl flipside pinball machine — _Host explicitly states 'The finals are going to be played on an American Pinball Girl, the flip side pinball machine. It looks and plays amazing.'_
- [HIGH] Subscribers receive 2x stream points for spin wheel participation — _Host explains 'You get twice as many stream points if you're a sub' and subscribers can spin the wheel_
- [HIGH] Dungeons & Dragons machine at the venue has already been sold and is in perfect working condition, so it won't be used in tournament — _Host states 'There is a Dungeons & Dragons over in the corner, but we are not playing the Dungeons & Dragons that has already been sold, and it's in perfect working condition, so I don't want to cause an issue'_

### Notable Quotes

> "The Flipside Pinball Tournament. This is the second, I think, annual? Yeah, ish. Sort of annual pin golf tournament"
> — **Host (Don't Panic Flip)**, Early in stream
> _Establishes this as a recurring annual event format_

> "The finals are going to be played on an American Pinball Girl, the flip side pinball machine. It looks and plays amazing. I'm really excited for it."
> — **Host (Don't Panic Flip)**, Mid-stream during machine explanation
> _Highlights American Pinball Girl as the championship finals machine; expresses positive sentiment toward the game_

> "You can either spin the wheel for 2 stream points or 200 bits. And spinning the wheel will randomly assign a player leveling measure to whoever it lands on."
> — **Host (Don't Panic Flip)**, Early explanation segment
> _Describes core viewer participation mechanic for the tournament_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Don't Panic Flip | organization | Streamer/content creator hosting the Flipside Pinball Tournament |
| American Pinball Girl | game | Flipside-themed pinball machine used for tournament finals |
| Jurassic Park | game | Stern pinball machine used in tournament; objective is to complete a paddock |
| Black Knight 2000 | game | Classic pinball machine in tournament; objective is to surpass one million points |
| Tron: Total Nuclear Annihilation | game | Pinball machine in tournament; objective is to destroy a reactor |
| Harlem Globetrotters | game | Pinball machine in tournament; objective is to spell the word 'globe' |
| Tron | game | Pinball machine in tournament; objective is to initiate disc multiball |
| Pensomniac | person | Player/participant in the tournament; host mentions him 'brought his invisibility cloak' |
| Jessica | person | Tournament participant; host demonstrates wheel mechanics using her player slice |
| Patrick | person | Tournament participant selected to take first shot |
| Dungeons & Dragons | game | Pinball machine at venue that is not being used in tournament because it has been sold |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Pin-golf tournament format and rules, Viewer participation mechanics (wheel spins, stream points, bits), Machine selection and tournament objectives, American Pinball Girl flipside machine
- **Secondary:** Streamer community events

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.75) — Host expresses enthusiasm for the event, the games, and the American Pinball Girl machine. Positive energy about viewer participation and recurring tournament format. No negative sentiment detected.

### Signals

- **[event_signal]** Don't Panic Flip hosting second annual Flipside Pinball Tournament with viewer participation mechanics and finals on American Pinball Girl machine (confidence: high) — Host explicitly announces 'the Flipside Pinball Tournament. This is the second, I think, annual' and describes tournament structure and viewer engagement mechanics throughout stream
- **[announcement]** American Pinball Girl flipside machine being highlighted as a premium tournament-worthy machine with strong operational performance (confidence: high) — Host states 'The finals are going to be played on an American Pinball Girl, the flip side pinball machine. It looks and plays amazing. I'm really excited for it.'

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## Transcript

Who didn't get the memo not to wear a green colored shirt. It's not green! What kind of keyer is this? Kind of blue. I got a green shirt. Oh, I'm fine. But no, you're coming through fine. Guys, tonight we have a very special stream. It's fine. Trying to give the Pitsomniac a very quick switch out. Joesop, thank you so much for the subscription. I got an emote because of Joe Soap's sub. All right, cool. So really quick, we've got a very special stream because we're doing a tournament tonight. We're calling it the Flipside Pinball Tournament. This is the second, I think, annual? Yeah, ish. Sort of annual pin golf tournament we've done where you, the viewers, have the opportunity to create playfield leveling measures. And these are different ways to help either people who are really good or people who are bad, not as good as they were originally. And we have two different ways to do that right now. We have a mask, and then we also have some pineapple upside-down cake shots. Now, how do you go about doing that? I trust behind your back in just a Latin shirt. I can't get my arms quite back there. Ocean Manor, welcome to the stream. Lead Sandman also welcome to the stream So how do you go about doing that There two different ways I going to switch over to the wheel Bear with me here guys You can either spin the wheel for 2 stream points or 200 bits. And spinning the wheel will randomly assign a player leveling measure to whoever it lands on. Now, before you go about spinning the wheel, let me just explain what you can do you can also temporarily increase the size of uh each player's slice of the pie if you want let's say nick over here uh to take a shot that's what i clicked on or jessica here we go here's an example jessica's slice is now much larger so when you increase the slice size and then spin the wheel she's much more likely to be hit and then have to take a play field leveling measure. We're going to reset that back to default. Jessica's over in the other room right now, wondering why we're trying to make her drink. So anyway, that is the rundown. Tonight we are playing I'm going to switch back over to this view. The floating head is blowing my mind right now. And what will subs and gift subs get you? Dirty toes. That's interesting. I didn't put subs in there. Besides a wholehearted hats off. Subs also get you 2x points. Oh, that's right. You get twice as many stream points if you're a sub So if you were to sub and or gift a sub let say that also spins the wheel How does that sound Yeah I in Okay cool Anyway I see Pinsomniac brought his invisibility cloak Yes, he did. I'm wearing this shirt on stream from now on. Okay, really quick. This is pin golf, right? So we've got five machines we're playing, and we're hoping to loop through potentially one time. So make it through once. Depending on time, we might go through a second time before we make it to the finals. The finals are going to be played on an American Girl, the flip side pinball machine. It looks and plays amazing. I'm really excited for it. I see where this is going. Brilliant. Yes. Sub equals 500 bits. I think that's worth two spins. What do you think? Just one. Just one? We only have so many shots prepared. Jessica, and we'll show you here in just a second. We'll go to remote one. Also, let me know if the sounds of the helicopter are too loud. we can dial those back a bit. We have five games. We'll come back to that, Dirty Toes, in just a second. So I'm afraid to make those worth two shots because, A, we've already been hitting the shots, and, two, there's only so much for this evening, and then we have to go to the hard liquor, and that's just going to get scary. And if you win that game, you have to take a shot as well, correct? Correct, yes, yes. So we are playing tonight Jurassic Park Pro, And in fact I going to switch over to the main so you can see that Right So here us over in the corner And now you guys are in the shot as well Look well there Can I go that way just a little bit Just a little bit. Well, then you'll be in the picture. Yeah, but on the sticker of... Oh, like right in front of the camera? I'm just going to pin on her. So anyway, we've got Jurassic Park Pro. We've got Black Knight 2000. There is a Dungeons & Dragons over in the corner, but we are not playing the Dungeons & Dragons that has already been sold, and it's in perfect working condition, so I don't want to cause an issue. Nice, we've got a raid, guys. And then we've also got a Tron, a Total Nuclear Annihilation, and a Harlem Globetrotters. The goal on Jurassic Park will be to complete a paddock. The goal on BK2000 will be to surpass one million points. Tron will be to initiate disc multiball. TNA will be to destroy a reactor, and Globetrotters is to spell the word globe. I can't believe you subscribed to Don't Panic. All right. He's getting one. Here it goes. All right. First spin. So we're going to switch over. If you're wasting your... We might need a pen to track spins. Dirty toes. Here we go. First spin, and nobody has purchased anything bigger. By the way, I've got a spin button here. And the first person to take a shot is Patrick. we're gonna take you over to mobile cam one hold on just a sec here guys

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