Updates/Announcements
Our 44th When Furballs Strike meet has been booked for Saturday, Feb. 18! The theme will be "Furry Dreamworks" celebrating the film and animation studio that brought us movies like The Bad Guys, Puss In Boots, the How to Train your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda series, Madagascar and many more! Come accessorized as your favorite Dreamworks character and enjoy the many themed prizes on our raffle! To RSVP on Meetup (link to pre-reg is on the event page) please click the big red button above!
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When Furballs Strike 43, FurLife's Pokemon-themed fall furbowl featured 110 fursuiters and 226 attendees in total, many traveling across the state lines and also from Canada! We gave away tons of Pokemon prizes in our raffle and also had really cool Pokeball trophies for our high score winners Tony Prince (240 game!) and Tucker (177 in suit). Thanks to everyone who came, many from across state or even international lines from Canada, joined us for a fun afternoon and supported the event!
WFS 43 High Score Awards
Regular Division: Tony Prince (240) - 2nd Highest score in WFS history!
Fursuit Division: Tucker (177)
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When Furballs Strike 42 and the first-ever Pizza Party was a success! We had 204 attendees and 101 fursuiters at our late summer furbowl, and DJ KitFoxx (thanks to MadDog who brought sound) kept the beats going all afternoon. More than 40 people stuck around to enjoy a feast of 8 XL pizzas, salad, fries and soda catered by the Kenmore Lanes restaurant!
WFS 42 High Score Awards
Regular Division: Siku (173)
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When Furballs Strike 41 is in the books! We had a slightly smaller turnout than usual but still took up half of Kenmore's 50 lanes including many new attendees! We gave out more than 30 prizes in our raffle including many "vintage" Disney themed items to fit our Disney Classics theme, and raised more than $600 for charity in our inaugural Charity Auction!
WFS 41 High Score Awards
Regular Division: Tucker (211)
Fursuit Division: Tostada (128)
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When Furballs Strike 40 was a HUGE success - we had 280 attendees in total and a new world record of 171 bowlers participating on the lanes! DJ Armchair Pirate returned and did an awesome job, and our milestone meet was attended by many who hadn't been to WFS in years. We gave out 60 commemorative "WFS 40" button pins as well to our Supersponsors and also those who won a main raffle prize.
WFS 40 High Score Awards
Regular Division: Tony (233)
Fursuit Division: Cameron (142)
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WFS All-Time Scoring Records:
Regular Division: GreyTiger (245) - WFS 24
Fursuit Division: Siber Hamster (182) - WFS 30
Anyone who breaks an all-time record earns a free bowling entry to the next WFS!
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When Furballs Strike 43, FurLife's Pokemon-themed fall furbowl featured 110 fursuiters and 226 attendees in total, many traveling across the state lines and also from Canada! We gave away tons of Pokemon prizes in our raffle and also had really cool Pokeball trophies for our high score winners Tony Prince (240 game!) and Tucker (177 in suit). Thanks to everyone who came, many from across state or even international lines from Canada, joined us for a fun afternoon and supported the event!
WFS 43 High Score Awards
Regular Division: Tony Prince (240) - 2nd Highest score in WFS history!
Fursuit Division: Tucker (177)
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When Furballs Strike 42 and the first-ever Pizza Party was a success! We had 204 attendees and 101 fursuiters at our late summer furbowl, and DJ KitFoxx (thanks to MadDog who brought sound) kept the beats going all afternoon. More than 40 people stuck around to enjoy a feast of 8 XL pizzas, salad, fries and soda catered by the Kenmore Lanes restaurant!
WFS 42 High Score Awards
Regular Division: Siku (173)
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When Furballs Strike 41 is in the books! We had a slightly smaller turnout than usual but still took up half of Kenmore's 50 lanes including many new attendees! We gave out more than 30 prizes in our raffle including many "vintage" Disney themed items to fit our Disney Classics theme, and raised more than $600 for charity in our inaugural Charity Auction!
WFS 41 High Score Awards
Regular Division: Tucker (211)
Fursuit Division: Tostada (128)
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When Furballs Strike 40 was a HUGE success - we had 280 attendees in total and a new world record of 171 bowlers participating on the lanes! DJ Armchair Pirate returned and did an awesome job, and our milestone meet was attended by many who hadn't been to WFS in years. We gave out 60 commemorative "WFS 40" button pins as well to our Supersponsors and also those who won a main raffle prize.
WFS 40 High Score Awards
Regular Division: Tony (233)
Fursuit Division: Cameron (142)
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WFS All-Time Scoring Records:
Regular Division: GreyTiger (245) - WFS 24
Fursuit Division: Siber Hamster (182) - WFS 30
Anyone who breaks an all-time record earns a free bowling entry to the next WFS!
About Us
When Furballs Strike is a fun, fursuit-friendly bowling meet that takes place quarterly in the greater Seattle area. The meet is organized by Kijani through Furlife: Pacific Northwest Furries, a Meetup group with over 4,000 members of the anthropomorphic "furry" fandom.
From its humble beginnings in 2008 with 40 attendees, this meet has evolved into one of the largest furry bowling gatherings in the world, with recent meets reaching 250-300+ attendees from all over the state of Washington, Canada, Oregon and even California!
This highly social event is family-friendly and open to furry fans of all ages... and no, you don't need a fursuit to attend! Don't forget your camera!
After bowling ends, there is always a fabulous prize raffle in the party room where lots of gifts are given away as a "thank you" for bowling with us at WFS. Each bowler gets tickets included in their bowling fee, and more can be purchased for just $1 each (or 5 for $4).
From its humble beginnings in 2008 with 40 attendees, this meet has evolved into one of the largest furry bowling gatherings in the world, with recent meets reaching 250-300+ attendees from all over the state of Washington, Canada, Oregon and even California!
This highly social event is family-friendly and open to furry fans of all ages... and no, you don't need a fursuit to attend! Don't forget your camera!
After bowling ends, there is always a fabulous prize raffle in the party room where lots of gifts are given away as a "thank you" for bowling with us at WFS. Each bowler gets tickets included in their bowling fee, and more can be purchased for just $1 each (or 5 for $4).
Pricing & How To Pay
All levels come with 2 games of bowling and shoe rental (if needed)
$11 Base Reg - 1 raffle ticket
$15 Sponsor Special - 5 raffle tickets, 1 FurLife sticker decal
$20 SuperSponsor - 15 raffle tickets, 1 FurLife vinyl Decal, extra Supersponsor (SS) raffle ticket to win special prizes, and the SS gifts, which for WFS 44 will be a FurLife or WFS logo fridge magnet AND a WFS logo cork beverage coaster (first 50 pre-registered Supersponsors).
To pre-register (recommended) send your payment via Paypal using the "Friends & Family" option: http://paypal.me/kijani
Include in the Notes section your FurLife username or what name you want on the bowling score screen. We will be doing 5 bowlers per lane. If you wish to register at-event, we take cash and card (.50 processing fee per registration).
IMPORTANT: If you would like to bowl in a group, please make sure ALL members pre-reg (put in the notes section who you want to bowl with) or check in together in-person. This prevents confusion and rearranging bowlers later on!
$11 Base Reg - 1 raffle ticket
$15 Sponsor Special - 5 raffle tickets, 1 FurLife sticker decal
$20 SuperSponsor - 15 raffle tickets, 1 FurLife vinyl Decal, extra Supersponsor (SS) raffle ticket to win special prizes, and the SS gifts, which for WFS 44 will be a FurLife or WFS logo fridge magnet AND a WFS logo cork beverage coaster (first 50 pre-registered Supersponsors).
To pre-register (recommended) send your payment via Paypal using the "Friends & Family" option: http://paypal.me/kijani
Include in the Notes section your FurLife username or what name you want on the bowling score screen. We will be doing 5 bowlers per lane. If you wish to register at-event, we take cash and card (.50 processing fee per registration).
IMPORTANT: If you would like to bowl in a group, please make sure ALL members pre-reg (put in the notes section who you want to bowl with) or check in together in-person. This prevents confusion and rearranging bowlers later on!
Location
When Furballs Strike's permanent home is the wonderful Kenmore Lanes, located near the north shore of Lake Washington in the city of Kenmore, about 15 minutes outside of Seattle.
The address is:
7638 NE Bothell Way
Kenmore, WA 98028
The facility has a very large party room that we use as a check-in and headless area, as well as a smaller side room for the fursuiters to change in. Kenmore is the largest bowling center in the state and has 50 lanes, which is a good thing because our group takes up as many as 2/3 of the lanes for bowling! They also have a full bar, restaurant and video arcade.
The new location for the WFS post-meet dinner is: Super China Buffet in Shoreline, address is 15323 Westminster Way N. Cost is $25, including everything - Buffet, beverage, tax and tip. We have their giant party room reserved for our group, it's located on the left side of the restaurant up a small ramp.
The address is:
7638 NE Bothell Way
Kenmore, WA 98028
The facility has a very large party room that we use as a check-in and headless area, as well as a smaller side room for the fursuiters to change in. Kenmore is the largest bowling center in the state and has 50 lanes, which is a good thing because our group takes up as many as 2/3 of the lanes for bowling! They also have a full bar, restaurant and video arcade.
The new location for the WFS post-meet dinner is: Super China Buffet in Shoreline, address is 15323 Westminster Way N. Cost is $25, including everything - Buffet, beverage, tax and tip. We have their giant party room reserved for our group, it's located on the left side of the restaurant up a small ramp.