2001 / Dimension / Galaxie pinball rules and strategy

The Strategy

In 2001, shoot the colored drop groups and finish one color at a time. Each completed color lights its matching upper saucer and lane for 300 instead of 50; complete the configured three or four colors for Special. Dimension and Galaxie use Add-A-Ball and WOW awards instead, so identify the title before following the final award route.

The goal

Start with the center saucer, then bank shots across the colored drops. Finish green and red first on 2001 because their lights improve return lanes; the other colors improve outlanes. Avoid the four central stand-ups unless their configured award is worth the rebound.

  1. On 2001, plunge the center saucer for 300 before any colored saucer has been lit.

  2. Bank controlled shots across one colored five-drop group instead of shooting the central stand-ups.

  3. Finish green or red first to light its matching saucer and return lane for 300.

  4. On a later plunge, choose a lit colored saucer whose kickout can return to another saucer or a safe feed.

  5. Complete the configured three or four color groups for Special; on Dimension or Galaxie, follow the paired-color WOW and Add-A-Ball lamps instead.

Need to know
Center saucer
Score 300 and use it as the first-ball plunge target on 2001.
Complete one color
Light its matching saucer and lane for 300 instead of 50 on 2001.
Complete three or four colors
Light Special on 2001 according to the installed card.

Machine setup

  • Identify 2001, Dimension, or Galaxie before play. On 2001, confirm whether three or four completed color sets light Special; on Dimension or Galaxie, confirm Add-A-Ball and WOW conversion and which completed side resets when the ball leaves play.
  • Test all twenty colored drops, each group-completion relay, five saucers and kickouts, matching colored lanes, Special or WOW lamps, Dimension/Galaxie bumper upgrades, central stand-ups, target resets, and the target-to-sling return geometry.
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