Ali pinball rules and strategy

The Strategy

In Ali, each completion of the top-left three-bank raises Bonus X until it reaches 5x. Standups, return lanes, and center rollovers each add 2,000 to Bonus Score. At 5x, repeat the right-side Collect Bonus eject pocket from the left flipper; the collect does not reset either value.

The goal

Complete the Shows Bonus X bank on the Ali playfield. In Ali, each completion of the top-left three-bank raises Bonus X until it reaches 5x. Standups, return lanes, and center rollovers each add 2,000 to Bonus Score. At 5x, shoot the right-side Collect Bonus eject pocket from the left flipper, control its kickout, and repeat it because neither Bonus Score nor Bonus X resets. until Four bank completions reach 5x in three-ball play; five completions reach 5x in five-ball play. Bonus X carries between balls and survives a tilt. reaches 5x. Each standup, return lane, and center rollover adds 2,000 to It starts at 2,000, advances by 2,000, and tops out at 28,000. A full 5x collect scores 140,000.. Then repeat the Shows Collect Bonus eject pocket on the Ali playfield. In Ali, each completion of the top-left three-bank raises Bonus X until it reaches 5x. Standups, return lanes, and center rollovers each add 2,000 to Bonus Score. At 5x, shoot the right-side Collect Bonus eject pocket from the left flipper, control its kickout, and repeat it because neither Bonus Score nor Bonus X resets..

  1. Reach 5x and raise Bonus Score

    From the right flipper, complete the Shows Bonus X bank on the Ali playfield. In Ali, each completion of the top-left three-bank raises Bonus X until it reaches 5x. Standups, return lanes, and center rollovers each add 2,000 to Bonus Score. At 5x, shoot the right-side Collect Bonus eject pocket from the left flipper, control its kickout, and repeat it because neither Bonus Score nor Bonus X resets. until Four bank completions reach 5x in three-ball play; five completions reach 5x in five-ball play. Bonus X carries between balls and survives a tilt. reaches 5x. Each standup, return lane, and center rollover adds 2,000 to It starts at 2,000, advances by 2,000, and tops out at 28,000. A full 5x collect scores 140,000..

  2. Collect the bonus

    At 5x, move the ball to the left flipper and shoot the Shows Collect Bonus eject pocket on the Ali playfield. In Ali, each completion of the top-left three-bank raises Bonus X until it reaches 5x. Standups, return lanes, and center rollovers each add 2,000 to Bonus Score. At 5x, shoot the right-side Collect Bonus eject pocket from the left flipper, control its kickout, and repeat it because neither Bonus Score nor Bonus X resets.. Control its kickout and return the ball to the left flipper.

  3. Repeat the collect

    Repeat the right-side eject pocket while its kickout remains controlled; the collect does not reset It starts at 2,000, advances by 2,000, and tops out at 28,000. A full 5x collect scores 140,000. or Four bank completions reach 5x in three-ball play; five completions reach 5x in five-ball play. Bonus X carries between balls and survives a tilt..

Alternative route: left three-bank

Use this when the eject-pocket kickout cannot be returned to the left flipper.

  1. From the right flipper, complete the Shows Left three-bank on the Ali playfield. In Ali, each completion of the top-left three-bank raises Bonus X until it reaches 5x. Standups, return lanes, and center rollovers each add 2,000 to Bonus Score. At 5x, shoot the right-side Collect Bonus eject pocket from the left flipper, control its kickout, and repeat it because neither Bonus Score nor Bonus X resets.. Its value grows with the G-R-E-A-T-E-S-T letters already lit.
  2. Repeat the bank as its star value rises from 4,000 to 6,000, 8,000, then 10,000.
Need to know
Bonus X
Complete the Shows Bonus X bank on the Ali playfield. In Ali, each completion of the top-left three-bank raises Bonus X until it reaches 5x. Standups, return lanes, and center rollovers each add 2,000 to Bonus Score. At 5x, shoot the right-side Collect Bonus eject pocket from the left flipper, control its kickout, and repeat it because neither Bonus Score nor Bonus X resets. four times in three-ball play or five times in five-ball play to reach 5x. Four bank completions reach 5x in three-ball play; five completions reach 5x in five-ball play. Bonus X carries between balls and survives a tilt. carries between balls and survives a tilt.
Bonus Score
Standups, Shows return lanes on the Ali playfield. In Ali, each completion of the top-left three-bank raises Bonus X until it reaches 5x. Standups, return lanes, and center rollovers each add 2,000 to Bonus Score. At 5x, shoot the right-side Collect Bonus eject pocket from the left flipper, control its kickout, and repeat it because neither Bonus Score nor Bonus X resets., and Shows center rollovers on the Ali playfield. In Ali, each completion of the top-left three-bank raises Bonus X until it reaches 5x. Standups, return lanes, and center rollovers each add 2,000 to Bonus Score. At 5x, shoot the right-side Collect Bonus eject pocket from the left flipper, control its kickout, and repeat it because neither Bonus Score nor Bonus X resets. raise it by 2,000, from a 2,000 start to a 28,000 maximum.
Collect Bonus
The right-side eject pocket scores It starts at 2,000, advances by 2,000, and tops out at 28,000. A full 5x collect scores 140,000. × Four bank completions reach 5x in three-ball play; five completions reach 5x in five-ball play. Bonus X carries between balls and survives a tilt. without resetting either value. A maximum collect is 140,000.

Machine setup

  • Test the right-side eject-pocket kickout before Bonus Score is large; learn whether a cradle, tip, or dead bounce returns the ball to the left flipper.
  • Test the top-left and left three-banks from their intended flippers and watch the far-right bumper exit toward the outlane.
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