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..
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..
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.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
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 the held 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 target and rollover hit 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 right-side eject pocket, which collects 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.
- 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.
Bonus X scoring details
- 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.: Four bank completions reach 5x in three-ball play; five completions reach 5x in five-ball play. 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.
- While working the bank, use 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.; each hit 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..
Bonus Score scoring details
- It starts at 2,000, advances by 2,000, and tops out at 28,000. A full 5x collect scores 140,000.: It starts at 2,000, advances by 2,000, and tops out at 28,000. A full 5x collect scores 140,000.
- 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..
Collect Bonus scoring details
- The eject pocket scores Bonus Score × Bonus X. It does not reset either value.: The 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.. It does not reset either value.
- Control the eject-pocket kickout and return the ball to the left flipper with the feed that works on this copy: a Hold a raised flipper so a slow ball settles against it, giving you time to plan your next move. and Transfer a cradled ball to the opposite flipper with a quick release and repress that sends it around the center post., a tip to the left flipper, or a Leave a flipper down and let the ball rebound from it toward the opposite flipper, reducing the ball’s momentum without a flip..
- Repeat the right-side eject pocket while its kickout remains controlled.
Top-player proof
- At the 2012-13 PAPA Circuit Final, Cayle George and Daniele Acciari built the held 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. and repeatedly collected the multiplied It starts at 2,000, advances by 2,000, and tops out at 28,000. A full 5x collect scores 140,000. at the right eject pocket.
- Acciari used an on-the-fly collect to take the lead.
- At the UK Open 2023 Classics I final, Raymond Davidson built 3x Bonus and collected the multiplied bonus at the right eject pocket
- Peter Andersen and Julio Vicario Soriano also developed 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. before attempting the same collect.
- Original Stern six-digit ROM. The seven-digit alib revision 76 and alic revision 85 are separate code revisions.