Aloha pinball rules and strategy
Strategy summary
The goal
On Gottlieb’s Aloha, build the red and yellow bonuses and collect them in the matching kick-out holes. The center gobble hole collects both bonuses, doubled when lit, but ends the ball.
Build the bonuses: Hit the red or yellow pop bumper to add to its matching bonus. The side lanes marked Add Red Bonus and Add Yellow Bonus also advance their named bonus. Each bonus can reach 100 points.
Collect one color: Shoot the left kick-out hole to collect the red bonus, or the right kick-out hole to collect the yellow bonus. The hole counts down that bonus and returns the ball.
Collect both colors: Shoot the center gobble hole to collect the combined red and yellow bonuses. If Double is lit, it doubles the combined award, up to 400 points. The hole keeps the ball and turns off the pop bumper lights.
Light the pop bumpers: Roll through the top rollovers to light the corresponding colored pop bumpers for their higher point values.
Need to know
- Gottlieb edition
- These rules cover Gottlieb’s 1961 Aloha. The Playmatic edition has not been verified.
- Shared bonus
- In two-player play, the next player can collect bonus left by the previous player. Read the red and yellow columns before choosing a collector.