Atlantis pinball rules and strategy
The Strategy
In Atlantis, plunge the lit yellow top lane, then shoot lit yellow targets and the drop bank. A lit yellow target or rollover scores far more than an unlit one. Completing every drop scores 5,000, advances the 1–9 sequence, and resets the bank. Reaching number 9 lights Special, but forcing the sequence is rarely worth the risk.
The goal
Favor controlled shots into the drop bank and take lit yellow lanes only from natural feeds. Avoid forcing the right waterfall because a raised right flipper can guide fast returns into the outlane. Let bank completions advance the 1–9 sequence.
Plunge the lit yellow top lane; count top-sling rebounds because they move the lit lane.
Shoot the lit yellow target whenever it is available from a controlled flipper.
Work through the drop bank, using banks or Shoot a target on the same side as the active flipper, often from near the flipper base and behind the nearby slingshot. that return the ball toward a flipper.
Complete every drop for 5,000, one sequence advance, a bank reset, and a fresh lit target.
Repeat the target route; collect a lit numbered lane only when the natural feed makes it safe.
Need to know
- Skill shot
- Plunge the lit yellow top lane; top sling hits can move the light.
- Lit yellow rollover or target
- Score 5,000 in three-ball play or 3,000 in five-ball play instead of 500.
- Complete every drop
- Score 5,000, advance the sequence, and reset the bank.