Bonanza pinball rules and strategy

Complete 1 through 4 at the numbered top rollovers or their corresponding mid-field targets. That lights the center button, bottom rollovers, and pop bumpers for higher scoring. Hit the center button for 100 and reset 1 through 4, then use the Center Bank when available to send the ball back to the top and rebuild the sequence.

The goal

Complete 1 through 4 through the top rollovers or corresponding mid-field targets, score the lit center button for 100, and use the Center Bank to return the ball upward for another sequence.

  1. Complete the missing 1-through-4 numbers at the top rollovers or their corresponding mid-field targets.

  2. After all four numbers are complete, hit the lit center button for 100 and reset the sequence.

  3. Use the Center Bank when available to relay the ball back to the top of the playfield.

  4. After the reset, rebuild 1 through 4; when the bottom rollovers or pop bumpers are lit, use them for higher scoring.

  5. Take the running-light rollover when it is available for as much as 50.

Need to know
Number sequence
The four numbered top rollovers and corresponding mid-field targets build 1 through 4.
Center button
Completing 1 through 4 lights the center button; hitting it scores 100 and resets the four numbers.
Higher scoring
Completing the numbered sequence also lights the bottom rollovers and pop bumpers for higher scoring.

Machine setup

  • Confirm Gottlieb Bonanza model 203, OPDB exact variant GR6NE-MLWd4, the June 1964 two-player EM with two small flippers. Reject archive descriptions that call this commercial machine flipperless.
  • Check whether the game is set for three-ball or five-ball play and how replay, Match, and tilt are handled for the event.
  • Test all four numbered top rollovers, their corresponding mid-field targets, the center button and its reset, the lit bottom rollovers, all three pop bumpers, the running-light rollover, the Center Bank return, and both flippers before competition play.
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