Breakshot pinball rules and strategy
The Strategy
Breakshot changes the required shots with the selected pool game. Read the flashing Eight Ball, Nine Ball, or Rotation lamp, use the named ball shots and Super Cues to sink the next ball, and drive a raised captive ball into a flashing side pocket when a lock is available.
The goal
Short-plunge to light Bank Shot, sink the current pool game's required balls, lock captive balls in the side pockets for Ball-O-Rama or Breakshot Frenzy, complete the configured games, attack called balls in Cutthroat Countdown, and collect its center-pocket Super Jackpot.
On the initial plunge, leave the rollovers short to light the Bank Shot skill shot, then shoot its upper-right-flipper lane for 100,000 and one sunk ball.
Read the flashing Collect the three rollovers, two colored standups, and the Green and Brown banks, then shoot the lit 8-Ball saucer., Each loop, captive-ball target, or exposed Green or Brown standup sinks the next ball; both Super Cues are always lit., or Sink balls 1 through 15 in order; Super Cues, Center Pockets, and completed bonus-multiplier lanes can spot the next available ball. lamp before choosing a target.
Use the safest shot that sinks the required ball.
- Collect the three rollovers, two colored standups, and the Green and Brown banks, then shoot the lit 8-Ball saucer.: Collect the three rollovers, two colored standups, and the Green and Brown banks, then shoot the lit 8-Ball saucer.
- Each loop, captive-ball target, or exposed Green or Brown standup sinks the next ball; both Super Cues are always lit.: Each loop, captive-ball target, or exposed Green or Brown standup sinks the next ball; both Super Cues are always lit.
- Sink balls 1 through 15 in order; Super Cues, Center Pockets, and completed bonus-multiplier lanes can spot the next available ball.: Sink balls 1 through 15 in order; Super Cues, Center Pockets, and completed bonus-multiplier lanes can spot the next available ball.
When the center post rises with a captive ball, shoot it into a flashing side pocket to lock it.
With one ball locked, start Ball-O-Rama at the 8-Ball saucer for two-ball play and repeated rising saucer awards.
With two balls locked, shoot the center pocket to start Breakshot Frenzy; collect center jackpots while three balls triple normal scoring.
After the configured number of completed games, shoot each called ball during Cutthroat Countdown.
- The default first qualification is all three pool games. Each called ball has up to ten seconds, scores at least one million, and adds ten seconds when collected.
When the countdown ends, shoot the center pocket for two million per ball sunk; the Super Jackpot is not multiplied by multiball.
Alternative route: Super Cues and Bank Shot
Use this when the direct ball target or Center Pockets assembly is rejecting.
- Hit a flashing colored standup to light the opposite Super Cue.
- Shoot the full lit orbit to sink the next available ball.
- During Each loop, captive-ball target, or exposed Green or Brown standup sinks the next ball; both Super Cues are always lit., use the always-lit Super Cue that returns more safely.
- If the upper-right Bank Shot lane is controlled, build consecutive 100,000-point multiples without touching another switch.
Need to know
- Eight Ball
- Sink one ball of every color, then finish at the 8-Ball saucer.
- Nine Ball and Rotation
- Use lit ball shots, Super Cues, and the Center Pockets to sink the next numbered ball.
- Center Pockets
- Hit the side saucers to light locks, then drive captive balls from the raised center post into the flashing pockets.
Breakshot changes the required shots with the selected pool game. Follow the current game's called-ball order, use one captive-ball lock for Ball-O-Rama or two for Breakshot Frenzy, and collect center Jackpots while extra balls protect the rebounds. After enough completed games, follow the called balls in Cutthroat and finish at the center pocket.
The goal
Short-plunge to light Bank Shot, sink the current pool game's required balls, lock captive balls in the side pockets for Ball-O-Rama or Breakshot Frenzy, complete the configured games, attack called balls in Cutthroat Countdown, and collect its center-pocket Super Jackpot.
- On the initial plunge, leave the rollovers short to light the Bank Shot skill shot, then shoot its upper-right-flipper lane for 100,000 and one sunk ball.
- Read the flashing Collect the three rollovers, two colored standups, and the Green and Brown banks, then shoot the lit 8-Ball saucer., Each loop, captive-ball target, or exposed Green or Brown standup sinks the next ball; both Super Cues are always lit., or Sink balls 1 through 15 in order; Super Cues, Center Pockets, and completed bonus-multiplier lanes can spot the next available ball. lamp before choosing a target.
- Use the safest shot that sinks the required ball.
Eight Ball, Nine Ball, and Rotation rules
- Collect the three rollovers, two colored standups, and the Green and Brown banks, then shoot the lit 8-Ball saucer.: Collect the three rollovers, two colored standups, and the Green and Brown banks, then shoot the lit 8-Ball saucer.
- Each loop, captive-ball target, or exposed Green or Brown standup sinks the next ball; both Super Cues are always lit.: Each loop, captive-ball target, or exposed Green or Brown standup sinks the next ball; both Super Cues are always lit.
- Sink balls 1 through 15 in order; Super Cues, Center Pockets, and completed bonus-multiplier lanes can spot the next available ball.: Sink balls 1 through 15 in order; Super Cues, Center Pockets, and completed bonus-multiplier lanes can spot the next available ball.
- When the center post rises with a captive ball, shoot it into a flashing side pocket to lock it.
- With one ball locked, start Ball-O-Rama at the 8-Ball saucer for two-ball play and repeated rising saucer awards.
- With two balls locked, shoot the center pocket to start Breakshot Frenzy; collect center jackpots while three balls triple normal scoring.
- After the configured number of completed games, shoot each called ball during Cutthroat Countdown.
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- The default first qualification is all three pool games. Each called ball has up to ten seconds, scores at least one million, and adds ten seconds when collected.
- When the countdown ends, shoot the center pocket for two million per ball sunk; the Super Jackpot is not multiplied by multiball.
Builds toward: Repeated Cutthroat rounds
- Complete the configured number of pool games; the default first qualification is all three.
- During Cutthroat Countdown, sink every called ball that has a controlled shot.
- Collect the center-pocket Super Jackpot before returning to normal play.
- Use the awarded next-game progress to reach the following Cutthroat round sooner.