Butterfly pinball rules and strategy

The Strategy

Build bonus with the upper saucer and safe shots back to the top. Complete the angled three-bank to light Double Bonus at the side return lanes, then roll through one of those lit lanes.

The goal

Use the right flipper for repeatable up-top shots, max the base before risking the center bank, then collect Double Bonus through a lit side return lane.

  1. Use the right flipper to send the ball up the left arc or into the upper saucer and build base bonus toward 100,000.

  2. After the base is valuable, complete the angled center three-bank to light Double Bonus.

  3. Return the ball to the top so it can feed the lit right or outer-left return lane and activate Double Bonus.

  4. Continue up top; avoid direct standup shots whose rebounds threaten the drain.

Need to know
Build Bonus
Use the top-center lane, upper saucer, upper-right lane, or lit bonus switches.
Qualify Double
Complete the angled center three-bank.
Collect Double
Roll through the right return lane or outer-left return lane when lit.

Machine setup

  • Test the upper saucer and eject, three-bank reset and value lamps, both Double Bonus return lanes, bonus ladder, left Extra Ball arc, and asymmetric lower-lane feeds.
  • Confirm Extra Ball conversion and which top plunge lane produces the safer return on this copy.
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