Double Action pinball rules and strategy
Strategy summary
The goal
Hit the red and yellow pop bumpers to advance their target values. Match the two colors in the same scoring section to light the center hole for ten times the target value plus 100 points.
Advance target values: Hit the red or yellow pop bumper to advance that color’s target-value lights. Hit the matching red or yellow target below the bumpers to collect its indicated value, from 10 to 50 points.
Match the sections: Hit the colored pop bumpers until the red and yellow lights occupy the same numbered scoring section. Matching sections lights the center hole; the lights do not have to occupy the same position within that section.
Collect at the center hole: Shoot the center hole while lit to score ten times the matching target value plus 100 points. The hole keeps the ball and ends that ball’s play.
Control the green bumpers: Pass through a top lane marked ON to light the two green pop bumpers for 10 points each. The top lanes marked OFF turn those bumper lights off.
Need to know
- Matching value
- Both colors must be in the same numbered section: 10, 20, 30, 40 or 50. Matching in the 40 section makes the lit center hole worth 500 points.