Eight Ball Deluxe pinball rules and strategy
The Strategy
Clear the seven right drops and hit the lit 8-ball to complete a rack, then repeat on the next ball. Once the carried bonus is large, raise Bonus X at the left inline drops; use the left orbit when the bank is unsafe.
The goal
Complete one rack on each of the first two balls, then multiply the carried Completed-rack value that carries for the full game and is added before the bonus multiplier. with the left inline drops.
Clear the pool balls
On balls 1 and 2, shoot upward into the seven right drop targets from the left flipper.
Finish the rack
When all seven targets are down, make the lit 8-ball your first priority. It completes the rack and locks 56,000 into Completed-rack value that carries for the full game and is added before the bonus multiplier..
Build the carried bonus
Complete a second rack to reach the 112,000 Completed-rack value that carries for the full game and is added before the bonus multiplier. maximum, which remains available for later balls.
Multiply it afterward
After the racks, shoot the left inline drops from the left flipper to reach 5X. On the final ball, take only the next award needed to win.
Alternative route: left orbit
Use this when the right drop bank creates unsafe side-to-side returns.
- Repeat the left orbit from the right flipper while its bumper return stays controlled.
- The orbit rises to 70,000; stay with it when that safer repeatable score is enough.
Need to know
- Main route
- Complete one rack on each of the first two balls.
- Long goal
- Complete two racks to lock 112,000 in Completed-rack value that carries for the full game and is added before the bonus multiplier..
- Safer fallback
- Left orbit: Use this plan when the right drop bank does not return safely.