Excalibur pinball rules and strategy
The Strategy
Excalibur assigns one or more colors to four-target sets. Completing every required color lights a center-ramp lock; the replacement plunge starts two-ball Multiball, and the drop targets build a Jackpot collected only after Multiball ends.
The goal
Knock down all four targets for each required lit color, lock one ball at the center ramp, then plunge the replacement ball to start two-ball Multiball.
Complete each required color
Time the plunge to light orange when possible, then knock down all four orange targets. The first Multiball needs one lit color; each later start adds another color until all four are required.
Start Multiball
Shoot the center ramp to lock one ball, then plunge the replacement ball to start two-ball Multiball.
Score the ramp and Jackpot
During Multiball, repeat the center ramp for 100,000 and one Shield bonus-multiplier advance. After Multiball, watch the drop targets and hit whichever target is flashing before its timer ends for Jackpot.
Need to know
- Required target colors
- The first Multiball requires all four targets in one lit color. Each later start adds another required color until all four colors are needed.
- Skill plunge
- Time the plunge to choose the first required color. The orange upper targets are commonly preferred because they are easier and return more safely than red.
- Two-ball Multiball
- Knock down all four targets for each required lit color, shoot the center ramp to lock, then plunge the replacement ball to begin two-ball play.
Completing every required four-target color in Excalibur lights the center-ramp lock. Lock one ball and plunge to start two-ball Multiball. During Multiball, the center ramp scores 100,000 and advances the Shield bonus multiplier; afterward, hit the flashing drop target before the Jackpot timer expires.
The goal
Knock down all four targets for each required lit color, shoot the center ramp to lock a ball, and plunge the replacement ball to start two-ball Multiball.During Multiball, repeat the center ramp; afterward, hit whichever drop target is flashing before its timer ends for Jackpot.
- Time the plunge so orange lights first; the orange upper targets are usually safer than the red upper targets or the lower target banks.
- Knock down all four targets for each required lit color. Later Multiballs require additional colors.
- Shoot the center ramp to lock one ball.
- Plunge the replacement ball to start two-ball Multiball.
- During Multiball, shoot the center ramp for 100,000 points and to advance the Shield bonus multiplier.
- After Multiball ends, watch the drop targets and hit whichever target is flashing before the timer expires to collect Jackpot.
Builds toward: Repeated Multiballs and larger Jackpots
- Knock down all four targets for each required lit color.
- Drop-target hits raise the Jackpot value.
- Start two-ball Multiball at the center ramp.
- Shoot the center ramp or knock down all four targets of one color during Multiball to raise the Shield bonus multiplier.
- After Multiball, hit whichever drop target is flashing to collect Jackpot.