Firepower II pinball rules and strategy
The Strategy
Firepower II uses the upper-right saucer for one lock and the top-center Release target for two-ball Multiball with 2x playfield scoring. Start Multiball, use the protected play to complete A-B-C-D for Bonus X, and repeat the lock-and-release route as its start award rises.
The goal
Start two-ball Multiball with the lock saucer and Release target. Use its 2x playfield scoring while feeding A-B-C-D from the right side, then repeat the route until Bonus X reaches 5x.
Shoot the upper-right lock saucer during single-ball play.
Hit the top-center Release target to start Lock one ball, then hit Release to start two-ball play with 2x playfield scoring..
- Lock one ball, then hit Release to start two-ball play with 2x playfield scoring.: Lock one ball, then hit Release to start two-ball play with 2x playfield scoring.
During Multiball, shoot the right-side top feed to reach the A-B-C-D lanes.
Use the flipper buttons to move the lit lane and complete A-B-C-D.
Repeat the lock and Release sequence until Bonus X reaches 5x.
After 5x is ready, repeat the lit spinner or the right-side top feed.
If Hold Bonus lights, shoot its orbit before the short timer ends.
Alternative route: Fast Multiball repeats
Use this when the top-lane feed is too fast or unpredictable.
- Lock one ball at the upper-right saucer.
- Start Multiball at the Release target.
- Use safe switch play until one ball remains.
- Repeat the two-shot start for the increasing Release value.
Need to know
- Lock saucer
- The upper-right saucer is lit during single-ball play, and its value advances from 10K to 20K to 50K.
- Firepower II Multiball
- Lock one ball, then hit the top-center Release target to start two-ball play with 2x playfield scoring.
- Release value
- Multiball starts score 50K, 100K, and 150K, then score 200K for each later start.