Foo Fighters pinball rules and strategy
The Strategy
Foo Fighters lets New Orleans run through All My Life and Rock-O-Meter 2x. Shoot one white V-A-N arrow, then the left ramp to choose New Orleans; repeat each lit shot to finish its pair. Hit both Overlord flank targets, lock a ball at Overlord, then hit the captive ball three times for All My Life. Shoot the right orbit or plunge through lit BATTERY lanes three times to start 2x.
The goal
Use white V-A-N arrows for Hit a lit major shot. Only that shot stays lit. Hit it again to complete its pair., the Overlord for Collect the left ramp, right ramp, and center spinner. Then collect the left crossover and right orbit. Multiball, and BATTERY for Roll through the lit battery lane three times. Use the right orbit or the timed plunge. 2x.
How to start a mode
Shoot three white V-A-N arrows to light the left ramp. Shoot the left ramp and choose purple Hit a lit major shot. Only that shot stays lit. Hit it again to complete its pair..
Recommended mode: New Orleans
Choose it because it can run with Collect the left ramp, right ramp, and center spinner. Then collect the left crossover and right orbit. Multiball and both features share useful major shots.
How to play it
Hit a lit major shot and repeat it. The side loop and side ramp each complete their pair with one hit; finish the required pairs, then shoot the Overlord.
Start All My Life Multiball
Hit both targets beside the Overlord shot, then shoot Overlord to lock a ball. Hit the locked captive ball three times to start Collect the left ramp, right ramp, and center spinner. Then collect the left crossover and right orbit. Multiball.
Start 2x playfield scoring
Shoot the right orbit while BATTERY is lit. For later shots, hit the paddle behind the center drop targets to relight BATTERY. Three lit right-orbit shots fill Roll through the lit battery lane three times. Use the right orbit or the timed plunge. and start 2x playfield scoring.
Alternative route: Area 51 Multiball (Pro)
On Pro, use this separate multiball route instead of the Overlord route.
- Shoot the right ramp five times. The fifth shot starts Area 51 Multiball.
Need to know
- Main route
- Prepare Collect the left ramp, right ramp, and center spinner. Then collect the left crossover and right orbit. one hit from starting, begin Hit a lit major shot. Only that shot stays lit. Hit it again to complete its pair., then add Collect the left ramp, right ramp, and center spinner. Then collect the left crossover and right orbit. and Roll through the lit battery lane three times. Use the right orbit or the timed plunge. 2x.
- Long goal
- Complete three city modes.
- Safer fallback
- Pro alternative: Hit a lit major shot. Only that shot stays lit. Hit it again to complete its pair. with Area 51: On Pro, use Hit a lit major shot. Only that shot stays lit. Hit it again to complete its pair. with Area 51 instead of Collect the left ramp, right ramp, and center spinner. Then collect the left crossover and right orbit..