Galactic Tank Force pinball rules and strategy
The Strategy
In Galactic Tank Force, mission, tank, and Multiball progress advance separately. Use the right spinner to select the first ice-cream mission and shoot the right saucer to start it; later missions require both return lanes before the saucer relights. Make 36 pop-bumper hits for the first Meltdown Multiball, or spell A-I-R and shoot the left loop for each of three Air Strike locks. Complete one Quantum Accelerator target bank for 2x playfield scoring or both banks for 4x.
The goal
Use the right spinner and mission saucer for an ice-cream mission, the pop bumpers for This is a two-ball mode. Green shots build the current Jackpot. Pop-bumper hits collect it and advance the mode., and the Quantum Accelerator targets for playfield X.
How to start a mode
Use the right spinner to select a mission, then shoot the right mission saucer to start it. The first mission is ready; later missions require a completed return-lane pair.
Recommended mode: Sprinkle Desert
Choose it when the spinner, mission saucer, and LAB shot are reliable.
How to play it
Shoot the spinner, then shoot either the mission saucer or LAB shot to finish the mission.
Start Meltdown Multiball
Make 36 pop-bumper hits to start the first This is a two-ball mode. Green shots build the current Jackpot. Pop-bumper hits collect it and advance the mode.. During it, shoot flashing green-arrow shots to raise the Jackpot; every pop-bumper hit scores the current Jackpot.
Start playfield X
Use the magnet override to feed the Quantum Accelerator. Complete one target bank for 2x playfield scoring or both banks for 4x.
Alternative route: Air Strike Multiball
Use this when the A-I-R targets and left loop are easier to repeat than the pop-bumper route.
- Spell A-I-R to light a lock at the left loop, then shoot the left loop to lock a ball. Repeat; the third lock starts Four different Jackpot shots light the UFO Super Jackpot. After the Super Jackpot, all major shots score Victory Laps..
- Shoot both orbits, the left ramp, and the mission saucer for Jackpots, then shoot the moving UFO for the Super Jackpot.
Need to know
- Main route
- Play all five ice-cream missions while building Air Strike and Methane between missions.
- Long goal
- Play all five ice-cream missions.
- Safer fallback
- This is a two-ball mode. Green shots build the current Jackpot. Pop-bumper hits collect it and advance the mode.: Use this plan when pop-bumper hits are easier to make than A-I-R locks or direct tank shots.