Joker Poker pinball rules and strategy

The Strategy

In Joker Poker, complete the card rank lit for 5x Bonus on the current ball, then finish the Ace group and Queen bank. After either set resets, every later drop-target hit in that set scores 5,000 for the rest of the ball. Repeat the safer completed set while protecting the multiplied end-of-ball bonus.

The goal

Complete the card rank lit for 5x Bonus, then repeat the Shows Ace group on the Joker Poker playfield. Four Ace drop targets plus the Joker target, reached with the lower and upper flippers. and Shows Queen drop-target bank on the Joker Poker playfield. Three-target Queen bank used for 5X and repeat 5,000-point hits. bank for 5,000-point drop-target hits.

  1. Complete the goal rank

    Complete the card rank lit for 5x Bonus. In stock three-ball play, that is the 10 on ball 1, Queens on ball 2, and the four Aces plus Joker on ball 3.

  2. Repeat Aces and Queens

    Shoot the Shows Ace group on the Joker Poker playfield. Four Ace drop targets plus the Joker target, reached with the lower and upper flippers. and Shows Queen drop-target bank on the Joker Poker playfield. Three-target Queen bank used for 5X and repeat 5,000-point hits. bank first. After a set completes and resets, later target hits in that set score 5,000 each for the rest of the ball.

  3. Take Extra Ball when enabled

    Complete the Shows Ace group on the Joker Poker playfield. Four Ace drop targets plus the Joker target, reached with the lower and upper flippers. or Shows A-B-C rollover lanes on the Joker Poker playfield. A-B-C can be completed through the top and lower return or outlane rollovers. to light the upper-right Extra Ball standup, then hit it while lit.

Need to know
Machine scope
This strategy covers the stock solid-state game; the electromechanical game and replacement-board versions use different rules.
Three-ball 5X sequence
The stock three-ball card assigns the 10 to ball 1, Queens to ball 2, and the Shows Ace group on the Joker Poker playfield. Four Ace drop targets plus the Joker target, reached with the lower and upper flippers. (four Aces plus the Joker) to ball 3.
Five-ball goal rank
In five-ball play, follow the lit goal rank instead of using the three-ball 10–Queen–Ace order unless the lamps show it.

Machine setup

  • Test the upper flipper, Queen and Ace-group resets, right-hand Jack, bottom King, and top exits.
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