Kings & Queens pinball rules and strategy
The Strategy
Kings & Queens turns sixteen card rollovers into four rising saucer values. Collect cards of each rank, then shoot the Aces saucer to send the ball through Aces, Kings, Queens, and Jacks in one four-saucer scoring chain.
The goal
Collect cards through their matching rollovers, then shoot the Shows Aces saucer on the Kings & Queens playfield. The leftmost of four inline saucers starts the full scoring chain. to score all four current saucer values in sequence.
Read the sixteen-card matrix before the plunge.
Use the top lanes and side lanes to collect missing Aces, Kings, Queens, and Jacks.
Let the two Shows Lower Jack rollovers on the Kings & Queens playfield. The two lower outside rollovers collect Jacks but sit on dangerous side-drain paths. collect missing Jacks; do not force the ball toward an outlane for one card.
Keep the ball moving through Shows Card rollovers on the Kings & Queens playfield. Sixteen rollovers around the playfield light their matching cards in the center matrix. until several saucer values are high.
Settle the ball on the right flipper when the feed permits it.
Shoot the Shows Aces saucer on the Kings & Queens playfield. The leftmost of four inline saucers starts the full scoring chain. to start the four-saucer scoring chain.
Prepare the right flipper for the eject from the Shows Jacks saucer on the Kings & Queens playfield. The rightmost saucer ends the chain and ejects the ball toward the lower flippers..
Repeat the Shows Aces saucer on the Kings & Queens playfield. The leftmost of four inline saucers starts the full scoring chain. after each controlled return.
Alternative route: Partial-card Aces route
Use this plan when further card collection produces unsafe feeds.
- Stop direct attempts at the unsafe card lane or target.
- Read the current values for all four saucers.
- Control the ball on the right flipper when possible.
- Shoot the Shows Aces saucer on the Kings & Queens playfield. The leftmost of four inline saucers starts the full scoring chain. to collect every current saucer value.
- Repeat the Shows Aces saucer on the Kings & Queens playfield. The leftmost of four inline saucers starts the full scoring chain. while the Jacks eject remains controlled.
Need to know
- Card matrix
- The sixteen cards comprise four Aces, four Kings, four Queens, and four Jacks.
- Card scoring
- Each card rollover scores 5 points and raises the matching rank's saucer value by 10.
- Saucer values
- Each saucer scores 10 points plus 10 for each collected card of its rank.
In Kings & Queens, each card rollover raises the matching Aces, Kings, Queens, or Jacks saucer value. The Aces saucer begins a chain through all four. Complete the ranks, then shoot Aces to collect four 50-point saucers in sequence; pursue a lit Special only when that configured award is worthwhile.
The goal
Collect cards through their matching rollovers, then shoot the Shows Aces saucer on the Kings & Queens playfield. The leftmost of four inline saucers starts the full scoring chain. to score all four current saucer values in sequence.
- Read the sixteen-card matrix before the plunge.
- Use the top lanes and side lanes to collect missing Aces, Kings, Queens, and Jacks.
- Let the two Shows Lower Jack rollovers on the Kings & Queens playfield. The two lower outside rollovers collect Jacks but sit on dangerous side-drain paths. collect missing Jacks; do not force the ball toward an outlane for one card.
- Keep the ball moving through Shows Card rollovers on the Kings & Queens playfield. Sixteen rollovers around the playfield light their matching cards in the center matrix. until several saucer values are high.
- Settle the ball on the right flipper when the feed permits it.
- Shoot the Shows Aces saucer on the Kings & Queens playfield. The leftmost of four inline saucers starts the full scoring chain. to start the four-saucer scoring chain.
- Prepare the right flipper for the eject from the Shows Jacks saucer on the Kings & Queens playfield. The rightmost saucer ends the chain and ejects the ball toward the lower flippers..
- Repeat the Shows Aces saucer on the Kings & Queens playfield. The leftmost of four inline saucers starts the full scoring chain. after each controlled return.
Builds toward: 200-point Aces chain
- Collect all four Aces.
- Collect all four Kings.
- Collect all four Queens.
- Collect all four Jacks.
- Shoot the Shows Aces saucer on the Kings & Queens playfield. The leftmost of four inline saucers starts the full scoring chain. to score all four 50-point saucers.