New Canasta pinball rules and strategy

The Strategy

The upper drop targets light Extra Ball collections, the lower targets light side Special, and clearing both three-target banks lights Special at the center basketball target. Use the upper-left lanes when a bonus, multiplier, or Extra Ball is lit there.

The goal

Use the upper drop targets for Extra Ball, the lower targets for side Special, or clear both three-target banks for center Special.

  1. Light an Extra Ball

    Knock down the upper two targets on either three-target bank, then collect that side's lit Extra Ball at its top lane, standup, or outlane.

  2. Light a side Special

    Knock down the lower two targets on a side, then use the lit side basketball target or top lane to collect Special.

  3. Light the center Special

    Clear all six targets across both three-target banks, then hit the center basketball target to collect Special.

Need to know
Extra Ball
Knock down the upper two targets on a side, then use that side's lit collection shot.
Side Special
Knock down the lower two targets on a side, then use the lit side basketball target or top lane.
Center Special
Clear both complete three-target banks, then hit the center basketball target.

Machine setup

  • Confirm this is Marsa Play's 2010 New Canasta remake, not Inder's 1986 Canasta or Quetzal's unrelated Super Canasta design.
  • Check all six magnetic drop-target sensors, the side and center basketball standups, the four top lanes, the upper-left lanes, and outlane award sensors.
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