Niagara pinball rules and strategy
Strategy summary
The goal
Fill the four center trap holes to earn a replay and light the yellow pop bumpers for points. Hit the numbered bumpers in order from 1 through 6 to light Special.
Light a pop bumper: Shoot a ball into any of the four center trap holes. The ball stays in the hole and lights its corresponding yellow pop bumper for points.
Score points: Hit a lit yellow pop bumper to add one point to the separate points tally.
Fill the holes: Put a ball into each of the four trap holes to earn one replay.
Light Special: Hit the six numbered bumpers at the top in order, from 1 through 6, to light the Special rollover button.
Collect Special: Roll over the center Special button below the trap holes while lit to earn one replay.
Need to know
- Two scoring systems
- The yellow pop bumpers score 10,000 when unlit, or one point toward the separate points tally when lit.
- Replay adjustments
- Replays for the points tally and main score depend on the machine’s adjustment.