Old Chicago is a spinner-and-saucer bonus loop. Shoot the left spinner from the right flipper to raise base bonus, then shoot the center saucer to collect that value without resetting it and repeat the saucer as the bonus grows.
The goal
Shoot the It scores 100 per spin, and each fifth spin adds one bonus step.Left spinnerIt scores 100 per spin, and each fifth spin adds one bonus step. to raise the center-saucer value, then repeat the saucer without resetting the built value.
Raise the saucer value
From the right flipper, shoot the It scores 100 per spin, and each fifth spin adds one bonus step.Left spinnerIt scores 100 per spin, and each fifth spin adds one bonus step. until the base bonus reaches at least 6,000.
Collect without resetting
Shoot the center saucer from the right flipper. Dead-bounce, live-catch, or Hold a raised flipper so a slow ball settles against it, giving you time to plan your next move.CradleHold a raised flipper so a slow ball settles against it, giving you time to plan your next move.Read the full Cradle technique its The saucer normally sends the ball toward the right flipper.KickoutThe saucer normally sends the ball toward the right flipper. back on the right flipper.
Repeat at maximum value
Repeat the saucer while its return stays controlled. Use the spinner between collects until the base reaches 10,000, then keep collecting the same 10,000.
Alternative route: upper-right recovery
Use this when the ball is trapped on the left flipper and the center-saucer value is still low.
Shoot the upper-right saucer for one bonus step.
Control its The saucer normally sends the ball toward the right flipper.KickoutThe saucer normally sends the ball toward the right flipper. on the left flipper, then return to the spinner or center saucer.
Need to know
Left spinner
Each five spins add one bonus step, and a strong shot can add several steps.
Bonus Collect
The center saucer scores the current base bonus without removing or resetting it.
Maximum bonus
Base bonus stops at 10,000, so every later center-saucer collect can score the same 10,000.
Old Chicago is a spinner-and-saucer bonus loop. Build at least 6,000 with spinner shots, collect at the saucer, control its kickout, and continue until the base reaches 10,000. Repeat the saucer while its return stays controlled.
The goal
Build bonus with the It scores 100 per spin, and each fifth spin adds one bonus step.Left spinnerIt scores 100 per spin, and each fifth spin adds one bonus step., collect that same value at the center saucer without resetting it, then repeat the saucer as the value reaches 10,000.
Plunge for the It scores 3,000 and adds three bonus steps in a three-ball game or one step in a five-ball game.Lit top laneIt scores 3,000 and adds three bonus steps in a three-ball game or one step in a five-ball game..Lit top lane and Lane selection rules
It scores 3,000 and adds three bonus steps in a three-ball game or one step in a five-ball game.Lit top laneIt scores 3,000 and adds three bonus steps in a three-ball game or one step in a five-ball game.: It scores 3,000 and adds three bonus steps in a three-ball game or one step in a five-ball game.
Rubber-wall switches change the lit lane; the flipper buttons do not change it.Lane selectionRubber-wall switches change the lit lane; the flipper buttons do not change it.: Rubber-wall switches change the lit lane; the flipper buttons do not change it.
From the right flipper, shoot the It scores 100 per spin, and each fifth spin adds one bonus step.Left spinnerIt scores 100 per spin, and each fifth spin adds one bonus step..Left spinner scoring details
It scores 100 per spin, and each fifth spin adds one bonus step.Left spinnerIt scores 100 per spin, and each fifth spin adds one bonus step.: It scores 100 per spin, and each fifth spin adds one bonus step.
When bonus reaches 6,000, shoot the center saucer from the right flipper.Bonus Collect and Kickout rules
The saucer scores the current base bonus without removing or resetting it.Bonus CollectThe saucer scores the current base bonus without removing or resetting it.: The saucer scores the current base bonus without removing or resetting it.
The saucer normally sends the ball toward the right flipper.KickoutThe saucer normally sends the ball toward the right flipper.: The saucer normally sends the ball toward the right flipper.
Dead-bounce, live-catch, or Hold a raised flipper so a slow ball settles against it, giving you time to plan your next move.CradleHold a raised flipper so a slow ball settles against it, giving you time to plan your next move.Read the full Cradle technique the The saucer normally sends the ball toward the right flipper.KickoutThe saucer normally sends the ball toward the right flipper. on the right flipper.
Repeat the center saucer when its return stays controlled.
After bonus reaches 10,000, repeat the center saucer without rebuilding the bonus.
↪Fallback: Recovery: Use the upper-right saucer
Use this when the ball is on the left flipper and the bonus is still low.
Shoot the upper-right saucer for one bonus step.
Watch its first The saucer normally sends the ball toward the right flipper.KickoutThe saucer normally sends the ball toward the right flipper.; it normally strikes the lower part of the left flipper.
Regain control and return to the It scores 100 per spin, and each fifth spin adds one bonus step.Left spinnerIt scores 100 per spin, and each fifth spin adds one bonus step. or center saucer.
Stop this route if the The saucer normally sends the ball toward the right flipper.KickoutThe saucer normally sends the ball toward the right flipper. reaches a sling or outlane.
↔Alternative: Finish a nearly complete drop bank
Use this only when one right-bank target remains.
Complete the right drop bank for 5,000.
The first completion lights outlane awards for the rest of the ball.
Later completions award Special.
Stop if Special and Extra Ball have no tournament point value.
A simultaneous two-target hit can register only one target on this electromechanical game.
◆Builds toward: Repeated 10,000 Bonus Collects
Shoot the It scores 100 per spin, and each fifth spin adds one bonus step.Left spinnerIt scores 100 per spin, and each fifth spin adds one bonus step. until the base bonus reaches at least 6,000.
Collect the built value at the center saucer; the collect does not reset it.
Use the spinner between collects until the base reaches 10,000, then repeat the center saucer while its The saucer normally sends the ball toward the right flipper.KickoutThe saucer normally sends the ball toward the right flipper. stays controlled.
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