Pinball Lizard rules and strategy

The Strategy

Shoot the upper-left saucer early to raise Bonus X and light the right spinner. Then keep sending the ball up top; use the narrow left 50,000 lane only if you can hit it safely.

The goal

Get the saucer once, build the persistent multiplier through A-B-C-D-E, PINBALL, or more saucer shots, and favor repeatable up-top feeds over risky standups.

  1. Shoot the upper-left saucer once as early as possible; it raises Bonus X and lights the right spinner.

  2. Use the right spinner, saucer, or left-side star-rollover orbit to return the ball to the top.

  3. Complete A-B-C-D-E or both PINBALL banks to raise the multiplier, which carries across balls.

  4. Build base bonus with drop targets and keep using the safest up-top route.

Need to know
First Priority
Shoot the upper-left saucer to raise Bonus X and light the spinner.
Raise Bonus X
Complete A-B-C-D-E, complete PINBALL, or shoot the saucer.
Build Base Bonus
Each drop target adds 1,000.

Machine setup

  • Test the upper-left saucer and eject, right spinner, A-B-C and D-E lanes, both PINBALL banks, left 50,000 lane, and bonus lamps.
  • Confirm Bonus X carryover, Extra Ball and Special conversion, and whether the left-lane miss is recoverable.
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