Pinball Pool rules and strategy
The Strategy
Pinball Pool is a rack-and-collect game. Shoot either upper saucer four times to reach 5x, clear the two drop banks and center 8 ball, then shoot an upper saucer for the full 75,000 bonus and repeat after the rack resets.
The goal
Shoot either upper saucer four times to reach 5x. Clear the two drop banks and center 8 ball to collect all 15 pool balls. Shoot an upper saucer for the 75,000 maximum bonus, reset the rack, and repeat.
If Extra Ball or Special has tournament value, plunge the center B lane; otherwise, use the safest top feed.
Watch the first ball leave the top and identify the safe Move the cabinet briefly so the playfield shifts under the ball, changing its speed or path after contact with a post, rubber, or wall. or catch before you repeat a saucer.
Shoot either upper saucer until 5x is lit.
- Each saucer scores 5,000 and advances the multiplier; 5x is the maximum.: Each saucer scores 5,000 and advances the multiplier; 5x is the maximum.
Hit one controlled drop target and watch the opposite bank to learn the paired-target setting.
- The default setting drops the same-height target in the opposite bank, so one safe shot can collect two pool balls.: The default setting drops the same-height target in the opposite bank, so one safe shot can collect two pool balls.
Use the safer target in each same-height pair to clear the 14 drop targets.
Hit the center captive ball hard enough to trip its rollover and collect the 8 ball.
- Each of the 15 collected balls adds 1,000 to base bonus.: Each of the 15 collected balls adds 1,000 to base bonus.
After all 15 balls are lit, shoot either upper saucer to collect the full bonus and reset the rack.
- A full rack scores 15,000 times Bonus X, for a 75,000 maximum at 5x.: A full rack scores 15,000 times Each saucer scores 5,000 and advances the multiplier; 5x is the maximum., for a 75,000 maximum at 5x.
Repeat the 5x rack-and-collect cycle. Do not shoot the captive ball after the 8 ball is already collected.
Alternative route: Recovery: Partial rack and 5x bonus
Recovery pivot: Use this when the captive ball or several targets reject dangerously.
- Build 5x at the upper saucers.
- Use the safer target in each same-height pair to collect pool balls.
- Do not force the center 8 ball only to complete the rack.
- Protect the partial base bonus at 5x.
- Expect the partial rack to reset at the drain.
Need to know
- Bonus X
- Each upper-saucer shot advances the multiplier to a 5x maximum.
- Linked rack
- The default setting drops the same-height target in the opposite bank after one direct hit.
- Pool-ball bonus
- Each collected ball adds 1,000 to base bonus for a 15,000 full rack.
Four visits to either upper saucer raise Bonus X to 5x in Pinball Pool. The two banks and center captive ball represent the 15-ball rack; hitting one bank target also drops its same-height partner in the opposite bank. Clear each pair from its safer side, collect the 8 ball, then shoot either upper saucer for the maximum bonus.
The goal
Shoot either upper saucer four times to reach 5x.Clear the two drop banks and center 8 ball to collect all 15 pool balls.Shoot an upper saucer for the 75,000 maximum bonus, reset the rack, and repeat.
- If Extra Ball or Special has tournament value, plunge the center B lane; otherwise, use the safest top feed.
- Watch the first ball leave the top and identify the safe Move the cabinet briefly so the playfield shifts under the ball, changing its speed or path after contact with a post, rubber, or wall. or catch before you repeat a saucer.
- Shoot either upper saucer until 5x is lit.
Bonus X scoring details
- Each saucer scores 5,000 and advances the multiplier; 5x is the maximum.: Each saucer scores 5,000 and advances the multiplier; 5x is the maximum.
- Hit one controlled drop target and watch the opposite bank to learn the paired-target setting.
Paired rack machine settings
- The default setting drops the same-height target in the opposite bank, so one safe shot can collect two pool balls.: The default setting drops the same-height target in the opposite bank, so one safe shot can collect two pool balls.
- Use the safer target in each same-height pair to clear the 14 drop targets.
- Hit the center captive ball hard enough to trip its rollover and collect the 8 ball.
Pool-ball bonus scoring details
- Each of the 15 collected balls adds 1,000 to base bonus.: Each of the 15 collected balls adds 1,000 to base bonus.
- After all 15 balls are lit, shoot either upper saucer to collect the full bonus and reset the rack.
Collect Bonus scoring details
- A full rack scores 15,000 times Bonus X, for a 75,000 maximum at 5x.: A full rack scores 15,000 times Each saucer scores 5,000 and advances the multiplier; 5x is the maximum., for a 75,000 maximum at 5x.
- Repeat the 5x rack-and-collect cycle. Do not shoot the captive ball after the 8 ball is already collected.
Builds toward: Repeated 75,000 bonus collects
- Reach 5x at the upper saucers.
- Collect all 15 pool balls.
- Shoot an upper saucer for the 75,000 maximum A full rack scores 15,000 times Bonus X, for a 75,000 maximum at 5x..
- Repeat after the targets reset.