Pinbot pinball rules and strategy
The Strategy
PIN-BOT uses the flashing rainbow target to open the visor, then one lock in each eye starts Multiball. Hit the exact flashing target, lock both eyes, relock one ball during Multiball, and shoot the ramp with the other for Solar Value.
The goal
Read the Solar Value and flashing rainbow line. Hit the exact flashing target to open the visor, lock both eye saucers, and start Visor Multiball. Relock one ball, then shoot the ramp with the other for repeatable Solar Value collects.
Before the plunge, read Solar Value and the flashing rainbow line. Dial the center Vortex only if the plunge is repeatable.
From control, hit the exact flashing rainbow target to open the visor immediately.
- A correct flashing target opens the visor; a miss means that all 25 grid lights must be completed.: A correct flashing target opens the visor; a miss means that all 25 grid lights must be completed.
If the direct target is unsafe, complete the A correct flashing target opens the visor; a miss means that all 25 grid lights must be completed. in rows. When Energy Value is worthwhile, hit the lit left drop target and shoot the raised ramp to collect it.
After the visor opens, lock one ball in each eye saucer to start Visor Multiball.
- Visor Multiball is two-ball full-playfield 2x scoring. Preserve one controlled ball because the eye-saucer ejects can end the feature quickly.
Relock either ball in one eye saucer. The ramp lights the current Solar Value for a timed collect.
Use the free ball to shoot the ramp and collect Solar Value before the timer expires.
- The award resets to 100,000 after collection, so rebuild it before the next relock.: The award resets to 100,000 after collection, so rebuild it before the next relock.
Repeat the eye relock and ramp collect while two balls remain. Visor Multiball ends when one ball remains.
After Multiball, rebuild the grid and Solar Value. Do not chase planets; use Advance Planet only when its carried bonus can decide the game.
Alternative route: Recovery: Full grid and ramp value
Recovery pivot: Use this when the flashing rainbow target or eye saucers reject.
- Complete the 25 rainbow-grid lights in controlled groups.
- For Energy Value, hit the lit left drop target and shoot the raised ramp.
- Build Solar Value with repeatable ramp shots.
- Hit the final safe grid target to open the visor.
- Protect the carried Solar Value instead of forcing an eye lock.
Need to know
- Rainbow grid
- Hit the exact flashing target to open the visor immediately, or complete all 25 grid lights.
- Visor Multiball
- Hit the exact flashing rainbow target, or complete the grid, to open the visor. Lock one ball in each eye saucer to start two-ball 2x play.
- Solar Value
- Ramp shots build a carried value from 100,000 to 5,000,000. During Multiball, relock one ball and shoot the ramp with the other before time expires to collect it.