Sharpshooter pinball rules and strategy

The Strategy

Complete S-H-A-R-P, complete the S-H-O-O-T-E-R drop bank, or shoot the kickout hole to raise Bonus X toward 5x. Reaching 2x lights the spinner for 1,000 per spin. Build base bonus with lanes and drops, then shoot the lit spinner from the left flipper.

The goal

Raise Bonus X early because 2x activates the spinner and every later bonus advance improves the end-of-ball payout. Use the right flipper for the S-H-O-O-T-E-R bank and the left for the spinner; take the kickout when its direct advance is safer than finishing a scattered bank.

  1. Complete S-H-A-R-P or the S-H-O-O-T-E-R drop bank, or shoot the kickout hole, to advance Bonus X. The first advance lights 2x and the spinner.

  2. With the spinner lit for 1,000 per spin, shoot it from the left flipper whenever the feed is controlled.

  3. Use the right flipper to finish S-H-O-O-T-E-R and keep building base bonus.

  4. Repeat these Bonus X advances to reach 5x.

Need to know
Raise Bonus X
Complete S-H-A-R-P, complete S-H-O-O-T-E-R, or shoot the kickout.
Light the Spinner
Reach 2x Bonus.
Build Base Bonus
Collect S-H-A-R-P lanes, drops, and scoring rollovers.

Machine setup

  • Test every S-H-A-R-P lane, the full S-H-O-O-T-E-R drop bank and reset, kickout hole and eject, upper loop rollover, spinner, both standups, and all bonus lamps.
  • Confirm Extra Ball and Special settings, Bonus X and feature carryover, kickout-hole award progression, and whether the saucer eject and spinner return are controllable.
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