Shoot the Moon pinball rules and strategy
Strategy summary
The goal
Advance the rocket to the Moon by completing bumpers 1–5 in order and rolling through lit advance channels. Reaching the Moon earns a replay and lights the side and bottom-center channels for more replays.
Complete the bumper sequence: Hit pop bumpers 1 through 5 in order to advance the rocket toward the Moon on the backglass. The five top rollover lanes also spot their corresponding numbered bumpers.
Use the advance channels: Roll through either long side channel or either outer bottom lane while its Advance Rocket lamp is lit to move the rocket closer to the Moon.
Reach the Moon and collect: Keep advancing the rocket until it reaches the Moon to earn one replay and light the replay channels. A ball through either long side channel or the bottom-center lane while lit earns one replay.
Need to know
- Numbered bumpers
- Bumpers 1 and 2 are the upper pair, 3 and 4 are the lower pair, and 5 is in the center.
- Rocket display
- The backglass shows the rocket’s progress from its firing position to the Moon.
- Tilt penalty
- A tilt voids the score.