Space Riders pinball rules and strategy
The Strategy
In Space Riders, complete B-I-K-E or C-I-T-Y for Double Bonus and both words for Triple Bonus; the letters stay lit between balls. Knock down all three drop targets to light Extra Ball at a kickout hole. Complete all three captive-ball targets to light Special at a kickout, then shoot the lit hole.
The goal
Use the persistent letter words as your long game and the drops as the immediate route. Side drops light spinners; the center drop lights a bumper; all three light Extra Ball. Slings move the lit bumper and active award hole, while either kickout resets the drops.
Use the plunge and upper rebounds to collect missing B-I-K-E letters, then work C-I-T-Y through the lower return and drain lanes.
Knock down a side drop target to light its spinner, then shoot that spinner for repeatable value.
Finish all three drop targets to light Extra Ball at one kickout hole.
Watch the slings move the award lamp, then shoot the kickout hole that is lit.
Build all three captive-ball targets for Special; on conservative setup, also finish the drop bank before collecting it.
Need to know
- B-I-K-E and C-I-T-Y
- Either completed word lights Double Bonus; both completed words light Triple Bonus, with letters held between balls.
- Drop-target bank
- Side drops light their spinners, the center drop lights a bumper, and all three light Extra Ball.
- Captive targets
- Complete all three captive-ball targets to light Special on liberal setup.