Star Wars: Fall of the Empire pinball rules and strategy
The Strategy
Star Wars: Fall of the Empire uses F-O-R-C-E for Rebel Missions, Droids and Luke for Hoth locks, and Ion Cannons for shot multipliers. Complete F-O-R-C-E, then shoot a lit character shot to start its yellow Mission. Hit Droids to light each lock and Luke VUK to collect it; the third starts Hoth. After Ion Cannon bumper hits, shoot the shot you want multiplied next.
The goal
Spell F-O-R-C-E for a yellow Rebel Mission, light and collect Battle of Hoth locks with the Shows Droids / Light Lock target on the Star Wars: Fall of the Empire playfield. The target in front of the AT-AT lights virtual Hoth locks. and Shows Luke VUK on the Star Wars: Fall of the Empire playfield. The Luke up-kicker collects Hoth locks and the Hoth Super Jackpot., and place the Ion Cannon multiplier on a shot you can repeat.
How to start a mode
Hit all five F-O-R-C-E targets, then shoot a lit character shot to start its yellow Rebel Mission.
Recommended mode: A yellow Rebel Mission
Choose the yellow Mission at the character shot you can repeat most reliably; yellow is the easiest first difficulty.
How to play it
Shoot blue arrows to advance. Rapidly flashing blue arrows score 2x; white arrows increase the value of the next blue shot.
Start and score Battle of Hoth Multiball
Hit the Shows Droids / Light Lock target on the Star Wars: Fall of the Empire playfield. The target in front of the AT-AT lights virtual Hoth locks. to light a lock, then shoot the Shows Luke VUK on the Star Wars: Fall of the Empire playfield. The Luke up-kicker collects Hoth locks and the Hoth Super Jackpot. to collect it. Repeat until the third lock starts Each Droids-target letter jackpot scores the total of the jackpots in that wave. The Luke Super Jackpot scores 5,000,000 plus all letter jackpots. The cycle then resets at a higher base value.. Shoot flashing green Jackpots to light the Shows Droids / Light Lock target on the Star Wars: Fall of the Empire playfield. The target in front of the AT-AT lights virtual Hoth locks. for Letter Jackpots. After four Letter Jackpots spell A-T-A-T, shoot the Shows Luke VUK on the Star Wars: Fall of the Empire playfield. The Luke up-kicker collects Hoth locks and the Hoth Super Jackpot. for the Super Jackpot.
Place the Ion Cannon multiplier
Hit either Ion Cannon pop bumper until the shot multiplier lights, then shoot the character or multiball shot you plan to repeat. That next shot receives the multiplier.
Alternative route: Death Star Multiball
Use this when the Death Star ramp is more reliable than the Shows Luke VUK on the Star Wars: Fall of the Empire playfield. The Luke up-kicker collects Hoth locks and the Hoth Super Jackpot..
- Shoot the Death Star ramp once to lower its target, then shoot the open Death Star to lock three balls. During multiball, score 15 different red Jackpots, shoot the open Death Star to begin building the Super Jackpot, then return there to collect it.
Need to know
- Main route
- Prepare two Hoth locks and leave the third lit, then start Yellow shots build the Lightspeed jackpot. Shooting the center ramp during Escape starts Lightspeed Multiball immediately..
- Long goal
- Play a Rebel Mission for four different characters.