The Addams Family pinball rules and strategy
The Strategy
The Addams Family uses G-R-E-E-D to open the Vault for two locks, then the lit Electric Chair or Vault starts three-ball Multiball. Shoot the left Million Plus ramp for the Super Jackpot, relight it at the Vault, and repeat.
The goal
Spell G-R-E-E-D to open the Vault, lock two balls, then shoot the lit Electric Chair or Vault to start the The first start needs two banked locks. A lit Swamp plunge can bank the second lock on common settings.; shoot the Million Plus ramp during Multiball for the The first Multiball pays two times the base Jackpot. Later Multiballs pay three times the base Jackpot., relight it at the Vault, and repeat.
Soft-plunge the ball into the Thing eject. Use this skill shot to learn its return feed.
Hit the Bookcase until it opens. Shoot the Vault to bank the first lock.
- Bookcase hits spell GREED. A completed word opens the Vault.: Bookcase hits spell Bookcase hits spell GREED. A completed word opens the Vault.. A completed word opens the Vault.
- The first start needs two banked locks. A lit Swamp plunge can bank the second lock on common settings.: The first start needs two banked locks. A lit Swamp plunge can bank the second lock on common settings.
Bank the second lock. Shoot the lit Chair or Vault to start Multiball.
During Multiball, shoot the left Million Plus ramp first. This scores the large The first Multiball pays two times the base Jackpot. Later Multiballs pay three times the base Jackpot..
- The first Multiball pays two times the base Jackpot. Later Multiballs pay three times the base Jackpot.: The The first start needs two banked locks. A lit Swamp plunge can bank the second lock on common settings. pays two times the base Jackpot. Later Multiballs pay three times the base Jackpot.
Shoot the center Train Wreck ramp when the left ramp is not available. This collects the regular Jackpot.
After a Jackpot or The first Multiball pays two times the base Jackpot. Later Multiballs pay three times the base Jackpot., shoot the Vault. Then return to the left ramp for another The first Multiball pays two times the base Jackpot. Later Multiballs pay three times the base Jackpot..
- The Vault relights the Super Jackpot after a Jackpot or Super Jackpot collect.: The Vault relights the The first Multiball pays two times the base Jackpot. Later Multiballs pay three times the base Jackpot. after a Jackpot or The first Multiball pays two times the base Jackpot. Later Multiballs pay three times the base Jackpot. collect.
If the Multiball ends without a Jackpot, shoot Thing during the restart timer when the installed settings offer a restart.
Alternative route: Bear-and-Chair rooms
Use this plan when the Vault or Million Plus ramp is unreliable.
- Shoot either ramp to light the Chair.
- Shoot the Chair or Swamp to collect the flashing Mansion Room.
- Use the pop bumpers to change the flashing room when the current room is poor.
- Repeat the Million Plus ramp for rising single-ball values when it returns safely.
Need to know
- Multiball
- Bank two locks, then shoot the lit Chair or Vault to start three-ball play.
- Million Plus
- The left ramp scores the The first Multiball pays two times the base Jackpot. Later Multiballs pay three times the base Jackpot. during Multiball.
- Train Wreck
- The center ramp scores the regular Jackpot during Multiball.