The Party Zone pinball rules and strategy
The Strategy
In The Party Zone, repeated Payoff Lane shots raise their own value, Way Out of Control gives rotating awards, and Party passes start Happy Hour. Repeat controlled Payoff Lane shots, then during Happy Hour raise Rocket Fuel at the Comic or Back-2-Bop and make the two ramp entries required for Big Bang.
The goal
Build the Payoff Lane and collect safe Way Out of Control awards, then when Party Dudez starts Happy Hour, raise Rocket Fuel with the Comic or Back-2-Bop and use the ramp to cash Big Bang.
Test the Payoff Lane, rocket ramp, Comic saucer, and Back-2-Bop return.
Repeat the Payoff Lane while it feeds a controllable flipper.
Complete Way Out of Control only when the target rebounds are safe, then collect its lit award at Payoff.
Use Request Time and the Cosmic Cottage to collect Party passes until Party Dudez starts Happy Hour.
During Happy Hour, use the Comic saucer or Back-2-Bop to raise Rocket Fuel, then cash the current fuel at the ramp.
- Once enough fuel is built, a ramp shot stages one ball and invites the remaining ball back to the ramp for Big Bang.: Once enough fuel is built, a ramp shot stages one ball and invites the remaining ball back to the ramp for Big Bang.
Collect Big Bang at the ramp only from a controlled feed; use the post-multiball 2x state for safe Payoff scoring.
Alternative route: Payoff Lane repeat
Use this when the Cottage, Comic, or rocket ramp rejects.
- Repeat Payoff until its base value is useful.
- Complete one Way Out of Control award.
- Collect the award through Payoff.
- Rebuild only after the first award is collected.
Need to know
- Payoff Lane
- Repeat it for escalating value, or use it to collect the currently lit Way Out of Control award.
- Way Out of Control
- Complete the right target bank, then collect the lit award through Payoff before rebuilding it.
- Happy Hour
- Party Dudez at the Cottage starts two-ball play and the Rocket Fuel sequence.