In Trident, hit the five colored upper-right standups to raise one spinner to 2,000 per spin; the alternating pink lamp determines which spinner gets the final 1,000. Repeat that spinner once it is ready. When the upper-left drops are controlled, complete their displayed sets in order to raise Bonus X to 5x.
The goal
Complete the upper-left drop sets in the displayed sequence for 5x Bonus X, then hit all five upper-right standups. Shoot the lit spinner while the ball is moving; each spin scores 2,000 points.
Reach 5x Bonus X
Clear each raised set of upper-left drops: 2 and 4; then 1, 3 and 5; then 1, 2, 4 and 5; then all five. Hit the raised targets in any order within each set.
Raise the spinner values
Hit all five colored upper-right standups, then watch the pink lamp and transfer to the flipper that shoots the 2,000-point spinner.
Shoot the spinner on the move
As the ball descends the left chute, shoot the lit spinner on the move. Repeat the better spinner and protect the end-of-ball bonus.
Need to know
Main route
Hit all five upper-right standups to make one spinner worth 2,000, then use flow shots through that spinner.
Long goal
Complete all five colored standups and follow the pink 1,000 lamp.
Safer fallback
Partial spinner build: Use this when the drop bank or one upper-right standup has a dangerous rebound.
In Trident, the five colored upper-right standups raise one spinner to 2,000 per spin, while four ordered upper-left drop sets raise Bonus X to 5x. Follow the alternating pink lamp, repeat the higher-value spinner, and use the drop-bank route only when its rebounds are controlled. Build 19,000 base bonus and protect the 95,000 end-of-ball collect.
The goal
Complete the ordered drop sets for 5x Bonus X.Hit all five upper-right standups to make one spinner worth 2,000 per spin.Shoot that spinner while the ball is moving.
Plunge for the top saucer. Test both spinner returns, the right-flipper roll-up, the center post, and the bumper exits.
Hit all five colored upper-right standups to raise the spinner values.Hit all five colored upper-right standups to raise the sp…
White and orange each add 400 to the left spinner. Green and yellow each add 400 to the right spinner.
Pink adds 1,000 to the spinner with the alternating pink lamp. Bumper and sling hits move that lamp.
After all five colors, one spinner is worth 2,000 per spin and the other is worth 1,000.
Watch the pink lamp. Transfer to the flipper that shoots the 2,000 spinner.
Take a clean spinner shot even before it is fully built. Add more standup value when the upper feed supplies it; do not pass up repeatable spinner points to force a target.
When the ball descends the left chute, shoot the spinner on the move. Use its incoming speed for more spins.
After the spinner values are built, abandon the standups. Repeat the better spinner and protect the end-of-ball bonus.Maximum end-of-ball bonus scoring details
19,000 at 5x, or 95,000. All target, spinner, bonus, and multiplier progress resets each ball.Maximum end-of-ball bonus19,000 at 5x, or 95,000. All target, spinner, bonus, and multiplier progress resets each ball.: 19,000 at 5x, or 95,000. All target, spinner, bonus, and multiplier progress resets each ball.
Top-player proof
At the Great Lakes Open 2021, Jane Verwys repeatedly used the spinners, while Erik Thoren and Keith Elwin backhanded the ordered drop bank for Bonus X.
At the IFPA Women's World Championship 2023, Leslie Ruckman and Kassidy Milanowski prioritized the built spinners instead of deliberately chasing bonus through the higher-risk ordered drop targets.
↪Fallback: Partial spinner build
Use this when the drop bank or one upper-right standup has a dangerous rebound.
Collect the safe colored standups and raised drop targets.
Use the spinner with the larger current value.
Accept a lower Bonus X rather than forcing the dangerous target.
Let the upper slingshots, both return lanes, and the right outlane add base bonus. Take upper-right standups only when their rebounds are safe.
↔Alternative: Bonus X and end-of-ball bonus
Use this when the ordered upper-left drops are safe and the current bonus is worth protecting.
Clear each raised set of upper-left drops: 2 and 4; then 1, 3 and 5; then 1, 2, 4 and 5; then all five. Hit the raised targets in any order within each set.Ordered drop bank scoring details
Ordered drop bank: The four sets raise Bonus X to 2x, 3x, 4x, then 5x. The required targets reset and change after each award.
The first three completions also raise the top saucer from 5,000 to 10,000, 20,000, then 30,000.
Let upper-right standups, upper slingshots, both return lanes, and the right outlane add base bonus. Keep playing and avoid tilting; the bonus is collected at the current Bonus X when the ball ends.
↔Alternative: Repeatable Special
Use this only when a Special scores 100,000 and the drop-bank Special is not limited to once per ball.
Reach 5x through the four ordered drop sets.
Complete all five drops again for Special.
Repeat while the rebounds remain controlled.
◆Builds toward: Two-thousand spinner and 95,000 bonus
Complete all five colored standups and follow the pink 1,000 lamp.
Complete the four ordered drop sets for 5x.
Let upper-right standups, upper slingshots, both return lanes, and the right outlane add base bonus until it reaches 19,000. Keep playing and avoid tilting.
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