Wild Wild West / Lariat pinball rules and strategy

Strategy summary

The goal

Push the red and yellow vari-targets back to build their awards, then collect at the matching colored holes. Reaching WOW before collecting earns another ball; the point award differs between Wild Wild West and Lariat.

  1. Build the target awards: Hit either vari-target to push it back and increase its award. Red and yellow have separate targets and matching collection holes.

  2. Collect a target award: Shoot the red or yellow hole to collect the corresponding vari-target’s award and reset that target. Building the target and collecting at the hole are separate actions.

  3. Collect WOW: Push a vari-target to WOW, then shoot its matching colored hole. Wild Wild West awards 1,000 points and lights Same Player Shoots Again; Lariat awards 10,000 points and an extra ball. The hole resets that target.

  4. Complete Lariat’s numbers: Roll over all five numbers, 1–5, to earn an extra ball. Completing the sequence resets the numbers so you can build it again.

Need to know
Lariat shared progress
On Lariat, vari-target positions and unfinished 1–5 numbers remain between balls and players. The next player can collect progress left by the previous player.
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