World Cup pinball rules and strategy

The Strategy

Keep shooting the left orbit. It lights Goal and feeds the top lanes, where you can score goals and S-T-A-R letters. Spell STAR for 2x, 3x, then 5x Bonus.

The goal

Go up the left side all day, let the top and side kickouts find goals and STAR letters, and protect the large goal bonus instead of forcing the center spinner.

  1. Shoot the left orbit to light Goal and feed the top arch.

  2. Use the top lanes and side kickouts to collect S-T-A-R letters and let the ball find a lit goal saucer.

  3. Repeat S-T-A-R completions to raise Bonus X from 2x to 3x to 5x.

  4. Keep building the carried-over goal count and preserve the multiplied end-of-ball bonus.

Need to know
Light Goal
Shoot the left orbit, Corner Kick, or upper-right Super Ball lane.
Score Goal
Enter either lit side saucer or the lit top-center Goal lane.
Raise Bonus X
Spell S-T-A-R for 2x, 3x, then 5x.

Machine setup

  • Test both goal saucers and kickouts, top-center Goal lane, left orbit, Corner Kick, S-T-A-R switches, flipper-elbow cups, goal lamps, and bonus lamps.
  • Confirm liberal or normal STAR thresholds, Special and Extra Ball conversion, three- or five-ball play, and the tilt penalty that can erase collected goals.
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