New Pinball Dictionary: Trifecta
To score 3 consecutive shots, usually of increasing value with the same shot. An example of this is when a player collects the single, double, and triple jackpot at the beginning of Whitewater Multiball.
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Author: SSB
Timeline Arcade – Free Play Day for Charity – August 25th
Sure, they may be crazy enough to do this. Crazy like a fox. This place is about three hours away from me and I am still thinking about going to it.
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New Pinball Dictionary: Snipe/Sniping
A strategy used during tournament qualification rounds wherein a challenger specifically looks at the games and scores of someone immediately above them in the rankings in an effort to overtake them.
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A Lifelong Love
A spotlight on John Reuter, an ambassador of pinball and Master of Ceremonies of Pin-Maine-ia, the New England Pinball Championship.
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New Pinball Dictionary: Defense
A strategy used during tournament qualification rounds wherein a player specifically looks at the games and scores of someone immediately below them in the rankings who is looking to challenge them.
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This would be the ultimate barcade.
Check out this office that was converted into a giant pinball machine. The first thing I though was, “I’d like to go to a barcade that looks like this”.
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New Pinball Dictionary: Ace/Aced/Aced Out
To be defeated on the last ball by less than 1% of your score, especially if it takes bonus count to do it. You can tell if someone got “Aced” when players and bystanders start groaning about how close the game was and then they start taking pictures of the final score.
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New Pinball Dictionary: Cradle Robber
During Multiball, when a moving ball hits a ball that is cradled and causes both balls to be out of the player’s control.
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New Pinball Dictionary: Eddie Murphy
To start a 4-player game and play all 4 games by yourself. Sometimes you will see this happen at pinball conventions where games are on Free Play mode.
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The Ultimate Pinball Infographic
Sean Lind offers a pinball treasure, The Ultimate Pinball Infographic. If you are interested in pinball in any way, which I guess you would be if you are here, then you need to read ALL of this.
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