New Pinball Dictionary: Round Zero
A “Round Zero” happens because the number of people who want to compete far outnumbers the number of spots, so they are available for only a short time, possibly only a few seconds.
Category: Dictionary
Name that Move! Smash Pass? | Nudge Pass? | No-Flipper Pass?
Pinballer: Joshua Francis
Location: Washington State Pinball Championship at The Ice Box (Seattle, WA)
New Pinball Dictionary: Chairror
Making a gameplay mistake involving the Electric Chair from The Addams Family game, especially if it causes the player to lose the ball.
New Pinball Dictionary: Tri-Again Ball
When you fail to get a jackpot during a Tri-Ball on a Data East game, and you restart it successfully when the game gives you the opportunity
New Pinball Dictionary: Reversal of Fortune
When a ball travels up a ramp only part of the way but doesn’t pass the apex and heads back toward the player.
New Pinball Dictionary: Scorekeeper Teeter-Totter / Scorekeeper See-Saw
When all the scorekeepers congregate to one side of the qualifying area only to have multiple players from the other side raising their hand to get the scorekeeper’s attention …
New Pinball Dictionary: Slingshort
When the ball hits a slingshot hard enough that it should fire, but it doesn’t, and the ball heads down the middle.
New Pinball Dictionary: Slingtown / Slingtown Express
When the ball enters the slingshot area and volleys back and forth between them. While this is happening, The Player can: …
New Pinball Dictionary: Kill Shot
A dangerous shot that often leads to a drain if missed, but is often important to make in order do well in the game.
New Pinball Dictionary: Postmaster General
During gameplay, The Player hits a number of posts, pins, rubbers and other non-scoring elements in a row for a noticeable period of time.
