New Pinball Dictionary: Death Save
A move used when the ball has traveled down the right outlane. As the ball approaches the center, the player jostles the machine sharply. If done well …
New Pinball Dictionary: Rollover vs. Roll over / Turn over
In the video, Frank causes the score on Mars Trek to roll over by getting the pinball stuck on a rollover. In the video, Frank causes the score on Mars Trek to turn over.
New Pinball Dictionary: Travelling
An occurrence where one of the following things happen on a game that has two inlanes on at least one side of the playfield…
New Pinball Dictionary: Drain Train / Lemmings / Outlane Drain Train
During Multiball, when two or more balls drain down the center or through the same outlane at or close to the same time.
New Pinball Dictionary: Rock the Cradle
Rocking the Cradle means to shake and nudge the machine so that the balls slide down to where both balls are resting on the flipper.
New Pinball Dictionary: House Party
When every player, in a game with three or more players, has a house ball on the same ball.
New Pinball Dictionary: Cradle Separation
During Multiball, while two or more balls are cradled on the same flipper, a player taps the flipper lightly so that one ball is freed while retaining control of the other ball(s).
New Pinball Dictionary: Sam Harvey / Wicked Shimmy
To save a ball that is travelling down the outlane by shaking the game very quickly. This results in a succession of upward triangle jumps off of the inlane and outlane walls, which causes the ball to rise back up and return safely into play.
New Pinball Dictionary: McEwen Strategy / McEwen Special
To make one shot repeatedly on the fly, that will feed the same flipper. The goal is that this one shot eventually becomes valuable over time.
New Pinball Dictionary: Bally Brick
When a normally working target gets hit by the ball so perfectly or so straight that it doesn’t fall down.