New Pinball Dictionary: Cradle Consolidation
The opposite of a Cradle Separation, this move is used during multiball to bring two balls together on the same flipper.
The opposite of a Cradle Separation, this move is used during multiball to bring two balls together on the same flipper.
When a tournament competitor (especially in a best game format) plays the same game repeatedly until they get a “good enough” game and stop, or until they knock down another competitor in the standings.
Pinballer: Joshua Francis
Location: Washington State Pinball Championship at The Ice Box (Seattle, WA)
Making a gameplay mistake involving the Electric Chair from The Addams Family game, especially if it causes the player to lose the 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
When a ball travels up a ramp only part of the way but doesn’t pass the apex and heads back toward the player.
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 …
When the ball hits a slingshot hard enough that it should fire, but it doesn’t, and the ball heads down the middle.
When the ball enters the slingshot area and volleys back and forth between them. While this is happening, The Player can: …
“An area of a [virtual] table where you can commonly lodge a live [ball] in a way that requires a strong nudge to dislodge at the very least, … “