That feeling you get when you have the ball trapped on a flipper, but you have no idea what to do next; Especially when flipper techniques such as post passes and tap passes aren’t working well enough to get the ball the the other flipper, reliably.
This occurs when a player goes for a quick run to the restroom before their next turn. Sometimes this happens during a match when a player calculates that they might have enough time to go before it’s their turn again.
An event where the ball goes down the middle, but it hits the area below the flippers in a way where it is able to return back through the flippers again and back into play. See also: Bounce Back
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.
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.
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.
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.
During Multiball, when a moving ball hits a ball that is cradled and causes both balls to be out of the player’s control.
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.
An event where the ball goes down the middle, but it hits the area below the flippers in a way where it is able to return back through the flippers again and back into play. See also: Lazarus
To distract an opponent during play by passing gas in the immediate vicinity of the action. Usually, chemical warfare is done surreptitiously via a silent but deadly fart.
To set up a game for tournament play with all options set to ‘extra hard’ and tilts not only set tight, but polished with brasso, so there’s no chance of a hit without a warning or a tilt.