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<blockquote data-quote="vikingerik" data-source="post: 115918" data-attributes="member: 3745"><p>I found a world of improvement on Big Shot with this tactic: With a caught ball, always aim high on the target bank. With a moving ball, aim low. I'm not sure why, but the rebounds come out quite a bit safer that way. Aiming low from a caught ball is a disaster waiting to happen, there's a ton of ways for it to find an outlane.</p><p></p><p>Yes, scoring the special cashes in the current bonus. I got the 42k bonus wizard goal from collecting the special. So you're never penalized for the bonus being reset.</p><p></p><p>After the ball hits a 1000 rollover, nudge the bumper into the ball to send it towards the drop targets on that side. This is safe. If the ball hits a target, it'll bounce around giving enough time for the tilt bob to settle. If it misses the targets, it's falling straight towards the flipper and you won't need to nudge to save it. So that's a trick to pick up some extra targets on the tough bottom edges of the banks.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It is asymmetrical, slightly. The 8 ball hole kicks out to the right flipper, and the outlane save gate is on the right, both favoring the left bank. I do find myself completing that one more often.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I can hit the special from the opposite flipper with some reliability, maybe about 25%. The target seems to be wider than the graphics appear. A hit slightly above the target will still register, so aim for its upper edge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vikingerik, post: 115918, member: 3745"] I found a world of improvement on Big Shot with this tactic: With a caught ball, always aim high on the target bank. With a moving ball, aim low. I'm not sure why, but the rebounds come out quite a bit safer that way. Aiming low from a caught ball is a disaster waiting to happen, there's a ton of ways for it to find an outlane. Yes, scoring the special cashes in the current bonus. I got the 42k bonus wizard goal from collecting the special. So you're never penalized for the bonus being reset. After the ball hits a 1000 rollover, nudge the bumper into the ball to send it towards the drop targets on that side. This is safe. If the ball hits a target, it'll bounce around giving enough time for the tilt bob to settle. If it misses the targets, it's falling straight towards the flipper and you won't need to nudge to save it. So that's a trick to pick up some extra targets on the tough bottom edges of the banks. It is asymmetrical, slightly. The 8 ball hole kicks out to the right flipper, and the outlane save gate is on the right, both favoring the left bank. I do find myself completing that one more often. I can hit the special from the opposite flipper with some reliability, maybe about 25%. The target seems to be wider than the graphics appear. A hit slightly above the target will still register, so aim for its upper edge. [/QUOTE]
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