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High Scoring Strategy Guide for Paranormal
I managed to put on a really high score on this table with my 5th game and that is all because within the first couple of games I realised that there are a few aspects of the table that can be fully exploited for a long and ultimately a high scoring game - easy kickback, magnasave and ballsave activation, 15 extra balls and multi-ball jackpots that build for the duration of a game. Here is what you need to do if you want to emulate my strategy (and here is a video that demonstrate some of the strategy):
General
- Start the game off by avoiding at all cost to lock a ball into the film reel.
- Initially concentrate on shooting the ball up the main ramp and then into the cube. The cube should be on the position with the hole on the third lane of the cube. Press both flippers when the ball is above the lane with the hole and the ball will drop into it.
- If a ball is not locked you will have a very short time to make an "intuitive choice" by pulling one of the triggers when you hit the hole - there are quite a list of "random awards" from points, multiplier increase, hold multiplier etc. but the one that you are looking for is "light extra ball". Because it is an intuitive award I have found that it is actually quite appropriate with the selection it gives you so your chance of getting a "light extra ball" is very good within the first 2 or 3 times.
- Once the extra ball is lit... shoot up the main ramp, then into the cube again to collect the extra ball by dropping the ball in over the 4th lane.
- I usually repeat that until I have all 5 extra balls.
- Once you get enough extra balls it is worth trying to get "Hold Multiplier" through the intuitive award before you actually start playing.
- Once you are ready; focus on activating your left and only kickback and magnasave. Magnasave do work but you have to be lightning quick and have to lift one of the flippers at the right time to get it right - first practice to get it right before you seriously start playing. Reactivate it again if used. Magnasave is most useful when the ball goes down the right out lane... hold the right flipper up as you press the launch button to activate the magnasave.
Multi-Ball
- You can play all the missions/modes but there is only one strategy that will end up giving you super high scores.
- It is actually quite simple as it is built around the fact that your multi-ball jackpot can be increased during the game and it is built up and held for the duration of the game.
- It works for each of the multi-balls but I only play one because I feel it is better to concentrate your efforts and build only one up as quickly and as highly as possible.
- The one that I played in my high scoring game was levitation multi-ball - to start it, lock a ball into the film reel. Shoot a ball up the main ramp and shoot it into the cube. As soon as the ball is locked into the hole... the multi-ball mode starts and a levitating ball comes out of the hole and start moving down the table. When it comes to a certain point the second ball is released out of the film reel and then the fun starts!
- To get the super jackpot you need to hit the levitating ball when it hovers close to the table (keep an eye on its shadow - I find I hit it easier when it is over the middle of the table rather than on the sides). Then you have two balls again in play and you have to relock one of the balls into the cube for a jackpot and to start the ball levitating again.
- Avoid hitting the ball when it is levitating on the right hand side of the table because it can get stuck and you won't be able to continue your game. I managed to hit it on the right by mistake a few times during my high score game and the one time it popped up I nearly had a heart attack
- You have a couple of seconds while the ball is levitating to try and build your jackpot. I usually try it as soon as the ball is locked as it gives you about 10 - 15 seconds before you have to start focussing on hitting the levitating ball again before the multi-ball ends if you don't hit it soon enough.
- To build the jackpot you have to hit the ball past Nessie - up the furthest right ramp (Jersey Devil ramp - which is usually closed) or through the Nessie mini-ramp with the top right flipper. Once the ball comes past Nessie you have to hit it with the reverse scoop flipper through the spinner. The rotations of the spinner increases the jackpot.
- At some point in the game that becomes your fastest way of scoring, but you first have to build up the Jackpot. On my high scoring game my jackpot was on around 103mil with a 206mil super jackpot when my game ended. My score was growing very quickly in the end and my last 50bil was scored in about 4 - 5 hours.
- The nice thing about this table is that although you basically spam one multi-ball for a high score the other missions get activated from time to time for some variation. I have to admit though that I very rarely play the Haunted Mansion mission because I usually shoot the ball into the cube rather than up there and later on in the game I just focus on the levitation multi ball.
My game lasted 15 hours and I was aiming for a 100bil score and a 100mil jackpot. After I got both I played a little bit further to record this video to demonstrate some of the strategy. I have played 19hours on this table - less than half my usual on a table after a couple of months - and I'm sure I'll never play it again!!!
If I was ever going to go for the high-score again, I would not play Levitation multi-ball. I would rather play Dobbleganger multi-ball because once you have the first ball locked, you can shoot the spinner to up the jackpot value to your hearts content. Here is a more detailed description of how it works.
There you go... good luck!!!
General
- Start the game off by avoiding at all cost to lock a ball into the film reel.
- Initially concentrate on shooting the ball up the main ramp and then into the cube. The cube should be on the position with the hole on the third lane of the cube. Press both flippers when the ball is above the lane with the hole and the ball will drop into it.
- If a ball is not locked you will have a very short time to make an "intuitive choice" by pulling one of the triggers when you hit the hole - there are quite a list of "random awards" from points, multiplier increase, hold multiplier etc. but the one that you are looking for is "light extra ball". Because it is an intuitive award I have found that it is actually quite appropriate with the selection it gives you so your chance of getting a "light extra ball" is very good within the first 2 or 3 times.
- Once the extra ball is lit... shoot up the main ramp, then into the cube again to collect the extra ball by dropping the ball in over the 4th lane.
- I usually repeat that until I have all 5 extra balls.
- Once you get enough extra balls it is worth trying to get "Hold Multiplier" through the intuitive award before you actually start playing.
- Once you are ready; focus on activating your left and only kickback and magnasave. Magnasave do work but you have to be lightning quick and have to lift one of the flippers at the right time to get it right - first practice to get it right before you seriously start playing. Reactivate it again if used. Magnasave is most useful when the ball goes down the right out lane... hold the right flipper up as you press the launch button to activate the magnasave.
Multi-Ball
- You can play all the missions/modes but there is only one strategy that will end up giving you super high scores.
- It is actually quite simple as it is built around the fact that your multi-ball jackpot can be increased during the game and it is built up and held for the duration of the game.
- It works for each of the multi-balls but I only play one because I feel it is better to concentrate your efforts and build only one up as quickly and as highly as possible.
- The one that I played in my high scoring game was levitation multi-ball - to start it, lock a ball into the film reel. Shoot a ball up the main ramp and shoot it into the cube. As soon as the ball is locked into the hole... the multi-ball mode starts and a levitating ball comes out of the hole and start moving down the table. When it comes to a certain point the second ball is released out of the film reel and then the fun starts!
- To get the super jackpot you need to hit the levitating ball when it hovers close to the table (keep an eye on its shadow - I find I hit it easier when it is over the middle of the table rather than on the sides). Then you have two balls again in play and you have to relock one of the balls into the cube for a jackpot and to start the ball levitating again.
- Avoid hitting the ball when it is levitating on the right hand side of the table because it can get stuck and you won't be able to continue your game. I managed to hit it on the right by mistake a few times during my high score game and the one time it popped up I nearly had a heart attack
- You have a couple of seconds while the ball is levitating to try and build your jackpot. I usually try it as soon as the ball is locked as it gives you about 10 - 15 seconds before you have to start focussing on hitting the levitating ball again before the multi-ball ends if you don't hit it soon enough.
- To build the jackpot you have to hit the ball past Nessie - up the furthest right ramp (Jersey Devil ramp - which is usually closed) or through the Nessie mini-ramp with the top right flipper. Once the ball comes past Nessie you have to hit it with the reverse scoop flipper through the spinner. The rotations of the spinner increases the jackpot.
- At some point in the game that becomes your fastest way of scoring, but you first have to build up the Jackpot. On my high scoring game my jackpot was on around 103mil with a 206mil super jackpot when my game ended. My score was growing very quickly in the end and my last 50bil was scored in about 4 - 5 hours.
- The nice thing about this table is that although you basically spam one multi-ball for a high score the other missions get activated from time to time for some variation. I have to admit though that I very rarely play the Haunted Mansion mission because I usually shoot the ball into the cube rather than up there and later on in the game I just focus on the levitation multi ball.
My game lasted 15 hours and I was aiming for a 100bil score and a 100mil jackpot. After I got both I played a little bit further to record this video to demonstrate some of the strategy. I have played 19hours on this table - less than half my usual on a table after a couple of months - and I'm sure I'll never play it again!!!
If I was ever going to go for the high-score again, I would not play Levitation multi-ball. I would rather play Dobbleganger multi-ball because once you have the first ball locked, you can shoot the spinner to up the jackpot value to your hearts content. Here is a more detailed description of how it works.
There you go... good luck!!!
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