Quoted from PinballHelp:I think Royal Flush/Card Whiz is one of the best tournament games. It requires a high degree of skill to consistently score high. It has a short ball time and there's a nice degree of strategy.
Agree! The rules make it necessary to use a little strategy. There's not a set sequence of actions you need to do, but rather you can decide to prep before you start dropping the targets by accumulating the jokers first.
So if the other guy isn't too scary you can go the safe and steady route, but if he's ahead of you, you can up the ante by risking some shots to get your jokers before you go.
There are also some drop targets (A-K-K) that will likely result in a drain depending on which flipper you hit with, which is another case of taking a chance or waiting for a safe shot.