you don't push anything to search for a match. the came will connect if its on and the phone app is on. you hold the buttons after its connected in order to link a phone to the current player after the game is started, but before they shoot it into play. It unfortunately often does have a problem making that first connection.

I'm growing frustrated with the Bob's ball jamming issue. I've tried pulling the solenoid bracket towards the front of the playfield as recommended, but this has not resolved the issue. I'm not sure how it would considering the ball is jammed between the playfield and the lower subway bracket.

Am I doing this right? It's probably happened about 10-15 times in the last 100 games.

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Interesting! I doubt it is as it’s in a single bank of 40 games along one wall. I will check that out.

Mine has done this as well- the issue is a right-to-left movement problem, not up and down like you might expect. There’s too much play in the hinge to make it works perfectly every time. Unless you lube or rebuild it

I had this same problem. Look at post #5068. I closed up that gap with some velcro and cardboard. Worked like a charm, and have not had the issue since.

It also makes a nice 'thud' sound instead of a 'clank' when it goes into the trap door

It's a design flaw, but fixable. If you'd like, I can take some pictures of how it looks currently.

I did have to remove the screws and pull the assembly away from underneath the playfield a bit in order to get good access and velcro the cardbord to the inside of the bracket. Just make sure it's not cut too tall to interfere with the trap door closing all of the way.

I've been tempted, but I'm going to wait and see what Lawlor does with them next instead.

I'm heading in this direction as well. I've bought and sold all of the current JJP games except DI, which is staying. Now I've tried a bunch of other games, and only a handful have remained in the "won't sell" pile. TZ, DI, MB for sure. I'm getting frustrated with Houdini and Scared Stiff, both of which I thought were never-sell games.

you will lose your shots completed bonus for any mode using big bang. You only get the bonus for shots you actually complete. Its the same for the big bang shot in the game. Its a nice risk reward balance. complete the mode for sure but get less points and have a shot a a sim card. or complete the mode manuallly for more points but risk not completing it and getting no sim card chance.

you get points for every shot you make in a mode. if there are 5 shots to make and you make all 5 for 10K each, you get 50K in points (x sim cards collected) + the mode base value. maybe some other stuff. if you use big bang you get the mode base plus if you complete 3 out of 5 shots before big bang, you'd get 30K (x sims cards collected) rather than 50K.

Thanks. Did you install to the inside or outside of the bracket?

I've previously owned a Scared Stiff and thought it was a long time keeper, too. The problem is that the game is so basic, it becomes repetitive, predictable, and boring. For the amount of money they go for, I decided to sell and put that cash into other games.

I'm glad I owned it. It's always a fan favorite for guests. It just couldn't hang in there in a smaller collection. If it was worth half the cost, I probably would've kept it.

I think the game is worth its high price, especially that it had a relatively limited run for games back then. It’s well integrated, very interesting playfield layout, and the spider is a one of a kind cool feature. But I agree 100% with everything else you said. It’s fun! It’s easy! Those are big virtues in my book - but I already have Monster Bash and they both can’t hang in a 5 game collection

The inside of the bracket. Much less likely to get ripped off from impacts on the inside. I had some adhesive velcro. I stuck the hook side to the inside metal part of the bracket, then I stuck the loop side to the piece of cardboard, after I cut it to size.

That way I can kind of slide the cardboard in and press it to the velcro. Pretty easy to pull out and trim to size if it's too large or fouling with the trap door mechanics.

Great move! The games work so well together in a collection because they are so different. DI is focused on modes and WOZ is focused on stacking. The layouts feel completely different, and while they both have plenty to shoot at, DI is a game with flow and WOZ is much more stop and go. I have both and love the contrast as I love both types of pin.

My WOZ is being delivered tomorrow and will sit next to my Dialed In

My WOZRR sits right next to my DILE. In a small collection being that I downsized owning these two makes a great compliment for each other, both have great rules (woz going deeper here) with two totally different shooting layouts and flow, and the sounds and lighting are off the hook second to none.

You mean like this:

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Or like this? I have one between them to keep them separated. I likethat one a lot too.

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I ended up installing a small piece of wood from a paint mixing stick and securing with double sided tape and electrical tape. It's a bit ghetto but seems to be working. No fetching balls in the cabinet after about 10 games last night. Thank you.

Nice!! Glad it worked out.

I had a similar problem,my ball would go into the trap door,and then drop into the cabinet.I bent the small tab,that I'm pointing to in the picture,so the ball would no longer fit through the opening. If I were you,I'd bend the tab,so that the ball wouldn't go so deep into the bracket.
I'll show the before and after pictures,of the tab I'm talking about bending.
HTH
Ralph
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I haven't bought a pin in years, but we had a chance to play this at a barcade a few months ago. I think this might be my next pin. ...sigh pins are so pricey these days.

That being said there seem to be a ton of little issues here and there from the pages I've read. I know that the phone seems to be an issue, and that's a concern since it is the primary aspect of the game.

Don't let the issues you read here dissuade you from buying. There's lots of issues that need to be addressed in any NIB game. It's just the process of dialing it in (no pun intended). I haven't had many issues with the game other than having to get the right ramp to not reject balls so often (which I was able to do with some felt tape). This was my third NIB purchase, and I always had a few issues to deal with.

There’s really not - my game was built in Jan 2018, and I only had 1 issue with the trap door; you may have an issue - every game has something - but you won’t likely have all of them. JJP games are outstanding quality - and this game is FUN AS HELL. good choice

Damn this is one Great Game!!!
Addictive like no other!

Yep... one the best ever imo

I'm coming back..... Excited for the new code

If they ever release it....

Oh they will and if it's anything like the Hobbit hold on

Even with the beautiful POTC, my DILE is going nowhere!! Love it so much.

Dialed In is the best game I’ve ever played. It’s just all around phenomenal.

Don’t get too excited - Hobbit had a lot of gaps; DI is pretty complete

Agreed - DI is farther along but I feel like it really needs code to help make those bob MB's or any MB make sense to pursue. I'm interested in hearing other strategies right now besides hit electric guy, play mode and do it again...

Well, nope that’s pretty much the game. It makes sense though - this game progresses much more like a video game than any other pin(especially when you get to the Boss battles). DI really pissed me off tonight. Had 2 great balls, completed 4 modes and 1 multi ball, got extra ball, and then ... pinball happened. Drain. Drain. Drain. Arrrgh..

I went to a large Stern-sponsored tournament and played dozens of different games, many of which I've played before but many of which I had not. Through it all, I missed my DI. It was better than any game I had played that weekend. Really made me appreciate that I have it in my possession.

When we get down the road another 10 years, I think it's gonna be looked at as one of the all-time greats.

Agree. Some people dismiss it because they don't like the theme or think it seems silly, but when you've progressed some playing it, it's such a beast!

so I get my dialed in today and first thing I'm hit with is trap door issue. If it's down, the switch does work to raise it when expected. Problem is I can see it struggles to actually close the door again. I'm out of time now to revisit but will tonight. If anyone knows of why it won't go down and what to focus on exactly, appreciate that info in advance - otherwise I will read through the troubleshooting as my previous DI never had this error. Thanks

EDIT - I did test to see if the latch coil works and it seems to make a noise but unless I push a little on the door it doesn't want to come down....

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I think I've finally decided that hitting the SIM scoop is a matter of skill and not just random luck. I've gotten ok at hitting it with the upper flipper. By ok, I still mean I hit it less than 20% of the time, but that's just due to it being an extremely tight shot that you have to hit exactly. The skill comes in by getting the ball up to the upper flipper enough times without draining that you eventually hit it.

thanks - this was the best one! After almost 2hrs - all good! I think the main culprit was that bracket was not aligned. That and a few other small things - fixed....

foobeer You're AWESOME!!

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I need some advice or help with my phone scoop.

All of the sudden, during gameplay, the phone scoop stopped detecting the ball about 20-25% of the time. Sometimes, I'll shoot it in there with a mode ready, and it'll just pop it back out not detecting the shot. It obviously knew it was in there, which is weird. Usually, I have to wait for the ball search to pop it out.

I tested it in the menu. The opto switch flashed a few times when I put the ball in, then goes solid green. It appears to be working from the menu. I also used some alcohol and cleaned the optos. No luck, though.

Any ideas?

Reseat connectors, be sure the connector for them is plugged into the opto driver board tight, maybe reseat it too.

If that fixes it. Good. If not try the connector at the opto driver board in a different spot then check in Tests - Switches - Matrixed, it will register as a different switch on the screen, if it's still flaky there, you have a bad opto.

LTG : )

man - Dialed In still plays just as smooth as I remembered it. Prob my fav package - so much going on and it just plays so damn well! Still tweaking my top right shot....initially it was half way up now it's flush but I feel like it's tough than I remember to hit it up the ramp....

Hoping for a little code update soon!

Made it to Showdown today. Man this game is fun! I didn’t make it though.. ugh, and I think I had to start over? I wasn’t about to do that and go through the whole game again so I just bailed. Still fun though !

I finally set my Sim to stay lit after drains. Okay, I admit that the game gets 20% better with this small adjustment. My apologies to all the pus.. I mean people that I called pussies.

I am seriously considering this as well, as the game is so damn hard. Just too bad having to play the game any other way Pat intended too.

Maybe the code update will make sim memory on factory standard?