GI for this game is AC.
If a diode is installed at the pops then the pop lamps are in the lamp matrix and not GI.
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Like Chris mentioned, ES pop lights are controlled lamps and not GI.

If the pop bumper lamps blink during the lamp test, they are part of the controlled lamp matrix.

Just another way to be able to tell if connected to GI or insert lamps.

A useful (pattern) tip. Most (if not all) games designed by Pat Lawlor have controlled (lamp matrix) pop bumper lamps. I don't believe any other designers do this. Almost all other designers just use GI for the pop bumper lamps.

Pat Lawlor signature features (some but not all examples provided):

• Controlled (lamp matrix) pop bumper lamps. WW, TAF, TZ.
• Double return (or in) lane. FH, TAF, TZ.
• Use of blinkers (not flashers) in the (backbox) insert lamp panel. WW, TAF, TZ, NGG.
• Offering a passage through the pop bumpers only with a clean shot. WW, TAF, TZ.
• Speaker panel with controlled (lamp matrix) lamps. ES, WW, TAF.
• Area of the playfield only accessible from upper flipper with two possible paths. WW, FH, TAF, TZ, NGG, RBION.
• Probably others I can't think of at this time.

No kickbacks (that can be re-lit). That's a Steve Ritchie feature.

You can also on RS, BR, FH and ES (kind of). Not real familiar with Lawlor on his Stern and JJP games, but I had Monopoly which is almost identical to TAF and you can shoot through those pops too.

Nice list. I would also add upper flipper and upper loop to that list. These days, most new games have upper flippers and upper loops. Pat may retire, but his style will live on. Ironic that he designed mostly for casual players, isn't a fan of competitive pinball, but many of his games are beloved by the competitive community, including me.