Ya see that extra wire you have has a male connector on it, mine doesn't it just has two female connectors only. I think that is just an add on piece/adapter on the end but I just didn't get it with mine.

I know one of the pop bumper awards is add a ball could it have been that?

Any difference between the Stern shaker and pinball life shaker? I have a pinball life shaker on my KISS LE and it plays great, just wondering if Sterns is better or the same

Frolic you are becoming the gameroom to be in Canada very fast. 14 pins now.....wow. Congrats sir

Thanks Frolic, I finally got the Castle Multiball as well. The Playfield multiplier is raised up by banging the battering ram over and over. It's pretty easy to do but only lasts for the one ball in play I think. Castle multi is very cool. I don't know where Martel add a ball is ?

Just press the lock bar button. You get one add a ball per ball.

Thanks chucwort. Ill give it a shot.

Np. Just make sure Martel is the house you pick at the beginning of the game too. That's my favorite one so far.

In my opion the pinball life shaker is a better choice because it has a metal bar that goes across the top of the shaker that you can tighten that eliminates any loud jackhammer ing sound you might get from the shaker motor being unbalanced.

ok that is a massive line up frolic, respect!

Thanks, I was wondering if Stern had that on theirs, since they do not I am using Pinball Life shakers from now on.

dude stop shitting on these got threads, these guys are very happy and you just wanna bash their new game. like calling somebodys kid ugly to their face. idk wtf happens to you when you are on your computer, met you in person and you are a hell of a nice guy!!!

Have any of you guys waxed the game right outta the box? Should you wax with a nib?

My First nib and don't wanna f#<k it up.

I will be waxing mine tomorrow. .

General consensus is that you probably never have to wax a HUO pin as it's never going to get enough wear to warrant it.
The wax also adds to the dirt buildup so overall, not great long term either.
The factory installed clear coat should be more than enough to protect your new toy.
Do swap out the pinballs every now and again. I expect every 3 months is overkill, so maybe more like 6 months?

Just my opinion. Take it as you will.

change out the Stern factory balls , garbage , get super jets or pinball life " oh so shineys"

I wax the PF and the balls right out of the box (and I swap the balls for PinballLife's...they're way better!). Waxing helps protect the PF...doesn't effect the dirt buildup at all. Also makes the ball move faster than shit through a goose. (My son-in-law always knows when I've waxed the machines, because it moves so fast he can't play as well as usual. HA!)

What OP said, I go as far as getting some canned air to blow out that back lanes and under play field lanes then use novas one to get that factory grit out.

I ordered a Spike shaker during the Stern sale in anticipation of my GOTLE and due to your post, I decided to go look in the box. It seems I am in the same boat. The instructions list that a 5-pin Z-header is included but mine does not have one. Just the female plug connected to the shaker and then the extender with female plugs on both ends. Luckily, I have a spare 24-pin Z-header that I can cut down to 5 but I will be calling Stern regardless.
I suppose they got so backed up with the rush on shakers that they forgot to include the 5-pin Z.

I value your advice, thanks. You've lots on experience with new games.

Like I said

Well what a fun day. Played a ton gotle. Game is fast but fair. Best nib I've ever bought with incomplete code. I never even updated my twd. Those who are still waiting for yours, you are going to be very happy. I didn't start getting the hang of it until the second day. Just a blast. Having lotr, mmr, got, and hobbit all lined up someday will make for one heck of a medieval collection.

It sure would. You could go even further by adding Swords of Fury and Mystery Castle.

If anybody know pinball machines go to "GOTle malfunctioning...." thread that just started. Maybe somebody can help pinballrx get his machine working right. He drove from Iowa to Chicago to pick up. Bummer.

As long as you promise never to dress in medieval garb when playing. Then I'd be forced to drive all the way to Glen Ellyn just to bitch slap you.

My approach as well.

I spray "Opti Clean" on a cleaning cloth and wipe down my pins every so often.

I use a hand held swiffer to pick up all the dirt and dust in the tough places and all over.

And most importantly, I inspect my balls every so often!

PBL's "oh so shiny" from day one. Have had same ones in for a year on my TWDLE. Still look good.

So is the only motion of the Dragon the wings flapping?

Lol! Good stuff boob. I was Jon Snow for a Halloween party. Costume was hot as hell. Never again. You sweat like a pig.

Yes as far as I can tell. His eyes light up red as well. If you're able to activate Castle Multi-ball, the dragon flaps his wings constantly in a fluid motion and the sound that goes with it is really cool because it sounds like a giant dragon.

Nice suggestion on the PBL balls. I'm going to PBL tomorrow. Perfect timing! PBL makes and sells good quality stuff.

Yeah, you're right. I'm happy Frolic and guys are getting their pins. Guess I've been caught up in all of these "this is better than that" threads and it spilled over into here. I think I've said my peace on GOT and I hope it ends up being a great pin. I won't say anything else negative about the pin. Actually went to Modern Pinball to play it some more but they were closed for a damn B-Day party. Ugh...Kids

Problem solved

That's what I think when I see your posts.

Nice job join_the_circus!! You are the man! What was the problem?

Haha...Dude, is your LE arriving soon? Can I swing by in the Hellcat and play? Beers on me.

I'm pretty sure Vid's covered that before. I've never owned a NIB but I'm pretty sure I'd wax that thing as often as it takes. Can't hurt, right?

Who knows? Supposed to be this week. I'll believe it when I see it.

Just got Winter is Coming Multiball. Had no idea what was happening. All of a sudden it's 4 or 6 multi! Awesome!
That 3 multiballs now.

I thought the dragon was supposed to move forward or something? Does he just flap? In there a mech for it to do anything else?

Looks like its just wing movement.

I thought I read that also. The dragon was to move forward and wing flap but no,it is just flap

Yah the pro has an animated dragon, the pre/LE have a motorized animated dragon. As per feature matrix.

I wonder if the addition of The mini Playfield meant that the dragon couldn't run off of a solenoid like the pro and has a separate motor moving the wings.
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Isn't wic multiball advanced by the roll over lanes above the pop bumpers? Not 100% on this, but thought I read that somewhere.