That is the way most multi-player EMs are. At least you have that 3,000 point stand-up to shoot for once all the drops are down. One of the reasons why I like Fast Draw is the resetting center drop targets.

Games like Target Alpha, once all the drops are down, you are basically hitting rebound rubber for 10 points until you drain so you can collect your bonus.

I thought you were talking about LOTR there for a second.

Never had that problem on any of my 4-player EMs. Typically ball times are so short they don't have time to go anywhere. Modern DMDs on the other hand...

I quite often have 4 players playing at the same time, especially in tournaments, which then I typically have to exclude Jungle Princess.

I have done that and that's when I typically get people wandering off. It's even worse on the single player games. Honestly, I prefer 4-player games vs their 2-player counterparts.