I would love to know sequences of song selections to maximize scoring. Also how to maximize the scoring of each song, when to change songs and when to stay in a certain song.

How do you attack the lit notes? Is it helpful to shoot them all, then relight and start over. How do the lit notes affect how many shots in multiball will be needed to initiate add-a-ball, and what are the strategic implications of this?

How lucrative area the super modes and how do you balance the risk/reward of going for the associated shots? Or, do you just start them and ignore them?

Ok; most of these are strategy questions instead of "what are the rules" questions, and that's good because that's what I would prefer to talk about. Thanks.

The basic "What are the rules" seems to be fairly well answered here: http://pinballarcadefans.com/showthread.php/4761-For-Those-About-to-Rock-AC-DC-Premium-LE-v1-65-Ruleset

Certainly, if their are significant errors or omissions it would be helpful to list them. Otherwise, to me it is the integration and application of those complex rules towards sensible and lucrative scoring strategies that is so difficult to grasp in any comprehensive way, and which would be welcome material for a rules "discussion".

Just wanted to say how great that video was that you did Bowen.
It's the reason that I chose ACDC as my first pin and it's still my fav.
I can play and play, and get nothing but frustrated, then watch bits of that video and think: "damn! I really need to try to control EVERY shot I make."
It's not only informative, it's like pinball blinders.

Thanks again!

I believe it's when you complete "R-O-C-K", by rolling over an outside lane, losing the ball.

Its when you have super lanes lit, and roll over the flashing ROCK letter in the outlane.

Those lanes spell FIRE, not ROCK. ROCK are the standup targets on the right side. But yes you must do this:

1) Activate Super Lanes
2) Complete the four FIRE lines to light one flashing lane
3) Score an outlane with the flashing lane.

You can get up to 3x bonus this way.

Thank you and I'm glad you enjoy AC/DC, it's a great machine.

Come on Lyman...

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It might be interesting to write up a few common scenarios, and then explain the best course of action. Like (I'm just throwing out random ideas):

1) I've lit the jukebox to change the song. Do I cash it in now? Keep shooting? How does my closeness to the next multiball factor into that?

2) I've lit X multiball. Should I cash that in now or light another?

3) The cannon is lit for song jackpot, but it's too small. What now? (For players who don't normally make enough shots to complete the FIRE lanes 4 more times, what are ways to build the jackpot before loading the cannon for the first time? Are there shortcuts to the FIRE lanes, like the mode that has one blinking lane?) Actual related question: right off the bat on my first ball when the song jackpot is lit, if I build up to a multiball with targets or loops, will it award the multiball first when I load the cannon, thus delaying the song jackpot shot till I've had some shots in multiball?

Etc.

It'd also be interesting to approach it from a "target score" perspective. Most people just cannot score 2 billion points, so sometimes going through the way to get the highest score possible just isn't useful.

Tell me the easiest way to get 50m. The easiest way to get 100m. And so on.

Edit: this is particularly helpful if you're playing in tournaments or leagues, where it's (often) not really necessary to attempt the end-all-be-all scoring strategy, but rather one that you know is likely good enough to beat your opponent.

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll see what I can do.

If multiball and the song jackpot are both lit, shooting the right ramp will start the multiball. You can then shoot the multiball jackpot shot from the cannon, instead of the song jackpot, and the song jackpot will still be ready to go.

(That sounded confusing, sorry.)