Hey guys - I'm having my Ripley's delivered this week and am geeking out a little bit, having been a fan of the game for years. The pinball arcade has a great set of rules, but it's tough in the middle of a game to remember what the goals of each continent are, how to trigger a super jackpot, etc. I borrowed from the instructions in that game pretty liberally and made my own physical copy. My amazing wife laminated them and we're going to have them next to the machine for us and our guests to check out if they're interested. Here are some shots of the first two pages (7 or 8 in total). If anyone would like a copy of the .pdf PM me your email address and I'll send them your way. Glad to be part of the RBION club.

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Once you start a continent, getting a shot into the scoop will add more time in certain modes.

My wife just made a topper for our RBION and I thought it was too cool not to share!

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Haha - you're right it's a whole lot of topper, but fits perfectly. The idol is a bobble head that shakes as you play.

Does anyone have any tips on being consistent with the skill shot? I've been trying to get a system down by trying different things like pulling the plunger back to different dash markings, using more of less "snap" in my release, etc. Nothing has been super consistent though. Advice?

Thanks for the tips guys - both sound like good options. I'll try them out. If I find a fairly consistent technique I'll report back.

Ok I know I'm blowing up this thread with questions - but here's another:

Has anyone installed Pinstadium lights in their RBION? If so how do they look, and how technically difficult was it to install? I have LED's installed but there are still some darker areas of the playfield that I think could show better with more light.

Interesting - I'll have to check out a game without LED's and see the difference.

This has happened to me as well, just as described. I'll be curious to see if anyone knows of a fix. Game plays perfectly otherwise.

Scribbles this is awesome, thanks for doing the investigative work to figure it out. Can you tell me what this looks like and how you repositioned it to fix it?

Excellent - I'll take a look. Thanks again

I just got my pinstadium lights installed (with a little... ok a LOT of help from Scott at Pinstadium) on my RBION. Yes it's a bright game to begin with, but these things really show off the playfield and look awesome! IMG_2740 (resized).JPG IMG_2739 (resized).JPGIMG_2734 (resized).JPG IMG_2738 (resized).JPGIMG_2736 (resized).JPGIMG_2737 (resized).JPG

Good luck Scribbles! This has only happened to me twice, and I had to tilt out of it both times. From what I've read on Pinside the optic boards can go south on these games somewhat commonly. Reflowing the solder has helped others though - sorry that didn't fix the issue man! Keep me posted. I'm sure that I'll have to addresss this myself eventually.

Hah conspiracy theorists abound! Yes I was indeed told by someone else that two of my GI lights were out in the pinstadium thread. This was news to me (as mentioned I'm new to pin ownership). Outside of the middle of the playfield seeming slightly darker than the rest I never saw any bulbs that seemed faulty. This is probably part of the reason why I pulled the trigger on Pinstadiums in the first place.

I'm still at work so I haven't done a full eval yet, but apparently one light is under a ramp, and one is under the idol. Anyone who can help me trouble shoot a fix - I would appreciate it. I'm going to check the fuses with a multimeter mañana.

You won't regret picking it up - it's a fantastic game. I've had it for a number of months now and still play it every day.

I have one - you won't regret picking it up. Makes the graphics pop and really enhances the game in my opinion.

So recently every time I start my machine there is no music / sound until I plunge my first ball. As soon as a target is hit or a switch is triggered the music instantly kicks in. Has anyone ever had this occur and is there a fix? Not really a big deal because everything else is working and once the music starts it's business as usual.

I think I figured out the answer to my own question. If I wait for the game to fully boot before I hit start it seems to fix it. Guess I'm too impatient!

Anyone have any suggestions on how to modify things if a fully plunged ball is not going to the lower left orbit? My machine was initially doing that, but now it consistently hits the post just above the loop. I'm not sure what's changed but was considering making some adjustments to try and teoubleshoot. I wanted to run it by you guys first.

Thanks for any input!

This is extremely helpful - thanks for taking the time to help a guy out!

Hey guys quick question - my scoop has started ejecting balls into the wireform that feeds the left inlane from the right ramp. What would be the best way to tweak this?

Thank you sir - I'll take a look and see if I can make out a break in the scoop. Pardon my noobness on this but where exactly are the welds?

Awesome - I'll check it out. Thanks for the feedback guys!