Learning to play Taxi... (barely -- it's still kicking my A$$)

Just discovered how important "Carry Passengers" is. It appears that taking the 25,000 Spinout skill shot costs you one of two chances of lighting "Carry Passengers."

Strategy question. Does that mean that the 25,000 only has max value once the skill shot is already lit (assuming you don't have all 5 passengers yet...)

How do you choose when to play for max points or the 25,000 pick-up?

thanks!
MOF

Based on your responses, I realized my question was based on an improper assumption. I thought that by taking the 25,000 Spinout pickup, you lost the ability to hit 3 Pin*bot targets and get "Carry Passengers", (which is what I thought happened to me a few times) when I took the glass off and gave it a try myself -- I saw it's a non-issue.

Thanks for the clarification...
MOF

(now I'm just venting)

Taxi is still kicking my A$$ -- no end in sight.
I like a good challenge, but the SDTM on ball returns from up top on this is a bit too much.

I.will.not.surrender.

MOF

I expect that risk/reward from any pin, (make your ramp shots count!) and actually the ramp returns are VERY fair on my Taxi.

Instead -- it's the return from up top, say Santa, Carry Passengers, perhaps a missed Gorbie shot. Even just a ball coming out first time after the spinout...

Pain I tell you. Pain.

MOF!

Good point, I'm still restoring it, so it's not perfectly level, but it's pretty close.

thanks!
MOF

Yes, I'm practicing dead flipper bounces unlike on my other machines. Nice to finally get it.

How do you like Big Guns? I am thinking about that one. Can't decide from watching the PAPA videos.

MOF

I just had an incredible game on Taxi with a bloated score from an unused jackpot -- I am not a fan of the carryover jackpot. Can I disable it?

HAHA. Yep, I will be setting the 1.5m cap tonight. I hit 2-3 jackpots in one game last night and blew away mt previous high score by 1.4 mill, so I realize that the 1mill padding I got to start the game, is not going to repeat during a single game. I found out that the secret is really to dominate the 2-ball multiball and I did just that. What a great multiball in this one. I will say that it is better than the Diner multiball, which has a smaller lower playfield which makes for quicker drains with 2. I never thought that I would say that 2 is an ideal multiball. There is just no point to having ball collisions with 3 ore more. 2 is VERY satisfying.

Game is coming to me much easier now. I get it. Taxi is really an amazingly well-designed game. I am surprised by how it didn't feel this way to start, and once I got the pop bumpers into "machine gun" mode, and installed the bell and flashers, that the game comes alive a bit more now... It's getting easier to nail the ramp shots more frequently too...

Like it!
MOF

Well, like I mentioned in my ratings, GL is best flow ever... Taxi is a little bit stop n go.