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Taxi Strategy

By mof

11 years ago


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#2 11 years ago

http://pinball.org/rules/taxi.html

According to my memory and the rule sheet above, the skill shot doesn't affect "carry passengers"

Of course you aim to collect them all on every ball ... My record is 3x jackpots on one ball.

I always aim for the 25,000 Spot Passenger skill shot myself.

Games like Taxi really increase your skills as far as ball aiming goes.

Good luck!

rd.

#9 11 years ago
Quoted from mof:

(now I'm just venting)
Taxi is still kicking my A$$ -- no end in sight.
I like a good challenge, but the STDM on ball returns from up top on this is a bit too much.
I.will.not.surrender.
MOF

As I said above, the Sys11 games like Taxi, Diner, Dr Dude which set you 3-4-5 goals to a believe per ball REALLY improve your playing skills.

Whereas on most DMD games, any clown can just flail the ball around for a while and amass some points and say "I'm a really good player!"

Real pinball skill is to pick out the targets, in this case the 5 passengers, collect them all with as few shots as you can (less shots = less risk) and to slam the jackpot. Then do it again. Then do it again.

My mate was playing Dr Dude the other day. He nailed the ramp 5 or 6 times in a row. He got no points at all! Hahaha! Because until you collect Heart of Rock and Roll, Magnetic Personality and Gift of the gab, the ramp is worth nothing.

rd.

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