Valinor Scoring Strategy
I see lots of guides on how to get to Valinor, but I know there are a number of folks who are beyond that now and looking to maximize the scoring potential when they get there. Does anyone know of any good guides for scoring well on a Valinor multiball?
On my last Valinor, I had the poor fortune to have a coil malfunction just as I destroyed the ring to trigger the multiball. However, since I was trying to record the coil malfunction error, I also happened to get video of the introductory scoring explanation at the beginning of Valinor. Here is what the machine displays, 1 screen at a time:
1. Valinor Multiball with ocean/sunset background
2. Spinner scores 25,000
3. Pops score 50,000
4. Shire scores mystery points
5. Rings of power score 1,000,000
6. Complete rings to add a ball
7. Path of the dead scores 250,000
8. Super jackpots start at 2,500,000
9. Center ring and Barad-Dur light super jackpots
10. Combine supers for huge points!
11. Valinor multiball--score in this particular game--shoot flashing shots
Without video of the Multiball in play, I think I'll have difficulty figuring out how much of this works, since there is a lot of information to process on the fly. However, I have a few thoughts and more questions:
1. I'm not sure how you complete rings (#6), since all of the ring lanes appear to be lit as they are for DTR or ROTK multiballs. Anyone have ideas?
2. Items 1, 2, 3, and 7 appear to be window dressing that probably does little for score maximization
3. Item 5 could be significant, depending on the awards, but the shot is risky while in multi ball, so this also may be best avoided. Does anyone have experience with those point values?
4. Accumulating rings is probably a big deal for the add a ball feature as well as the possibility sets make other jackpots available
5. Center ring is probably the key shot, since that may have all the features of A) an elf ring B) jackpot lit C) secondary chance at a Barad-Dur if missed for another jackpot lit
6. I don't have any idea what pre-qualifications there may be to light a super jackpot in terms or rings, ramps, loops, fellowship characters, etc. Does anyone have info on this?
7. Item 10 is the most intriguing and may be the wizard mode within a wizard mode. Has anyone else received a single huge award during Valinor?
If anyone would share stationary camera video taken from Valinor, I'd love to analyze it and collect info to write guide.
Since there are relatively few data points (I've had fewer than 15 lifetime trips to Valinor), I think it would really help to have this be a group effort.