We were hoping to get a new vehicle this year and drive out west this summer - but that's being pushed to next year. Everything is too damn expensive!

The Nightmare Before Christmas Rulesheet - Part 3:

Collecting Holidays:

7 Holidays

1. Christmas
2. Valentines
3. St Patrick's
4. Easter
5. Independence
6. Halloween
7. Thanksgiving

Qualified by shooting the Rooftops (Right Ramp)
Started by shooting the Hinterlands (Left Ramp)
Currently selected holiday is rotated by the sling shots

Christmas:

• Name: Naughty or Nice MB
• Description:
  2 ball MB
  2 shots lit - one Red one Green. Shoot Mystery to scramble shots
  Electric Chair for add-a-ball
  Shoot shots to collect JPs.
  Three in a row of the same color R-R-R or G-G-G for JP
  More total rewards for RRR - small/small/huge vs GGG - big/big/large

• Complete:
  Shoot 3 shots to collect holiday door
  Ends when down to 1 ball

Valentine's Day:

• Name: Candy Kisses
• Description:
  Timed mode
  Shoot pink shots and targets to increase spinner value
  Shoot spinner for points

• Complete:
  Collect 3,000,000 points to collect holiday door
  Ends when time runs out

St Patrick's Day:

• Name: Pot o' gold
• Description:
  Timed mode
  Shoot orbits and pop bumpers to increase pot of gold value
  Shoot left ramp to collect

• Complete:
  Ends when time runs out or when jackpot collected

Easter:

• Name: Easter Egg Hunt
• Description:
  Timed mode
  All 10 major shots are randomly lit for various values (7,5,3,3,3,1,1,1,1M)
  You get to reveal 3 shots
  Once you know the value of a shot (color coded) you can continue to shoot it to score those points over and over.

• Complete:
  Ends when time runs out
  Shoot 3 shots to collect holiday door

Independence Day:

• Name: Independence - Fireworks MB
• Description:
  3 ball MB
  4 shots lit - Mayor, Soup, Left Ramp, Right Ramp
  Electric Chair for add-a-ball
  Shoot 4 shots to collect JPs and enable the roaming Super JP.
  Shoot super JP to relight 4 main shots.

• Complete:
  Shoot 1 shot to collect holiday door
  Ends when down to 1 ball

Halloween:

• Name: Trick Or Treat
• Description:
  Shoot LSB and the 3 bugs to build the pumpkin patch jackpot
  Shoot pumpkin patch to collect JPs
  Don't shoot the doc

• Complete:
  Ends when Doc is hit 2 times
  Collect at least 3,000,000 get this holiday door

Thanksgiving:

• Name: Making Soup
• Description:
  Timed mode
  Shoot any or all of the 9 lit shots to collect herbs and potions
  Shoot Soup to collect (more herbs = bigger JP)
  Shoot ramps for zero assist

• Complete:
  Ends when time runs out
  Shoot 3 shots to collect holiday door

The Nightmare Before Christmas Rulesheet - Part 4:

Oogie Boogie Battle Modes:

• Qualified by turning 3 bugs from purple to green
  - some require 1 hit, some toggle , some are timed

• Shoot into Oogie's Lair to start 1 of 6 modes

Mode order:

1. Bug Bash
2. Oogie vs Santa
3. Oogie vs Sally
4. Luck o' the Dice
5. Oogie vs Jack
6. Unravel

Bug Bash

• Name: Oogie Boogie Bug Bash MB
• Description:
  Turn bugs (J-A-C-K L-S-B 1-2-3) from purple to green (4 hits)
  Points decrease each hit - 200K, 100k, 50K, 25K, 10K
  Complete all 10 to reset to purple (200k)
  Oogie Loops and Snowballs rotate bugs
  Electric Chair for add-a-ball

• Complete:
  Ends when down to 1 ball

Oogie VS Santa

• Name: Santa's Escape
• Description:
  Escape the playfield - get away from Oogie 3 times
  Blue shots are hiding spots (scoop, forest, bathtub, tunnel, soup, drain)
  Hiding spots can only be used once
  The faster you complete the 3 shots the greater the JP
  Once 3 shots completed or timer reaches 30 seconds gate opens
  Collect Hurry-Up JP at Oogie

• Complete:
  Ends when JP collected or the timer expires

Oogie VS Sally

• Name: Sally's Distraction
• Description:
  Hit the Pink Shots to Distract Oogie (add more time and collect JPs)
  TODO - Spinner increases JP value
  Soup to collect accumulated JPs

• Complete:
  Ends when timer expires

Luck O' The Dice

• Name: Luck o' The Dice
• Description:
  Collect Jackpots at Oogie
  Ramps decrease dice rolls
  Add more time with ramps

• Complete:
  Ends when timer expires or roll 6-6

Oogie VS Jack

• Name: Oogie Vs Jack
• Description:
  Save Santa and Sally by completing the 10 shots
  Hit the Orange Shots
  Spinner for more time

• Complete:
  Ends when timer expires or 10 shots completed

Unravel MB

• Name: Oogie's Unraveling
• Description:
  2 Ball MB
  Must keep MB going
  Hit Bugs to increase Jackpot
  Loop Around Oogie to increase Jackpot (and add time)
  Loop holds open divertor for a few seconds
  After loosing a ball
  - Collect Jackpot at Oogie before time runs out
  - Don't hit anything RED (Reduces JP by 1,000,000)

• Complete:
  Ends when timer expires or JP is collected

Gatekeeper

• Name: Gatekeeper MB
• Description:
  2 Ball MB
  Hit the (1-2-3) BUGS for Jackpots
  8 hits opens Gate
  Enter Oogie's Lair for an EXTRA Ball

• Note:
  Only available through mystery, once per game

The Nightmare Before Christmas Rulesheet - Part 5:

Wizard Modes:

Character, Holiday, Oogie and Ultimate

Character Wizard Mode:

• Name: Deliver the Presents
• Qualify: Collect Jack, Sally, Zero, Mayor, Doc and Kidnap Sandiclaws
• Start: Shoot Zero to start
• Description:
  4 Ball MB
  Deliver the toys you collected earlier
  Health meter and Toy count displayed
  Avoid the damaging Red shots (missiles)
  Green shots are deliveries (JP multiplied by number of lit Red shots)
  Every few deliveries a Red missile shot is added
  Draining a ball looses toys
  Every 12 shots, a White, timed repair shot is added

• Complete:
  Ends when toy count is 0 or Health meter is empty

Holiday Wizard Mode:

• Name: Holiday Rescue MB
• Qualify: Completing all 7 holidays
• Start: Shoot the Hinterlands (left ramp.) to start
• Description:
  7 shots are lit in the 7 holiday colors
  1. Mayor
  2. L orbit
  3. Pumpkin Patch
  4. Oogie Loop
  5. Snowball
  6. R Ramp
  7. R Orbit

  Shoot each shot 3 times to collects a Holiday Leader
  Return leaders to Hinterlands forest (L Ramp)
  Shoot soup first to double jackpot value for a set time
  Jackpots based on number of balls in play

• Complete:
  Ends when down to 1 ball and no add-a-balls remain
  Mystery/Electric chair will re-add upto 5 balls

Oogie Wizard Mode:

• Name: Mega Oogie Showdown MB
• Qualify: Complete 6 Oogie Battle modes
• Start: Shoot into Oogie's Lair
• Description:
  Defeat Oogie before he defeats you
  Oogie and player start off with health meters
  Smash Oogie bugs to cause him damage
  Complete Combos to cause greater damage to Oogie
  Every few seconds Oogie will strike back

• Complete:
  When either health meter reaches 0

Ultimate Wizard:

• Name: Make It Snow MB
• Qualify: Complete The Character, Holiday, Oogie Wizard modes to Qualify
• Start: Shoot Electric Chair to Start
• Description:
  6 Ball MB
  Timed mode
  Playfield lights cycle rainbow colours
  Hit every switch to turn the lights to white
  Each switch controls 2 LEDs (save your tilt warnings!)
  Once all white, collect victory JPs

• Complete:
  Ends when victory timer expires

Happy St Patrick’s Day!

This is a great way to rack up 10s of millions of points.
Shoot an orbit shot into the pop bumpers - each bumper hit increases the jackpot by 750,000 - 18,750,000. (Shot multipliers are your friend!)

But if you don’t shoot the ramp in time to collect - you get nothing!

Be sure to watch the livestream on Tuesday to see this mode in action!

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"I can't make Decisions by myself!"

Another great way to rack up the points is the mayor mode: Decisions

Shoot the mayor scoop twice to start the mode.
A roaming red arrow sweeps across the remaining 9 shots.
Try to hit the roaming shot for 10,000,000 points.
If it's too fast for you, shoot the mayor again to temporarily freeze the shot - but then only for 2,500,000.
The mode continues for 40 seconds. Plenty of time to score some really big points.
Speaking of big points - If you set up a shot multiplier beforehand, you could be making 50,000,000 points per shot.

Be sure to watch the livestream on Tuesday to see this mode in action!

7pm Eastern - http://twitch.tv/gammagoat

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Yes, happy / sad mayor. He flip flops a lot!
He’s tied to the left or right ramp return.

See further back in early pages of this thread for more.

Tune in tonight - 7pm EDT - http://twitch.tv/gammagoat

Here's a shot map you can use to go along with the rule set.

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Thank you!
I’m really glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for all the work involved in doing the stream. And thanks to Albert, Tony, Mike and Brooklyn for playing along.

And special curses for Canadian internet providers!

Woohoo! Nightmare Before Christmas wins a TWIPY for best homebrew 2018.
Thanks for all the votes!

Thanks to Willy Wonka for picking it up.

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You've got some really cool ideas up your sleeves. Can't wait to see.

Thanks!
I do alternate the sounds where I can.
My spinner has 5 different sfx - mode specific.
I’m stuck with just the voices from the movie for now - no narrator yet.

I do have a bunch of sound pools.
At least 7 different versions of “what’s this?”

I added a new twist to the gatekeeper multiball.

Bash the target bank several times to lower it.
Shoot into the opening and the magnet grabs the ball and holds it.
Bank goes up and ball is released and sits behind the bank.
Do the dirty pool shot to knock the ball into the hole for your extra ball.

It's been a busy month...

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Lots of new stuff going in.
More audio, more video, more light shows!

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I said NEW stuff, not MOO stuff

it goes on and on, on and on
- this is more for my own tracking and amusement - I pity the fool who understands all this

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Expo 2019 is on my calendar!

Fixed a bunch of stuff after the live stream, but got sidetracked into yard renos (almost done!)

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MightyGrave was visiting London, ON - all the way from Germany.
I had him over to play a few games of NBX last night.
No great scores to report, but much fun was had.
I failed to snap any pictures - maybe he can post some of the ones he took.

Back at the coding.
Fixing bugs, adding more sounds, more videos, light shows, etc.

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