Gameplay question: what’s a simple strategy for playing this game? I have read the instructions PDF and as much as I’d like to say I understand it all…. I don’t. Trying to explain to a wife or kids what to do other than not lose the balls is OK…. But I’d like to be a little more directed. And for me to learn also.

Any suggestions from anyone who has mastered it yet?

BTW - added a polk psw-10 to my pro…. Love it! Amazon dropped the price on them again so they are cheap. And also added a shaker which is pretty cool.

shoot records until the red light is on the time machine- then shoot the time machine then shoot the colored lights
Keep shooting the time machine when the green light is on to start multiball

The rest they can learn later

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Got my LE today, #067 despite a Feb. 18 build. Took my time setting it up, updating the code, replacing some rubbers with Titans, and played one game so far... 45 minutes and 1.1 billion! Watch me never get that again.

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It's a bit generous with extra balls and multiballs. Really like the layout though. Looks like a complex piece of clockwork with ramps everywhere, locks, vuks, clocks, etc. One of the prettiest Stern has made, it looks complex and dazzling. I like it, both how it shoots and how it looks. Hopefully it gets a bit more challenging as the code develops. The only thing that would bring it down for me is if it's 30-45 minutes every game, but I can always fix that myself in settings. And I'm sure I had a bit of beginner's luck, just shooting what's lit.

I'll read through the thread to see if there's answers to some of my questions, like if I should adjust the clock arm by hand or by a setting in the menu (it doesn't line up with the symbols), and how to adjust that back orbit to the upper flipper so balls don't get hung up sometimes. Cheers.

I think the LE’s are really long playing pins. Maybe not Lord of the rings long, but long. Definitely need to move the outlane posts to open them up a bit than what you get out of the box. I think the multi balls are generous, the ball saves, the extra balls, etc. Once you get into any kind of multipliers all of a sudden you end up over 1 billion. I could definitely see some more balancing on the scoring with the code. The game seems much easier than Led Zeppelin with the shots Way more accessible. Seems like Tim and Rayday are using a similar concept for scoring but it seems to result in blowing up big time scores quite often as it stands. It’s so much fun though. And it’s themed after Rush which is awesome.

I actually set my two lower flippers power to “ normal” setting. It seems to play better for me . I was getting some ball hops before I made the adjustment

My friend gave me these settings for Godzilla LE, so I tried them on Rush LE. Try them & see what you think. For me, the treble was a tad high & the bass a tad low…so I adjusted those to taste after doing this.

Also with these settings, I brought bothmusic & voice attenuation to -10…which mellows out the sound FX a bit. Maybe too much. I might go -5.

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I really like the VUK shot as it’s a great setup for the left orbit or targets. But when my wife played - she kept hitting the VUK shot over and over and over and was getting annoyed lol. So maybe for some players, the dead end back to the playfield is better.

Dead end shot is the easiest shot on the pro playfield and gets hit the most (on purpose and missed shots). It gets tiring for casual players that visit, everyone wants to hit other targets but definitely it's a higher than average skill game.

Yep! I agree. Non pinball players or those new to pinball will hit the VUK shot over and over and over again!

Mine did the same. Hit that shot over and over. I was ready to turn the game off on her... lol

Wish it fed the left flipper instead

100%

Yes like the Professor X shot in X-Men. It's so easy to hit. It's kind of like throwing balls at the ring in LOTR when you're in multiball for a break, but easier.

I really love the right ramp. Those are always tough for me to hit, but this could be my favorite right ramp in any game.

The spinner is one of the more satisfying shots for me. I almost don't mid missing the right ramp if I pound the spinner.
I do find that most of my spinner shots end up then going around and UP into the orbit rather than down to the upper flipper. I don't know how this could possibly happen within the confines of known physics, but it does. Anyone else having this happen? Waiting for the ball to drift down to the upper flipper does give me a much needed pause sometimes, but is this as the game was designed, or do I need to adjust the guides right after the spinner?

I’ve played 2 different Rush games and both have a little rattle at the top when exiting the spinner and upper orbit shot. So I think that’s normal and I really like it. Makes setting up the next shot super easy.

I can’t say I’ve seen the ball go up into the orbit after a spinner shot. Might want to have someone record the ball with their phone with slo motion enabled to see what’s happening at the exit when this happens.

Yup, would be really nice. Borg 3 flipper layouts seem to have a weird aversion to feeding one of the flippers. TMNT, Tron, etc are the same way. The right flipper here feels much less useful than the left. Not only less shots to go for, but most of them are more dangerous+closer too

My conclusion is sorcery. Pure sorcery. It's the only logical explanation. Probably from the baby in that creepy stroller.

Just got word my premium ships Monday

The Maiden right ramp is the toughest shot. For some reason this one feels perfect to me, although it's so far away from the flippers I almost forget about it.

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Any thoughts on this? Only other noticeable issue is that the side blade lights on the right side don't work

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Sadly never played TMNT (none around anywhere to play for some reason) but yes - Tron.

Right flipper orbit shot is very hard through the bumpers also. So hard to get it through clean.

Your coin door is closed correct?

It seems that way, but from right flipper you can hit the prong lock, the instrument drops, the left orbit, the scoop, the Time Machine, and you can even backhand the spinner loop.

Yep, coin door closed.

Anyone have the right flipper get stuck in the up position for a second or so? Done it a few times.

Don’t know if this has been done yet but,
If you have an Apple Watch and hate taking your phone out all the time.
Take a pic of your insider connect barcode
Crop it And make it a watch face.
When you need it just swipe the watch face left or right to get to it.

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Broken coil stop probably

Only three of those are mode shots (RGB arrow, etc) though. Left orbit is super hard to hit, spinner can only be hit from a trap. VUK just feeds the right flipper again so it's not that useful either. Drops are super dangerous. Lock is behind the drops so it's not really a separate option. And the scoop isn't really worth ever shooting for outside of multiball where it usually happens by accident anyway.

What I did is more oldschool - I printed it out. The Insider website has a print feature with dotted lines so you can cut it down to wallet size. I just keep that piece of paper next to my pins - since the QR reader has the light, it sees the paper just fine even when my arcade is dark.

I tried setting this up but my watch face shuts off unless I turn it up to read it. Not sure if there is a setting to keep it active longer - would be great if that could be done just for that watch face to preserve battery when using other faces.

Neat idea, I don't mind taking out my phone but drives me absolutely bonkers that it makes me login every time. I was able to use "Widgetsmith" to add a photo of it to one of my home screens - similar concept.

It could just be the button needs to be worn in. Or you can clean off any burrs. I had that happening on my Mando. It went away on it's own after a week or so.

I’m going to do that too .
Just figured this might be another useful way.
They need an option to place it in your
iPhone wallet

Thanks.......it was literally two or three times for 1-2 seconds. 50 plays on my LE so far. I figured this as well. Appreciated.

#61 is in da house.

Does anyone know if expression lights come on when game is idle mode, machine turned on,
but no game being played.

Well my other idea was going to just print out a small version and laminate to back of my iPhone case in the corner.
Home is one thing but, there’s a couple pinball arcades near me I’d like to have it out quicker.

I captured it on my iphone and then favorite'd the photo. that allows me to find it quickly

Example ...

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Anyone else getting an extremely loud screeching sound when entering high score initials? Like extremely loud

Probably your knocker noise that can be turned down or off in standard adjustments menu.

Okay I'll try and find that. It came from the speakers is that the same?

Since games lately dont have physical knockers, games have the virtual sound effect version enabled by default. Some like to keep it on, I turn it off in the settings the first chance I get.

#806 in the house and shooting great ! Our first NIB purchase and my favorite band of all time (saw them live 14 times since '83). Couldn't be happier !

We've only had time for about 20 plays total so far but have a quick question: Running the latest version software... has anyone else noticed any bugs with mystery bonus not awarding ? Last night, my wife got 5,000,000 awarded as a mystery bonus; but it wasn't added to her score ! 23 million going into the scoop.... 23 million coming back out of the scoop ! I know it's still early code... but it was odd to see.

Yes, Expression lights are on even when not in a game. See my set-up attempt here...

Yes, they should be part of the attract mode light show with the rest of the lights.

Yes. Expression lights come on immediately when the game is booted up and run during attract mode.