Just received my Premium Rush. Out of the box- no issues except bubble level, which worked correctly after one twist.

This game is... GREAT.

I have played this two nights in a row for 3 hours at a time with pinball buddies. We had the rule sheet out and there's so much to explore and do. The shots are challenging, fun, and makeable. This is not an easy game in my view, but that's what makes it so wonderful. The code is really top-notch.

On one of my soft shots (?soft plunge), the ball was stuck on a ledge that required a really good shake. Even with my generous tilt bob adjustment, I was given two fair warnings. I was not able to replicate this.

For Rush fans, this is a grail table. For all other pinball players, this is also a fabulous table with the shots and code that are just top-notch. Congrats to Stern on this gem.

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Thought I would share my scoop experience. After 239 lifetime plays (769 total balls), my metal scoops with the fork piece were beat and warped. I replaced them with the black Ninjacamp mod- took me 1 1/2 hours. The instructions were excellent although it took me a while to figure out about fitting the new scoop between the metal and wood (actually it is the backside side strut of the side scoop). The game parts needing removal have a number of small washers and spacers that love to go playfield diving.

The pictures of the metal scoops are showing them on their sides to give an idea of the warping.

The side scoop was sending the ball to the upper flipper which bounces the ball right back to the scoop- I did increase the side scoop coil power up to 190. (max is 200 - factory is 175). This does seem to help. This problem occured with both scoop protectors.

Hope you all are enjoying this great game.

Cheers!

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“It only takes one ball…” Congrats! That is what makes Rush so fun and frustrating as well. Cheers!

Thanks for posting. If my game played like yours, it would be out of the house. I can trap and make all shots- backhand.spinner is tight but key. My upper flipper shots all seem to register and I have plenty of flipper power...unless I play a lot of games. I replaced the scoop protectors with black Ninjas- one has a little bubble/lift- but no game play issue. My TM ramp is definitely taking a beating. In the past when I have flipper power and angle issues I start tinkering with the flipper position adjustments- lining up with the dots is a place to start, but often not the final position. If I could not backhand the spinner or trap and hit all bottom flipper shots I would be lucky to break 10 mil.

Good luck with all of the adjustments - this game is super fun and great to shoot when dialed in. Each table is obviously unique. I spent several weeks tweaking my prem AIQ- drive me BS bonkers. It finally shoots well...unlike me.

Cheers!

Hey there wicked flip. Don't deny it, but you are a good pinball player. I have all of those games that you have mentioned and am very familiar with how difficult they can be, particularly Fishtails. So, it's probably a good thing that your Rush is as hard as it is as it will challenge you. I still need to move my Rush premium posts in the outlines to get them out of the factory baby gate setting. I just put on some Cliffy's for the shooter Lane and drop targets this morning and played a quick round of 300 million. I also have plenty of games on this that are 30 million or less, but I chalked those up to warming up or the pinball gods. Enjoy the game. It is so awesome!

Yes, I have the same issues on my game as well as Godzilla le. Someone else had posted that this problem looks like a vinyl record. Does not interfere with gameplay, but not the nice clear coat that I would want. My Legends of Valhalla from American pinball has a beautiful playfield with beautiful clear coat...

Had an epic game on Rush yesterday right before dinner. Of course, dinner was delayed-but having a great pinball game can make for a very happy week. It is really amazing how good this game is with the shots and code. Looks like I have been very fortunate to have a game that works well, registers shots, and has a spinner that I can backhand (is a tight shot though). Not saying this to brag about my lowly maintenance skills, but to reiterate how wonderful this game is when working as designed.

Nice recording! Fill in drummers were excellent. Geddy and Alex still have it.

I have the bond LE as well as a Rush Premium. If I had to make a choice between these two games, there is no contest. Rush. The code is fleshed out And the game is so much fun. Shoots extremely well.

Bond code is so severely lacking right now. The game shoots great and is wonderful to practice shots on, but these games will be around for a while.

Good luck with your choice!

Need some help.

Last week I updated the new code and I keep getting a message for validation failure, update SD card.

So I re-flashed the SD card…zzz… takes forever... Get the same message. Re-flashed another SD card……Same message. Put the new code on a thumb drive and ran that. Same thing.

Game runs fine. SIC hardware is on, but SIC does not work. Internet is fine.

So basically SIC is out- runs fine on all of my other machines. I have not tried installing the older code (IC was working fine on that)

I have Scorbit on this machine, but it is unplugged. What the hell. Any ideas?

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I was very skeptical, honestly. This worked! Thanks!

I own a Rush premium, mainly because I hated the inconsistent Dead end shot. So I will not be ordering this ramp.

However, this is one of the few really great improvements I’ve seen and for a very reasonable price. Yeah there may be some bad rejects for borderline shots, but I think this mod will be almost standard for the pro. Thanks for developing and marketing. Lotta work with very little financial return.