I recently joined the club. Hadn't had much opportunity to play TOM before purchasing. What a great game!

I have a question, though. In midnight magic, when I hit the magnet on the trunk, after catching the ball it typically releases it straight down the middle. The game gives another ball, so it's not too much of a problem, but it really disrupts the flow of the game when you hit the trunk over and over during midnight magic.

Is this normal? If not, where is the ball supposed to release? Any suggestions on how to fix?

Thanks. I’ll give it a shot.

Playfield level was good both in front and back.

So, I’m not really familiar with the machine or the trunk mechanism. It looks complex.

If I loosen the nuts on the board underneath the trunk that has the opto switches, there’s a little play...I pushed it as far counterclockwise that it would go —-I think this would cause the magnet to be rotated more towards the left flipper during midnight magic. Is this logical, or am I misunderstanding the purpose of the board and switches?

Results seem like it may have helped, it seems after first two trials that the balls consistently drop right onto the very tip of the left flipper...better, but not ideal.

I didn’t try doing the same with the 4 nuts holding the whole mech on the Playfield yet. I don’t have the right tools to get to them very easily.

Is there another way to adjust the positioning/rotation of the trunk? Did I misunderstand the recommendation?