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When a noob beats your high score, in your house

By PanaPinResto

8 years ago

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Latest reply 8 years ago by pinball_faz
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#1 8 years ago

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I'm no pro pinball player, I'm barely an amateur. I do play at least 1-2 games every day and usually more. I've also had a working pin in my house for the last 8 years. Currently it's a fully restored Pinbot. My high score may not break any records but I was proud of it.
5.9 million has been my personal best to date and I'm grand champion on my machine.
We had a dinner party Saturday night and everyone loved playing the pin. No one had played since the late 80's. All of them were flailing away at the flippers without a skill in sight. I never gave my high score a thought. Until I hear the knocker going crazy. That noob SOB beat my high score without even knowing the rules. And he hadn't played in 30 years!
Grrrrrrrr! How am I supposed to get any work done now?

#2 8 years ago

DEL

SealClubber

Pinside Moderator

14y 127K 11,060 246

The guy I bought my Getaway from, (his only pin) was helping me unload it and asked to play my SM. He then proceeded to rack up 21 back to back L-R ramp combos. He quickly drained after that but, man, he had the ramp timing down. That was 5 years ago and I still haven't been able to beat it.

#3 8 years ago

Darcy

Pinside member

Leduc, AB

11y 124K 6,360 17

All part of the randomness of the Silver Ball. Frustratingly Fun!

They must have got all multipliers, and most or all of the Planets. How many Extra Balls did they win?

#4 8 years ago

DEL

SealClubber

Pinside Moderator

14y 127K 11,060 246

He could have also just happened to get the big jackpot if it wasn't collected in a while. I don't remember what it taps out at but that is several million right there.

#5 8 years ago

SKY

Skypilot

Pirates Life Pinball Co

11y 155K 6,675 32 1

Time to change the batteries power off

#6 8 years ago

BID

Mahoyvan

Pinside member

10y 60,650 1,151

I find that I tend to rack up pretty decent scores on new games until I learn the rules. Once I begin to aim for shots and develop a strategy, it goes out the window.

#7 8 years ago

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PanaPinResto

Inactive member

8y 31,400 495

Quoted from Mahoyvan:
I find that I tend to rack up pretty decent scores on new games until I learn the rules. Once I begin to aim for shots and develop a strategy, it goes out the window.

I find the same thing. After getting multiball on Pinbot scores are doubled and the jackpots are available. I can't bring myself to slap the ball around. I go for the big money shots and then drain.

#8 8 years ago

FAZ

pinball_faz

Pinside member

Chicago Burbs, IL

13y 99,300 2,735 5 32

It happens. I was at my first Expo years ago... I played AFM for the first time 5.5Billion.

Other than blasting the heck out of the ship... I don't know WHAT I did.... not repeated
faz

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