Quickie Version
targets all day; complete the drop targets, then shoot the center stand-up target behind them for double bonus, then keep bashing targets.
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Balanced
Full Rules
This and Dragon [the EM, not the SS] are two games that have a completely different “feel” to them - - heavy. As on many EMs, Double Max Bonus is your goal here. Advance bonus with drop targets and the stand-up targets behind them. Double your bonus when you finish the drop targets and then hit the center of the five stand-up targets behind the drops. That also resets the drop targets.
Ball control: balls coming through the two inner return lanes will be moving too slowly to transfer; you’ll have to cradle or flip away.
Watch out on the return lane / outlane setup here: the divider between the two return lanes is higher than the one between the middle lane and the outlane, so balls that bobble off it are predisposed to drain unless nudged.
Playfield Risk
You need the targets, you’ll just have to get used to where the rebounds from each target go to try to survive them. Balls exiting the top frequently hit a slingshot and go out of control and can center drain, too. Watch out for balls hitting the inlane dividers, they can easily bounce into an outlane or center drain.
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Machine Information
- Name
- Space Race
- Manufacturer
- Recel
- Year
- 1977
- Type
- em
- Display
- reels
- Players
- 4