Quickie Version
UTAD; once you’ve got all the cards, try to get the ball to come down through the lit non-special gate.
Go-To Flipper
Balanced
Full Rules
Kind of a bass-ackwards UTAD game. Each card [lane or target] is worth 5000 the first time you hit it, then 500 thereafter. Get as many different ones as fast as you can. Once you’ve scored a card, ignore it for the rest of the game. Finishing Ace through 7 lights alternate outlanes for Special; finishing 8 through Ace lights alternate middle gate lanes for Special. When the middle gate special is lit, you want to get the NON-special gate lane for 5000. The only other ways to add meaningful points at that stage are by hitting the three risky button stand-up targets in the middle of the game, or getting the ball to go up the Ace lane; these are worth 5000 [vs. 500] if you’ve got 8-A. The stand-ups aren’t worth the risk when not lit.
You need to “drain wisely”: on your first ball or two, out the side to collect the Jack or 6 if you don’t have them yet. Once you have A-7 complete, out the lit non-special outlane.
Key feeds: out of those two gates, the 7-card and the 8-card.
Playfield Risk
Mostly bumper exits, both center and outlane drains. Rebounds from the three red stand-up targets are risky and best avoided when not lit for 5,000. Balls going through the 7 and 8 card lanes can be dangerous if at the wrong speed; watch and learn at what speeds you’ll need to nudge.
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Machine Information
- Name
- Hi-Lo Ace
- Manufacturer
- Bally
- Year
- 1973
- Type
- em
- Display
- reels
- Players
- 1