Quickie Version
UTAD - - the spinner from the right flipper and the candy-cane chute on the upper right from the left flipper. Shoot T or Z stand-up when bonus at 50K. If extra balls are on, shoot the center stand-up when lit.
Go-To Flipper
Right
Shots to Master
left spinner and right chute, which can also be a grazing bank shot off the outside of the chute.
Skill Shot
the center lane at the top, which lights the spinner for 1000. If you miss it, try to get the center lane whenever you send the ball to the top through the spinner. Once the spinner is lit, try to get the lit side lane of the three at the top - - either the right or left lane will always be lit for advance bonus, they alternate on switch hits. Also, try to have the ball go over the top center rollover disk to advance bonus as it’s bouncing back and forth between flaps and rubbers at the top.
Full Rules
After you’ve UTAD-ed enough to get your bonus up to the maximum base of 100,000, shoot for either the Z or T stand-up target to light the spinner lane and chute for Double Bonus.
If Extra Balls are on, once you have both max bonus and double bonus, you can consider going for the remaining AZTEC letters. Completing A-T-Z or A-C-E lights the center stand-up for Extra Ball. Since T and Z both light double bonus opportunities, they’re the more useful ones to pair with the A lane. Never shoot the C or E unless extra balls are on and you just need one of them to light the target. Even then, I might shoot both T and Z rather than just one of C or E.
Key feed: the kickout from the chute. Depending on the strength of the kicker and the reaction of the upper right bumper, you may be able to nudge the machine so that the ball rebounds off of that bumper back into the chute. Done several times in a row with multiple letters lit, this can add up to a lot of easy points quickly. On many Aztecs, though, the kickout may glance off the top right bumper, then skid off the rubber on the outside of the chute and drain down the middle.
Playfield Risk
Balls coming out of the bumpers are notoriously deadly, especially for the left outlane. Balls grazing off the outside of the candy cane chute often go down the middle. If you risk shooting at the stand-up letter targets, the rebounds can go out the side. It’s extremely important to learn where various bounces in the bumper area go and do preventive nudging.
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Machine Information
- Name
- Aztec
- Manufacturer
- Williams
- Year
- 1976
- Type
- em
- Display
- reels
- Players
- 4