Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Rules, Rules, Rules...

It's been some time since we posted, but there still has been some progress behind the scenes. The playfield has been clear coated and embellished.

We've also started programming of the original rules and started thinking about the expanded rules.

As a teaser here is a few of the additional modes we've got on paper:

Dracula - Bats mode

Inspired by: http://pinball.org/rules/dracula.html

Hit Drac 3 times to start “Bats”
In Bats mode, there is a certain amount of time to scare away a certain number of bats. The faster you do this, the higher your awarded Bats Bonus will be.

Hit Drac 5 times to start “Super Bats”
Same premise as above with a few specific differences

Hit Drac 6 times to collect a “Bats Bonus”
If you collected a Bats Bonus that will be the value otherwise it’s minimum value.

Hit Drac 10 times to collect a “Super Bats Bonus”
If you collected a Super Bats Bonus that will be the value otherwise it’s minimum value.


Santa - Christmas Mode

In this mode, the playfield lights up like a Christmas tree in Red, Green, and Blue and the object is to hit the required shots to turn the playfield back to normal. Hitting a shot will turn that section back to normal lighting.

Shots: Drac or Left Ramp, Santa, Lola, Gorbie, Right Ramp, Pinbot, Pinbot Bank


Marilyn/Lola - Collect the Kennedy's

Focused on the LOLA 3-bank you have to collect 3 of the "cursed Kennedy’s". Collecting all of them will light “Mr. President Multiball”.

Mr. President Multiball” (3 ball)
A 3 ball, timed multiball. Between 2-3 minutes based on song length, Marilyn Monroe happy birthday song played as 3 balls are played at once. (Scoring to be determined)


Gorbie Mode - I’m seeing Red

In this mode, the playfield lights turn "Communist Red" and the object is to hit the required shots to turn the playfield back to normal. Hitting a shot will turn that section back to normal lighting.

Shots: Drac or Left Ramp, Santa, Lola, Gorbie, Right Ramp, Pinbot, Pinbot Bank


Pinbot - Press your luck

Collected at the Pinbot saucer, in this mode, you are launching as many balls as you want to collect all the bonus collects at the spinout. If you collect one that you already have you are done and get no bonus, otherwise you may continue to launch balls.