CBW Bankshot awards

[Captain B. Zarre]

You've probably see me babble on and on about how the "Award Everything" award in CBW makes actual play unbalanced. Well... for iOS players who can't see the beta, I have a list of 'em right here.

- Advance Multiplier
- Rack Up 5M/10M
- Award Everything (D-O-U-B-L-E, W-I-Z-A-R-D, Multiball)
- Special / Extra Ball Hurry-Up
- Complete D-O-U-B-L-E
- Extra Ball
- Ramp Wagon Wheel Lit (one shot for round)
- Start Round
- Video Mode
- Advance D-O-U-B-L-E
- Advance W-I-Z-A-R-D
- Points (1M, 5M, 10M)
- Complete W-I-Z-A-R-D
- Nine Ball Play

The last one makes the game a PITA. Imagine that after getting a Nineball hurry up, you instantly get this award. What's the point?

OK, it could've been much worse... in early revisions of NF, there was an "All of the Above" award that instantly collected all of the selections on the screen. It got deleted, thankfully....

 

[Pinballwiz45b]

In Microsoft Pinball Arcade, there was even a Hurry Up at the 9-Ball drop target for the 1/2 billion. But why?

 

[Captain B. Zarre]

In Microsoft Pinball Arcade, there was even a Hurry Up at the 9-Ball drop target for the 1/2 billion. But why?

Yes, that was the last one on the list. Why? Because everyone loves unbalanced scoring!

 

[vpalmer]

i think its too late to worry about table rules after it is released decades ago. i only want to take table "as it was".

 

[Shaneus]

So, having not played this... how does the unbalanced-ness compare to, say, BoP?

 

[Captain B. Zarre]

Not at all, really. You have to work for your wizard mode (complete 1-8, then shoot 9 for half-billion), and Super Jackpots aren't completely unbalanced.

 

[netizen]

So are these awards only available on iOS?