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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zombie Aladdin" data-source="post: 144358" data-attributes="member: 4242">I'm guessing the reputation that it's easy comes from how the rules are straightforward (shoot this, and this happens, with nothing more complicated than that) and strongly progression-based with the Recycle outlane feature. This was the table, during my early days of playing pinball, where I could get decently far, able to collect all of the Junk, when I was lucky to finish one mission on any other table (even ones where they are comparatively easy and straightforward). The ball also frequently stops at certain places, allowing beginners to look up and see what's going on, as opposed to stuff like TRON Legacy or Demolition Man, where the ball rarely stops long enough for someone unfamiliar with the machine to know what's going on.That is, Junk Yard, more so than other tables, rewards you for shooting the ball randomly and just plain not letting it drain, and even if it drains down the outlanes, there's a signficant chance you'll get your ball back via Recycle.I found that once I learned the rules of Junk Yard and became more focused on shooting specific shots, I now had a harder time playing it, and the balls drained more easily. I was not shooting the Recycle targets as much, and I was aiming for the wrecking ball far more often, which often led to the ball careening down the middle a lot. I also attempted to trap the ball more, and I learned Junk Yard is not a game where you can do that so easily--often, the ball rolls past the tip of the flipper and, well, you know the deal. The flippers, when held, are at a lower angle than most other machines.Hence, I get more out of Junk Yard when I stop caring what I shoot for. I'm going to progress anyway, even if it takes me longer and require far more shots to get something done. This doesn't mean Junk Yard is a bad game. It is still my favorite pinball machine. You just can't overthink it.As for machines I feel are good for beginners, I would say Junk Yard is not one of them. It's good for people who have played a decent amount of pinball and would just play a game on impulse not knowing the rules. I would actually recommend Gilligan's Island, Family Guy/Shrek, or Spider-Man (Stern) over Junk Yard for a total beginner any day.</blockquote>

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