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<blockquote data-quote="k88dad" data-source="post: 85074" data-attributes="member: 1506"><p><strong>Quit Talking and Start Chalking</strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #008000">Eight Ball Deluxe</span></span></strong> is likely to be coming our way regardless, but I'll still be touting it loud and clear for this poll. My signature is one possible tilt alert in EBD. This is a seminal table that every pinball player should play. The ruleset is deeper than it might appear.</p><p></p><p>Repeated trips up the left ramp can grant <span style="color: #FF8C00"><strong>extra ball</strong></span>. The pool balls are represented by a single bank of seven drop targets. Once they are dropped, the <strong>eight ball</strong> can be sunk in the right ramp. Once the <strong>eight ball</strong> is dropped, the right ramp can award the bonus accumulated to that point. Sinking <strong>eight balls</strong> also allows the standup targets (D-E-L-U-X-E) behind the drop targets to be active. Completing D-E-L-U-X-E awards 50K and resets the drop targets. All drop targets dropped <em><strong>during the entire game</strong></em> are included in the bonus. Completing A-B-C-D drops two drop targets.</p><p></p><p>The deluxe also increases the super bonus (tacked onto regular bonus) and acts as a progressive jackpot of sorts. Each deluxe achieved spots a letter on the backglass to spell out (again) deluxe. Spelling out deluxe on the backglass (across any number of games) awards three <span style="color: #FF0000"><strong>specials</strong></span>.</p><p></p><p>Bonus multiplier is increased with inline drop targets. This is a dangerous shot, since the inline targets are protected by pins on either side. The rampside pins in EBD are notorious <strong>deflectors to drain doom</strong>. Experienced players of EBD get bonus multipliers only by accident or when desperate to achieve a free game on the last ball. <u>EBD should only be played as a five-ball game</u>.</p><p></p><p>You might think that EBD is my all-time favorite <strong>Bally</strong> table. No. That distinction (and my all-time favorite pin, period) goes to <span style="color: #FF0000"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Paragon</strong></span></span> (I recently added an avatar.) This widebody masterpiece throws everything but the kitchen sink at you.</p><p></p><p>A saucer in the upper right cycles through the letters of P-A-R-A-G-O-N. Dropping in the saucer at the right time spots a letter. Completing P-A-R-A-G-O-N awards a <span style="color: #FF0000"><strong>special</strong></span> plus points. Another saucer, in the upper left, awards progressively higher point values. Yet another saucer, hiding behind the inline drop targets, will eventually grant the skilled player an <span style="color: #FF8C00"><strong>extra ball</strong></span>. The inline targets themselves grant points and bonus multipliers up to 5X.</p><p></p><p>Paragon doesn't have a left outline, but it does have an odd chamber with a bumper in the center and a hole at the bottom. You can usually use nudge and the bumper to stay out of there. This table also places a double flipper in the lower right. The dreaded "between the flippers" drain in possible. These are just some of the many quirks in the game.</p><p></p><p>A bank of three drop targets on the right award progressively higher point values and eventually a <span style="color: #FF0000"><strong>special</strong></span>. Dropping these also makes the waterfall lane behind them more valuable. A fourth flipper on the left helps you to drop the bank.</p><p></p><p>Paragon has cool bonus award music. It also has the bonus carryover feature at 20K, 30K and 40K. It's another of those machines, like <strong>Centaur</strong>, that rewards a good first ball.</p><p></p><p>There are many fine pins in this poll. I'm as excited for the Bally poll as I was for the Williams. Leave these two fine pinballs off of your ballots and I won't think less of you. I will, however, be forced to make snide comments about some of your choices under my breath. My quiet, distant wrath will haunt you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="k88dad, post: 85074, member: 1506"] [b]Quit Talking and Start Chalking[/b] [B][SIZE=3][COLOR="#008000"]Eight Ball Deluxe[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] is likely to be coming our way regardless, but I'll still be touting it loud and clear for this poll. My signature is one possible tilt alert in EBD. This is a seminal table that every pinball player should play. The ruleset is deeper than it might appear. Repeated trips up the left ramp can grant [COLOR="#FF8C00"][B]extra ball[/B][/COLOR]. The pool balls are represented by a single bank of seven drop targets. Once they are dropped, the [B]eight ball[/B] can be sunk in the right ramp. Once the [B]eight ball[/B] is dropped, the right ramp can award the bonus accumulated to that point. Sinking [B]eight balls[/B] also allows the standup targets (D-E-L-U-X-E) behind the drop targets to be active. Completing D-E-L-U-X-E awards 50K and resets the drop targets. All drop targets dropped [I][B]during the entire game[/B][/I] are included in the bonus. Completing A-B-C-D drops two drop targets. The deluxe also increases the super bonus (tacked onto regular bonus) and acts as a progressive jackpot of sorts. Each deluxe achieved spots a letter on the backglass to spell out (again) deluxe. Spelling out deluxe on the backglass (across any number of games) awards three [COLOR="#FF0000"][B]specials[/B][/COLOR]. Bonus multiplier is increased with inline drop targets. This is a dangerous shot, since the inline targets are protected by pins on either side. The rampside pins in EBD are notorious [B]deflectors to drain doom[/B]. Experienced players of EBD get bonus multipliers only by accident or when desperate to achieve a free game on the last ball. [U]EBD should only be played as a five-ball game[/U]. You might think that EBD is my all-time favorite [B]Bally[/B] table. No. That distinction (and my all-time favorite pin, period) goes to [COLOR="#FF0000"][SIZE=3][B]Paragon[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] (I recently added an avatar.) This widebody masterpiece throws everything but the kitchen sink at you. A saucer in the upper right cycles through the letters of P-A-R-A-G-O-N. Dropping in the saucer at the right time spots a letter. Completing P-A-R-A-G-O-N awards a [COLOR="#FF0000"][B]special[/B][/COLOR] plus points. Another saucer, in the upper left, awards progressively higher point values. Yet another saucer, hiding behind the inline drop targets, will eventually grant the skilled player an [COLOR="#FF8C00"][B]extra ball[/B][/COLOR]. The inline targets themselves grant points and bonus multipliers up to 5X. Paragon doesn't have a left outline, but it does have an odd chamber with a bumper in the center and a hole at the bottom. You can usually use nudge and the bumper to stay out of there. This table also places a double flipper in the lower right. The dreaded "between the flippers" drain in possible. These are just some of the many quirks in the game. A bank of three drop targets on the right award progressively higher point values and eventually a [COLOR="#FF0000"][B]special[/B][/COLOR]. Dropping these also makes the waterfall lane behind them more valuable. A fourth flipper on the left helps you to drop the bank. Paragon has cool bonus award music. It also has the bonus carryover feature at 20K, 30K and 40K. It's another of those machines, like [B]Centaur[/B], that rewards a good first ball. There are many fine pins in this poll. I'm as excited for the Bally poll as I was for the Williams. Leave these two fine pinballs off of your ballots and I won't think less of you. I will, however, be forced to make snide comments about some of your choices under my breath. My quiet, distant wrath will haunt you. [/QUOTE]
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