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<blockquote data-quote="k88dad" data-source="post: 259331" data-attributes="member: 1506"><p><strong>Playing Tips</strong></p><p></p><p>Spelling PARAGON is fun, but the other saucers are worth a lot more points. The Golden Cliffs Saucer (left of the Paragon saucer) gives you increasing points every time the you land in it. You can adjust the plunger to be more likely to land in it. Nudging will help, too.</p><p></p><p>Paragon has the classic Bally Super Bonus (auto-bonus hold at 20, 30 and 40,000,) so increasing the bonus <em><strong>early and often</strong></em> is wise. One way to increment the bonus is to hit those inline Drop Targets in the Valley of Demons. They also get you to bonus multipliers and eventually to the Treasure Chamber Saucer. The saucer gives you 5x bonus the first time you manage to get the ball all the way up. <em><strong>Hint:</strong></em> When your ball falls back, just hold up the upper flipper. The ball will go straight to the far right flipper (where you can safely cradle it.) You can immediately take another shot at the Valley. The second time up there is an extra ball.</p><p></p><p>When you have the ball on the left flipper, aim for the Waterfall Drop Targets. They increase in value each time they are completed. As I recall, completing them (once, twice??) lights advance bonus for passing through the Waterfall itself.</p><p></p><p>The Paragon Saucer does increment the bonus. Timing your plunge to get the letter you want (yes, it can be done) is fun. The bumpers and spinner are essentially worthless. A hard shot at the spinner will go through the Waterfall (not a bad idea when it is lit for advance bonus.) Don't shoot at the bright red Advance Bonus button in the center. It's SDTM bait, of course.</p><p></p><p>The Beast Lair should be avoided, naturally. You can sometimes nudge the ball to either bounce back the way it came or return to the left flipper (one-way gate.) The upper flipper can be used to shoot at the Waterfall targets, but use caution. There is an outlane on the right. It is usually safer to use the flipper as a standing wedge to divert the ball to the right flipper(s).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="k88dad, post: 259331, member: 1506"] [b]Playing Tips[/b] Spelling PARAGON is fun, but the other saucers are worth a lot more points. The Golden Cliffs Saucer (left of the Paragon saucer) gives you increasing points every time the you land in it. You can adjust the plunger to be more likely to land in it. Nudging will help, too. Paragon has the classic Bally Super Bonus (auto-bonus hold at 20, 30 and 40,000,) so increasing the bonus [I][B]early and often[/B][/I] is wise. One way to increment the bonus is to hit those inline Drop Targets in the Valley of Demons. They also get you to bonus multipliers and eventually to the Treasure Chamber Saucer. The saucer gives you 5x bonus the first time you manage to get the ball all the way up. [I][B]Hint:[/B][/I] When your ball falls back, just hold up the upper flipper. The ball will go straight to the far right flipper (where you can safely cradle it.) You can immediately take another shot at the Valley. The second time up there is an extra ball. When you have the ball on the left flipper, aim for the Waterfall Drop Targets. They increase in value each time they are completed. As I recall, completing them (once, twice??) lights advance bonus for passing through the Waterfall itself. The Paragon Saucer does increment the bonus. Timing your plunge to get the letter you want (yes, it can be done) is fun. The bumpers and spinner are essentially worthless. A hard shot at the spinner will go through the Waterfall (not a bad idea when it is lit for advance bonus.) Don't shoot at the bright red Advance Bonus button in the center. It's SDTM bait, of course. The Beast Lair should be avoided, naturally. You can sometimes nudge the ball to either bounce back the way it came or return to the left flipper (one-way gate.) The upper flipper can be used to shoot at the Waterfall targets, but use caution. There is an outlane on the right. It is usually safer to use the flipper as a standing wedge to divert the ball to the right flipper(s). [/QUOTE]
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