The best pinball of all time? Many would say so! Way ahead of its time when in introduced in 1992, and still a very sought after machine. You could argue that it has been downhill ever since! Photographed at the Red Lion at Wyke, West Yorkshire.          *** Tips below ***

Addams Family Tips

The Addams Family is possibly the best pinball machine of all time, and given that Williams/Bally are no longer making pinballs, we could be saying the same in 20 years time.

Here, I attempt to give a few guidelines as to how I play the game. This is by no means a definitive guide to the game, indeed you should refer to the following :

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In summary, big points on this machine come from completing the mansion tour (the ? after all of the features have been completed), and from the multiballs. However, you will find that this will only get you so far - the following tips will help to sort out the big boys from the little boys.

1)  Get good at the skill shot - over the course of a good game, you will be surprised how many points come from here. Skill awards, extra balls, T-H-I-N-G awards all come from here.

2)  Get good at the left ramp shot (the one from the upper flipper). This advances the Million Plus shot & awards a T-H-I-N-G letter. It also lines you up for...

3)  ...the 5x graveyard award at the swamp. The words ... quicksand, fumes, toxic, waste and ours spring to mind. Again, a large component of your score will/should come from here. Note that each hit on the jet bumpers will advance the graveyard value.

4)  Be confident and hit the electric chair from either the left or right flipper. When you are "on a roll" or "cooking on gas", you will be surprised how easy it is to do this.

5)  Collect extra ball (usually 6 shots) and spot mansion room (usually 15 shots) from the bear shots on the ramp.

6)  Get good at the combos (eg. left orbit, then left ramp, then swamp). These give good points, and also light "stars", which give additional points when T-H-I-N-G is collected.

In Summary

Due to the incremental nature of this machine, you will probably find that the majority of your points come from just one ball. Bear this in mind, and get those points (particularly the graveyard and million plus) increasing.

A safe, but boring, way to play the game is to hit the central (EB) shot, then hit the left ramp, then hit the swamp for 5x graveyard....then do it again & again....if you are good enough.

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