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How to play Fireball II

Ignore the rule sheet for Fireball II. Instead, consider the following rules.

Jackpot is scored whenever the ball enters an orange-lit scoop.

One scoop is always lit to Collect Jackpot, unless both scoops contain a locked ball or are lit for locks. If only one scoop contains a locked ball (or only one scoop is lit for a lock), the other scoop remains lit to Collect Jackpot. If neither scoop contains a locked ball nor is lit for a lock, playfield switch hits randomly toggle which one is lit (right or left). Locked balls make this whole thing way more complicated, so you may find it easier to simply play with a single ball.

Each rollover (A, B, C, D) advances the Jackpot value by 1K, to a maximum of 23K, as indicated in the center of the playfield in orange (labelled, "Fireball Bonus"). Max value is indicated by a solid 12K plus 11K. Consider Shatzing the inlanes to advance to max Jackpot safely.

Each SET of rollovers (one each, A+B+C+D) advances the Jackpot multiplier by 1x up to a maximum of 5x. The Jackpot multiplier is held throughout the entire game.

The maximum Jackpot is 23K x 5 = 115K. After advancing enough SETs of rollovers to get multiplier to 5x, and enough rollovers to get the Jackpot value to 23K, simply shoot the lit scoop over and over again. If you’re lucky, the right scoop will dead bounce from the right flipper onto the left, and then you may repeat the shot.

That's about it, all the rest of the points will be incidental. Multiball is fun and full of strobe lights but it doesn't really score higher, and it disables the Collect Jackpot. If you find yourself stuck in Multiball, shoot the center 3-bank to advance the Doomsday Bonus and possibly collect extra ball.