Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Log scoreGottlieb (1978)ssalphanumeric~13m per game (35 timed)Difficulty 32/100OPDB: G4qvL-MJwVrIPDB: 536Arena #127401
Where to play Close Encounters of the Third Kind pinball machine
Northstar Pinball Collective · Savage, MN · 35 games · first seen Jan 7, 2024 · last seen Jun 29, 2024
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind pinball machine strategy
How Close Encounters of the Third Kind pinball machine plays
Close Encounters of the Third Kind pinball machine has 35 recorded tournament games in Savage, MN. A game runs about 13m, the median of 35 timed games, so budget for that in a round with a clock on it. The better-ranked player loses here 51.5% of the time, which puts it at 32/100 for difficulty. That is a low-variance machine: scores hold up and the stronger player usually wins, so it rewards the favorite.