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Embryon pinball machine has 233 recorded tournament games in Savage, MN, Minneapolis, MN. A game runs about 15m, the median of 232 timed games, so budget for that in a round with a clock on it. The better-ranked player loses here 40.6% of the time, which puts it at 26/100 for difficulty. That is a low-variance machine: scores hold up and the stronger player usually wins, so it rewards the favorite.
From left flipper shoot at saucer in top right corner. Then use upper flipper to complete drops for nice awards or shots across to top lanes
On most Embryons you can backhand the right saucer from a trap. A good strategy is to always shoot that saucer from either flipper.
Multiball is very difficult to get to and doesn't award anything special. It's not worth going for.
From the right flipper always shoot the spinner. The 1 & 2 top lanes increase your bonus multiplier.
There is a "hold bonus" at 20k and 40k. The rollovers on the top right advance bonus when lit. Shoot in upper right saucer to light them.
