Northstar Pinball Collective · Savage, MN · 177 games · first seen Dec 14, 2023 · last seen Oct 30, 2026
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Gorgar pinball machine has 177 recorded tournament games in Savage, MN. A game runs about 12m, the median of 176 timed games, so budget for that in a round with a clock on it. The better-ranked player loses here 56.2% of the time, which puts it at 35/100 for difficulty. That is a low-variance machine: scores hold up and the stronger player usually wins, so it rewards the favorite.
Use spinner during your window of opportunity, if spinner is lively on your game. Unlights for entire rest of ball at 20K bonus.
Spinner is lit after scoring 10 bonus (and unlit after scoring 20).
Snake pit is highest value single shot. Max value is 50k. Resets its value if lit for 20k or higher. Increase value by dropping GOR targets.
Each completion of GAR target bank lights additional pop bumper. Lit pops score 1k per hit (and 100 when not lit)
1-2-3-4 will light the pit for 50K immediately. This is a OK if lit up in any order, but not recommended if you have to do them in order.
For easy points, pass the ball off the tip of the flippers to the opposite side's inlanes. Just be careful not to drain in the outlane.
Complete GOR and GAR targets to increase value of saucer. Complete three times to light extra ball
When all 3 pop bumpers are lit (2 or 3 GAR completions, depending on settings), each GAR drop target is worth 5K (that is, 15K/completion).
1-2-3-4 will light a star insert on PF. After 2 stars hit 1-2-3-4 again and a red arrow insert will 'walk' on 1..4. Hit to defeat Gorgar.
