Hot Tip (EM)
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Julie's Pinball · Farmington, MN · 5 games · first seen Sep 26, 2026 · last seen Sep 26, 2026
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Hot Tip (EM) pinball machine strategy
Pinball PrimerBob's GuidesYouTube: tutorialsHow Hot Tip (EM) pinball machine plays
Hot Tip (EM) pinball machine has 5 recorded tournament games in Farmington, MN. A game runs about 1h 18m, the median of 5 timed games, so budget for that in a round with a clock on it.
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Completing the hot tip drop target letters around the center pop bumper lights the left spinner.
Never shoot for the captive ball -- it'll hurt you. Either shatz the right inlane or shoot towards drop targets when ball is on left flipper
Captive ball gives 2 bonus advances and is an easy return… you’d be nuts to NOT shoot it in this bonus heavy game, especially if you have double bonus.
Center hole at top of playfield cycles with the two slings on it's left and right. Time your nudging to go for double bonus.
plunge for the center saucer
Nudge ball off the pop bumper repeatedly into drops to get extra targets down.