How Pirates of the Caribbean (Stern) pinball machine plays
Pirates of the Caribbean (Stern) pinball machine has 92 recorded tournament games in Minneapolis, MN, Savage, MN, Farmington, MN. A game runs about 21m, the median of 90 timed games, so budget for that in a round with a clock on it. The better-ranked player loses here 51.6% of the time, which puts it at 34/100 for difficulty. That is a low-variance machine: scores hold up and the stronger player usually wins, so it rewards the favorite.
Player tips · PinTips
Stack Tortuga multiball with Heart (Chest) multiball and max. jackpot value compass award for big scores
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Shoot green stand-ups to light compass award at center shot
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When adding balls for Tortuga multiball, short plunge manually to get a good feed instead of having the auto-plunger fire into top lanes
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Complete parley (upper right sink hole when plunging) to light ball-saver on 1 outlane. Complete again to light both outlanes.
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Complete a ship with a broadside and the next ship's sails come down in 1 shot
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Super skill shot: Light plunge and hit the left Treasure lane. Super duper skill shot if the ball rolls through the right lane afterwards.
