Northstar Pinball Collective · Savage, MN · 102 games · first seen Dec 7, 2024 · last seen Aug 16, 2026
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Royal Flush pinball machine has 102 recorded tournament games in Savage, MN. A game runs about 18m, the median of 102 timed games, so budget for that in a round with a clock on it. The better-ranked player loses here 65.3% of the time, which puts it at 42/100 for difficulty. That is a middling machine for variance: form matters, but a bad ball still costs a good player the game.
Collecting Jokers increase value of drop targets. Try to collect 2 or 3 before working on the bank to maximize points.
Shoot drop targets to complete poker hands for bonus at the end of your ball.
Collecting Jokers advances the value of color coordinated lanes and advances the value of the saucer on the right.
Collect white insert (via top lanes or standup target above the pop) to light the 3,000 shot on the left loop. Repeat shot if possible.
Plunging for one of the Jokers is key - the red and green affect bottom lanes so go for those.
Complete lights to raise the base drop target value. Raise value before hitting drops for most points.
If set to 3-ball play, balls 2 and 3 will award double bonus; pop bumper always scores 1,000.
