Blainbrook · Blaine, MN · 468 games · first seen Sep 1, 2021 · last seen Feb 4, 2026
Bad Penny Pinball Arcade · 98 games · first seen Aug 23, 2024 · last seen Jul 11, 2025
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Sinbad (EM) pinball machine has 566 recorded tournament games in Blaine, MN. A game runs about 10m, the median of 560 timed games, so budget for that in a round with a clock on it. The better-ranked player loses here 59% of the time, which puts it at 36/100 for difficulty. That is a low-variance machine: scores hold up and the stronger player usually wins, so it rewards the favorite.
Solid state version: Drop target banks increase bonus X. Completed banks adv X only if previous are also down. Ex. can't collect 4X until 3X and 2X are also down
Solid state version: Bonus (max 15K) will be collected once all drops are down, at which point they will reset and you start the whole process over
Spinner and star rollovers advance bonus, completing banks lights a top lane for an award. the purple banks lights extra ball lane
Getting the 3-bank of targets down lights the 2nd rollover for an extra ball, if enabled. Extremely valuable.
Solid state version: Skill shot is worth 10k. Can be very valuable
