Bad Penny Pinball Arcade · 93 games · first seen Nov 4, 2023 · last seen Feb 28, 2025
LITT Pinball Bar · Minneapolis, MN · 15 games · first seen Aug 8, 2026 · last seen Oct 27, 2026
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The Shadow pinball machine has 108 recorded tournament games in Minneapolis, MN. A game runs about 18m, the median of 108 timed games, so budget for that in a round with a clock on it. The better-ranked player loses here 56.3% 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.
Pull the gun trigger during Video Mode to use a "Smart Bomb", which destroys all the on-screen phurbas. Only works once per video mode.
Shoot the 4 rings to start Vengeance (ramps worth 5m, 7m, etc.). Completing all 4 rings awards 50M. Comboing 4 rings in a row awards 100M.
Pull the gun trigger to collect a Mongol Hurry-Up for 3 million points.
During "Farley Claymore" mode, shoot the ball up to the battlefield as all hits up there will count towards easily completing the mode.
Left orbit to upper loop 2-way combo starts at 10mil and goes up 3mil every time completed. Value carries over ball to ball.
Mode (scene) points are awarded in end of ball bonus.
Shooting the left loop - side loop - Khan scoop combo can be worth many points as you get more and more of them.
Bonus X does not multiply the lucrative mode points awarded at the end of ball. Vengeance is the most likely to be valuable skill shot.
Pull the trigger when you first shoot into the 3 scoops. You will hear “Anyone for Peking duck?” The next mode is the secret laughing mode
