LITT Pinball Bar · Minneapolis, MN · 60 games · first seen Oct 14, 2023 · last seen Oct 27, 2024
Bad Penny Pinball Arcade · 48 games · first seen Mar 22, 2024 · last seen Mar 6, 2025
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Theatre of Magic pinball machine has 108 recorded tournament games in Minneapolis, MN. A game runs about 19m, the median of 108 timed games, so budget for that in a round with a clock on it. The better-ranked player loses here 49% of the time, which puts it at 32/100 for difficulty. That is a low-variance machine: scores hold up and the stronger player usually wins, so it rewards the favorite.
1st ball: Select levitating woman w/ flippers, make trunk skillshot for start illusion, loop the center ramp for points & progress to locks
Hit center ramp to spell MAGIC. Once done locks are lit behind trunk. Shoot trunk to start multiball. Hit trunk again immediately.
Repeated left orbit shots scores combos, bonus, bonus multipliers (rollover lanes), and a 50M hurryup on the trunk. Solid simple strategy.
Secret lock: Tap ball up left orbit to drop into trunk from back; locks first ball and lights second lock.
Hit captive ball to lit Vanish on left loop. Lock ball (40M) and release by shooting right loop. Captive ball awards jackpot in this 2ballMB
Shoot left loop to spell THEATR. Lock 2 balls to expose the trunk magnet. Shoot left loop one more time to start hurry-up. Shoot the trunk
Collect Vanish before starting Multiball for a 4-ball Multiball. Vanish will be lit and can be collected again after Multiball is over.
In multiball, left orbit shots feed rollover lanes and pop bumpers. This is a great opportunity to advance bonus while increasing JP value.
After playing MAGIC multiball twice, the center ramp no longer awards MAGIC letters. Shoot the Metamorphosis ramp instead.
Try to stack tigersaw multiball with grand finale.
How to get to Grande Finale: Play all modes, advance clock to 12, play multiball, spell theatre from left loop
Clock/trunk skill shot advances clock TWO hours. Hit captive ball after locking a ball to advance 1 hour. EB at 6:00; Madness at Midnight.
Basement $15 mil plus mystery award--light EB, Midnight Madness, video pinball, etc. Standups by ramps light basement. Center ramp to open.
It's possible to advance Theatre letters and collect Theatre jackpots during Tiger Saw multiball (not Magic multiball).
Score an extra ball (if enabled) by getting to six o'clock. Advance hours by the right orbit or the "advance clock" skillshot.
If you get Video Pinball as a Basement award, hit all six targets for Extra Ball or 40 million points.
