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Big Game

Stern 1980 SS
Strategy updated: July 8, 2026

Strategy

Shoot any lit spinner, far left spinner is best as it will also collect lit BIG GAME letters at the saucer. Otherwise shoot for drop targets to fill in bingo cards.

Key Rules

Base bonus and Bonus X are carried ball-to-ball

Spinners

  • Far left spinner is lit for 2K/spin when the X bingo card is lit

  • The left interior spinner is lit for 1K/spin when the top lanes have been collected to spell BIG

Drop Targets and Bingo Cards

  • There are three banks of drop targets labeled with the individual numbers 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9

  • On the playfield are three bingo cards labeled X, Y, and Z. At least one will be lit at any given time

    • if the X is lit, the outer left spinner will be lit for 2K/spin

    • if the Z is lit, the star rollovers behind the top right drop target bank are lit for 2K each

  • Hitting a drop target will light that number on any lit bingo card and award 1K in bonus

  • Complete all 3 bingo cards for special bonus of 27K carried for all balls

  • Complete a 3-in-a-row line on each bingo card or fully complete 1 bingo card for 2x Bonus

  • Complete two 3-in-a-row lines on each bingo card or fully complete 2 bingo cards for 3X Bonus

  • Starting on the 3rd ball any 3-in-a-row lines score an additional 5K in bonus (multipliers won't affect this)

  • If you light the same number on all three bingo cards, completing the drop target bank with that number scores 25K

  • Complete the Z card fully, or get any 2 lines or 4 corners on two cards to light an extra ball, collect on middle left lane or the right outlane

BIG GAME letters

  • Spell BIG GAME from the top lanes, left standup targets, and inlanes.

  • Can only be completed once per ball, yet progress carries ball-to-ball

  • The upper left lane saucer collects 5K per currently lit letter

  • If all 7 letters collected, they will reset at the start of the next ball and light the saucer at the end of the upper left lane to collect an additional 35K

Some competitions settings grant a 5X Bonus if you spell BIG GAME on the same ball you started 3X Bonus

big-game.jpg playfield
Playfield image by Ken (scottamus)