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Big Lebowski, The

Dutch 2016
Strategy updated: June 22nd, 2026

Skill Shot

Maude: Standard plunge into lanes, move lit lane with flippers

Rug: Hold left flipper with a full plunge and hit the rug within 5 seconds to unroll the rug

Let's Go Bowling: Hold right flipper to plunge ball to top playfield, then hit the upper PF loop

Ruleset

Rug Modes - timed modes

  • Start 1 of 6 rug modes by bashing the rug to reveal a hole, shoot hole to start mode

  • Starting a mode will light the insert solid and this mode will no longer be selected for future rug modes

Multiball

  • Qualify lock by hitting both stand-up targets on either side of the left ramp (The Dude shot)

  • Ball lock is left ramp - lock 3 balls to start MB

  • Make all character shots and the rug shot (red inserts lit for needed shots)

  • Dude ramp will then light for Super JP

  • Then all shots are lit again, super JP will light at one of the 6 shots

  • Shots can be spotted by making the mini loop on the upper PF

Characters

  • Major shots give a letter to a character, once character spelled the saucer insert is lit with character color, collect the character by hitting the saucer on left of PF

  • This begins a MB for that character - can be stacked

  • Every shot that isn't that character shot adds to the JP

  • JP is at character shot

Let's Go Bowling

  • Qualify by shooting upper PF mini loop multiple times

  • Then start by shooting the scoop on the upper PF or the saucer on the main PF

  • Use flipper buttons to choose which character to bowl with, choose an unlit character

  • Bowling ball awarded for strikes or spares in lower PF - use launch button to bowl

    • Each bowling ball multiplies that character's shot

Car Modes - timed modes

  • Hit blue stand-ups on upper PF to light 4 inserts to begin one of 3 car modes

    • Kill Dudes Car: bash car to complete

    • Car Chase: shoot mini loop, don't hit car

    • Car Impound: bash car to complete

Nihilist Mode

  • Qualify by hitting both stand-ups on either side of the rug and the stand up to the left of the right ramp (Walter ramp) several times

  • Once qualified the nihilist light will flash at the scoop, shoot to start

  • Multiple waves of targets to hit

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