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Bronco

Gottlieb • 1977 • EM
Strategy updated: September 12, 2026

Strategy

The saucers are the most valuable part of the game, concentrate on shooting them on repeat (3K each). While completing the drop targets will make the saucers add bonus, the risk may not be worth intentionally shooting these.

Skill Shot

Plunge for the “A” lane, its difficult to return to the top and this center lane is the only place to collect the “A”

Key Rules

Saucers & Drop Targets

  • The left and right saucers near the top score 3K each

  • Each drop target will light a white insert in-front of a saucer (settings can make this both)

    • For each lit white insert a bonus advance is given when making that saucer

    • The center pop alternates which set of inserts is lit if they aren’t both awarded by a drop

  • While the bonus advances are nice, the drop targets can be draingerous, and may best ignore them and instead shoot for the saucers on repeat

Top Lanes & Bonus

  • Top lanes score 300 and a bonus advance (Max bonus is 15K)

  • Un-lighting all 3 of them and completing all drop targets lights a special at the center lane (unlikely to collect)

  • Collect A B C on the same ball and bonus will be doubled, the final ball of the game starts with 2X bonus so completing these lanes now award 4X Bonus

Kicker Lanes

  • Below the two saucers, about mid-playfield are two kickers, these score 500 and should kick the ball into the saucer for a collect

  • They may be lit for extra ball based on the base bonus amount:

    • In a 5-ball game one of them will be lit at: 3K, 5K, 7K, 9K

    • In a 3-ball game, 3K, 4K, 5K, 6K, 7K, 9K, 12K, 14K

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