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Centigrade 37

Gottlieb 1977 EM
Strategy updated: July 23, 2026

Strategy

Master the left flipper shot to the saucer, from the right flipper work on collecting all A B C D letters to increase saucer value, then alley pass to the left for more saucer shots.

The kickout from the saucer will likely travel down the double waterfall lane on the right. Nudge to collect lit lanes for 5K each, and avoid the right outlane.

Skill Shot

Plunge to the A B C top lanes, don't overshoot, although you can use the rubber bumper to send it back to the right and into a lane.

Key Rules

A B C D Lanes

  • Try to collect the top A B C lanes on any plunge

  • D lane is on the left, mid-playfield

  • The green lights in front of the saucer show how many letters have been collected and scores 1K + 1K for every collected letter

  • Each collected letter also lights one of the drop targets on left center bank

  • Letter collection is carried from ball-to-ball

Double Lane Waterfall (on right of playfield)

  • Any white lit lane scores 5K

  • Try to avoid the bottom right lane as it is more likely to make the right outlane

Drop targets are only worth 500 points, and best ignored entirely

centigrade-37-pf.jpg playfield
Playfield image by Ken (scottamus)