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Eight Ball Champ

Bally 1985 SS
Strategy updated: August 16, 2026

Strategy

Shoot left orbit to spell CHAMP twice for 3X playfield and then shoot the left orbit on repeat.

Skill Shot

Plunge to a lit lane, flippers move lane lights

Key Rules

Lanes (Collect CHAMP)

  • Unlight top lanes and inlanes to spell CHAMP

    • Complete once for 2X playfield & increase spinner to 1K/spin

    • 2nd time for 3X playfield & increase spinner to 3K/spin

    • 3rd time increases spinner to 5K/spin and lights an outlane for a special

  • Right flipper rotates the lit lanes

Orbits

  • Shots to either orbit advance the value of both.

    • First is worth 5K, 2nd 10K, every shot after worth +10K more until max of 100K

  • ⭐️ Left orbit is more valuable: collects value, collects saucer awards, and drops the ball into the top lanes

    • Saucer awards: 2X Bonus, 3X Bonus, 5X Bonus, subsequent shots score 100K

Drop Targets

  • Hit 5 yellow drop targets to collect pool balls and expose the standup target behind it

    • Each collected pool ball is worth 15K in base bonus

  • Collect 7 pool balls to light 8 ball at upper right saucer

    • HIt an exposed standup target to collect a letter in EIGHT

    • Each collected letter adds 10K to base bonus

    • Complete EIGHT and earn a letter in BALL and 50K added to base bonus

❗️Shooting spinner is dangerous shot and should be avoided, left lane scores more anyway

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