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Fathom

Bally 1981
Strategy updated: June 22nd, 2026

Skill Shot

Any unlit lane. Getting A-B-C once lights one of the return lanes for 50K; a second ABC lights both of them.

Ruleset

❗️Remember outlanes and in-lanes are reversed

⭐️ Round yellow stand up target to the immediate left of the cave trap lane on the right lights the spinner

  • Spinner is worth 500/spin unlit, 5K/spin when lit - most valuable thing in the game

  • Often backhand-able

  • In MB a lit spinner is worth 10K or 15K per spin

Lock balls in both the cave saucer (via right lane) and lagoon saucer (via left orbit)

  • Then shoot drop targets in front of either saucer to release locked balls

  • Light and rip spinner, do not re-lock balls

  • all scores doubled for 2 ball MB, tripled for 3 ball MB

Center drop bank advances bonus X, safer to concentrate on spinner and MBs

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