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Free Fall

Gottlieb • 1974 • EM
Strategy updated: September 2, 2026

Extra Balls Off: This strategy assumes extra balls are turned off, if they remain on the strategy should be to complete the lit drop targets and rack up EBs along the way from the red lit target.

Strategy

Collect only six of the 1-7 numbered rollover lanes to light drop targets, now shoot the drop that is lit red. Hit the center bumper to move the red light and collect the next target in the bank. Complete the bank to reset it and shoot the red lit targets again.

Skill Shot

Plunge any needed lane except the "6", too draingerous, shoot this instead from the left flipper. "4" might be the best given it may give you another lane from a pop rebound.

Key Rules

Lanes

  • The 1-7 numbered lanes score 500 points and light the corresponding drop target yellow when rolled through

  • Collected lanes carry over ball-to-ball, which means scoring is generally higher on later balls

  • However, only collect 6 of the 7 lanes, best to leave "5" uncollected

    • Collecting all lanes when extra balls are turned off will reward 5K but changes all lit targets to a "Wow" for the remainder of the ball where the reward is an EB, now worth nothing

Drop Targets

  • Each drop target without a yellow light scores 50

  • A yellow lit drop scores 500

  • One target will always be lit red and scores 10X the the value (so 500 or 5000)

  • Move the red lit target with hits to the center pop bumper

  • Completing the bank scores 5K and resets the bank

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