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Frontier

Bally 1980
Strategy updated: June 22nd, 2026

Strategy

Shoot inlane drop targets to light spinner and advance bonus X. Then shoot up top to complete A B C lanes while trying to nudge into Frontier bonus collect saucer to the right of C lane. Continue to collect A B C to complete the animal grid, complete the 3-bank drop targets on the right to increase Predator Bonus X.

Skill Shot

Plunge to any lit lane

Ruleset

Shoot first inlane drop target to light spinner, further drop targets and the lane end target increase Frontier bonus X (2X, 3X, 4X)

Each pass through the A B C lanes lights an animal to the center playfield grid

  • Complete A B C to light an inlane for 15K points, 2nd completion awards an extra ball (25K), all additional completions award a special (50K)

  • There are 3 stand-up targets on the playfield, form left to right they also score A B C and light the animal grid, and are draingerous

There are 2 bonuses in the game:

  • Frontier Bonus: Complete A B C (via lanes or stand-up targets) to increase base bonus (max 60K). The inlane drop targets light spinner and increase bonus X (spinner lit, 2X, 3X, 4X via the back lane standup target). Collect the Frontier bonus and multiplier by landing in the collect bonus saucer in the top, the gate is open when the arrow is lit pointing to the lane entrance. You can also sneak in the side off a bumper hit.

  • Predator Bonus: Each lit animal on the grid is worth 3K bonus. Complete the grid to score a 45K super bonus. Both the grid and super bonus can be multiplied by completing the 3-bank drop targets on the right (2X, 3X, 4X), additional completions award a special (50K). Predator bonus is only collected at the end of the ball.

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