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Paul Bunyan

Gottlieb 1968
Strategy updated: June 26th, 2026

Skill Shot

There is a side gate above the top lanes, a skillful (or lucky) plunge can trip this gate for 500 points when lit, 100 points when unlit

Ruleset

❗️In competition this is played as a 1-player game because A B C letters carry over between players

⭐️ Keep the ball in the upper and mid playfield as much as possible. Getting the ball up top from the bottom flippers is doable, yet challenging.

Any unlit A B C lane or target scores 50 points

Complete A B C at the top lanes or center stand-up targets in order to light top side gate and one of bottom saucers lit for 200, 400, 600 based (value and side changes on switch hits)

  • Unlit saucers score 50, 100, or 150 (rotates on 1-pt switch hits)

  • Now collect which ever letter is lit to score awards below (changes with 1-pt switch hits)

    • A: left pop bumper and sling lit 10 pts, upper right lane lit for 100 pts

    • B: center pop bumper lit for 10 pts, lanes about the left and right middle flippers lit for 100

    • C: right pop bumper and sling lit for 10 pts, upper left lane lit for 100 pts

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