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Target Pool

Gottlieb 1969 EM
Strategy updated: August 9, 2026

Strategy

You want to collect 14 of the 15 number targets. Collecting them all will turn the inlanes, normally worth 100 points, into a special which is worth 0 points. Shoot up top and avoid the center 7 arrow targets altogether. If the arrow standup targets on the left or right are lit, a good strategy is to bank a shot up top off of those lit targets for an additional 300 points.

Skill Shot

Ideal plunge is for the 6 lane on ball 1, then 8 lane on ball 2, then the 7 lane on the last ball to fall into the lit bumper for 100 points. All lanes score 10 points, lit or unlit

Key Rules

Numbers 1-15

  • All numbered standup targets award 10 points, lit or unlit.

  • Completing the 6-7-8 top lanes lights the bumper for 100

  • Collect 14 of the 15 number targets, It’s best to leave the 5 or 11 uncollected, as these are the hardest to hit

  • The inlanes award 100 points, unless all 1-15 numbers have been collected, then they award a special which is worth nothing. There is no way to reset the targets once the special has been awarded.

  • Collecting number targets may also light the arrow standup targets: 4 on the left, 7 in the center (draingerous), 4 on the right.

    • Unlit arrow targets are worth 50 points, lit arrow targets are worth 300

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