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Trident

Stern 1979 SS
Strategy updated: July 12, 2026

Strategy

Shoot both upper left and right target banks to get 5X Bonus and max spinner value. Then shoot spinners exclusively, concentrating on whichever one has the 2K / spin value.

Skill Shot

Plunge to top saucer

Key Rules

Bonus Multipliers

  • Progressive upper left drop bank completion awards +1 Bonus X

  • Bank starts with only 2 targets up for completion and 2X, then 3 targets for 3X, then 4 for 4X, then the entire bank for 5X

  • Each of the first 3 completions add to the top saucer value which starts at 5K (10K, 20K, 30K)

  • 3 completions also lights the right outlane for a special (100K)

Spinner

  • The upper right standup target bank light the spinners (start at 200/spin) in the following ways:

    • White and red - left spinner by +400 points/spin each

    • Green and yellow - right spinner by +400 points/spin each

    • Purple - lights one of the spinners for +1000 points/spin, changes with each bumper or sling hit

  • When entire standup bank completed, one spinner will be worth 2000/spin, the other 1000/spin

Making the star rollover in the left orbit will advance the left inlane from 2K, 4K, 6K, 8K

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