Only took 261 games to defeat LOTR Balrog!

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My best game by far(but not my highest score). Earned two "Gift from
the Elves" two extra balls, and even destroyed the Ring! Could have
done better though. Somehow I actually missed the left flipper button
and lost ball three. Major choke. I know this is a ho-hum game for most
of you guys but I had a blast and wanted to share.
Matt B.

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I agree. I think I have completed FoTR multiball in one multiball once.
Every other time it has taken twice or more. RoTK isn't a cakewalk
either. You can't run out of tough objectives on this game! It's the
bane of my existence. I mean, I LOVE it, but it abuses me pitilessly.
Jousting with it is great fun.

-cody
CARGPB#4


Jeff Palmer wrote:
> Good job! Don't short-change yourself; defeating Balrog is not THAT
> easy. The point is YOU are having fun and obviously improving above
> your previous results. Don't worry about the rest of us. Do it again
> and set your sights on another goal.
>
> Have fun.
>
> Jeff

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Are you kidding? Any game where you defeat the Balrog can not be
described as ho-hum!!!

Well done!

Cheers
Macman

In article <1127424171.486708.53630@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
"mattyb" <mdbrinst@sentara.com> wrote:

> My best game by far(but not my highest score). Earned two "Gift from
> the Elves" two extra balls, and even destroyed the Ring! Could have
> done better though. Somehow I actually missed the left flipper button
> and lost ball three. Major choke. I know this is a ho-hum game for most
> of you guys but I had a blast and wanted to share.
> Matt B.

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I get to DTR fairly often it seems, but finishing all the modes to
start TABA is a LOT harder. I think I have only done it twice in over a
year of owning the game.

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I haven't made it to Valinor either, so take this with a grain of salt,
but here's a couple of things you might want to try. You can step the
ring light with your flippers, so you can "set up" what mode you want
to start from a cradle. Wait to shoot the ring to start the mode until
a multiball is lit. Then start the mode first, and then the multiball
as soon after as you can. Then you have several balls to help complete
the mode for you. One you have the mode start lit, try to loop Man ring
shots consecutively to get to Gollum quicker. Then start Gollum and
then the mode and you have one extra ball to complete the mode with.
Don't forget to shoot the tower to light palantir. It adds a ball in
multiball and adds time at the end of a mode.

This may or may not be good advice as I haven't made it to Valinor
trying to implement this strategy.

-cody
CARGPB#4


mattyb wrote:
> Haven't got to "there and back again" yet. My best so far is 4 modes
> started. I've managed to win two modes in a game only a few times. I
> don't know how these guys do it. Valinor seems unobtainable at this
> point. Which is not necessarily a bad thing. It will keep me coming
> back for years to come and even if I never get there, it's still the
> best pinball I've ever played. Matt B.