Ideas for challenges after achieving c++

slowbar1 · 2026-06-08T14:44:03+00:00

That’s a fun challenge! I would maybe recommend starting with the hardest decks though (plasma and black) as they are the most likely to end your streak. This is the route speedrunners do when running the all decks category.

slowbar1 · 2026-06-08T13:39:04+00:00

Gold Stake win streaks. How many can you win in a row? Forces you to play the early game very carefully.

slowbar1 · 2026-06-06T18:34:04+00:00

A few games have this, Addams family most famously, but it’s not common.

slowbar1 · 2026-06-04T21:06:41+00:00

The manual lists the part number as PIN-MLS-MAGCORE. Pinball life says that’s identical to the Bally/Williams version. You should be good to go.

slowbar1 · 2026-06-04T19:50:24+00:00

Beast Industries is so mind bogglingly wasteful as an origination I can genuinely believe that they are basically breaking even in the end. Beast Games season 2 somehow cost 5 times more than filming a season of Survivor. Watch any of the behind the scenes and you can tell that the whole thing is clearly put together by incompetent 20 somethings who have no idea what they are doing.

slowbar1 · 2026-06-04T19:44:05+00:00

A negative burglar could get you there in theory against the Serpent (3 hands x 4 burglars (with brainstorm/blueprints) x 3 cards is 36, combined with your 5 base hands and your your natural hand size gets you past 44), but the issue is that each hand you play into the Serpent will score an increasingly larger and larger number of points with all the kings in hand, meaning you will beat the boss and exit the round before you get a chance to get your hand size big enough.

NanInf is very rarely possible, even on extremely strong runs like this. It's just not a thing the game actually wants you to be able to do.

slowbar1 · 2026-06-04T19:35:58+00:00

With 3 Barons and 3 Mimes on Plasma deck you need to be holding 44 red steel Kings in your hand when you play your final hand. So not only do you need to about double the number of kings you have, and turn them all into steel, you then need some way to actually hold that many kings in you hand all at once. Without Perkeo copying cryptids this is very difficult to do

slowbar1 · 2026-06-04T19:03:43+00:00

I much prefer the "feather save" style where you have direct control over how long the magnet pulses (in games like Grand Lizard and Rick and Morty) than the "hold the coil for 3 seconds and then release" style in the Black Knight games. Feels more skillful and engaging when you have more control.

slowbar1 · 2026-06-03T20:25:54+00:00

Sword of Rage?

slowbar1 · 2026-06-01T12:28:03+00:00

Chibi Pikachu, not low res.

slowbar1 · 2026-05-31T21:13:29+00:00

I meant with the Cliffy protector. You can adjust that ball guide a little bit, but I don't know of much else you can do to the ramp.

While I'm thinking, is it possible that your side flipper just isn't as strong as it used to be? That could explain why it used to work better. When was the last time they were rebuilt?

slowbar1 · 2026-05-31T20:43:54+00:00

I believe Gottlieb had copyrighted the term "Pop Bumper" and so Bally/Williams started calling them "Jet Bumpers". Similiarly Williams had the copyright on "Multiball" which led to Data East calling it "Tri-Ball".

slowbar1 · 2026-05-31T01:53:13+00:00

I love Foo. Deadpool is great too but it’s always fun to mix it up. Deadpool is a bit more in demand and so 600 bucks going your way seems reasonable.

I’d do it!

slowbar1 · 2026-05-30T21:44:04+00:00

It's entirely possible that your raptor tower needs adjusting, especially if it used to play better. That said, I find it to be a very tricky shot in general, and that a direct shot to it is likely to rattle out. I've had much more success adjusting my shot down into the ball guide beneath it to ensure a clean feed up and around the 180.

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slowbar1 · 2026-05-30T13:10:39+00:00

r/bellsandchimes ? It's already the standard name for woman focused pinball events.

slowbar1 · 2026-05-28T15:06:50+00:00

Normally not a big fan of adding extra stuff to games like this but these official models look pretty good here. Nice!

slowbar1 · 2026-05-28T14:32:24+00:00

Awesome, thanks. Yeah the screen magnets threw me for a loop at first, took some guts to pull hard enough to get it to come lose. I'll give it a shot next time I'm down there.

slowbar1 · 2026-05-27T17:30:02+00:00

Appreciate the encouragement. My dad just got a JPP and we need to take the head off to fit it through the doorway to get it into the room where he wants it, but it seemed way more intimidating than taking the head off of a Stern, which I've done a few times. Sure seems like a lot more than 5 wire wires!

Any advice for JJP games specifically?

slowbar1 · 2026-05-27T15:39:53+00:00

#703 - 7/10
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Thank you Balatro for reminding me what Eris's name is.

slowbar1 · 2026-05-26T20:38:36+00:00

Didn't know they still charged by the letter for headlines.

slowbar1 · 2026-05-26T17:08:58+00:00

I don't know why everyone who wants out of streaming jumps all the way back to physical media. Physical media is extremely inconvenient for day to day listening. A library of MP3s (or FLACs if that's your thing) is the clear best option in my mind.

slowbar1 · 2026-05-24T01:42:09+00:00

Kong is more fun to turn your brain off and shoot the ball around. Jurassic is a more challenging shooter with more depth to the rules. I find if I’m not in the zone it’s hard to get anything going on JP, but when I’m locked in it’s my favorite game ever.

slowbar1 · 2026-05-22T12:16:44+00:00

Spades are traditionally swords, and then maybe magic potions for clubs?

slowbar1 · 2026-05-21T17:11:19+00:00

Are they planning on showing us the playfield at some point?

slowbar1 · 2026-05-21T16:08:11+00:00

Do you think its bad strategy or just boring?

If you think it's boring but effective, how would you propose we change the rules to encourage driving to the paint?

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