Dann, I bet your moustache can break 2 Billāsā¦
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Yes because as itās been shown above the base value of your jackpots can jump to upwards of 50 million. Combine that with shot and playfield multipliers, and it gets crazy.
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Nah, moustache went down in the blackwater battle.
OH, also neglected the playfield multipliers. Iāll try again.
What does āpower cycleā mean? Thanks.
Turn the machine off, then turn it on again.
Dwight - Please build something into the rules that allows a TD to reset house selection status. Got stuck playing Stark in an event yesterday due to the machine selecting it (switch error somewhere). No points were given, but house was locked in. Just happened to me 
In talk with one of the TDās they mentioned this was why in recent tournaments it was set to force everyone to play as Stark. This is a GREAT tournament game and this possibility seems to be a limiting reason on why itās not used. Would love to see it used more and I think this could help.
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The thing that fixed this for me was replacing the barrel spring on the outside of the shooter rod. It pulled the plunger tip back a little and allowed the ball to settle more deeply (instead of bouncing off the tip when fed into the lane, causing it to leave the shooter lane switch briefly).
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Shouldnāt the TD have given you the option to play a fresh game in this instance?
Unfortunately I think this is a minor malfunction play on situation. Then if it keeps happening pull it or fix it.
Huh. I thought I read differently about a ruling at Pinburgh. I could be remembering wrong though, and itās not an easy search term.
I may have it wrong, itās been a while since i remember it being covered.
Was this on a Premium or LE? I saw this happen on an LE, but I have never seen it happen on a Pro
It was on a Pro
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I honestly wasnāt sure what the ruling was supposed to be but I trust the judgment of the person that made the call so if it was wrong then no hard feelings are present. Fortunately it didnāt impact me qualifying anyways. I saw this thread pop up and figured Iād make a post though as getting stuck in Stark while the rest of your group gets Martel or Tyrel puts you at a pretty big disadvantage. It sounded like this wasnāt all that uncommon and could be a reason why TDās avoid the game which is a shame as itās such a great tournament game strategy wise, so I figured Iād ask the question.
Iām not sure a fresh game would have been fair (it was discussed) as I would then know the final target score I needed before plunging ball 1. On GOT that would be a massive advantage.
Yep, still the same applies with what @jmg linked - you lose agency over a key decision in the game that everyone gets before they play and should be compensated for it.
If the issue continues, fix the offending switch. If thatās not doable take the game out, or swap to Novice Mode.
I can see JJPOTC characters being a bit more fuzzy, for reference.
I agree with this in terms of fairness, and think itās an appropriate solution ā but I donāt feel that the IFPAPA rules specifically provide for this ruling. I went back and reread as well. Could you point me to the sentences that capture this interpretation? I would prefer to make this ruling.
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I guess character selection on Stern Star Wars also falls into the āmajor feature deniedā category then? Iāve been calling that one wrong, itās happened a couple times in our league. Also been denied choice of awards at start of ball from time to time, Iām inclined to call that a minor malfunction- play on but itās kind of important too. If your strategy is go for TIE fighter multi-ball those free fifteen TIE fighters available to certain characters is kind of a big deal.
If this was a one-player qualifying, I could see giving a fresh game. But if youāre in a multi-player situation and one player has already completed a ball, then I call āplay onā every time.
As a player hereās a tip: Pull out the plunger before the ball is launched. This can prevent the accidental triggering of the shooter lane switch even when the barrel spring is screwed up.
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