Jackbot settings question

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So, last week for league I played Jackbot. It was set hard (2 clears for visor to start first multiball and only one could be done via strafing shot). I decided to go Casino Run straight away and did. I did horribly flubbing about 7 consecutive shots and getting nothing for it, but on to the reason for this post:

Second time through, I am choosing to collect the scores (instead of doubling) and yet the ramp doesn’t drop. After each casino award, I have a ‘collect bonus’ countdown and it is under the ramp AND I cannot time it out fully with a catch from the casino saucer. Is this a setting? Did I cause this somehow? I have never seen this before, but it was quite annoying. Someone please tell me why this happened!

That is all. Thank you.

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Timers on Jackbot pauses when you cradle up.

On hard, a ramp shot is required for Casino games to relight. Under the ramp shot doesn’t cut it.

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I know. What I am saying is that after every shot to the casino saucer the ramp is going up even when I choose to take my score, and lighting a ‘collect bonus’ shot. I have never seen this before. My question is why is it happening.

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That seems abnormal. Collect bonus under the ramp is indeed something you can qualify, but it’s not tied to a Casino Game cash-in.

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Now I am curious. It might be the secondary flipper button switch that is stuck closed. Just speculating here.

If I am not too much in the way, I might invetigate on the Jackbot game at a local arcade tonight.

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That would give a “Collect 2x Points” award rather than “Collect Bonus” award under the ramp.

I believe @G_Money and agree with @Snailman. It definitely sounds like some weird behavior.

[Here’s where I make a joke about known bugs in Jack-Bot’s Install CA SCS Tournament adjustment.]

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Yea something is screwed up, I’ve never run into that with my Jackbot.