UK Machine Record
Beat the Clock
Bally · 1985 · at 1 UK venue.
Beat the Clock is a Bally machine built around one of pinball’s simplest ideas: time is running out. The game challenges the player to complete objectives while working against the clock.
The rules are deliberately direct, with the pressure coming from the need to make shots efficiently rather than memorising a huge rulesheet.
That makes it a good test of fundamentals. Don’t waste time looking for the perfect shot; make the good one before the clock runs out.
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Strategy tips written by players on PinTips , not by Silverball. Best-voted first.
- General
Game ends when you drain with 0 time remaining instead of a set number of balls. UR S-T-O-P targets or left drain switch will stop clock.
- General
1. add bonus with L drops (holds forever) 2. multiply bonus behind R drop (draining resets to 1x) 3. collect bonus in UL 4. See 3
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