UK Machine Record
Williams · 1995 · at 4 UK venues.
Jack-Bot is the third game in Williams' Pin-Bot family and arguably the most developed version of the idea. Steve Ritchie returned to the concept with a casino-themed machine full of jackpots, ramps, a spinning disc and the familiar robot at the centre.
The game is built around completing Casino features and progressively increasing your jackpot potential. It has plenty of risk-and-reward decisions, particularly once you start getting close to the bigger scoring opportunities.
It is less common in UK venues than many of the better-known Williams classics, but remains a favourite with collectors. Build your jackpot before you start gambling with it.
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Silverball guide · Jack-Bot
Filling the Keno card to open the Visor normally takes between five and fifteen target hits. At the start of every card the machine offers to do it in one, and then pays you fifty million for noticing.
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Soft plunge to a cradle without hitting any switches, then take your time to aim for the lit row on the left and immediately open the visor.
In tournament mode, Specials are worth 500 Million and extra balls are worth 200 Million, even those earned via Casino Run.
Go for double or nothing before your first Casino Run. The shot will also count as the ramp shot to relight the game saucer.
During Mega Visor, if a ball is trapped behind the visor, hitting the ball will collect a "Dirty Pool" and light the Mega Jack*Bot instantly
Mash the flashing Extra Ball button during casino games and Casino Run slots to attempt to "cheat" for a better score or to remove a bomb.
You can cheat during the bonus sequence to receive an extra bonus X.
During a Casino Run spin, hold both flippers for a chance to get a Cow (Special) or the Mortal Kombat 3 symbol (Extra Ball) on the reels.
Cheating and bomb defuse only works up to once per Casino Run. Always cash out after cheating a bomb.
If you quickly drained out of MB don't flail for a Jackbot if you scored none. The visor will remain open for a MB restart.
Always start a Super Jackbot with the left eye, that will keep the right eye lit for another super. Starting with right unlights both eyes.
Focus on the eyes for multiball - one right after the other is a Super Jackpot worth the next three regulars combined
The spiral skillshot is usually worth little and isn't worth putting the ball into the pops. Use the valid playfield exploit plunge.
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How Jack-Bot was sold to operators — Williams, 1995. The back is the feature list the manufacturer led with, which is a fair record of what the machine was meant to be famous for.
Flyer scan via the Internet Pinball Database. The artwork is Williams’s.
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