Rules - CASTLE

The King and Queen of the town of Wallden live in a castle. But the castle is surrounded by three monsters. You need to secure the castle.

In this objective, you will learn how to fight through TRAIN sessions (modes) from Dave the Royal Trainer. Then, you will fight each of the three monsters to secure the castle.

The castle objective equates to the modes of the table. This is the most complex and potentially dangerous objective of the table and often takes the most time to complete. But it is usually the most rewarding regarding points.

Starting a TRAIN Session

Spell "TRAIN" in normal game play via the bank of 5 standup targets (lights will be yellow) to light training for the right scoop. Then, shoot the right scoop (flashing yellow TRAIN diamond) to start a training session.

When starting your first training session, Dave the Royal Trainer will give you a little lore as to what is happening and why you are here to be trained.

This objective has 3 phases. In each phase, you must start/participate in 3 training sessions and then fight one of the mini-bosses guarding the castle.

Here is a table outlining what happens in each phase:

TRAIN multiball

Activating a power-up during a training session starts "TRAIN multiball" or adds another ball if it is already active. The remaining training time becomes your shield time (you also get an additional 10 seconds).

When in TRAIN multiball, training ends when you drain all but one ball.

A Blessing and a Curse

Scoring 0 points in a training session is equal to not putting a worthwhile effort into your training. If you don't work hard, you don't build up the strength you need to do well in battle. Therefore, your drain damage increases by 3 HP as a penalty.

However, if you score a certain amount of points or more in a training session, you can reduce your drain damage by up to 5 HP (Drain Damage cannot drop below 5 HP):

• Phase 1 - 15,000,000 points
• Phase 2 - 20,000,000 points
• Phase 3 - 25,000,000 points
• Bonus Phase - 37,500,000 points

List of Training Sessions

When you start a TRAIN session, one of these will be selected at random (determined by the game's seed number). However, you will never get the same one twice unless you managed to do all of them, and in multiplayer competition play, every player gets the same sessions in the same order. Additionally, for tournament compliance, when you use the same game seed number, the same TRAIN sessions and their shots are used in the same order.

Accuracy

Accuracy

Get as many bulls-eyes as you can in the crossbow

• One random standup in the crossbow is flashing orange, and the other two are flashing yellow.
• Yellow standups score 2,500,000 points.
• Orange standup scores 7,500,000 points.
• The standup flashing orange changes each time any standup is hit.

Agility

Agility

Demonstrate high dexterity by grabbing and choking the moving monster (shot)

• A random shot is flashing amber.
• Shoot the flashing shot to score 2,000,000 points.
• The shot changes every 5 seconds or each time it is collected (a grace period of 2 seconds is added when a ball enters a flashing shot).

Bombs Away!

Bombs Away!

Standups add bomb shots; explode as many as you can

• One random shot is flashing yellow.
• The T, A, and N standups (of TRAIN) are flashing purple. Every hit adds a bomb/another random flashing yellow shot.
• Shoot a flashing yellow shot to explode a bomb and score 1,250,000 points (the shot turns off).

Booby Trap

Booby Trap

Let the monsters catch themselves

• One random post-drop target is raised on the playfield.
• Hit the post-drop to score 750,000 points (the target drops and another random one raises).

Boomerang

Boomerang

Throw your boomerang at the enemy, but don't forget to catch it when it comes back!

• Ramps and orbits are flashing white. Shoot any shot to throw a boomerang.
• When you shoot a shot, all shots go off, and the ramp and orbit on the opposite side of the table turns orange for 7 seconds.
• Shoot an orange shot within the 7 seconds to catch the boomerang for 3,000,000 points.
• Ramps and orbits reset back to white after 7 seconds or when the boomerang is caught.
• Grace period: 2 seconds are added when a ball enters a flashing orange shot.

Bunches of Punches

Bunches of Punches

Keep the enemy down by punching the life outta them!

• Pop bumpers are flashing for 200,000 points per hit.
• One side of the orbit is flashing green to divert balls to the bumpers.
• The orbits alternate every 7.5 seconds for bumper diversion.
• If HP lock is lit on the left orbit, then the right orbit will remain lit to divert to the bumpers.

Dave Says...

Dave Says...

Can you listen to instructions closely? Do what Dave Says, but do the opposite of what anyone else says.

This type of mode is very unique and rarely seen in pinball!

• Two random shots are flashing yellow.
• If Dave (the royal trainer) announces the shot for you to shoot, shoot the shot he says to shoot and NOT the other one.
• If the British woman announces the shot for you to shoot, then shoot the OTHER lit shot and NOT the one she said to shoot.
• Every correct shot scores 3,000,000 points.
• Shooting the wrong shot penalizes you for 7 seconds (no shots are lit for 7 seconds).

Distract and Attack

Distract and Attack

Distract the monster's attention away from you, then move in for the attack

• One random shot is flashing orange for 15 seconds, and the spinner is flashing blue.
• Distract the monster by shooting the spinner; every 5 spins will add an orange shot for 15 seconds (if all shots are already lit, then 15 seconds is added to one of them).
• Every orange shot attacks the monster for 1,500,000 points (the shot remains lit until its time expires, so keep attacking!)
• Remember: shots flash faster when their time runs out.

Flame On!

Flame On!

Get some pitch and then burn the place down!

• Four random shots are flashing green, and the other four are flashing orange.
• First, you need to collect pitch (green shots).
• Then, you can start fires (orange shots) which score 2,000,000 points.
• If you start all four fires, you score a bonus 4,000,000 points, and all shots turn back on.
• Remember: You can collect more green shots than orange, but you cannot collect more orange shots than green.

Grab Those Weapons!

Grab Those Weapons!

There are weapons littered all over the place. Collect them all before the monster sees you!

• All main shots are flashing yellow.
• Shoot a shot to collect the weapon for 1,000,000 points (and the shot turns off).
• Collect all 8 weapons for a bonus 3,000,000 points (and all shots re-light).

Kung-fu Combos

Kung-fu Combos

Have you mastered the ancient Arts of Martial Arts?

• The ramps and orbits are flashing white.
• Shoot any shot to turn them all orange for 5 seconds.
• Shoot any shot again before 5 seconds is up to score a Kung-Fu Combo for 2,000,000 points. The shots stay orange, and the 5-second timer resets. So, keep shooting!
• Shots reset to white when you go 5 seconds without collecting a combo.
• Grace period: entering a shot when it is orange will add 2 seconds to the combo timer.

Minesweeper

Minesweeper

The playfield is now a minefield; set off those mines!

• Three random post-drop target mines on the playfield are raised.
• The TRAIN standup targets are all flashing blue.
• Hitting a post-drop will explode the mine for 500,000 points; the post-drop also drops.
• Every standup target hit will raise another random post-drop target mine.

More Power

More Power

A spell is only as good as the power you hold.

• A random shot is flashing yellow to cast the spell, and the spinner is flashing blue to increase the spell's power.
• The starting value of the yellow shot is 1,000,000 points.
• Every spin of the spinner increases the value of the yellow shot by 10% its current value (maxes out at 10,000,000).
• Shooting the yellow shot casts your spell and awards the value (also, the value resets to 1,000,000 and a different shot is flashing yellow).
• The current value is displayed on the DMD next to the yellow dollar-sign.

No Repeats!

No Repeats!

Don't beat a dead horse

• All shots are flashing green.
• Shooting a green shot turns it red and scores 500,000 points + 250,000 points for every red shot there were prior to shooting it.
• Shooting a red shot resets all of the shots back to green; tough luck!
• If you complete all green shots without hitting a red one, you score a bonus 5,000,000 points (and all the shots turn back to green).

Obstacles

Obstacles

Learn how to maneuver your way around debris to get to your target

• A random shot is flashing yellow, but three random post-drop targets are also raised on the playfield.
• The post-drops do nothing when hit; they get in your way of making your shots.
• Every 2 seconds, one post-drop lowers and another one raises.
• Every yellow shot completed awards 2,500,000 points (and changes which shot is lit).
• Pro tip: The post-drops seem completely random but are actually in a randomized sequence. Once a post-drop had its turn being up, it won't come up again until all the other post-drops had a turn. When a post-drop comes up, it goes back down precisely 3 timer cycles (6 seconds) later.

Perception

Perception

Survival depends on spotting subtle differences

• All of the shots are flashing, but one of the shots is slightly different from the rest. It could be a different color, brightness, or flash pattern.
• Shoot the shot which stands out for 2,000,000 points (this also randomizes everything).

Quick Fire

Quick Fire

In the real world, there are no turn-based battles. Go all-in or go home!

• All shots are flashing yellow and remain flashing the entire session.
• The value (indicated by a yellow dollar sign on the DMD) starts at 250,000 points.
• Every shot made scores the value and increases it by 250,000 points.
• When the value is above 250,000, it falls by 4% every 0.5 seconds. So shoot those shots quickly and repeatedly to ramp up the value and keep it up!

Reflex

Reflex

Knowing when and when not to attack is critical

• All shots are flashing either red, amber, or green.
• When green, every shot made scores 500,000 points.
• When amber, every shot made scores 250,000 points.
• When red, every shot made adds 3 seconds to the duration of time the lights stay red (not only do you score nothing, but you increase the period of time in which you will be scoring nothing).
• Lights will randomly (and together) change between red and green; amber is used as a 2-second warning transition from green to red.

Sequential Punches

Sequential Punches

K.O. your enemy by dealing a critical combo of punches

This type of mode is very unique and rarely seen in pinball!

• At the start of the session, a sequence of three colors are announced (and the bumpers flash accordingly).
• Hit the pop bumpers in the given sequence; each time, you will score a knockout for 3,000,000 points.
• Pro tip: This mode operates on a daisy-chain. The DMD will indicate the 3-color sequence you currently have set. Each time you hit a bumper, its color is added on the right-side and pushes the remaining colors left (the left-most falls off). Once your 3-color sequence matches what was announced, you score a knockout.
• The DMD will remind you of the sequence you need; the bumpers will also continuously pulse in the sequence.

Sharp Eye

Sharp Eye

Keep a sharp eye open to spot your enemy

• All shots are flashing white, but one random shot will briefly flash orange for a split-second, exposing the monster.
• Shoot the shot which flashed orange to attack the monster for 3,000,000 points.
• If you do not shoot the shot which flashed orange within 10 seconds, the monster moves; a different shot will flash orange for a split-second, and you will need to instead shoot that one.
• Grace period: If your ball enters the shot which flashed orange, 2 seconds are added to the 10-second timer.
• Pro tip: You will receive an audible queue when the monster is exposed (and the shot is orange).

Sneak Attack

Sneak Attack

Time your attack when the monster is the least aware to score the most damage

• All shots start off by flashing white.
• All shots will alternate color between white, green, yellow, and red respectively. Additionally and respectively, the amount of time the lights spend on that color decreases.

• Color	Duration	Points per Shot
  White	6 seconds	200,000
  Green	4.5 seconds	400,000
  Yellow	3 seconds	800,000
  Red	1.5 seconds	1,600,000

• There is NO grace period in this mode when balls enter shots, so time your shots wisely.

Stealth

Stealth

Be vewy vewy qwuiet!

This type of mode is very unique and rarely seen in pinball!

• All lights go out except the inlane GI which flashes blue (the flash interval gives an indication of the time left until you collect the value).
• Live flips only; you cannot hold your flippers up during this mode (that would be cheating).
• Value starts at 10,000,000 points (indicated on the DMD).
• Every 10 points scored will decrease the value by 250 points (except when collecting the value itself).
• Every time you flip a flipper, 1,000,000 points are subtracted from the value.
• Every time you drain a ball (even with ball shield), 5,000,000 points are subtracted from the value.
• After 14.9 seconds, you will score the value (if there are any points left on it), and the value resets to 10,000,000 points.

Thinking Cap

Thinking Cap

Even the best hunter can't reason without intelligence

This type of mode is very unique and rarely seen in pinball!

• Three random shots are lit: red, yellow, and green.
• Two random numbers are on the DMD with a question mark in the middle.
• If the first number is less than the second one, shoot the red shot.
• If the two numbers are equal, shoot the yellow shot.
• If the first number is greater than the second number, shoot the green shot.
• Every correct answer awards 3,000,000 points.
• The shots and the numbers are randomized after every right or wrong answer.

Two-handed Boomerang

Two-handed Boomerang

What's better than a boomerang? Two boomerangs! Can you juggle both of them?

• Ramps and orbits are flashing white.
• When any white shot is made, this throws a boomerang from one hand, turning the shot red and its opposing shot (on the opposite side of the table) green. For example, if you shoot the right ramp, then the right ramp turns red, and the left ramp turns green.
• Shoot a green shot to catch the boomerang for 2,500,000 points (the two shots reset back to white).
• Don't shoot the red shot, or you'll miss the boomerang; both shots reset back to white with no points.
• Ramps and orbits operate independently of each other, hence the two-handed boomerang.

Wind and Punch

Wind and Punch

Wind your arm up, and then deal a huge blow

• Three random shots are flashing; one red, one green, one blue.
• Shoot a shot to flash its corresponding colored bumper for 10 seconds (or add 10 seconds to its current time).
• Flashing bumpers score 300,000 points per hit.
• Both orbits divert balls to the bumpers during this mode.

Mini-Boss Battles

After completing 3 training sessions in a phase, the standup lights will be red instead of yellow to indicate you are now progressing towards a mini boss battle. Hit the standups as you would to light a training session. After completing them, the right scoop TRAIN diamond will flash red to start the mini boss battle.

When you start a mini boss battle, you will have a ball shield equal to (2 * armor class) seconds. When the time runs out, you will still have a (red) shield, but you will take the indicated Drain Damage below each time a ball drains.

During a mini boss battle, you will have to fight a monster by doing something (indicated in the cards below) to reduce the monster's HP. When the monster reaches 0 HP, it is defeated, and you win the battle.

Every 1 HP damage dealt towards the monster awards 1,000,000 points.

Phase 1 mini-boss

• All of the post-drops are raised.
• Knock them all down to light the crossbow (standups are white, except one which is orange).
• Hit the orange standup in the crossbow to immediately defeat the monster (20 HP).
• If you hit a white standup, you only deal 10 HP damage, and the post-drops come back up, making you repeat the process one more time.

• Monster Health 20 HP
• Drain Damage (Zen/Easy) 1 HP
• Drain Damage (Normal) 1 HP
• Drain Damage (Hard/Impossible) 2 HP
• Balls In Play 2

Phase 2 mini-boss

• All shots are lit white, and the hole is lit orange. The monster is hiding behind one of the shots.
• Shoot a shot to arm it with an explosive (turns it green).
• Shoot the hole to detonate all armed explosives.
• If the monster was behind one of the armed shots, you deal 10 HP damage. Otherwise, you get nothing.
• All shots reset, and the monster moves shots, after each detonation.

• Monster Health 40 HP
• Drain Damage (Zen/Easy) 1 HP
• Drain Damage (Normal) 2 HP
• Drain Damage (Hard/Impossible) 3 HP
• Balls In Play 3

Phase 3 mini-boss

• The left orbit diverts all balls to the bumpers. The right orbit cannot be lit for bumper diversion during this battle.
• Three random shots are flashing red, green, or blue. The rest are a steady dim white. The right orbit is an exception and is never lit.
• Shooting a colored shot lights the spinner the same color. Shooting a white shot turns the spinner off.
• When the spinner is lit, the bumper of the same color will flash for 3 seconds per spin.
• Each hit of a flashing bumper deals 1 HP damage to the mini-boss.
• The left orbit will not divert to the bumpers if an HP lock is lit.

• Monster Health 60 HP
• Drain Damage (Zen/Easy) 2 HP
• Drain Damage (Normal) 3 HP
• Drain Damage (Hard/Impossible) 4 HP
• Balls In Play 4

Monster Attacks

During the battle, the mini boss may launch attacks to try and distract you or make you lose your balls. They can include but are not limited to table shakes, flipper shakes, flipper freezes, flipper reversals, flashing the big bright flashers, or playing an obnoxiously loud and annoying sound.

Objective Completion

SPOILERS!!!

After completing phase 3, you are prompted on what you want to do with the three defeated monsters. You can either spare/humble them and attempt to gain them as allies, or kill them.

A ball is launched in the shooter lane, but the flippers are disabled. If you hit a TRAIN standup, then you deal the final blow and KILL the monsters. If you miss the standups and let the ball drain, then you choose to SPARE them.

SPARE

If you choose to spare the monsters, you must earn their trust. A 5-ball multiball begins with 3 * Armor Class seconds of ball shield.

You must hit each TRAIN target three times (light becomes solid), then shoot the scoop, and repeat 3 times to earn the trust of each of the three monsters. Each completed sequence earns you 50,000,000 points.

If you drain all 5 balls, you fail to spare the monsters, and they instead die, resulting in a KILL instead of a SPARE. (Note that you will also receive drain damage as normal).

KILL

If you select to kill the monsters, you kill them, and the Feast Mini-Wizard begins.

In Feast Mini-Wizard, you celebrate your victory over the mini-bosses by cooking up the flesh of the monsters you slayed and having a feast.

• This is a 5-ball multiball with a ball shield equal to (5 * your armor class) seconds.
• Ramps, orbits, horseshoe, captive ball, scoop, and center hole are flashing green, yellow, or red.
• Green shots = take a bite of the most delicious side dishes for 1,000,000 points
• Yellow shots = take a drink of the finest ale for 2,500,000 points
• Red shots = feast upon the cooked flesh of the monsters you defeated for 5,000,000 points
• A shot randomizes its color after being hit
• Once you are down to your last ball in play, you get a "Last Hurrah" grace period of 10 seconds before the mini-wizard ends.

Bonus Phase (4)

After completing the CASTLE objective, you enter the bonus phase (phase 4). You can continue training to improve your skills. Every additional training session you start in the bonus phase will potentially award you 8 HP in the POTION MOTION Mini-Wizard.