Jurassic Park Pinball – Quick Rules (3M’s and Extra Ball)

Learn the quick rules to Jurassic Park Pinball by Stern. Get an idea of the 3M’s (Modes, Multiballs, and Multipliers) as well as how to get extra balls.

Modes:

Paddock Modes

Shoot enough white lit shots to spell MAP on the backboard
The left ramp is now lit to Advance Paddock to start
After hitting the left ramp the ball will be held in the left inlane
Rescue the workers by hitting enough Rescue shots
Set the trap at the Set Trap targets on either side of the truck
Capture the dinosaur by hitting the flashing yellow/green shot

Hitting the truck before advancing the paddock changes the path on the map and which dinosaur you have to capture. The path on the right of the map is generally easier.

T-Rex Events

Hit the truck captive ball enough times to light T-Rex Event
Shoot the left ramp to start the event

Control Room Modes

Control room modes can be started in the control room shot on the far left. The following actions light the the control room.

Capturing your first dinosaur
Spell CHAOS twice
Scoring a jackpot in Raptor Tri-Ball
Getting 15 tower shots

Multiballs:

Chaos Multiball is a 3 ball multiball.

Hit the shots for the letters C-H-A-O-S in order from left to right
Hit the Amber Target behind the pops to start the multiball
Jackpots are at lit shots depending on which side the truck is facing

Raptor Tri-ball is a 3 ball multiball.

Hit the targets in the raptor pen multiple times
Hit the center target in the pen to capture a raptor
Now hit the fence, on premium, or the pen targets until the integrity is down to 0%
Hit the center target in the back of the pent to start the tri-ball
Jackpots start at the ramps and move to the Chaos letters

Multiplier:

Hit the flashing blue targets to light Supply Drop on the left middle of the playfield. Hitting the Supply Drop target awards a mystery and lights the Light 2X Scoring target on the right. When hit the Light 2X Scoring gives double scoring for 45 seconds.