95/100
Fun Score
18
Ratings
199
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How to Play
Kineticist tutorial
The Magic is Within You: A Playbill for Bally’s Theatre of Magic Pinball
Learn how to play Bally's 1995 classic, Theatre of Magic, in our expert guide. For the first time ever, we also break down the changes found in a popular community-contributed code update (Soren's 2.0 ROM).
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Keys to the Game
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In a competitive setting, the safety of the left orbit makes it a go-to shot at all times. Use it often to spell THEATRE to advance the base bonus and qualify hurry-ups, as well as a way to get back to the top lanes for bonus multipliers.
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If you’re looking for game progress, you can qualify Grand Finale wizard mode by lighting the four diamonds near the flippers: Theatre, Multiball, Midnight, and Illusions.
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For the Theatre diamond, shoot the left orbit 7 times to spell THEATRE and start a Theatre Hurry-up. You do not need to collect the hurry-up.
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For the Multiball diamond, shoot the center or right ramp when lit for Spell Magic to earn letters. Spelling MAGIC lights locks at the center loop. Lock 2 balls, then shoot the magnet on the trunk to start Magic Multiball. In multiball, bash on the trunk to open it for Jackpot; most other shots raise the Jackpot.
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For the Midnight diamond, reach Midnight by advancing the clock 12 times. Clock advances are earned with any right orbit shot or on captive ball skill shots.
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For the Illusions diamond, play all 8 main modes. To start a mode, shoot the blank face of the trunk 3 times, then shoot inside.
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Bashing the captive ball during non-mode single-ball play qualifies the Vanish lock on the left orbit. The Vanish lock can be added to Magic Multiball for a 4-ball round, or it can be released on its own at the right orbit to start Tiger Saw Multiball where the captive ball scores a progressive jackpot.
