Farfalla Retro (Zaccaria Table Review)

FARFALLA RETRO

KICKBACK – Matt: The original Farfalla is one of my favorites in Zaccaria Pinball. Knocking down all of the sets of targets is addicting. This Farfalla kept none of that appeal, and it only has two flippers. I like rollover targets as a feature, but the flowers here are so boring in three nice lines, and trying to shoot up the center is far more valuable than not doing so. The changing lane values from 10 to 1000 makes this table feel like a luck box for high scores as the only lanes away from the bumpers are the three drains (which are hungry). Why not take the backwards flippers from the original and create two “butterflies” with the flippers? Then you can trap the ball using back-to-back flippers. Then add some targets and change the scoring.

Awww. Doesn’t it look sweet? So tranquil. So serene. Oh, it’s totally not. Farfalla Retro is a brutal, punishing table that also is one of the better tables in the Zaccaria Retro pack. Two open outlanes are guarded by slingshots angled right at the outlanes. If the ball catches the sling too low, the slings don’t activate and the ball could roll right down the drain. If it triggers the sling, it could be launched right into the opposite outlane. This is a table of pure, unadulterated hatred. It’s also one of the few tables in the retro pack to offer burst scoring. It’s not entirely done like a modern table. Those flowers you see are each roll-over targets that score between 10 and 500 points and it’s possible to score big, record setting points with just a few slap shots. Okay, so defense in the modern sense is basically impossible. But in terms of satisfying shooting? Farfalla Retro stands out among its peers. Oscar and Angela would have gone higher if not for the value of the rollovers and spot targets changing with every bang off every sling and bumper. They thought it was too much randomness in an already chaotic pin. Sasha the Kid apparently agrees. “I would have thought of going MASTERPIECE on it if not for that. I probably still wouldn’t have gone that far, but I would have thought about it.”
Set: Zaccaria – 40 Retro Tables
Model: Zaccaria EM
Table Type: Woodrail
Cathy: GOOD (3 out of 5)
Sasha The Kid: GREAT– (4 out of 5)
Angela: GOOD
Oscar: GOOD
Jordi: GOOD
Dave: GOOD
Matt: BAD (2 out of 5)
Dash: THE PITS (1 out of 5)
Scoring Average: 2.75 – GOOD
Final Average: 2.83 – GOOD
🏆Sasha the Kid ranks #10 in 3 Ball Arcade – Post Update Highest Score
🏆Sasha the Kid ranks #11 in 5 Ball Arcade – Post Update Highest Score

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