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Circus Retro (Zaccaria Pinball Table Review)

CIRCUS RETRO

During our final run-through before posting this review, we each took a turn over-clocking the rollover, which after a value of 90 resets to 10 points. It would be nice if there were bonus points attached to this and not just a penalty for keeping the ball alive long enough to hit the target nine times. “Why not go wild and change the flippers to the seesaw kind from the lower playfield of Zen’s Ant Man?” asked Matt. Because that sounds too fun to Zacretros.

Circus Retro and Blackbelt Retro are cousins, though Circus takes a hard stance against trapping. Say what you will about Blackbelt, but rebounding is possible on it. Because the corner flippers have bumpers right on them, there’s no potential for defense. The ball is a hot coal that you’re tossing back and forth until you’re able to pop it up into the bumper field. Dave and Angela’s argument against THE PITS is that, unlike Blackbelt, there’s actual shooting angles that allow you to get the ball up above the bumpers to start a scoring sequence, and Angela adds that charging the bumper value with the central rollover target isn’t impossible. “The middle flippers have a safe backhand angle to charge the bumpers, so this isn’t COMPLETELY Plinko” was her sole argument against THE PITS, plus the fact that we played this more than any other table that scored under a 2.0. Meanwhile, Matt apparently found a safe pop-up angle, but none of the rest of us were able to locate it. Angela and Matt stunned us (especially Oscar, who’s beside himself) by defending this just enough to block it from all-time dumpster fire status, but the rest of us think the Circus left town.
Set: Zaccaria – 40 Retro Tables
Table Type: Woodrail
Cathy: THE PITS
Sasha The Kid: THE PITS+
Angela: BAD
Oscar: THE PITS
Jordi: THE PITS+
Dave: THE PITS
Matt: BAD
Dash: THE PITS
Scoring Average: 1.25
Final Average: 1.16
💩Certified a Turd💩 by The Pinball Chick Team
🏆Cathy ranks #3 in 3 Ball Arcade – Post Update Highest Score
🏆Cathy ranks #5 in 5 Ball Arcade
🏆Oscar ranks #5 in 5 Ball Simulation – Post Update Highest Score
🏆Cathy ranks #2 in 90 Second Mode – Post Update Highest Score
🏆 Cathy ranks #1 in Time Loop Mode – Undisputed World Champion