Welcome to part 2 in my continuing series of tips by a novice, for novices. An important thing to understand when you first join a pinball league is that what pinball players say and what they mean are two different things. I have prepared this handy table to help you quickly interpret the remarks you will hear at league night.
| What They Say | What They Mean |
|---|---|
| That was total bullshit. | I lost control of the ball. |
| This is a great table. | I have a strategy I like for this table. |
| Great ball! | I kept hoping you'd lose the ball. |
| I had some lucky breaks. | Behold my skills! |
| I barely touched it! | I slammed it and thought I'd get away with it. |
| Plenty of people in this league can beat me. | I intend to rule this league. |
| I don't take pinball too seriously. | I wish I were good enough to take pinball too seriously. |
| Here's my strategy for this one... | I do the same thing as in every game, shoot at the farthest target and make every ramp three times. |
(I owe the last one to Mike G., who once replied thusly to my asking him the goals of a game with which I was unfamiliar.)