Dialed In!

Why it works

The basic objective is readable — start a mode, finish it, grab the SIM Card — but the scoring gets deeper through phone overcharge, Big Bang, multiball stacking, skill-shot holds, Quantum Theater progression, Crazy Bob awards, combos, and long-term SIM Card multipliers.

Signature technology

Dialed In uses a moving QED target, multiple magnets, a motorized Quantum Theater, integrated camera/selfie features, a phone-themed display, RGB lighting, and smartphone/Bluetooth features that were unusually ambitious for a 2017 pinball machine.

Under Attack Multiball

• First multiball: once your first Disaster Mode ends, the first lock is lit. Lock one ball in the left loop or side ramp to light Under Attack.
• Start it: once Under Attack is lit, shoot the Phone Scoop. If Under Attack is lit, a Disaster Mode cannot be started there instead.
• Later multiballs get harder: later attempts require both ramps — and eventually ramp combos — to relight locks, with additional physical locks required.
• Big Bang utility: during multiball, Big Bang collects all currently lit jackpots. If a Disaster Mode is also running, the same Big Bang can finish the mode too.

Quick Multiballs via Crazy Bob

• Drones Gone Wild: drone hits score jackpots; three Super Jackpots can light a SIM Card.
• High Voltage: hammer the moving QED target for jackpots; 15 jackpots can light a SIM Card.
• Monkey Wrench: shoot the left ramp past Betty's moving wrench; three successful jackpots can light a SIM Card.
• Stacking: Quick Multiballs can stack with Under Attack, and modes can be qualified/restarted during Quick Multiball — making them valuable utility multiballs.

SIM Cards are the scoring engine

• Complete a Disaster Mode: this lights a SIM Card for collection.
• Collect the card: shoot the lit side scoop before the end of the ball.
• Future modes get stronger: collected cards multiply the end-of-mode scoring package from subsequent disasters.
• Eight cards: spell D-I-A-L-E-D-I-N and qualify Showdown.

Big Bang

• Qualify it: hit the Light Big Bang targets; the required hits increase on later qualifications.
• Outside a mode: awards a large points collect.
• During a Disaster Mode: instantly completes the remaining mode requirements and lights the SIM Card.
• During multiball: collects all lit jackpots; if a mode is stacked, it can do both jobs at once.

Crazy Bob / B-O-B

• Completing B-O-B lights Crazy Bob and also controls the kickback progression.
• Crazy Bob awards cycle through Crazy Modes, bonus multiplier increases, and Quick Multiballs.
• Crazy Modes include Emoji Overload, Selfie Mode, and Lottery Frenzy.

Combos, holds & theater values

• Major-shot combos build value and contribute to end-of-ball bonus.
• Skill shots can hold Drones, Transit, Spiders, Kilowatts, or bonus values between balls.
• Those held values matter especially for Quantum Theater Multiball's Super Jackpot calculation.

The reliable tournament plan

• Start a manageable Disaster Mode. Mode scoring and SIM progress are generally more important than blindly chasing multiball.
• Finish it. If the last shots are dangerous, a qualified Big Bang can be a very strong bailout.
• Then prioritize the SIM Card. On default settings, a lit card normally disappears when you drain.
• Repeat. Each collected card makes later completed modes more valuable, so scoring can snowball during a strong ball.

Use multiball as protection

• Do not value Under Attack only by its jackpots. It can provide ball-save coverage while you attack harder objectives.
• Quick Multiballs are especially stackable. Continue qualifying modes, working QED, and advancing other features while extra balls are in play.
• Big Bang becomes a utility bomb. In a mode + multiball stack it can complete the mode and cash lit jackpots simultaneously.

Control the mode value

• Overcharge when safe. Once the phone is green, more QED hits can increase starting mode value.
• Do not overcharge recklessly. QED is a moving target; the extra percentage is worthless if the attempt drains.
• Add time deliberately. After making a lit mode shot, the first Phone Scoop shot can extend the timer.

Know the tournament adjustments

• Operators may disable the starting kickback or make the first Under Attack lock harder.
• Some events may change whether lit SIM Cards carry between balls; default behavior is that they do not.
• Before a meaningful match, identify the outlane posts, kickback state, QED behavior, upper-flipper strength, and SIM scoop feed.

Armageddon

Qualify it by playing all 11 Disaster Modes. Once qualified, start Armageddon at the Phone Scoop. Lit arrows score jackpots and the Phone/SIM area provides the Super Jackpot opportunity. Your mode completion progress affects the jackpot multiplier.

Showdown

Collect eight SIM Cards to spell D-I-A-L-E-D-I-N. Start Showdown at the Theater. It becomes a multiball battle between your health and D.I.E.'s health; major red-arrow shots damage D.I.E., while losing balls damages you. Ball save is effectively unlimited until one side is defeated.