What's Critical Hit?

At its core, Critical Hit is a fun way to incorporate a skill modifier system into a standard pinball tournament. Players are given cards that each have different effects that can be used to change the outcome of games.

Generally speaking, the better an individual player performs during the tournament, the more they will be targeted by other players, which serves to even the playing field for everyone.

Players start the tournament with a hand of 2 randomly drawn cards, and can receive additional cards by purchasing them ahead of time, or by completing unique objectives assigned to each machine.

Everything else is more or less the same as a regular match-play tournament with group-elimination playoffs to determine a winner.

As with all things pinball, there are a few more layers to this onion but if you go into the tournament knowing only these things, you'll still have a fun time.

Order of Operations:

• Register and pay your entry fee.
• Show up at the right place and time.
• Check-in with the Tournament Director or other event coordinators.
• Receive your starting hand in a fancy tin (2 cards, drawn at random).
• If you choose (either prior to the event or at registration), you can pay $10 to receive 3 additional cards for your hand. Note that hands can only contain a maximum of 6 cards at a time (we'll cover more stuff like this in The Nitty Gritty Details). ****
• Roll a sixty-sided die for a chance to win free entry.
• Wait for the first round to begin.
• Roll a twenty-sided die for play order with your group (highest number chooses first).
• Play pinball.
• Hopefully, win pinball.

The Nitty Gritty Details

Cards

Cards are used by players to cast spells that can affect certain gameplay events. Every player starts the tournament with a hand of 2 cards and can either pay a fee to purchase additional cards, or earn them by completing challenges during tournament play.

A player can never have more than 6 cards in their hand at any time. A player who has a full hand of 6 cards may not earn additional cards.

Note: on the database below, click on a card name to open a modal and view details on each card. Double click on an image to view a larger size.