Collapsible ramp for an amusement game device

An amusement game, comprising:

• a game cabinet supporting a playfield, the playfield mounted within the game cabinet;
• a processing device;
• a ball which moves across a surface of the playfield;
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• a collapsible ramp assembly coupled to the processing device and associated with the playfield;
• the collapsible ramp assembly comprising:
• a base mountable to the surface of the playfield;
• a first ramp portion pivotally coupled to the base and comprising a first ramp surface supported in an elevated arrangement above the playfield;
• a second ramp portion pivotally coupled to the base adjacent the first ramp portion and comprising a second ramp surface supported in an elevated arrangement above the playfield;
• a slidable shaft pivotally couplable to the first ramp portion and being extendable through an opening formed in the playfield, the slidable shaft having a longitudinal axis extending through the playfield and the slidable shaft being movable between a first position and a second position along the longitudinal axis;
• a rigid link pivotally coupled to both the first ramp portion and the second ramp portion;
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• an actuator coupled to the slidable shaft to move the slidable shaft between the first position and the second position,
• the first ramp surface and the second ramp surface together defining a continuous path for the ball when the slidable shaft is in the first position, and when the slidable shaft is in the second position, the first ramp surface and second ramp surface are discontinuous.