Player controlled dump ramp for a pinball game

A pinball game having a playfield on which a ball rolls, comprising:

• a) first and second ball supporting surfaces disposed above the playfield adapted to support the ball therebetween as it rolls along said first and second surfaces, wherein said second surface is a rail;
• b) means for delivering a ball to said first and second surfaces;
• c) a plurality of play objectives located below said first and second surfaces and spaced along the length thereof;
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• d) player controlled means for moving one of said first and second surfaces relative to the other to allow the ball to drop between said surfaces toward the playfield to obtain and operate one of said play objectives.

A pinball game having a playfield on which a ball rolls, comprising:

• a) first and second ball supporting surfaces disposed above the playfield adapted to support the ball therebetween as it rolls along said first and second surfaces, wherein said first and second surfaces are rails;
• b) means for delivering a ball to said first and second surfaces;
• c) a plurality of play objectives located below said first and second surfaces and spaced along the length thereof;
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• d) player controlled means for moving one of said first and second surfaces relative to the other to allow the ball to drop between said surfaces toward the playfield to obtain and operate one of said play objectives.

A pinball game having a playfield on which a ball rolls, comprising:

• a) first and second ball supporting surfaces disposed above the playfield and being spaced from one another a distance less than the diameter of the ball to support the ball therebetween as it rolls along said first and second surfaces;
• b) means for delivering a ball to said first and second surfaces;
• c) a plurality of play objectives located below said first and second surfaces and spaced along the length thereof;
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• d) means for moving at least one of said first and second surfaces relative to the other to space the first and second surfaces a distance greater than the diameter of the ball to allow the ball to drop between said surfaces toward the playfield to obtain and operate one of said play objectives.

A pinball game having a playfield on which a ball rolls, comprising:

• a) first means disposed above the playfield for supporting the ball as it rolls therealong;
• b) second means for delivering a ball to said first means;
• c) a plurality of play objectives located below said first means and spaced along the length thereof;
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• d) means for dropping the ball from said first means as the ball rolls along said first means to drop the ball toward the playfield to obtain and operate one of said play objectives.